Castries | |
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State | Occitania |
Country | France |
Capital | |
Population | 6054 |
Postcode | 34160 |
Castries (listen), population 20,000, aggl. 53,639, is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean. The quarter with the same name had a population of 70,000 on 22 May 2013 and stretches over an area of 80 km2 (31 sq mi).
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