Saint David is one of Dominica's ten administrative parishes, located on the eastern side of the island. It is bordered by St. Andrew to the north; St. Joseph, St. Paul and St. George to the west; and St. Patrick to the south. With that, it's bordered by five other parishes, more than any other one in Dominica. It has an area of 131.6 km<sup>2</sup> (50.8 mi<sup>2</sup>), and has a population of 6,789.
Its largest settlement is Castle Bruce, with a population of 1,653. It includes the Indigenous community of the Kalinago Territory (formerly the Carib Territory) which has a population of about 3000 spread across 7 hamlets. Other villages include:
The northern area of the parish is also home to the island's Kalinago Territory, in and around which 3,000 pure, indigenous Kalinago live.