Grenadines (Ward)

Grenadines ( Eng. Grenadines Parish ) - one of the six parishes of the state of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . The territory consists of the islands of the Grenadines archipelago. The administrative center is the city of Port Elizabeth (on the island of Bekia ). The parish administratively unites the islands of the Grenadines archipelago, including the uninhabited, while the other 5 parishes of this state are located on the island of Saint Vincent .

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Parish of the Grenadines
English Grenadines parish
A country	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Adm. center	Port elizabeth
History and Geography
Area	43 km² (4th place )
Height
Timezone	UTC − 4
Population
Population	9,200 people ( 2000 ) ( 3rd place )
Density	213.95 people / km² (4th place)
Official language	English
Digital identifiers
ISO 3166-2 Code	Vc-06
FIPS Index	Vc06

The total area of ​​the parish is approximately 43 square kilometers, and the population, according to 2000, is about 9,200 people. Thus, the population of the parish is less than 10% of the population of the country. More than half of them - about 5000 people, live on the island of Bequia ^[1] .

In recent decades, the economy of the parish has focused on tourism, to a lesser extent on agriculture and fisheries. There is no industry.

Earlier whaling on the islands has long lost substantial economic importance. The island of Bekia, which is part of the parish, is known for the fact that some of its residents belong to one of the four ethnic groups in the world, for which the International Whaling Commission recognized the right to “indigenous whaling” necessary to preserve their cultural heritage and traditional way of life. Since 2013, a quota for the extraction of 4 whales per year has been reserved for the natives of Bequia. They are obliged to get them in traditional ways, from open boats and use for their own needs. This quota has never been used in its entirety ^[2] . Cutting of whales is carried out at the whaling station, located on the island of Petit Nevis, adjacent to Bequia. The station itself, at present, is a tourist attraction ^[3] .

In recent years, the political preferences of the parish population have been steadily on the side of the New Democratic Party of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , which is currently in opposition. In the parliamentary elections of 2010 and 2015, this party won the elections in the territory of the parish.

Ward Islands

The parish includes the northern part of the islands of the Grenadines : ^[4]

• All Awash Island ( )
• Baliceaux (Baliceaux Island, )
• Battowia (Battowia Island, )
• Bequia ( )
• Canouan (Canouan Island, )
• Catholic Island ( )
• Church Cay ( )
• Dove Cay ( )
• L'Islot ( )
• Mero ( )
• Mustique ( )
• Petit Canouan ( )
• Petit Cay ( )
• Petit Mustique ( )
• Petit Nevis ( )
• Lesser Saint Vincent ( )
• Pigeon Island ( )
• Palm Island ( Palm Island , )
• Quatre ( Isle à Quatre , )
• Rabbit Island ( )
• Red Island ( )
• Saint Elairs Cay ( )
• Sand Cay ( )
• Savan Island (Savan Island, )
• The Pillories ( Les Piloris , )
• Tobago Reefs ( )
• Union ( )