WikiProject Barbados

V・T・E Barbados, Caribbean, North America

latitude: 13.2, longitude: -59.58

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Barbados is a country in Caribbean, North America at latitude 13°12′00.00″ North, longitude 59°34′48.00″ West.

Barbados (pronounced /bɑːrˈbeɪdɒs/ or /bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊs/) is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles, in the Americas. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 sq km (166 sq mi). Barbados is 2,600 km (1,600 mi) southeast of Miami and it is the easternmost island in the Caribbean.

This page is a starting point for coordinating mapping activities in Barbados.

Administrative Boundaries

Barbados is divided into 11 parishes:

Name	Notes	Suggested Tag
St. Philip	3961386 3961386	admin_level=6
Christ Church	3961378 3961378	admin_level=6
St. Michael	3961384 3961384	admin_level=6
St. George	3961988 3961988	admin_level=6
St. John	3961381 3961381	admin_level=6
St. Joseph	3961382 3961382	admin_level=6
St. Thomas	3961387 3961387	admin_level=6
St. James	3961380 3961380	admin_level=6
St. Andrew	3961379 3961379	admin_level=6
St. Peter	3961385 3961385	admin_level=6
St. Lucy	3961383 3961383	admin_level=6

Road Classification

There are approximately 1,600 km of roads in Barbados covering almost all parts of the island. The road network conforms to a hierarchy that can be defined by the following tagging scheme:

Type	Example	Suggested Tagging
High Speed Restricted Access	ABC Highway 389446944 389446944	highway=trunk
Numbered Highway	Highway 7 231339978 231339978	highway=primary
Lettered Highway	Highway R 37692182 37692182	highway=secondary
Other Main Roads (Arterials)	Black Rock Main Road 393496294 393496294	highway=secondary
Collector Roads	Clermonts Road 28748621 28748621	highway=tertiary
Local Roads	Central Station Drive 289496952 289496952	highway=residential
Unpaved Roads	Track at Hampton 37691652 37691652	highway=track + surface=unpaved

Place Hierarchy

Districts in Barbados vary widely in geographic size and often boundaries are not clearly defined. "Developments" (typically named Park, Terrace, Heights, Gardens, etc.) are typically the smallest areas and should be tagged as place=neighbourhood.