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Castries

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Castries
City
View of the port of Castries
Castries
Motto(s): 
Statio Haud Malefida Carinis  ("A Safe Harbour for Ships")[1]
Map of Castries Quarter, the district containing the city of Castries
The Quarter of Castries, showing Castries city (red dot)
Country Saint Lucia
QuarterCastries Quarter
Founded1650 as "Carenage"
Renamed1756 as "Castries"
Founded bythe French
Named forCharles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries
Government
 • Governing bodyCastries City Council
Area
 • TotalÀdàkọ:Infobox settlement/metric/mag
Elevation2 m (6.56 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total61,341
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Estimate 2004[3]
67,000
Time zoneUTC-4 (Eastern Caribbean Time Zone (ECT))
Area code(s)758
HDI (2006)0.814 – high

Castries je oluilu ni Ariwa Amerika.