Dennery (municipality)
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| Coordinates | 13 ° 55 ′ N , 60 ° 54 ′ W | ||
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| Country | St. Lucia | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | LC-05 | ||
Dennery is the capital of Quarters (District) Dennery in the east of the small island nation of St. Lucia .
geography
The main town of the quarter is on the east coast of St. Lucia, directly on the Atlantic and east of the Morne Panache . The place lies on a promontory between the mouths of the Fond d'Or and the Dennery River , which gives the place its name and on whose flood plain the place lies. The rivers flow into the Fond D'Or Bay and Dennery Bay . In the latter bay there is also the uninhabited Dennery Island (Skorpion Island). The place has been flooded several times in the past and the river carried high bacterial concentrations at times.
Dennery also has a road to the Errard recreational area inland with the Treetop Adventure and Sault Falls .
Culture
The village hosts the popular Dennery Fish Fiesta weekly on Saturdays . There are several churches: Dennery Evangelical Church and the Catholic Saint Peter Catholic Church , Apostolic Faith Church , Whosoever Baptist Church , Universal Prayer Book , Rhema Pentecostal Assembly ; and the Clendon Mason Memorial Secondary School .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claudia Monlouis: Residents warned to stay away from Dennery river. Saint Lucia. July 25, 2012.