Basse-Terre Island
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Basse-Terre Island

Islands information
NameBasse-Terre
LocationCaribbean Sea
ArchipelagoLeeward Islands
Geography information
Area847.82 km2 (327.3 mi)
Elevation4813 ft (1467 m)
Highest pointSoufrière
Administration information
France
Overseas departmentGuadeloupe
Largest cityBaie-Mahault
Administration information
Population186661 as of 2006
Density220 km2
Ethnic groupsBlack / Mulatto 76%, White 4%, from Tamil Nadu and other parts of India 18%, Lebanese / Syrians 1%, Chinese / others 1%

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:For the largest city on the island of Basse-Terre and capital of Guadeloupe, see Basse-Terre. For the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis see Basseterre.



Basse-Terre Island ( ) is the name of the western-half of Guadeloupe proper, in the Lesser Antilles. It is separated from the other half of Guadeloupe proper, Grande-Terre, by a narrow sea channel called the Rivière Salée (in English Salt River).

Basse-Terre Island has a land area of 847.82 km2 (327.35 sq. miles). At the 2006 census the population of Basse-Terre Island was 186,661 inhabitants living in 16 communes (municipalities). The population density was 220 inhabitants per km2 (570 inh. per sq. miles). The largest city on Basse-Terre Island is the city of Basse-Terre which had 37,455 inhabitants in its urban area at the 2006 census. The city of Basse-Terre is the prefecture (capital) of Guadeloupe.

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Blackouts continue on St. Kitts - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com---BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - RESIDENTS of and business owners in -Basseterre- were once again adversely affected by a series of power outages that started early ... - Date : Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:07:17 GMT+00:00
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TODAYonline---BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts (AP) - A state bank in the eastern Caribbean -island- of St. Kitts is receiving $8 million in credit to help finance public and private ... - Date : Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:51:58 GMT+00:00
Major fault at Frigate Bay results in loss of electricity - Communication's Unit Of The St. Kitts Prime Minister Tweet this news
Communication's Unit Of The St. Kitts Prime Minister---BASSETERRE-, ST. KITTS, DECEMBER 9TH 2010 (CUOPM) - A major electrical fault in the Frigate Bay area is being blamed for Wednesday's power outage. ... - Date : Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:40:20 GMT+00:00
Electricity Department flooded with long consumer lines - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com---BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - IN recent weeks, the Electricity Department has been overcrowded with long lines of consumers, some of whom, were trying to pay ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:37:16 GMT+00:00
Red Cross came to the rescue of 8 seamen - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com---BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - The St. Kitts and Nevis Red Cross (SKNRC) Society came to the rescue of 8 persons who unfortunately were the victims of hurricane ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:04:45 GMT+00:00
Ask Washie - The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer Tweet this news
The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer--The slum dwellers of the countryside lived close to the ghauts while those in -Basseterre- lived in narrow alleys. Disease was rampant, and hunger was a ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:19:33 GMT+00:00
Some areas still without water supply after Hurricane Earl - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com---BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - ALTHOUGH the damages by Hurricane Earl on the -island- were minimal, some three days after the storm, some persons are still without ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:08:08 GMT+00:00
Commentary: Caribbean Integration . . . For Whom? - The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer Tweet this news
The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer--Dr. Denzil Douglas, affixed his signature to the Revised Treaty of -Basseterre- to establish the OECS Economic Union. While I support the integration movement ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:04:57 GMT+00:00
Dependable Delta delivers 24-hour service in SK - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com--By VonDez Phipps -BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - MOTORISTS had much to celebrate at yesterday's (Jul. 28) grand opening of the Federation's only 24-hour Delta ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:17 GMT+00:00
'Text it... find it' with SKNVibes' 7568 Mobile Information Service!! - SKNVibes.com Tweet this news
SKNVibes.com--By VonDez Phipps -BASSETERRE-, St. Kitts - THE latest mobile initiative of SKNVibes has set the local corporate community abuzz, introducing the region's ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:44:30 GMT+00:00



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