Cockburn Town

Cockburn Town
Cockburn Town
Capital
	Top: Aerial view of Cockburn Town; Middle:Downtown Cockburn Town, St. Mary's Cathedral; Downtown Turks & Caicos Island National Museum, Cockburn Town coastline
	Turks and Caicos Islands position in the North Atlantic Ocean
	Map showing Cockburn Town's position with Turks and Caicos
	Coordinates: 21°27′32″N 71°08′20″W / 21.459°N 71.139°W
Country	United Kingdom
Overseas territory	Turks and Caicos Islands
District	Grand Turk
Founded	1681
Area
• Town	6.71 sq mi (17.39 km2)
Population
• Town	3,700
Climate	BSh

Cockburn Town (/ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn)^[1]^[2] is the capital^[3] of the Turks and Caicos Islands, spreading across most of Grand Turk Island. It was founded in 1681 by salt collectors.

^ Turks & Caicos travel information, caribbean.com, archived from the original on 2011-03-09, retrieved 2008-11-02
^ Grand Turk Island, Turks & Caicos, Professional Travel Guide, retrieved 2008-11-02^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Our Islands". Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2022.