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This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Barbados. Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles , in the Americas . It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km 2 (167 sq mi).
13°12′38″N 59°34′54″W. / 13.2105°N 59.5818°W / 13.2105; -59.5818 ( The Scotland District of Barbados) Natural. 2005. [4] The Industrial Heritage of Barbados: The Story of Sugar and Rum. Christ Church Parish, Saint Andrew Parish, Saint John Parish, Saint Lucy Parish, Saint Peter Parish. 13°16′06″N 59°34′30″W.
Bridgetown ( UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) [2] is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". As of 2014, its metropolitan population stands ...
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Obadele Thompson from Barbados. [2] [3] He won 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the junior (U-20) category setting new games records.
The island was briefly claimed by the Spanish Empire who saw trees with a beard like feature (hence the name Barbados), and then by Portugal from 1532 to 1620. The island was an English and later a British colony from 1625 until 1966. Sugar cane cultivation in Barbados began in the 1640s, which saw the increasing importation of black slaves ...
White Barbadians or European Barbadians are Barbadian citizens or residents of European descent. The majority of European Barbadians are descended from English, Portuguese, and Scottish settlers and Irish indentured servants and settlers, [1] who arrived during the British colonial period. Other European groups consisted of the French, Germans ...
Joel Garner is the second highest wicket taking Barbadian in Tests and Jason Holder has taken the second highest amount of wickets by a Barbadian in ODIs. [7] Other notable Barbadian international cricketers include "The Three Ws"— Everton Weekes, Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott. They have each scored over 3,000 Test runs for the West Indies ...
Order of Freedom of Barbados. The Order of Freedom of Barbados is a national honour established by the Order of Freedom of Barbados Act 2019 by the Parliament of Barbados. [1] As part within the overarching Order of Barbados, it ranks higher than the Order of the Republic, [2] but is below the separate and supreme Order of National Heroes .