The Central Plain (North Antiguan: Senchraal Plien) is a region in Antigua. It is home to the majority of people in Antigua and Barbuda, with the highest concentration of settlements.[1] Located in the eponymous geologic region, it stretches from St. John's in the northwest to English Harbour in the southwest.[2][3] Most settlement in the area is based around All Saints Road and its offshoots.[4][1] In 2011, the area was home to 44,097 people in about 92 square kilometres, about 52% of the national population.[5] The main settlements are St. John's, Piggotts, All Saints, Swetes, Liberta, Falmouth, and English Harbour. The region makes up about a third of the country's area and stretches through all parishes except Saint Philip.[6]
The area coincides with the Central Plain Group, a geologic area marked by sedimentary rocks and some limestone.[2] The Central Plain is a lowland with some of the most fertile soils on the island due to the presence of volcanic ash.[7][8]
Demographics
The Central Plain had a population of 44,097 in 2011 over 91.91 square kilometres. The following ethnic groups were present in the area: African descendants (87.08%), other mixed (3.73%), Hispanics (3.43%), whites (1.15%), East Indians (1.13%), other (0.96%), mixed black/white (0.96%), unknown (0.94%), and Syrian or Lebanese (0.61%).[4] 65.61% of the population was born in Antigua and Barbuda, with other birth locations including Guyana (8.72%), Jamaica (5.82%), Dominica (4.88%), the Dominican Republic (3.04%), and the United States (2.66%).[9] Most of the population are Protestant Christians, with Anglicans (15.04%), Pentecostalists (13.40%), and Adventists (12.13%) being the three largest religious groups in the area.[10]
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