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Barbados, Caribbean, North America
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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:

NameNotesSuggested Tag
St. Philiprelation 3961386admin_level=6
Christ Churchrelation 3961378admin_level=6
St. Michaelrelation 3961384admin_level=6
St. Georgerelation 3961988admin_level=6
St. Johnrelation 3961381admin_level=6
St. Josephrelation 3961382admin_level=6
St. Thomasrelation 3961387admin_level=6
St. Jamesrelation 3961380admin_level=6
St. Andrewrelation 3961379admin_level=6
St. Peterrelation 3961385admin_level=6
St. Lucyrelation 3961383admin_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:

TypeExampleSuggested Tagging
High Speed Restricted AccessABC Highway relation 389446944highway=trunk
Numbered HighwayHighway 7 relation 231339978highway=primary
Lettered HighwayHighway R relation 37692182highway=secondary
Other Main Roads (Arterials)Black Rock Main Road relation 393496294highway=secondary
Collector RoadsClermonts Road relation 28748621highway=tertiary
Local RoadsCentral Station Drive relation 289496952highway=residential
Unpaved RoadsTrack at Hampton relation 37691652highway=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.



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