Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada

Saint Andrew's Parish
Saint Andrew's Parish; Paroisse de Saint Andrew
	Parish
Country	Grenada
Capital City	Grenville
Area
• Total	35 sq mi (91 km2)
Population
• Total	24,749
• Density	640/sq mi (249/km2)
ISO 3166 code	GD-01

Saint Andrew's is the largest parish in Grenada. The main town is Grenville, which is also Grenada's second largest town after St George's. Grenville is also known as La Baye (its former French name).

History

In the 1650s the French named the parish Morne de Combat and it was part of the French Territories. Marquis was the first Parish Capital from 1795 to 1796, Grenville became capital of Saint Andrew's in 1796.

Towns

Coordinates: 12°07′09″N 61°37′35″W / 12.11917°N 61.62639°W / 12.11917; -61.62639

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Local Government and Major town in Grenada
Parish Capitals	St. George's Grenville Gouyave Sauteurs Victoria
Former Parish Capitals	Marquis
Parish	Saint Andrew Saint David Saint George Saint John Saint Mark Saint Patrick
Dependency	Carriacou and Petite Martinique
Dependency Capital	Hillsborough
Constituency	Saint Andrew North East Saint Andrew North West Saint Andrew South East Saint Andrew South West Saint Patrick East Saint Patrick West Saint Mark Saint John Saint David Saint George North East Saint George North West Saint George South East Saint George South Town of St George Carriacou and Petite Martinique
Constituency Capitals	Hillsborough St. George's Grenville Gouyave Sauteurs Victoria La Fillete Tempe Morne Jaloux Conference Beausejour Sendall
Former Constituency	St Patrick's and Carriacou

Parishes of Grenada
Carriacou and Petite Martinique* Saint Andrew Saint David Saint George Saint John Saint Mark Saint Patrick
* Dependency