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Praslin Quarter was a former quarter on the
island nation An island country, island state or an island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...
of
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 ...
. Since at least 2001, it has been a second-order subdivision of the
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 ...
. The 2001 and 2010 Census show Praslin as part of the Micoud District. The population of Praslin is 341.


Places of interest

Other places of interest in the Praslin region are: *Old Settlement () *Praslin Bay () *Praslin Island () *Praslin Estate (). * Rivière des Trois Islets stream, ()


History

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.


See also

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List of cities in Saint Lucia This is a list of cities, towns, and other inhabited places in the 10 districts of the island country of Saint Lucia. There are 150 inhabited places in Saint Lucia. The significant cities and the district where they are located are listed belo ...
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Districts of Saint Lucia The island nation of Saint Lucia is divided into 10 districts (formerly called Quarters). The name ''Quarters'' or ''Quartiers'' originally came from the French period in Saint Lucia (Sainte Lucie in French). The 2001 and 2010 Census of Saint Lu ...


References

{{Authority control Quarters of Saint Lucia Subdivisions of Saint Lucia