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Table 2. Statistics about Roseau and Dominica.

A. Basic statistics about Dominica
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Land area                         751 sq.kms
Population (1991)               71516
Population (1996)               75393*
Population density (1991)          95 inh./sq.km
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* estimate
(Dominica Statistics 1996)


B. Population of urban areas and villages
with over 1000 inhabitants in Dominica in 1991
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                        Population        Females
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Urban districts         21849   30,6 %    52,4 %
- Roseau                16038   22,4 %    53,1 %
- Portsmouth             3625    5,1 %    50,3 %
- Canefield              2186    3,1 %    51,2 %
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Larger villages         21772   30,4 %    49,9 %
- Marigot                2663    3,7 %    49,0 %
- Grand Bay              2602    3,6 %    51,9 %
- Mahaut                 2364    3,3 %    51,4 % 
- St. Joseph             2179    3,0 %    50,9 %
- Wesley                 1929    2,7 %    48,5 %
- Pointe Michel          1553    2,2 %    52,0 %
- Salisbury              1410    2,0 %    47,7 %
- Castle Bruce           1384    1,9 %    48,2 %
- La Plaine              1329    1,9 %    47,3 %
- Massacre               1270    1,8 %    51,8 %
- Woodford Hill          1061    1,5 %    48,4 %
- Calibishie             1018    1,4 %    48,3 %
- Soufriere              1003    1,4 %    50,5 %
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Other settlements       27895   39,0 %    48,3 %
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Total                   71516  100,0 %    50,0 %
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(Population Census 1991)


C. Population of the Parish of St. George in 1991
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                                Females  Inhabitants/
                                         dwelling unit
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 1 Roseau North          1403   53,3 %   2,97
 2 Roseau South          3241   54,9 %   3,29
   (incl. Newtown)
 3 Potter's Ville        1487   51,0 %   3,47
 4 Goodwill/St. Aromant  2953   53,8 %   3,12
 5 Fond Cole/
   Stock Farm/Gutter V.  2813   51,3 %   3,62
 6 Bath Estate/Fatima/
   Elmshall Estate       1791   52,8 %   4,06
 7 Kings Hill/
   Morne Bruce/Fortune   2350   53,4 %   3,64
 8 Castle Comfort/
   Wall House             491   58,7 %   3,66
 9 Morne Prosper          497   46,1 %   3,74
10 Wotten Waven           283   46,6 %   3,37
11 Trafalgar/Fond Cani    762   50,8 %   2,98
12 Laudat                 315   43,2 %   2,72
13 Eggleston/Ridgefield   416   44,7 %   3,28
14 Giraudel               482   49,8 %   3,77
15 Loubiere               711   50,2 %   2,95
16 Fond Baron/Everton     115   46,1 %   3,97
17 Bellevue Chopin        443   48,1 %   3,66
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Statistical Roseau       6131   53,6 %   3,25
(1-3)
Official Roseau*        16038   54,9 %   3,32
(1-8)			
Parish of St. George    20553   52,2 %   3,39
(1-17)
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*District of Roseau City Council
(Population Census 1991)


D. Religion groups in Dominica (1991)
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Roman Catholic          70,0 %
Seventh Day Adventist    4,7 %
Pentecostal              4,3 %
Methodist                4,2 %
Baptist                  2,8 %
Anglican                 0,7 %
Other                   13,3 %
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(Dominica Statistics 1996)


E. Ethnic groups (1991)
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                Dominica      Roseau
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African/Black     89,1 %      91,0 %
Mixed              7,2 %       6,5 %
Amerindian         2,4 %       0,8 %
White              0,4 %       0,5 %
Other              0,2 %       0,7 %
No data            0,7 %       0,4 %
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(Population Census 1991)


F. Percentage of land by dominant slope class
in Dominica.
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degree of slope	  percentage  cumulative
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2 or less           1 %           1 %
3 to 10             1 %           2 %
11 to 20           12 %          14 %
21 to 30           22 %          36 %
31 or more         64 %         100 %
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(Atkins Land and Water Management 1983,
cit. DCEP 1991: 167)



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