Praslin Quarter
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Former quarter or district of Saint Lucia
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For the town in France, see Praslin, Aube. For the island in the Seychelles, see Praslin.
Place in Micoud District, Saint Lucia
Praslin | |
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| Location of Praslin Quarter within Saint Lucia Location of Praslin Quarter within Saint Lucia | |
Praslin is located in Saint Lucia Praslin Praslin Location of Praslin in Micoud District, Saint Lucia | |
| Coordinates: 13°52′32′′N 60°53′50′′W / 13.87545°N 60.89717°W / 13.87545; -60.89717 (Praslin city) | |
| 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 / 13.88333; -60.9 (Old Settlement) )
- Praslin Bay (13°52′25′′N 60°53′18′′W / 13.87363°N 60.88845°W / 13.87363; -60.88845 (Praslin Bay) )
- Praslin Island (13°52′31′′N 60°53′23′′W / 13.87519°N 60.8897°W / 13.87519; -60.8897 (Praslin Island) )
- Praslin Estate (13°53′01′′N 60°53′47′′W / 13.88357°N 60.89634°W / 13.88357; -60.89634 (Praslin Estate) ).
- Rivière des Trois Islets stream, (13°52′44′′N 60°53′45′′W / 13.87895°N 60.89587°W / 13.87895; -60.89587 (Rivière des Trois Islets) )
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.