is one of
Dominica 's 10 administrative
Parishes . It is bordered by
St. Andrew to the east, and
St. Peter and the
Espagnole River to the south. It has an area of 59 km&
2 (22.78 mi&
2).Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica.
5,897 people live in the parish, half of which (2,977) live in the main settlement, .
Glanvilla and
Lagoon serve as the town's
Suburb s.
Other settlements include:
The highest peak is
Morne Aux Diables , with a height of 861 m (2827 ft).
St. John is home to Dominica's well-known branch of America's
Ross University , in
Picard Estate .
The island's
First Rural Secondary School was opened in that parish in the 1960s.
Via Portsmouth, the parish is the birthplace of local historian
Lennox Honychurch , and former
Prime Minister Rosie Douglas .
St. John shares some of Dominica's best roads with adjacent St. Andrew. In addition, the island's northernmost road, connecting Tanetane with
Penville , was opened in
2004 .
Prince Rupert Bay, near Portsmouth, has been an often-used stop-over for
Yacht s and
Cruise Ship s.
The best known tourist attractions in St. John's are the
Indian River and the
Cabrits National Park , which comprises of the
Cabrits Peninsula and
Fort Shirley .
