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Colonarie

Coordinates: 13°14′N 061°07′W / 13.233°N 61.117°W / 13.233; -61.117
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Colonarie
Colonarie is located in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Colonarie
Colonarie
Location in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Coordinates: 13°14′N 061°07′W / 13.233°N 61.117°W / 13.233; -61.117
CountrySaint Vincent and the Grenadines
IslandSaint Vincent
ParishCharlotte
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total6,849

Colonarie is a town in the east of the island of Saint Vincent in Charlotte Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It stands on the banks of the Colonarie River five kilometres to the south of Georgetown.

Colonarie Vale was a plantation owned by Walter Conningham in 1829. The plantation was 407 acres in extent.[2]

Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 2001,[3] and Susan Dougan, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 2019,[4] were born in Colonarie.

References

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  1. ^ "2012 POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS PRELIMINARY REPORT" (PDF). Statistical Office Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ Shephard, Charles (1831). An Historical Account of the Island of Saint Vincent. London: W. Nicol.
  3. ^ "Time: Almanac 2008". Time Home Entertainment. 2007. p. 48. ISBN 9781933821214.
  4. ^ "Index Di-Do".