Praslin | |
Pushpin Map: | Saint Lucia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Praslin in Micoud District, Saint Lucia |
Coordinates: | 13.8755°N -60.8972°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saint Lucia |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Micoud District |
Subdivision Type2: | 2nd-order administrative division |
Subdivision Name2: | Praslin |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 341 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | Praslin 2nd-order subdivision |
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.[1] The 2001 and 2010 Census show Praslin as part of the Micoud District. The population of Praslin is 341.[2] [3] [4]
Other places of interest in the Praslin region are:
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.[5]