Praslin Quarter
Praslin | |
|---|---|
 Location of Praslin Quarter within Saint Lucia | |
  Praslin Location of Praslin in Micoud District, Saint Lucia | |
| Coordinates: 13°52′32″N 60°53′50″W / 13.87545°N 60.89717°W | |
| Country | Saint Lucia |
| District | Micoud District |
| 2nd-order administrative division | Praslin |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 341 |
| Praslin 2nd-order subdivision | |
Praslin Quarter was a former quarter on the island nation of Saint Lucia. Since at least 2001, it has been a second-order subdivision of the Micoud District.[2] The 2001 and 2010 Census show Praslin as part of the Micoud District. The population of Praslin is 341.[1][3][4]
Places of interest
[edit]Other places of interest in the Praslin region are:[1]
- Old Settlement (13°53′00″N 60°54′00″W / 13.88333°N 60.9°W)
- Praslin Bay (13°52′25″N 60°53′18″W / 13.87363°N 60.88845°W)
- Praslin Island (13°52′31″N 60°53′23″W / 13.87519°N 60.8897°W)
- Praslin Estate (13°53′01″N 60°53′47″W / 13.88357°N 60.89634°W).
- Rivière des Trois Islets stream, (13°52′44″N 60°53′45″W / 13.87895°N 60.89587°W)
History
[edit]An English explorer, Thomas Warner, sent Capt. Judlee with 300-400 Englishmen to establish a settlement at Praslin Bay but they were attacked over three weeks by Caribs, until the few remaining colonists fled on 12 October 1640.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Praslin". GeoNames. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ Law, Gwillim (2015). "Districts of Saint Lucia". Statoids. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Map of Micoud District showing Praslin division" (PDF). Government of Saint Lucia. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "2001 Census" (PDF). Government of Saint Lucia. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Harmsen, Jolien; Ellis, Guy; Devaux, Robert (2014). A History of St Lucia. Vieux Fort: Lighthouse Road. p. 10. ISBN 9789769534001.
