Saint James Windward | |
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| Country | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Capital | Newcastle |
| Area | |
• Total | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,038[1] |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Saint James Windward is the largest of five parishes on the island ofNevis. These five parishes are in turn part of the 14 administrativeparishes making up the Federation ofSaint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint James Parish is located in the northeastern section of the island ofNevis and the parish capital isNewcastle, which is next to the Nevis airport. Not far east from Newcastle is the hotel Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, and the Newcastle Pottery.
In terms of land area, Saint James is the largest in Saint Kitts and Nevis, but it is also one of the least populated, as it is mainly consisting of small communities separated by larger areas of dryscrub. The villages in this parish include Newcastle, Rawlins, Mount Lily, Fountain, Camps, Burnaby, Hicks,Brick Kiln, Whitehall, andButlers.
All the Nevis parishes were drawn up to include a segment of Nevis Peak itself, but this parish also includes a secondary peak at 1901 feet, which is unnamed on the Ordnance Survey map, but which is locally known as "Butlers Peak" because it is near the village of Butlers. The parish also includes an ancient weatheredvolcanic core called Round Hill and a smaller coastal core called Hurricane Hill. The northern coast of Saint James Parish has several long sandy beaches: Lover's Beach, Newcastle Beach and Long Haul Bay. The more easterly part however is mostly rocky coast. Behind Butler's peak, there is flourishing rain forest.
At the southern end of the parish there are extensive colonialsugarcaneplantation ruins:
17°10′30″N62°33′56″W / 17.17500°N 62.56556°W /17.17500; -62.56556
