Praslin Quarter
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Praslin | |
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 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) | |
• 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. The 2001 and 2010 Census show Praslin as part of the Micoud District. The population of Praslin is 341.
Places of interest
Other places of interest in the Praslin region are:
- 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
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.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
