
List of towns and villages in Dominica
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Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
. The following definitions have been used:
- City: Any settlement listed at that had a 2009 population estimate of 75,000 or more. There are no cities in Dominica.
- Town: As given at plus any other settlements with a 2009 population estimate of between 750 and 75,000.
- Village Any settlement not listed at and/or with a 1991 census population of less than 750.
- Hamlet: Any settlement not listed at and which Google Maps satellite view shows is too small to be a village.
- Neighbourhood: Geographically obvious subdivisions of any of the above.
Towns
- Atkinson
- BarrouiBarrouiSalisbury is a town on the west coast of the small Caribbean island nation of Dominica. It is located at and is a part of the country's St. Joseph administrative division. Its population is 2,129.The Creole name for the town is Barroui...
(Salisbury) - Berekua (Grand Bay)
- CalibishieCalibishieCalibishie is a town in Dominica. It is located on the north coast of the island, immediately to the east of the village of Hampstead. The Calibishie Coast Travel Area is thought by many to be the most scenic and unspoiled region of Dominica...
- CanefieldCanefieldCanefield is a town located on the west coast of Dominica, north of Roseau and south of Massacre, overlooking Pringle's Bay.The largest settlement in St. Paul Parish, it has a population of 2,803. It is home to an industrial estate with Harris Paints Dominica Ltd., a branch of the Jehovah's...
- Castle BruceCastle BruceCastle Bruce is a village on the east coast of Dominica. It is the largest settlement in St. David Parish, with a population of 1,339....
- Grand BayGrand Bay, DominicaGrand Bay , known officially as Berekua, is a village in the south of Dominica. It has a population of 2,288, and is the largest settlement in St. Patrick Parish....
(Berekua) - La PlaineLa Plaine, DominicaLa Plaine is a village located on the eastern side of the island of Dominica. It has a population of 1,288, and is the second-largest settlement in Saint Patrick Parish....
- La SoieWesley, DominicaWesley is a village in northeastern Dominica. It has a population of 1,756 people....
(Wesley) - MahautMahaut, DominicaMahaut is a village on the west coast of Dominica. It has a population of 2,399, and is home to Dominica Colgate-Palmolive ....
- MarigotMarigot, DominicaMarigot is the largest settlement of Saint Andrew Parish in northeastern Dominica. The village has a population of 2,676 people, and is home to a Fisheries Complex as well as the island's main airport. It is the birthplace of local politician Edison James, and cricket umpire Billy...
- Pointe MichelPointe MichelPointe Michel is a small town on the southwest coast of Dominica. It is located to the south of the capital, Roseau, and is known for being the birthplace of Dominica's first female Prime Minister, Dame Eugenia Charles....
- PortsmouthPortsmouth, DominicaPortsmouth is the second largest town in Dominica, with 2,977 inhabitants. It lies on the Indian River on Dominica's northwest coast, in Saint John Parish. Cabrits National Park is located on a peninsula to the north of town. Portsmouth has its own sea port in Prince Rupert Bay.Portsmouth was...
(Grand-Anse) - RosalieRosalie, DominicaRosalie is a town in Dominica. It is located in Saint David Parish at the northern end of Rosalie Bay, on the central east coast of the island, close to the mouth of the Rosalie River.-External links:...
- RoseauRoseau-Architecture:The central district of Roseau is tightly packed with small and large houses and even larger modern concrete structures. There is little green or open space situated within the city, and this is even more so today, as many of the courtyards which was once commonplace within the city...
(Capital) - Saint JosephSaint Joseph, DominicaSaint Joseph is the chief settlement of Dominica's St. Joseph Parish. Its population is 2,029....
- SalisburyBarrouiSalisbury is a town on the west coast of the small Caribbean island nation of Dominica. It is located at and is a part of the country's St. Joseph administrative division. Its population is 2,129.The Creole name for the town is Barroui...
(Barroui) - SoufrièreSoufrière, DominicaSoufrière is a village on the southwest coast of Dominica. It is the capital of Saint Mark Parish and has a population of 1,416 people.-External links:*...
- WesleyWesley, DominicaWesley is a village in northeastern Dominica. It has a population of 1,756 people....
(La Soie) - Woodford Hill
Villages
- Anse du MéAnse du MéAnse de Mai is a fishing village in the northeast of Dominica, located between the towns of Calibishie and Portsmouth....
- Bagatelle
- BatakaBatakaBataka is a small town in the Caribbean nation of Dominica. It is located in the northeast of the island, between Pagua Bay and Salybia....
- Belles
- Bellevue Chopin
- BenseBenseBense is a village on the northern coast of Dominica which, together with the neighbouring village of Hampstead, Dominica, has a population of around 780 people. It comprises three hamlets, Bense, Anse de Mai, and Anse Soldat, which are together grouped under one village council...
