Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands

Adamstown Adamstaun (Pitkern)
View of Adamstown
Adamstown
Coordinates: 25°4′S 130°6′W / 25.067°S 130.100°W / -25.067; -130.100
Overseas territory	Pitcairn Islands
Sovereign State	United Kingdom
Island	Pitcairn
Government
• Type	No local government. Administered by government of the Pitcairn Islands
• Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands	Simon Young
Area [1]
• Total	4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
• Land	4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	47
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−08:00
Climate	Tropical rainforest climate (Af)

Adamstown is the capital of the Pitcairn Islands, and the only settlement on the Pitcairn Islands, the only British Overseas Territory that is located in the southern Pacific Ocean.

As of January 2020, Adamstown has a population of 47, which is the entire population of the Pitcairn Islands. All the other islands in the group are uninhabited. Adamstown is where most residents live, while they grow food in other areas of the island.^[2]

Adamstown is the third smallest capital in the world by population. It has access to television, satellite Internet, and a telephone; however, the main means of communication remains ham radio. The "Hill of Difficulty" connects the island's jetty to the town.