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St. George's

Caribbean

St. George's is the capital and largest city of Grenada. The city is surrounded by the hillside of an old volcanic crater and located on a horseshoe-shaped harbour. It is a popular Caribbean tourist destination, and was first settled in 1650. It had a population of 33,734 as of the 2012 census. 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
33,734 1
2012 census figure, from St. George's own Wikipedia infobox. Area was not given in the infobox.
Founding Year
1650 1
St. George's own Wikipedia infobox gives First Settled 1650.
Population Estimate Year
2012 1
Elevation (m)
79 1
Latitude
12.0525 degrees north 1
Longitude
61.75306 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Grenada, Countries

St. George's is the capital of Grenada.

Source St. George's, Grenada (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Grenada, Countries
Source St. George's, Grenada (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. St. George's, Grenada (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2012) Total 33,734
  • Infobox: elevation_ft
    258
  • Infobox, coordinates
    12 3 9 N 61 45 11 W
  • Article text
    George's was founded by the French in 1650 when "La Grenade" (Grenada) was colonised by Jacques Dyel du Parquet, the governor of Martinique.
  • Introduction
    St. George's is the capital and largest city of Grenada.
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 12.0525,-61.7531
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 17.0
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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 12.25, -61.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, -61.75
12.25 -61.75 Aw
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4. GeoNames: Saint George's - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3579925
Quote, cities500 record 3579925
12.05288 -61.75226 P PPLC GD 03 7500 6 26 America/Grenada
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Wikidata: St. George's
Wikidata Q41547, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
St. George's (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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