Adamstown is the capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the southern Pacific Ocean, and its roughly 35 residents as of 2023 make up the entire population of the archipelago, since every other island in the group is uninhabited. It was named after John Adams, the last surviving mutineer from HMS Bounty, whose British crew and Tahitian companions resettled the island in 1790; the town connects to its jetty by a path known as the Hill of Difficulty. It is counted among the smallest national capitals in the world by population.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) FAQs
Is Adamstown where the Pitcairn Islands are actually governed from?
Adamstown is the capital, but the Governor is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Adamstown is the capital of the Pitcairn Islands, but a cited committee document on geographic names says Auckland, New Zealand, is the administrative centre of the islands. The reason it gives is that the Governor of Pitcairn, who is the British High Commissioner to New Zealand, is based in Auckland. The same document still describes Adamstown as the capital of the territory.
Sources
1. Adamstown (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: Population (2023)
Total 35
Infobox: Area
Total 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Infobox: Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Article text: settled by mutineers
Pitcairn was settled again in 1790 by a group of British mutineers
Infobox: Coordinates
25.067°S 130.100°W
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Adamstown
- Wikidata Q48273, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
- Wikidata Q48273 P571
View the SourceUnited Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Country list, Polynesia (Oceania)Quote, In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Country list, Polynesia (Oceania)
Pitcairn 612 PCN
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