Saint Andrew, Barbados

Saint Andrew, Barbados

Statistics
Parish:Saint Andrew
Area:36km² (14 sq. mi.)
Largest City: Belleplaine
Population (1990 est.):5,624 inhab.
Population Density:156.22 inhab/km²
Parliamentary representation
- House seats1
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Parishes of Barbados

The parish of Saint Andrew ("St. Andrew") is a northern area in the country of Barbados. Saint Andrew is one of the more unspoiled parts of the island owing to its physical makeup of green rolling hills. The parish of Saint Andrew also has the country's highest natural elevation, named- Mount Hillaby at the southern part of the parish.

The parish is named after the patron saint, "Saint Andrew". Who is also the basis of the name for Barbados' highest national award "The Order of Saint Andrew" and also the symbolic formation of two sugar cane stalks in the national Coat of Arms of Barbados.

During the colonial years under Britain, the British thought the area resembled the hills and fields of Scotland. This led to parts of the Parish of Saint Andrew today being nicknamed the "Scotland District". During the 1990s the Government of the time proposed a "Greenland Landfill" located within the parish. However, because of Saint Andrew's fragile environment and its possibility of future soil erosion the opening of the completed landfill has yet to come-about after almost a decade.

Saint Andrew lies on the eastern coastline of Barbados, where the Atlantic Ocean tends to be more turbulent. As part of Barbados' attempts to preserve the environment the parish is also home to several natural reserves including the Turner's Hall Woods.

Parishes bordering St. Andrew

*Saint James - "West"
*Saint Joseph - "Southeast"
*Saint Peter - "North"
*Saint Thomas - "South"


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