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Roseau (Dominican Creole: Wozo) is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. [1] It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce.
Dominica (locally / ˌ d ɒ m ɪ ˈ n iː k ə / dom-in-EE-kə; [9] UK: US: / ˌ d ɒ m ɪ ˈ n iː k ə / [10] [11] [12] or / d ə ˈ m ɪ n ɪ k ə / ⓘ; [13] Dominican Creole French: Dominik; Kalinago: Waitukubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. [14]
Grand Bay, also known as Berekua or Berricoa, is a village in the south of Dominica. It has a population of 2,288 as of 2010, [1] and is the largest settlement in St. Patrick Parish. Grand Bay, also called South City, the cultural capital of Dominica, is a vibrant community located along the Atlantic Ocean coast in the south-east of Dominica.
Saint Andrew is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. [1] It is bordered by St. John and St. Peter (to the west), St. Joseph (to the southwest), and St. David (to the southeast). At 178.27 km 2 (68.83 mi 2 ), [ 2 ] it is the island's largest parish in area.
Saint David is one of Dominica's ten administrative parishes, located on the eastern side of the island. [1] It is bordered by St. Andrew to the north; St. Joseph, St. Paul and St. George to the west; and St. Patrick to the south. With that, it's bordered by five other parishes, more than any other one in Dominica.
The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak. Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978. It became an ...
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It has an area of 59 km 2 (22.78 mi 2). [2] Indian River, near Portsmouth. 6,561 people live in the parish, half of which (2,977) live in the main settlement, Portsmouth (Dominica's second largest town, also called Grand Anse by locals). [3] Glanvilla and Lagoon serve as the town's suburbs. Other settlements include: Bornes; Capucin; Clifton ...