Dennery District is one of 10

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(formerly Quarters) of the Caribbean

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Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindi ...

. The seat of Dennery District is the Dennery Village. The main economic activities are

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, and the cultivation of

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s, and other

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. The population of the quarter was estimated at 12,876 in 2002 and fell to 12,767 in 2010.

History

Dennery District (formerly Quarter) was previously known as Anse Canot (Bay of canoes) and Le Grand Mabouya. In was then named after Count d'Ennery, an author who wrote about Saint Luca in 1765 and 1767 and later became Governor-General of the

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from 1766 to 1770.

Geography

The Dennery District is divided into 49 second-order administrative divisions. Much of Dennery District is in

Mabouya Valley The Mabouya Valley in eastern St. Lucia in Dennery Quarter, Dennery District contains two rivers, the Grande Rivière du Mabouya and the Dernière Rivière. The forested hillsides have, in places, been cleared for farming and the valley receives ...

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. Other locations in the Dennery District: *Anse Galet (bay), *Anse Louvet (bay), *Anse Povert (bay), *Aux Lyon (mountain), *Aux Lyon (town), *Barra Estate, *Des Bateaux Island, *Dennery Bay, *Dennery Island, *Dennery Waterworks Forest Reserve, *Dernière Rivière, (town) *Dennery Village, *

Dennery River The Dennery River is the river on the southern end of the fishing village of Dennery on the island of Saint Lucia. The community of Dennery is built on its flood plain and in recent times has been the cause of serious flooding in the coastal com ...

, *Errard Estate, *

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, (mouth) *

Fond d'Or River The Fond d'Or River is a river in Saint Lucia. It rises in the centre of the island, flowing north and then east to its mouth in Fond d'Or Bay, close to the village of Dennery Dennery District is one of 10 districts (formerly Quarters) of th ...

, *Grande Rivière du Mabouya, *Mount La Combe, , elevation: *Piton Canarie (mountain), , elevation: *

Sault Falls Sault Falls (also called Dennery Falls and Errard Falls) is a high waterfall near Dennery in Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was pr ...

, Located a few miles inland from Dennery, it is a 20m high waterfall on the Dennery River. *Rouche Island, *Saint Joseph Estate, *Frigate Island Nature Reserve, Operated by the

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, it is a breeding area for seabirds. (, now located in

Micoud District Micoud District is one of 10 districts (formerly called quarters) of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia The seat of this district is the town of Micoud inside this district. According to the 2002 census, the population of the distric ...

)

Events

The Dennery village hosts an event every Saturday from 4:00pm to 2:00am known as the Dennery Fish Fiesta where tourists and locals to sample various local cuisine based primarily on seafood especially fish. During the Lenten season the activity is closed. Fresh seafood, bakes, rum punch and

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is served from stalls. There is a live DJ, also.

Government

The seat of the Dennery District is the town of Dennery. The Dennery District is divided into two electoral constituencies represented in the

House of Assembly of Saint Lucia The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Saint Lucia, elected by popular vote. The upper house is the Senate. It has 17 or 18 members: 17 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and a speaker e ...

.The electoral constituencies has been represented since July 2021 by Shawn A. Edward (Dennery North) and Paul Prospere (Dennery South) as Parliamentary Representatives. The district elected their representatives during the countries recent general election.

References

* * * * {{EngvarB, date=December 2020 Populated coastal places in Saint Lucia Quarters of Saint Lucia Subdivisions of Saint Lucia