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At this stage, only the Tugela River mouth was known as St. Lucia. Later, in 1575, the Tugela River was named Tugela. On 13 December 1575, the day of the feast of Saint Lucy, Manuel Peresterello renamed the mouth area to Santa Lucia. In 1822, St Lucia was proclaimed by the British as a township. In 1895, St Lucia Game Reserve, 30 km north of ...
The term Kanton has been widely used since the 19th century. [3] The number of cantons was increased to 19 with the Act of Mediation (1803), with the recognition of former subject territories as full cantons. The Federal Treaty of 1815 increased the number to 22 due to the accession of former associates of the Old Swiss Confederacy.
Balembouche (also called Balenbouche) is the original name of a historic 18th-century sugar plantation, Balenbouche Estate, which is now a guesthouse, designated heritage site and organic farm on the island of Saint Lucia. It is located on the south west coast of the island, near Bongalo and Piaye. [1] [2]
This is a list of cities in the 10 districts of the island country of Saint Lucia. There are 150 inhabited places in Saint Lucia. There are 150 inhabited places in Saint Lucia. The significant cities and the district where they are located are listed below.
Canaries District is one of 10 districts (formerly called quarters) of the island nation of St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea.In 2010, the population of the region was 2,009 people, and they are mainly fishers and agricultural workers.
The Dennery District is divided into 49 second-order administrative divisions. [8]Much of Dennery District is in Mabouya Valley which is made up of Derniere Riviere, Aux Lyon, Despinoze, Gadette, Grand Riviere, Grand Ravine, La Ressource, Richfond and other surrounding areas; and Frigate Island Nature Reserve is offshore a few kilometers to the south of the town.
The French Surveyor General of Saint Lucia, M. Raussaim, initially divided Saint Lucia into seven quarters. [5] In 1844, Henry Breen describes how Saint Lucia was divided into two districts, the eastern district on the leeward side of Saint Lucia facing the Atlantic Ocean and the western district on the windward side facing the Caribbean Sea ...
Saint Lucia is one of two sovereign states in the world named after a female [16] and is the only one named after a woman (Ireland is named after a goddess). Legend states that French sailors were shipwrecked on the island on 13 December, the feast day of St. Lucy, and therefore named the island in her honour. [17]