Castries | |
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Motto: Statio Haud Malefida Carinis ("A Safe Harbour for Ships")[1] | |
Country | Saint Lucia |
Quarter | Castries Quarter |
Founded | 1650 as "Carenage" |
Renamed | 1756 as "Castries" |
Pendiri | the French |
Dinamai berdasarkan | Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries |
Pemerintahan | |
• Governing body | Castries City Council |
Luas | |
• Total | 79 km2 (30,5 sq mi) |
Ketinggian | 2 m (6,56 ft) |
Populasi (2001) | |
• Total | 61.341 |
• Kepadatan | 780/km2 (200/sq mi) |
• Estimate 2004[3] | 67.000 |
Zona waktu | UTC-4 (Eastern Caribbean Time Zone (ECT)) |
Kode area telepon | 758 |
HDI (2006) | 0.814 – high |
Castries adalah ibu kota negara Saint Lucia. Penduduknya berjumlah 12.900 jiwa (2005).