Parishes and dependencies of Antigua and Barbuda
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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...

is an island nation made up of Antigua
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...

, which, along with its satellite islets and rocks, is divided into six parishes; and two dependencies, the islands Barbuda
Barbuda
Barbuda is an island in the Eastern Caribbean, and forms part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. It has a population of about 1,500, most of whom live in the town of Codrington.-Location:...

 and Redonda
Redonda
Redonda is a very small, uninhabited Caribbean island which is part of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Leeward Islands, West Indies.This small island lies southwest of Antigua, in the waters between the islands of Nevis and Montserrat...

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Map of the parishes of Antigua
No. Parish or
Dependency
Capital Area
km²
Population
Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

 2001
1 Saint George
Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
Saint George is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. It includes Long Island and the localities of Barnes Hill, Marble Hill, Crosbies, Hodges Bay, Paradise View, Coolidge, Carlisle, Fitches Creek, Osbourn, Pigotts, New Winthorpes, Picadilly, Gunthorpes, Sea View Farm and...

Piggots 24.41 6 673
2 Saint John
Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. It contains the capital city, St. John's. Other localities include Renfrew, Aberdeen, Bendals, Branns Hamlet, Buckleys, Cooks New Extension, Cooks Hill, Cedar Grove, Emanuel, Five Islands, Grays Farm, Gray Hill, Green Bay,...

Saint John's
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
St John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, a country located in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. St John's is located at...

66.96 45 346
3 Saint Mary
Saint Mary Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Mary is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. The capital is Bolands, other localities include Ebenezer, Blubber Valley, Yorks, Seaforths, Sawcolts, Cedar Hall, Bishops, Cades Bay, Claremont, Glebe, Orange Valley Mill, New Division John Hughes and Johnsons Point....

Bolans
Bolans
Bolans is a community on the south-western end of the island of Antigua, headtown of the Saint Mary's Parish. It was once an agrarian community but has slowly been transformed into a centre of tourist activity. There are those in the community who involve themselves in agricultural activity, more...

63.55 6 793
4 Saint Paul
Saint Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Paul is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. Fort Berkeley is located in Nelson’s Dockyard National Park. Additional localities include Liberta, Bethesda, Burkes, Christian Hill, Delaps, Falmouth, English Harbour, Mathews, Swetes Village and Pattersons....

Falmouth 45.27 7 848
5 Saint Peter
Saint Peter Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Peter is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. The capital is Parham. It includes Guiana Island and Great Bird Island. Localities in this parish include Big Duers, Cocoa Hall, Freemans, Vernons, Parrys, Mercers Creek and Gilberts. The parish is home to Betty's Hope Sugar...

Parham
Parham, Antigua and Barbuda
Parham is a town in the island country of Antigua and Barbuda, on the north-east coast of Antigua, with a population of 1,276 . It is the oldest town in the country and was once the capital...

32.37 5 439
6 Saint Philip
Saint Philip Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Philip is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. The capital is the town of Carlisle. Other localities in this parish include Collins, Ffryes, Lavingtons, Willoughby, Willikies, Glanvilles, Montpelier, Sign, Simpson, Lyons, and Seatons....

Carlisle 40.67 3 462
  Barbuda
Barbuda
Barbuda is an island in the Eastern Caribbean, and forms part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. It has a population of about 1,500, most of whom live in the town of Codrington.-Location:...

Codrington 160.58 1 325
  Redonda
Redonda
Redonda is a very small, uninhabited Caribbean island which is part of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Leeward Islands, West Indies.This small island lies southwest of Antigua, in the waters between the islands of Nevis and Montserrat...

n/a 1.50 0
  Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...

Saint John's
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
St John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, a country located in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. St John's is located at...

435.31 76 886

Note: Though Barbuda and Redonda are called dependencies, they're integral parts of the state, making them essentially administrative divisions. Dependency is simply their title.

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