- Bioche
- Boetica
- Bornes
- Campbell
- Capucin
- Clifton
- ColihautColihautColihaut is a village in northern Dominica. It has a population of 773 people....
- Cottage
- CoulibistrieCoulibistrieCoulibistrie is a village on the west coast of Dominica, in the northwest corner of Saint Joseph Parish. It is between the villages of Colihaut to the north and Morne Rachette to the south. It extends inland from the coast within a deep valley, along both banks of the Coulibistrie River. It is...
- DelicesDelicesDelices is a small village in the Caribbean nation of Dominica. It is located in the southeast of the island, between La Plaine and Petite Savanne. The villages name is French words de′lices translated as delights or de′lice meaning delicious.Though not as developed as other parts of the island,...
- DublancDublancDublanc is a village on the west coast of Dominica. The community, which has a population of 423, was the birthplace of local cricketer Irvine Shillingford. The village of Dublanc is located between the town of Portsmouth and the village of Bioche. It is a rural village where many residents farm...
- DubucDubuc-Places:* Dubuc, Dominica, a village in Dominica.* Dubuc , a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada* Dubuc, Saskatchewan-People:* Aimée du Buc de Rivéry, French heiress* Alain Dubuc, Canadian journalist...
- Eggleston
- Fond Cani
- Fond St. Jean
- GalionGalion, DominicaGalion is a mountain village in the south of Dominica, with a population of 134.-External links:*...
- Giraudel
- Grand FondGrand FondGrand Fond is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeastern part of the island....
- HampsteadHampstead, DominicaHampstead is a village in northeastern Dominica. Along with Bense, the area has a population of 495, and was used as a filming location for 2006's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest....
- La PlaineLa Plaine, DominicaLa Plaine is a village located on the eastern side of the island of Dominica. It has a population of 1,288, and is the second-largest settlement in Saint Patrick Parish....
- LaudatLaudatLaudat is a small village in the interior of Dominica, nestled between 3 mountains: Morne Watt, Morne Micotrine , and Morne Trois Pitons...
- Layou
- Loubiere
- MassacreMassacre, DominicaMassacre is a town in Saint Paul Parish, Dominica with about 1,200 inhabitants. It is located on the central west coast of the island, to the north of the capital, Roseau, on the Massacre River....
- MeroMero, DominicaMero is a small town in the Caribbean nation of Dominica. It is located in the west of the island, to the north of the mouth of the Layou River....
- Morne Daniel
- Morne Prosper
- Paix BouchePaix BouchePaix Bouche is a village in northern Dominica. It has a population of 306, and has one of the island's steepest roads. The name comes from the local Creole expression meaning "shut your mouth"....
- PenvillePenvillePenville or Pennville is a village in Dominica's Saint Andrew Parish. The community is situated just north of Vieille Case, and has a population of 524....
- Petite SavannePetite SavannePetite Savanne is a village on the southeast side of Dominica. It has a population of 781, and has some of Dominica's steepest terrain....
- Petite Soufriere
- Pichelin
- Pont CasséPont CasséPont Cassé is the capital of the Saint Paul Parish in Dominica. It is located almost in the middle of Dominica, northeast of the national capital, Roseau, and close to Morne Trois Pitons, the mountain which dominates the southern centre of the country. As of 2006 it has a population of 702....
- Saint Sauveur
- SalybiaSalybiaSalybia or Salibia is a hamlet on the east coast of Dominica in Saint David Parish. It is located to the south of Pagua Bay and north of the town of Castle Bruce...
- Scotts HeadScotts Head, DominicaScotts Head is a village on the southwest coast of Dominica, in Saint Mark Parish. As of 2001, its population was 721. Predominantly a fishing village, Scotts Head overlooks Soufrière Bay, which is protected as the Soufrière Scotts Head Marine Reserve...
- Stowe
- Tanetane
- Tarou
- ThibaudThibaud, DominicaThibaud is situated in the Northern part of Dominica. It derived its name from the French, who because of its islet named it Little Harbour, Thibaud.There are approximately 500 people residing in the village....
- Toucari
- TrafalgarTrafalgar, DominicaTrafalgar, Dominica is a village in inland Dominica, located to the northeast of the capital, Roseau, and close to Morne Trois Pitons, the mountain which dominates the southern centre of the country....
- Vieille CaseVieille CaseVieille Case, sometimes spelled as Vielle-Case, is a village on the north coast of Dominica. The Commonwealth of Dominica in the West Indies was first inhabited by the Kalinago tribe referred to by the Europeans as Caribs. Itassi is the Kalinago name for the area in Dominica which is now known as...
- Wotten WavenWotten WavenWotten Waven is a village in Dominica's Roseau Valley. It has a population of 226 people....