Kingstown Explained

Kingstown
Nickname:City Of Arches[1]
Settlement Type:Capital city
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:13.1578°N -61.225°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Subdivision Type1:Island
Subdivision Name1:Saint Vincent
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Saint George
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1722
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:12,909
Timezone1:Eastern Caribbean Time Zone (ECT)
Utc Offset1:-4
Area Code:784
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Af
Parts Type:Constituencies
Leader Title:MPs

Kingstown 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, 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.

History

The modern capital, Kingstown, was founded by French settlers shortly after 1722, although Saint Vincent was under British rule for 196 years before its independence.[4]

The botanical garden, conceived in 1765, is one of the oldest in the Western hemisphere. William Bligh, made famous from the Mutiny on the Bounty, brought seed of the breadfruit tree here for planting, .[5]

Geography

Topography

The town is surrounded by steep hills.[6]

Climate

Education

Secondary education is provided by the Thomas Saunders Secondary School at Richmond Hill.

Transportation

The city is served by Argyle International Airport, which has commercial passenger services to the United States, Canada and to the United Kingdom.

Sights

Located on the northern outskirts of Kingstown are the Botanical Gardens. Kingstown is overlooked by Fort Charlotte on the north side of town. It is located 190m (620feet) above sea level.[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exploring Kingstown. discoversvg.com. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority. 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028030816/http://discoversvg.com/index.php/es/stvincent/around-st-vincent/kingstown. 28 October 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Kingstown . Wikimapia . 2 March 2013.
  3. Web site: 2012 POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS PRELIMINARY REPORT. Statistical Office Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 19 May 2021. 18 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418075700/http://stats.gov.vc/stats/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Population-and-Housing-Census-Preliminary-Report-2012.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: History in Kingstown (St Vincent). Exploring Tourism. 29 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171029174005/http://www.exploringtourism.com/tourism-in-kingstown/. 29 October 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Bioversity International: The breadfruit mutiny. www.bioversityinternational.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20090405005706/http://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=531&tx_ttnews%5BbackPID%5D=%7Bpage%3Auid%7D&no_cache=1 . 5 April 2009.
  6. Web site: Kingstown. Lonely Planet. 12 February 2016.
  7. Web site: Attractions:Kingstown. Frommer's. 29 October 2013.