Roseau
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Place details
- Locality
- Roseau
- Region
- Saint George Parish
- Country
- Dominica
- Population
- 16,571
- Timezone
- America/Dominica
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Roseau
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Dominica#North America
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Dominica
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Parish
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Saint George
- Settlement.government_type
- Local government: Roseau City Council established 1890s
- Settlement.leader_title
- His Worship Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- reed
- Official name
- Roseau
- Demonym
- Roselien
- Country
- Dominica
- Located in
- Saint George Parish
- Official language
- English language
- Population
- +16571
- Area
- +5.4
- Elevation
- +43
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Body of water
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate and scenery
- Architecture
- Religion
- City life
- Sports and recreation
- Sporting facilities and infrastructure
- Accommodations and infrastructure
- Non-governmental organizations
- Transportation
- Education
- Embassies and consulates
- Notable people
- Image gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Roseau (Dominican Creole: Wozo) is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce. Built on the site of the ancient Island Carib village of Sairi, it is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island of Dominica.
It is on the west (leeward) coast of Dominica and has a combination of modern and colonial French architecture.