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Bridgetown
Saint Michael, Barbados · North America
About Bridgetown
Bridgetown is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hastings, 15km from Bathsheba, Barbados.
Bridgetown is in Saint Michael, Barbados, with about 99,000 people. The nearest town is Hastings, about 4 km away.
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". As of 2014, itsRead more
metropolitan population stands at roughly 110,000.
The Bridgetown port, found along Carlisle Bay (at 13.106°N 59.632°W / 13.106; -59.632 (Bridgetown port)) lies on the southwestern coast of the island. Parts of the Greater Bridgetown area (as roughly defined by the Ring Road Bypass or more commonly known as the ABC Highway), sit close to the borders of the neighbouring parishes of Christ Church and St. James. The Grantley Adams International Airport, the only airport on the island, is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Bridgetown city centre. It has daily flights to major cities in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and the Caribbean. There is no longer a local municipal government, but it is a constituency of the national Parliament. During the short-lived 1950s-1960s Federation of the British West Indian Territories, Bridgetown was one of three capital cities within the region being considered to be the Federal capital of the region.
The present-day location of the city was established by English settlers in 1628; a previous settlement under the authority of Sir William Courten was at St. James Town. Bridgetown is a major West Indies tourist destination, and the city acts as an important financial, informatics, convention centre, and cruise ship port of call in the Caribbean region. On 25 June 2011, "Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison" was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Within an hour or so of Bridgetown: Bathsheba, Barbados (15 km).
Where is Bridgetown?
Bridgetown is in Saint Michael, Barbados, about 4 km from Hastings.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 98,511
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Barbados
- Region
- Saint Michael
- Timezone
- America/Barbados
- Coordinates
- 13.1073, -59.6202
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