Urlings
Urlings is a town located in the southern part of Saint Mary Parish on the island of Antigua in Antigua and Barbuda.
Urlings | |
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Village | |
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  Urlings Location in Antigua | |
| Coordinates: 17°01′37″N 61°52′33″W | |
| Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Island | Antigua |
| Civil parish | Saint Mary Parish |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Kevin Simon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 738 |
| • Density | 753/km2 (1,951/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Closest Airport | V.C. Bird International Airport, in another town, 15.57 km |
| Parliamentary Constituency | Saint Mary's South Constituency |
| Location |
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Urlings is one of the 6 towns in Antigua and Barbuda that has switched to digital television.
Culture
Society & Local Government
Urlings has no village council or other type of local government. Urlings is located within district C, with Urlings Primary School being the main counting centre of Saint Mary's South, which is often dominated by the United Progressive Party.[1] Urlings has a local community association which often interacts with the government to represent the issues in the community.[2] The association has a president, Genevieve Tonge.[2] The association also holds community town halls.[2]
Demographics
Urlings has four enumeration districts.
- 81300 Urlings-StMarysChurch
- 81400 Urlings-Central
- 81500 Urlings-West
- 81600 UrlingsSchool
Census Data[3]
| Q48 Ethnic | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| African descendent | 720 | 97.57% |
| Caucasian/White | 5 | 0.72% |
| Mixed (Black/White) | 4 | 0.57% |
| Mixed (Other) | 5 | 0.72% |
| Don't know/Not stated | 3 | 0.43% |
| Total | 738 | 100.00% |
| Q49 Religion | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Adventist | 40 | 5.46% |
| Anglican | 354 | 48.13% |
| Baptist | 2 | 0.29% |
| Church of God | 23 | 3.16% |
| Evangelical | 12 | 1.58% |
| Methodist | 2 | 0.29% |
| Moravian | 149 | 20.26% |
| Nazarene | 10 | 1.29% |
| None/no religion | 22 | 3.02% |
| Pentecostal | 32 | 4.31% |
| Rastafarian | 3 | 0.43% |
| Roman Catholic | 14 | 1.87% |
| Weslyan Holiness | 49 | 6.61% |
| Other | 2 | 0.29% |
| Don't know/Not stated | 22 | 3.02% |
| Total | 735 | 100.00% |
| NotApp : | 3 |
| Q58. Country of birth | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 644 | 87.27% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.43% |
| Other European countries | 1 | 0.14% |
| Dominica | 12 | 1.57% |
| Guyana | 12 | 1.57% |
| Jamaica | 19 | 2.58% |
| Monsterrat | 3 | 0.43% |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0.14% |
| St. Lucia | 2 | 0.29% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 0.14% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0.29% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.43% |
| USA | 25 | 3.43% |
| USVI United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 0.72% |
| Not Stated | 4 | 0.57% |
| Total | 738 | 100.00% |
| Q71 Country of Citizenship 1 | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 679 | 91.99% |
| Other Caribbean countries | 1 | 0.14% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.29% |
| Dominica | 6 | 0.86% |
| Guyana | 13 | 1.72% |
| Jamaica | 17 | 2.29% |
| Monsterrat | 2 | 0.29% |
| St. Lucia | 1 | 0.14% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0.29% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.14% |
| USA | 11 | 1.43% |
| Not Stated | 3 | 0.43% |
| Total | 738 | 100.00% |
| Q71 Country of Citizenship 2 (Country of Second Citizenship) | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Other Caribbean countries | 6 | 9.68% |
| Canada | 1 | 1.61% |
| Dominica | 3 | 4.84% |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1.61% |
| Monsterrat | 1 | 1.61% |
| St. Lucia | 1 | 1.61% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1.61% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1.61% |
| United Kingdom | 12 | 17.74% |
| USA | 36 | 54.84% |
| Other countries | 2 | 3.23% |
| Total | 65 | 100.00% |
| NotApp : | 673 |
Transportation
Orange Valley Heliport is located near the town.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Urlings | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28 (82) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25 (77) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.6) |
30 (1.2) |
30 (1.2) |
43 (1.7) |
70 (2.8) |
58 (2.3) |
81 (3.2) |
102 (4.0) |
130 (5.1) |
140 (5.5) |
105 (4.1) |
68 (2.7) |
898 (35.4) |
| Average rainy days | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 142 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 108.2 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
| Beach climate data for Urlings | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average sea temperature °C (°F) | (79.9) |
(79.2) |
(79.2) |
(80.2) |
(81.5) |
(82.4) |
(82.8) |
(83.8) |
(84.4) |
(84.2) |
(82.9) |
(82.4) |
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| Source:[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Antigua and Barbuda Election 2014 | St. Mary's South". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- "Registration". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- "Antigua and Barbuda::Statistics Division/Redatam Webserver | Statistical Process and Dissemination Tool". redatam.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- "CalvinAir Orange Valley Heliport". www.google.com/maps. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- "Climate Data".
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