Soufrière District
Soufrière is a district on the Southwest coast of Saint Lucia in the West Indies. Soufrière was the former capital of Saint Lucia during times of French rule.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: district with 7,940 residents
- Description: district of Saint Lucia
- Also known as: “District of Soufrière”, “Quarter of Soufrière”, and “Soufrière Quarter”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Gimie and Qualibou.
Mount Gimie
Peak
Photo: MMinkenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Gimie is the tallest mountain on the island of Saint Lucia. It is located in the Canaries District on the west side of Saint Lucia. The mountain's peak reaches 950 m.
Qualibou
Volcano
Photo: Trent Foley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Qualibou, also known as the Soufrière Volcanic Center, is a 3.5 × 5 km-wide caldera on the island of Saint Lucia that formed between 32,000 and 39,000 years ago.
St. Lucia Botanical Gardens
Garden
Photo: XeresNelro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Lucia Botanical Gardens, also known as the Diamond Botanical Gardens, is home of the Diamond Waterfall and the oldest botanical gardens on the island of St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soufriere and Saltibus.
Soufriere
Soufrière is a town on the West Coast of Saint Lucia, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The town and the surrounding district has a population of 7,935. It was colonized by the French and was the original capital of the island.
Saltibus
Hamlet
Saltibus is located on southwestern side of the Island of Saint Lucia. It belongs to one of two of the 11 quarters, or sections of the island, which were sometimes called "districts", which is no longer under control of the British colonial government as of 1979 AD. Saltibus is situated 3 miles south of Soufrière District.
Soufrière District
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Satellite Map
Discover Soufrière District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Soufrière District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Soufrière (baranggay)”
- Cebuano: “Soufrière”
- Chinese: “苏弗里耶尔区”
- Chinese: “蘇弗里耶爾區”
- Dutch: “Soufrière”
- Esperanto: “Soufrière”
- French: “District de Soufriere”
- French: “district de Soufrière”
- French: “District de Soufrière”
- French: “Soufriere”
- French: “Soufrière”
- German: “Soufrière”
- Hebrew: “סופרייר”
- Indonesian: “Kuarter Soufrière”
- Italian: “quartiere di Soufrière”
- Italian: “Quartiere di Soufrière”
- Japanese: “スフレ (セントルシア)”
- Japanese: “スフレ”
- Japanese: “スフレ地区”
- Korean: “수프리에르구”
- Lithuanian: “Sufrieras”
- Macedonian: “Суфриер”
- Persian: “بخش سوفریر”
- Polish: “Soufrière”
- Portuguese: “Soufrière”
- Russian: “Суфриер”
- Sinhala: “සෞෆ්රියර් දිස්ත්රික්කය, ශාන්ත ලුසියා”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Soufriere”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Soufrière”
- Spanish: “Soufriere”
- Swedish: “Soufrière (kvarter)”
- Swedish: “Soufrière”
- Turkish: “Soufrière”
- Vietnamese: “Soufrière”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ravine Claire and Saint Phillip.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Casteau and Piton Canarie.
Saint Lucia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Castries, Gros Islet, Soufriere, and Vieux Fort.
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