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Philipsburg

Caribbean

Philipsburg is the capital of Sint Maarten, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on the southern coast of the island of Saint Martin between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond, with a population of 1,894 as of 2017. It holds the island's main deep-water port, which serves more than two million cruise passengers a year, and its tourism-driven economy is built around colonial-era architecture, markets and restaurants.

Facts
Population
1894 1
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Latitude
18.0237 degrees north 1
Longitude
63.0458 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 2
Partially Attested
Founding Year
1733 1
Source gives the founding as around 1733, an approximate date.
Sources
1. Philipsburg, Sint Maarten (Wikipedia)
  • Demographics and economy, population
    As of 2017, the town had 1,894 inhabitants.
  • Demographics and economy, year
    As of 2017, the town had 1,894 inhabitants.
  • Geography, founding sentence
    It was founded around 1733 by Scotsman John Philips (from Arbroath, Scotland) to centralize trade in the islands.
  • Top of article, coordinates latitude
    18.0237°N 63.0458°W
  • Top of article, coordinates longitude
    18.0237°N 63.0458°W
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia lead, confirms city and jurisdiction
  • On Continent: North America
    It is located on the southern coast of Saint Martin island, between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond.
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2. GeoNames: Philipsburg - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3513392
    18.026 -63.04582 P PPLC SX 1400 0 America/Lower_Princes
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 0 m
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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 18.25, -63.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.25, -63.25
18.25 -63.25 Aw
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Wikidata: Philipsburg
Wikidata Q30958, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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