Cades Bay
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Cades Bay | |
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Locality | |
 Cades Bay in 2023 | |
  Cades Bay | |
| Coordinates: 17°01′36.95″N 61°51′46.35″W / 17.0269306°N 61.8628750°W | |
| Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Parish | Saint Mary |
Cades Bay (/keɪdz/)[1] is a locality in Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda between Urlings and Old Road.[2] Off the coast of the locality is Cades Reef (17°00′26.4″N 61°52′39.4″W / 17.007333°N 61.877611°W) that is popular with snorkelers and important to the local economy.[3] Most of the land in Cades Bay is used for crop farming, with some wetlands, mangroves, and forests also present.[4][5] Cades Bay is located in the volcanic suite of Antigua[6] and the Pineapple Belt, the only place where the Antigua black pineapple can be grown.[7] A notable location in the community is the Cades Bay Agricultural Station (17°01′35.02″N 61°51′45.21″W / 17.0263944°N 61.8625583°W), which is located on Old Road and produces tens of thousands of Antigua black pineapples a year.[8] The locality is on the shores of the Cades Bay Marine Reserve which includes the reef and much of ocean in Antigua's southwest.[9] The area is prone to flooding and storm surges.[10] The Piango Fest (derived from "pineapple-mango") is held in the locality every year.[11]
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