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Bridgetown

Caribbean

Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of Barbados, located within the parish of Saint Michael. The Greater Bridgetown area had a metropolitan population of about 110,000 as of 2014. It serves as a major West Indies tourist destination and an important financial, informatics and cruise-ship port in the Caribbean. It was established in 1628. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
110,000 1
2014 estimate (Greater Bridgetown metropolitan area), from Bridgetown's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
39 1
Founding Year
1628 1
1628 is the date Bridgetown's own Wikipedia infobox gives under Established.
Population Estimate Year
2014 1
Elevation (m)
1 1
Latitude
13.09694 degrees north 1
Longitude
59.61306 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Barbados, Countries

Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados.

Source Bridgetown (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Barbados, Countries
Source Bridgetown (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Sources
1. Bridgetown (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    As of 2014, its metropolitan population stands at roughly 110,000.
  • Infobox, area
    Total 15 sq mi (39 km2)
  • Infobox, elevation
    3.3 ft (1 m)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    13 05 49 N 59 36 47 W
  • Article text
    The present-day location of the city was established by English settlers in 1628; a previous settlement under the authority of Sir William Courten was at St.
  • Lead section
    Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael.
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Bridgetown
Wikidata Q36168, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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