4-427: Pembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda . It is named after English aristocrat William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580–1630). It occupies most of the short peninsula which juts from the central north coast of Bermuda's main island, and surrounds the city of Hamilton on three sides (the fourth being taken up by the shore of Hamilton Harbour ). As such, its shape bears some passing resemblance to
8-759: The county of Pembrokeshire in Wales . The peninsula juts into the eastern side of the Great Sound , the large expanse of water which dominates the geography of western Bermuda. In the east, Pembroke meets Devonshire Parish . As with most of Bermuda's parishes, it covers just over 2.3 square miles (about 6.0 km or 1500 acres). It had a population of 11,160 in 2016. Natural features in Pembroke include Spanish Point , and Point Shares, as well as numerous small islands off Point Shares. Other notable features of Pembroke include Fort Hamilton and Government House . Pembroke Marsh East
12-409: The nine parishes with the exception of St. George's covers the same land area of 597 hectares . The Parishes are not administrative divisions , and have no relationship with Bermuda's electoral districts . Note on pronunciation: Whereas the town of St George's is surrounded by St George's Parish, Hamilton Parish and the city of Hamilton are not close to each other geographically. Saint George's,
16-432: Was designated a Ramsar site on 11 May 1999. 32°17′50″N 64°46′50″W / 32.29722°N 64.78056°W / 32.29722; -64.78056 Administrative divisions of Bermuda The land area of Bermuda is divided into nine parishes . There are also two defined municipalities , located in the boundaries of two of the parishes. Bermuda has nine "Parishes", originally called "Tribes". Each of
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