George Town, on Grand Cayman, is the capital and largest city of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, and is named after King George III. It houses the territory's parliament, courts and government offices, and functions as an international financial center classified as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network as of 2020. About half the Cayman Islands' population lives in George Town, whose roughly 47,009 residents in 2025 came from more than 100 countries, with just under 38 percent holding Caymanian status.
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Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude19.296389 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
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1. George Town, Cayman Islands (Wikipedia)
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It was named after King George III. As of 2025, the city had a population of 47,009, making it the largest city (by population) of all the British Overseas Territories.
2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 19.2964,-81.3817
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"elevation": 9.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 19.25, -81.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 19.25, -81.25
19.25 -81.25 Aw
4. GeoNames: Rock Hole - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3580545, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.53 km)Quote, cities500 record 3580545, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.53 km)
19.29979 -81.37814 P PPLX KY 00 6763 4 America/Cayman
Wikidata: George Town, Cayman Islands
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- In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikidata, confirms city and jurisdiction
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