Back Philipsburg Afrikaans Philipsburg AN فيليبسبورغ (سينت مارتن) Arabic فيليبسبورج (بلده فى سينت مارتن) ARZ Philipsburg AST Filipsburq (Sint-Marten) Azerbaijani Філіпсбург (Сінт-Мартэн) Byelorussian Филипсбург (Синт Мартен) Bulgarian Philipsburg (Sint Maarten) BS Philipsburg (Sint Maarten) Catalan
Philipsburg | |
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 View of Great Bay towards Philipsburg | |
| Nickname: Town | |
  Philipsburg Location in Sint Maarten | |
| Coordinates: 18°01′25″N 63°02′45″W / 18.0237°N 63.0458°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Country |  Sint Maarten |
| Island | Saint Martin |
| Columbus landed | 11 November 1493 |
| Established | 1763 (by John Philips) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,894 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Climate | Aw |
Philipsburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfilɪbzˌbʏr(ə)x]) is the main town and capital of Sint Maarten, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The town is on a narrow stretch of land between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond. It functions as the commercial center of Saint Martin island, whereof Sint Maarten encompasses the southern half. As of 2017[update], it has 1,894 inhabitants.[1]
- ^ "Statistical Yearbook 2017" (PDF). Department of Statistics Sint Maarten. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
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