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词条 Castries Quarter
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  1. Adjacent quarters

  2. References

{{For|the city of Castries in this Quarter|Castries}}{{Infobox settlement
| name = Castries Quarter
| settlement_type = Quarter
| image_skyline = CastriesStLucia.JPG
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| image_caption = Port of Castries
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| map_caption = The Quarter of Castries, showing Castries city
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| subdivision_name = St. Lucia
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Castries Quarter is one of eleven Quarters on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. According to the 2012 census, the population of the Quarter was 80,573, having shown a slow but steady increase over the past ten years.{{ref|pop population}} The capital of Saint Lucia, the city of Castries, is located in this Quarter. During the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival, the city of Castries plays host to several stages.

Castries is a port city. Shoppers flock to the city's dozens of stores and to Castries Market for fruits, vegetables and handicrafts. Sightseers admire murals painted by a local artist inside Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, and relax in Derek Walcott Square, named for the St. Lucian Nobel Prize–winning poet. Atop Morne Fortune (Hill of Good Luck) – where the French and English battled over control of the island – visitors take in panoramic vistas.

Castries is home to some of the most popular resorts on island, including The BodyHoliday LeSport,[1] Rendezvous Couples Resort,[2] Windjammer Landing, Sandals Resorts,[3] and more.

Adjacent quarters

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Castries
|North = Gros Islet
|Northeast = Dauphin
|East = Dennery
|Southeast = Praslin,
Soufrière
|South = Anse la Raye
|Southwest =
|West =
|Northwest =
}}

References

  • {{note|pop}} {{cite web

|title = Population by District
|work = Saint Lucian Statistics
|url = http://www.stats.gov.lc/pop22.htm
|archive-url = https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20071124143804/http://www.stats.gov.lc/pop22.htm
|dead-url = yes
|archive-date = November 24, 2007
|accessdate = January 21, 2006
}}
Notes
1. ^http://www.thebodyholiday.com
2. ^http://www.theromanticholiday.com
3. ^http://www.sandals.com
{{Quarters of Saint Lucia}}{{SaintLucia-geo-stub}}

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