Soufrière District
Soufrière District | |
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Location of Soufrière District within Saint Lucia | |
| Coordinates (Town of Soufrière): 13°51′19″N 61°03′30″W / 13.855369°N 61.058445°W | |
| Country | St. Lucia |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.4 km2 (22.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,657 |
| • Density | 131/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2:LC | LC-10 |
Soufrière is a district on the Southwest coast of Saint Lucia in the West Indies. Soufrière was the former capital of Saint Lucia during times of French rule. It is now a small fishing port with an emerging tourism industry. It has several tourist sites, including a "drive-in" volcano, the Diamond Botanical Gardens with waterfall (briefly featured in Superman II) and historic mineral baths, plus the nearby beaches of Anse Chastanet to the north and Malgretout to the south.