Parishes of Dominica

Dominica is divided into ten parishes. The largest parish by population in Dominica is Saint George which contains the capital city Roseau and has a total population of 21,241. The smallest parish by population is Saint Peter with 1,430 residents.^[1] The largest parish by land area is Saint Andrew which spans 179.9 km² (69.5 sq mi), while Saint Luke is the smallest at 10.8 km² (4.2 sq mi).^[2]

Map of the parishes of Dominica

Parishes

Name	Capital	Population (2011)[1]	Population (2001)[2]	Change	Land area[2]	Population density
Saint Andrew	Marigot	9,471	10,250	−7.60%	179.9 km2 (69.5 sq mi)	52.6/km2
Saint David	Castle Bruce	6,043	6,758	−10.58%	125.8 km2 (48.6 sq mi)	48.0/km2
Saint George	Roseau*	21,241	19,863	+6.94%	56.2 km2 (21.7 sq mi)	378.0/km2
Saint John	Portsmouth	6,561	5,322	+23.28%	59.1 km2 (22.8 sq mi)	111.0/km2
Saint Joseph	Saint Joseph	5,637	5,770	−2.31%	118.4 km2 (45.7 sq mi)	47.6/km2
Saint Luke	Pointe Michel	1,668	1,569	+6.31%	10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi)	154.4/km2
Saint Mark	Soufrière	1,834	1,909	−3.93%	13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)	135.9/km2
Saint Patrick	Berekua	7,622	8,451	−9.81%	86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi)	87.9/km2
Saint Paul	Pont Cassé	9,786	8,435	+16.02%	66.4 km2 (25.6 sq mi)	147.4/km2
Saint Peter	Colihaut	1,430	1,448	−1.24%	34.2 km2 (13.2 sq mi)	41.8/km2

See also

• ISO 3166-2:DM
• List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area
• Commonwealth Local Government Forum-Americas