Swetes

Swetes (; ) is a village located in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda.

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Place details

Locality: Swetes
Region: Antigua
Country: Antigua and Barbuda
Population: 1,837
Timezone: America/Antigua

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Swetes
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Antigua - Swetes, Tyrells Roman Catholic Church - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Antigua and Barbuda
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 Paul
Settlement.established_title: Swetes, Buckleys, and John Hughes Village Council constituted
Settlement.established_date: 20 December 1946
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 1,720
Settlement.timezone: AST
Settlement.utc_offset: -4
Settlement.elevation_m: 60

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 60

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Contents

Geography
Etymology
History
Swete's Estate
Demographics
Enumeration districts
Census data (2011)
People
References

Swetes (; ) is a village located in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda.

==Geography== With lowlands and valleys, the terrain of the Swete's region is nearly identical to that of Liberta, with the exception that there are less sharp hills. Since it is the area's flattest lowland, as opposed to Buckley's to the north and Folly Hill and John Hughes to the west, the majority of slaves who were freed after slavery lived in Swete. The owner followed the custom of selling unused estate properties to freed slaves.