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Kingstown is the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, located on the island of Saint Vincent. The city has the main port and the biggest commercial center of the islands.

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Introduction

Capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines For other uses, see Kingstown (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Kingston, Jamaica. Capital city in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstownCapital city Top: Aerial view of Kingstown; Middle: Carnegie Old Public Library, Fort Charlotte; Bottom: St. George's Cathedral, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Botanic GardensNickname: City Of ArchesKingstownMap of KingstownShow map of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstownKingstown (North America)Show map of North AmericaCoordinates: 13°09′28″N 61°13′30″W / 13.15778°N 61.22500°W / 13.15778; -61.22500CountrySaint Vincent and the GrenadinesIslandSaint VincentParishSaint GeorgeFounded1722ConstituenciesEast KingstownCentral KingstownWest KingstownGovernment • MPsFitzgerald BrambleSt Clair LeacockDaniel CummingsElevation112 ft (34 m)Population (2012) • Total12,909Time zoneUTC-04:00 (AST)Area code784ClimateAw Kingstown /ˈkɪŋsˌtaʊn/ is the capital and largest city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The city, located on the main island of Saint Vincent, has the main port and the biggest commercial center of the islands. With a population of 12,909 (2012), Kingstown is the most populous settlement in the country. It is the island's agricultural industry centre and a port of entry for tourists. The city lies within the parish of Saint George in the south-west corner of Saint Vincent.

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[edit] People of Kingstown, ca. 1902 The modern capital, Kingstown, was founded by French settlers shortly after 1722, although Saint Vincent was under British rule for 196 years before its independence. 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, c. 1793. During the Second Carib War the fort at Dorsetshire Hill, just outside the city, was taken by rebels on 12 March 1795. In 1841, three militia men fired their guns into the air to celebrate the end of their duty. They were arrested for riotous behaviour, but a crowd of people protested their arrest. A riot involving 200 to 300 people broke out after a police officer knocked down a woman and this resulted in the destruction of the police station. 30 people were convicted for participating in the riot. Multiple riots broke out under Governor Edward John Eyre. Plans for water supply were conceived in 1866, after a large fire destroyed large sections of the town, but this was not completed until 1871. Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves announced in 2025 that the government was going to rename areas of the country as part of a decolonization project. Kingstown was included among the areas to be renamed.

Demographics

[edit] There were around 3,000 people in Kingstown in 1825, and this rose to 4,769 by 1844, and 5,101 by 1861, despite cholera and small pox epidemics in the 1850s. In 1861, people under 30 accounted for 67% of the population and those under 20 accounted for 47%. Over 60% of the population was female. The population of Kingstown fell from 17,117 in 1970, to 16,998 in 1980, and to 15,670 in 1991. From 1980 to 1991, Kingstown saw a 7.81% decline in its population while its suburbs expanded by 25.56%. 43.90% of the population lived in Kingstown, its suburbs, and Calliaqua in 1991.

Geography

[edit] Topography[edit] The town is surrounded by steep hills. Climate[edit] Climate data for Kingstown（temperature, precipitation, humidity 1991～2021/sunshine hours 1999～2019） Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.7(78.3) 25.7(78.3) 26.1(79.0) 26.7(80.1) 27.3(81.1) 27.3(81.1) 27.2(81.0) 27.4(81.3) 27.7(81.9) 27.4(81.3) 26.9(80.4) 26.3(79.3) 26.8(80.3) Daily mean °C (°F) 24.8(76.6) 24.7(76.5) 25.0(77.0) 25.6(78.1) 26.2(79.2) 26.2(79.2) 26.1(79.0) 26.4(79.5) 26.7(80.1) 26.5(79.7) 26.0(78.8) 25.5(77.9) 25.8(78.5) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.9(75.0) 23.7(74.7) 24.0(75.2) 24.6(76.3) 25.2(77.4) 25.3(77.5) 25.1(77.2) 25.3(77.5) 25.6(78.1) 25.4(77.7) 25.0(77.0) 24.6(76.3) 24.8(76.7) Average rainfall mm (inches) 49(1.9) 32(1.3) 34(1.3) 45(1.8) 62(2.4) 105(4.1) 132(5.2) 155(6.1) 152(6.0) 162(6.4) 147(5.8) 67(2.6) 1,142(44.9) Average rainy days 11 9 8 8 11 14 17 18 15 17 16 12 156 Average relative humidity (%) 76 74 74 76 77 78 80 81 80 80 80 77 78 Mean daily sunshine hours 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.7 9.0 Source: "Climate Data". Retrieved 22 January 2024.

Works cited

[edit] Books[edit] Murphy, Tessa (2021). The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812299977. Journals[edit] Boa, Sheena (2002). ""Setting the Law in Defiance": Urban Protests and Lieutenent-Governor Edward John Eyre in Post-Emancipation St. Vincent, 1838-1861". Caribbean Studies. 30 (2). University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus: 130–169. doi:10.2307/25613374. JSTOR 25613374. Potter, Robert (1992). "Migrations et frontière: le cas de Saint-Martin". Geography. 77 (4). Taylor & Francis: 374–376. doi:10.2307/40572260. JSTOR 40572260. News[edit] "SVG to phase out Colonial-era names of places". St. Vincent Times. 27 May 2025. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025.