Castries

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Castries is the largest city and main commercial and cultural center of Saint Lucia in the eastern Caribbean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
callingCode +1-758
capitalOf Castries self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castries Quarter
climate tropical rainforest climate
commonLanguage Antillean Creole
surface form: Saint Lucian Creole French
continent North America
country Saint Lucia
currency East Caribbean dollar
drivingSide left
foundingCountry France
governingBody Castries City Council
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAirport George F. L. Charles Airport
hasGovernmentBuilding Government House (Saint Lucia)
hasParliamentBuilding Parliament of Saint Lucia
hasPort Port of Castries
hasPublicSquare Derek Walcott Square
hasReligiousBuilding Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Derek Walcott Square Cathedral Basilica
hasStadium George Odlum Stadium (nearby national stadium)
Mindoo Phillip Park
hasUNLocode LCCAS
isCapitalOf Saint Lucia
isLargestCityOf Saint Lucia
isSeatOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries
KöppenClimateClassification Af
locatedIn Caribbean
Lesser Antilles
Saint Lucia
Eastern Caribbean
surface form: eastern Caribbean
locatedOn Castries self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castries Harbour

northwest coast of Saint Lucia
majorReligion Christianity
namedAfter Charles Eugène de La Croix, Marquis de Castries
nearbyAirport Hewanorra International Airport
officialLanguage English
partOf Windward Islands
surface form: British Windward Islands (historical)
postalCodeFormat LCxx 101
primaryEconomicActivity retail trade
services
tourism
role commercial center of Saint Lucia
cultural center of Saint Lucia
timezone Atlantic Time Zone
surface form: Atlantic Standard Time

UTC−04:00
usesDaylightSavingTime no
wasColonyOf France
United Kingdom

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