Castries
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Castries | |
|---|---|
 Castries | |
| Motto(s): Statio Haud Malefida Carinis ("A Safe Harbour for Ships")[1] | |
 The Quarter o Castries, shawin Castries ceety (reid dot) | |
| Coordinates: 14°01′N 60°59′W / 14.017°N 60.983°WCoordinates: 14°01′N 60°59′W / 14.017°N 60.983°W | |
| Kintra |  Saunt Lucia |
| Quarter | Castries Quarter |
| Foondit | 1650 as "Carenage" |
| Renamed | 1756 as "Castries" |
| Foondit bi | the French |
| Named for | Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenin bouk | Castries Ceety Cooncil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79 km2 (30.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.56 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 70,000 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Eastren Caribbean Time Zone (ECT)) |
| Area code(s) | 758 |
| HDI (2006) | 0.814 – heich |
Castries, population 20,000, aggl. 53,639, is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Saunt Lucia, a kintra in the Caribbean.
