Praslin Quarter

{{Short description|Former quarter or district of Saint Lucia}} {{GeoGroupTemplate}} {{About||the town in France|Praslin, Aube|the island in the Seychelles|Praslin}}

{{Infobox settlement | name = Praslin | native_name = | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Praslin in Saint Lucia.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Praslin Quarter within Saint Lucia | pushpin_map = Saint Lucia | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Praslin in Micoud District, Saint Lucia | pushpin_label_position = | coordinates = {{coord|13.87545|-60.89717|type:city|display=inline,title|name=Praslin city}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Saint Lucia | subdivision_type1 = District | subdivision_name1 = Micoud District | subdivision_type2 = 2nd-order administrative division | subdivision_name2 = Praslin | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | unit_pref = Metric  | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes =  | area_rural_footnotes =  | area_metro_footnotes =  | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title =  | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 =  | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref name=Geo /> | population_as_of = 2010 | population_total = 341 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = Praslin 2nd-order subdivision | population_demonym = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | area_codes =  | iso_code = | website =  | module = | footnotes = }} '''Praslin Quarter''' was a former quarter on the island nation of Saint Lucia. Since at least 2001, it has been a second-order subdivision of the Micoud District.<ref name=Statoids>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ulc.html|title=Districts of Saint Lucia|website=Statoids|access-date=August 10, 2021|author=Law, Gwillim|year=2015}}</ref> The 2001 and 2010 Census show Praslin as part of the Micoud District. The population of Praslin is 341.<ref name=Geo>{{cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=Praslin&country=LC|title=Praslin|website=GeoNames|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stats.gov.lc/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Micoud.pdf|title=Map of Micoud District showing Praslin division|website=Government of Saint Lucia|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name=2001Census>{{cite web|url=https://www.stats.gov.lc/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2001-Population-and-Housing-Census-Report.pdf|title=2001 Census|website=Government of Saint Lucia|access-date=August 11, 2021}}</ref>

==Places of interest== Other places of interest in the Praslin region are:<ref name=Geo /> *Old Settlement ({{coord|13.88333|-60.9|format=dms|name=Old Settlement}})

*Praslin Bay ({{coord|13.87363|-60.88845|format=dms|name=Praslin Bay}}) *Praslin Island ({{coord|13.87519|-60.8897|format=dms|name=Praslin Island}}) *Praslin Estate ({{coord|13.88357|-60.89634|format=dms|name=Praslin Estate}}). * Rivière des Trois Islets stream, ({{coord|13.87895|-60.89587|format=dms|name=Rivière des Trois Islets}})

==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.<ref name="Harmsen">{{cite book|last1=Harmsen|first1=Jolien|last2=Ellis|first2=Guy|last3=Devaux|first3=Robert|title=A History of St Lucia|date=2014|publisher=Lighthouse Road|location=Vieux Fort|isbn=9789769534001|page=10}}</ref>

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Category:Subdivisions of Saint Lucia