Saint John Parish, Dominica

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Statistics
Capital:	Portsmouth
Area:	59.0 km²
Population (2001 Census):	5,897
Population Density:	99.9 / km²
ISO 3166-2:	DM-05
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Saint John is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. Andrew to the east, and St. Peter and the Espagnole River to the south. It has an area of 59 km² (22.78 mi²).^[1]

5,897 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).^[2] Glanvilla and Lagoon serve as the town's suburbs.

Other settlements include:

Capucin
Clifton
Cottage
Toucari
Tanetane
Bornes

The highest peak is Morne aux Diables, with a height of 861 m (2827 ft).

Prince Rupert Bay, near Portsmouth

Indian River, near Portsmouth

1 Education
2 Notable names
3 Transportation
4 Tourism
5 References

[edit] Education

St. John is home to Dominica's well-known branch of America's Ross University, in Picard Estate.

The island's first rural secondary school was opened in that parish in the 1960s.

[edit] Notable names

Via Portsmouth, the parish is the birthplace of local historian Lennox Honychurch, and former Prime Minister Rosie Douglas.

[edit] Transportation

St. John shares some of Dominica's best roads with adjacent St. Andrew. In addition, the island's northernmost road, connecting Tanetane with Penville, was opened in 2004.

Prince Rupert Bay, near Portsmouth, has been an often-used stop-over for yachts and cruise ships.

[edit] Tourism

The best known tourist attractions in St. John's are the Indian River and the Cabrits National Park, which consists of the Cabrits Peninsula and Fort Shirley.

[edit] References

^ Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica.
^ Commonwealth of Dominica, Population and Housing Census — 2001. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001.