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Kingstown
Town and Capital
Kingstown, Saint Vincent
Kingstown, Saint Vincent
Nickname: 
"City Of Arches"[1]
CountrySaint Vincent and the Grenadines
IslandSaint Vincent
ParishSaint George
Founded1722
Population
 (2010)
 • Total16,500[2]
Time zoneUTC-4 (Eastern Caribbean Time Zone (ECT))
Area code784

Kingstown is the capital, chief port, and main commercial centre of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 16,500 (2010), Kingstown is the most populous settlement in the country. It is the centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists. The city lies within the parish of Saint George in the south-west corner of Saint Vincent. [citation needed]

History

People of Kingstown, ca. 1902

The modern capital, Kingstown, was originally founded by French settlers shortly after 1722, although Saint Vincent had 196 years of British rule before her independence. [citation needed]

The botanical garden, conceived in 1765, is one of the oldest in the Western hemisphere. William Bligh, made famous from the Mutiny on the Bounty, brought seed of the Breadfruit tree here for planting, ca 1793.[4]

Geography

The town is surrounded by steep hills.[5]

Sights

  • Botanic Gardens St. Vincent: Located on the northern outskirts of Kingstown are the Botanical Gardens. Kingstown is overlooked by Fort Charlotte, on the north side of town. It is located 190 m above sea level.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://discoversvg.com/index.php/en/stvincent/around-st-vincent/kingstown
  2. ^ "St Vincent and the Grenadines". The Commonwealth. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Kingstown". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=531&tx_ttnews%5BbackPID%5D=%7Bpage:uid%7D&no_cache=1 Template:Wayback
  5. ^ "Introducing Kingstown". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Attractions:Kingstown". Frommer's. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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