Layou River
The Layou River is a river in Dominica. It rises in the interior of the country, flowing westward to reach the Caribbean Sea on the country's central western coast, very close to the town of St. Joseph.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Layou and Saint Joseph.
Layou
Village
Layou is a small village on the western coast of Dominica located near the mouth of the Layou River, after which it was named. The dominant trade in the area is fishing, though a few scattered farms are still active.
Saint Joseph
Town
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Saint Joseph is the chief settlement of Dominica's St. Joseph Parish. Its population is 2,029.
Mero
Village
Mero is a small town in Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica. It is located in the west of the island, to the north of the mouth of the Layou River. To the north of Mero is Baroui and to the south of Mero is Saint Joseph. Mero is situated 1½ miles north of Layou River.
Layou River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Dominica
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Layou River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Layou River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Layou”
- Cebuano: “Layou River”
- Chinese: “拉尤河”
- Croatian: “Layou River”
- Croatian: “Layou”
- Czech: “Layou River”
- Czech: “Layou”
- Dutch: “Layou River”
- French: “Layou River”
- French: “Layou”
- German: “Layou River”
- Greek: “Ποταμός Λαγιού”
- Irish: “Abhainn Layou”
- Italian: “Layou”
- Japanese: “ラヨー川”
- Lithuanian: “Laju”
- Portuguese: “Rio Layou”
- Spanish: “Rio Layou”
- Spanish: “Río Layou”
- Swedish: “Layou River”
- Uzbek: “Layou daryosi”
- Venetian: “Fiume Layou”
- Welsh: “Afon Layou”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tarou Cliffs and Saint Joseph River.
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