Back Kingstown Afrikaans ኪንግስታውን Amharic Kingstown AN كينغستاون Arabic كينجستاون ARZ Kingstown AST Kingstown AVK Kinqstaun Azerbaijani Kingstown BAN Кінгстаўн Byelorussian
Kingstown | |
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     Top:Aerial view of Kingstown; Middle: Carnegie Old Public Library, Fort Charlotte; Bottom: St. George's Cathedral, Botanic Gardens St. Vincent | |
| Nickname: City Of Arches[1] | |
  Kingstown Location in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Coordinates: 13°09′28″N 061°13′30″W / 13.15778°N 61.22500°W[2] | |
| Country | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Island | Saint Vincent |
| Parish | Saint George |
| Founded | 1722 |
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| Government | |
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| Population (2012)[3] | |
| • Total | 12,909 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Eastern Caribbean Time Zone (ECT)) |
| Area code | 784 |
| Climate | Af |
Kingstown (pronounced in English: [ˈkɪŋsˌtaʊn]) is the capital and largest city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The city has the main port and the biggest commercial center of the islands. In the 2005 census, it had a population of 25,148 inhabitants[citation needed], being the city founded in 1722 by the French. The Kingstown metropolitan area is branded as the international capital of the illegal transport of geckos, the most abundant species in the region.[citation needed]
- ^ "Exploring Kingstown". discoversvg.com. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Kingstown". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "2012 POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS PRELIMINARY REPORT" (PDF). Statistical Office Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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