Dublanc is a village in

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parish on the west coast of Dominica between the town of

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and the village of Bioche. It sits on a low hillside at an elevation of 27. it had a population of 423.Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census — 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001. The Dublanc river, which rises on the flanks of

Morne Diablotin Morne Diablotins is the highest mountain in Dominica, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, after La Grande Soufrière in Guadeloupe. Morne Diablotins is located in the no ...

(the tallest mountain in Dominica), cuts through the village just before entering the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

Industry

Dublanc is a rural village; many residents

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and

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for their livelihood.

Amenities

*Catholic church *Seventh-Day Adventist Church *Pre-School *Primary School

Sports

The village continues to do well in sporting events in Dominica, mainly football and

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...

Some Past Residents

Irvine Shillingford, a local cricketer

References

{{Settlements in Dominica Populated places in Dominica Saint Peter Parish, Dominica