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Castries

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Castries is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia. The urban area had a population of about 20,000, while the wider district had just under 70,000 residents, as of 2013. The city covers about 79 square kilometers. It was founded in 1650 as "Carenage" and renamed Castries in 1756. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
20,000 1
2013 figure (urban area), from Castries' own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
79 1
Founding Year
1650 1
Castries' own Wikipedia infobox gives 1650 as its founding, under the name Carenage; it was renamed Castries in 1756.
Population Estimate Year
2013 1
Elevation (m)
2 1
Latitude
14.01083 degrees north 1
Longitude
60.98944 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 2
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Associated With

Saint Lucia, Countries

Castries is the capital of Saint Lucia.

Source Castries (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Saint Lucia, Countries
Source Castries (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Derek Walcott

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Derek Walcott

Site Of

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

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Source Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Castries (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The urban area has a population of approximately 20,000, while the eponymous district has a population of just under 70,000, as of May 2013.
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 79 km2 (31 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 2 m (6.6 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    14 00 39 N 60 59 22 W
  • Infobox, founded
    Founded 1650 as Carenage; Renamed 1756 as Castries
  • Lead section
    Castries ( ) is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean.
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Castries - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3576812
    13.9957 -61.00614 P PPLC LC 03 20230000 20000 119 America/St_Lucia
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 119 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 14.25, -60.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 14.25, -60.75
14.25 -60.75 Af
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Wikidata: Castries
Wikidata Q41699, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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