Anse la Raye District | |
|---|---|
 Anse la Raye Bay | |
 Location of Anse la Raye District within Saint Lucia | |
| Coordinates (Town of Anse-la-Raye[1]): 13°56′24″N 61°02′33″W / 13.939881°N 61.042507°W | |
| Country | Saint Lucia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi) |
| • Land | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,060 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2:LC | LC-01 |
Anse la Raye District is one of 10 districts (formerly called quarters) of the island nation of St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea. The name Anse la Raye is French for cover/bay of the rays, since there are a large number of skate fish or rays in the bay.[3] In 2005/2010, the population of the district was 6,382/6,060 people, and they are mainly fishers and agricultural workers. The main town in the area takes the same name as the district and is located down the western coast from Castries, the capital of the country.[1][4][5][6][2][7]
- ^ a b "Anse la Raye first level administrative region". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Map of Anse-La-Raye" (PDF). Government Statistics Bureau, Saint Lucia. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ An alternate spelling includes hyphens, i.e. Anse-la-Raye.
- ^ "Population by District". Saint Lucian Statistics. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2006.
- ^ "History of Anse la Raye". Waymarking. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Anse la Raye". GeoNames. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Saint Lucia Districts". Government of Saint Lucia. Retrieved August 8, 2021.