Official Name: | Micoud |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saint Lucia |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Micoud District |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 18th Century |
Founder: | The French |
Named For: | Baron de Micoud, governor of Saint Lucia |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | Micoud Village Council |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1 |
Elevation Ft: | 3 |
Population Total: | 16,620 (Micoud District) |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Estimate 2004[2] |
Timezone1: | Eastern Caribbean Time Zone (ECT) |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Area Code: | 758 |
Micoud is a village of around 2,700 inhabitants on the south-east coast of Saint Lucia in the Micoud District. It was named after Baron de Micoud, who was the French governor of Saint Lucia in the 18th century. More recently it has been known as the home town and constituency seat of Sir John Compton, who was the premier of Saint Lucia from 1967 to 1979, then prime minister in 1979, 1982 to 1996, and 2006 to 2007.[3]