- Saint Philip, Barbados
Statistics Parish: Saint Philip Area: 60km² (23 sq. mi.) Largest City/Area: Six Cross Roads Population ( 1990 est.):20.540 inhab. Population Density: 342,33 inhab/km² Parliamentary representation - House seats 3 Map Parishes of Barbados Saint Philip is a parish of
Barbados at the southeastern end of the island.St. Philip has the largest land area of the 11 parishes of Barbados and has a relatively flat 'close to sea-level' terrain. St. Philip has the largest area of crop cultivation making it locally considered "the country". St. Philip does not have a 'true' city as some other parishes but rather 'areas' and 'villages'. Six Cross Roads is the largest area by virtue of both commercial and residential population and is the central hub for the parish.
Six Cross Roads, or locally known as just Six Roads, is a roundabout and its immediate neighborhood of which six roads converge extended in from the west 'from city' (Bridgetown); north-west toward Four Cross Roads and St. George; north-east toward Bushy Park; east toward Bayfield; south-east toward The Crane; south-west toward Oistins. Though there are a few areas in Barbados known as 'Four Cross Roads' there is only one area known as 'Six Cross Roads'. This parish is home to the only 'dependency' of Barbados called
Culpepper Island . This tiny rock in the ocean is used as a feeding ground for sheep but cant be reached unless by boat or by foot at low tide.Parishes bordering St. Philip
*Saint George - "North-West"
*Saint John - "North"
*Christ Church - "West"
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