Praslin Quarter
{{Short description|Former quarter or district of Saint Lucia}}
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| subdivision_name1 = Micoud District
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| population_total = 341
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Praslin Quarter was a former quarter on the island nation of Saint Lucia. Since at least 2001, it has been a second-order subdivision of the Micoud District.{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ulc.html|title=Districts of Saint Lucia|website=Statoids|access-date=August 10, 2021|author=Law, Gwillim|year=2015}} The 2001 and 2010 Census show Praslin as part of the Micoud District. The population of Praslin is 341.{{cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=Praslin&country=LC|title=Praslin|website=GeoNames|access-date=August 14, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stats.gov.lc/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Micoud.pdf|title=Map of Micoud District showing Praslin division|website=Government of Saint Lucia|access-date=August 14, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stats.gov.lc/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2001-Population-and-Housing-Census-Report.pdf|title=2001 Census|website=Government of Saint Lucia|access-date=August 11, 2021}}
Places of interest
Other places of interest in the Praslin region are:
- Old Settlement ({{coord|13.88333|-60.9|format=dms|name=Old Settlement}})
- Praslin Bay ({{coord|13.87363|-60.88845|format=dms|name=Praslin Bay}})
- Praslin Island ({{coord|13.87519|-60.8897|format=dms|name=Praslin Island}})
- Praslin Estate ({{coord|13.88357|-60.89634|format=dms|name=Praslin Estate}}).
- Rivière des Trois Islets stream, ({{coord|13.87895|-60.89587|format=dms|name=Rivière des Trois Islets}})
History
An English explorer, Thomas Warner, sent Capt. Judlee with 300-400 Englishmen to establish a settlement at Praslin Bay but they were attacked over three weeks by Caribs, until the few remaining colonists fled on 12 October 1640.{{cite book|last1=Harmsen|first1=Jolien|last2=Ellis|first2=Guy|last3=Devaux|first3=Robert|title=A History of St Lucia|date=2014|publisher=Lighthouse Road|location=Vieux Fort|isbn=9789769534001|page=10}}