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Bolans
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- Locality
- Jolly Harbour
- Region
- Antigua
- Country
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Population
- 1,657
- Timezone
- America/Antigua
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bolans
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- aig
- Settlement.native_name
- Bolan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Antigua - Bolands – Jennings - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Jennings (left) and Bolans (right)
- Settlement.image_map
- Bolans in Antigua.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Antigua
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Island
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Antigua
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Parish
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Saint Mary
- Settlement.government_type
- Village Council (possibly dissolved)
- Settlement.leader_title
- MP
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5.45
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 11
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- Bolands
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Bolans () is the largest settlement in Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda. Located south of Jennings on Valley Road, the once agrarian community has since been transformed into the economic centre of Saint Mary, as well as one of the largest tourist destinations in the country in the Jolly Harbour neighbourhood. With a population of 2,053 people in 2011, it is the third largest settlement in the country behind All Saints and St. John's. It borders Jennings and Ebenezer to the northeast and Ffryes to the south.
==Geography== Bolans is located in the Montero Plain in the northern area of Saint Mary, close to the Shekerley Mountains. It covers an area of 5.45 square kilometres and was composed of eight enumeration districts as for the 2011 census. There are some notable neighbourhoods in the village, including Jolly Harbour, Jolly Beach, Tottenham, Bolans Hill, Jolly Hill, and many others. Valley Road, the primary route between St. John's and Urlings is the main road of the village, connecting the Jolly Harbour development to the rest of the community.
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