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Dominica

Official name:

the Commonwealth of Dominica

Name in native language:

Dominica

Capital:

Roseau

ISO country code

DM

Nat. statistical agency:

Central Statistical Office, Min. of Finance

Region:

the Caribbean

Census Results

1871-xx-xx : 27,178
1881-xx-xx : 28,211
1891-xx-xx : 26,841
1901-xx-xx : 28,894
1911-xx-xx : 33,863
1921-xx-xx : 37,059
1946-04-09 : 47,624
1960-04-07 : 59,916
1970-04-07 : 69,549
1981-04-07 : 73,795
1991-05-12 : 71,183
2001-05-20 : 69,625

the Commonwealth of Dominica

Administrative units

parish	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1991-05-12 census	population 2001-05-20 census
source: 1991 - "Book of the Year 2000", Encyclopedia Britannica. source: 2001 - Population and Housing Census, Dominica. note: a more recent survey of the total area (here from 1961) puts it at 790 sq.km. note: Dominica government.
Saint Andrew		179.6	11,106	10,240
Saint David		126.8	6,977	6,758
Saint George		53.5	20,365	19,825
Saint John		58.5	4,990	5,327
Saint Joseph		120.1	6,183	5,765
Saint Luke		11.1	1,552	1,571
Saint Mark		9.9	1,943	1,907
Saint Patrick		84.4	8,929	8,383
Saint Paul		67.4	7,495	8,397
Saint Peter		27.7	1,643	1,452
total		739.0	71,183	69,625

Main cities

name	population 1991-05-12 census	latitude / longitude
Roseau	15,853	15.28/-61.33
Portsmouth	3,621
Marigot	2,919
Atkinson	2,518
Mahaut	2,372
source: "Book of the Year 2000", Encyclopedia Britannica.