Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda

Saint George is a civil parish of Antigua and Barbuda, located on the island of Antigua. It had a population of 8,055 in 2011.

Saint George Parish
CountryAntigua and Barbuda
CapitalPiggotts
Population
 (2011)
  Total8,055
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)

Populated places

The parish contains the city of Piggotts. Other populated places include:

  • Barnes Hill
  • Carlisle
  • Coolidge
  • Crosbies
  • Fitches Creek
  • Gunthorpes
  • Hodges Bay
  • Marble Hill
  • New Winthorpes
  • Osbourn
  • Paradise View
  • Paynters
  • Sea View Farm

The parish includes Long Island, located off its northeast coast.

Features

V.C. Bird International Airport is in Saint George Parish.

The head office of LIAT (Leeward Islands Air Transport) is on the airport grounds.[1]

The Stanford Cricket Ground is also located in the parish.

See also

  • Saint George Parish topics
  • Antigua island topics

References

  1. "Contact Us." LIAT. Retrieved on October 12, 2009.


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