List of cities in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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This is a list of cities and towns in Saint Kitts and Nevis
. For convenience the list is organized by parishes, which are the administrative units of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Note that the majority of these settlements (especially on Nevis) are small, and would usually be considered to be villages rather than towns.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
. For convenience the list is organized by parishes, which are the administrative units of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Note that the majority of these settlements (especially on Nevis) are small, and would usually be considered to be villages rather than towns.
Parishes
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Saint Thomas Lowland, Nevis | 2,035 | Cotton Ground Cotton Ground Cotton Ground is a town on the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Saint Thomas Lowland Parish.... |
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Saint John Figtree, Nevis | 2,922 | Figtree Figtree, Saint Kitts and Nevis Figtree is a town on the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Saint John Figtree Parish.... |
Bath, Saint Kitts and Nevis Bath is a small village on the island of Nevis, in Saint Kitts and Nevis. it is located on the west or Caribbean coast of the island, just south of Charlestown, near the southernmost end of Gallows Bay.... |
Saint George Gingerland, Nevis | 2,568 | Market Shop Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis Market Shop is a village on the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of the Saint George Gingerland Parish.... |
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Saint Paul Charlestown, Nevis | 1,820 | Charlestown Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis Charlestown is the capital of the island of Nevis, in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies. Charlestown is situated on the leeward side of the island of Nevis, near the southern end of Pinneys Beach.... |
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Saint James Windward, Nevis | 1,836 | Newcastle Newcastle, Saint Kitts and Nevis Newcastle is a village on the northern coast of the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Saint James Windward Parish. The village is just to the east of the Nevis airport, and in fact much of the village had to be moved over when the runway of the airport was extended a... |
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Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts | 13,220 | Basseterre Basseterre Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands... |
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Trinity Palmetto Point, Saint Kitts | 1,692 | Palmetto Point Palmetto Point Palmetto Point is a town on the island of Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Trinity Palmetto Point Parish.... |
Boyds, Saint Kitts and Nevis Boyds is a village on the island of Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the largest village in the Trinity Palmetto Point Parish, with 591 inhabitants, and is the 12th largest settlement in all of St. Kitts and Nevis.... |
Saint Thomas Middle Island,
Saint Kitts |
2,332 | Middle Island Middle Island, Saint Kitts and Nevis Middle Island is a town in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Saint Thomas Middle Island Parish and is located on the west coast of Saint Kitts island.... |
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Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint Kitts | 3,140 | Sandy Point Town Sandy Point Town Sandy Point is the second largest town of St. Kitts. It is situated on the north-west coast of St.Kitts and is the capital of Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish.... |
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Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Kitts | 2,460 | Saint Paul Capesterre Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Paul Capisterre is a town in the parish of Saint Paul Capisterre on the island of Saint Kitts, and the largest village in the Capisterre region. The village was a major source of labour for the Saint Kitts sugar industry, in which most of the villagers were formerly employed... |
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Saint John Capesterre, Saint Kitts | 3,181 | Dieppe Bay Town Dieppe Bay Town Dieppe Bay Town is a town in Saint John Capesterre Parish in the island of Saint Kitts, in the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Settled in 1538, it is the oldest town founded by Europeans in the whole of the Eastern Caribbean... and Saddlers Saddlers, Saint Kitts and Nevis Saddlers is a town in Saint John Capesterre Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the co-capital of the parish along with Dieppe Bay Town; originally the parish was partly ruled by France and partly by the United Kingdom. When Britain took full control of the island in 1713, both capitals remained.A... |
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Christ Church Nichola Town,
Saint Kitts |
2,059 | Nichola Town Nichola Town Nichola Town is a town in the northeast of the island of Saint Kitts, in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Christ Church Nichola Town Parish.... |
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Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Kitts | 3,374 | Cayon Cayon Cayon is a town on the northeast coast of Saint Kitts in the Caribbean. It is the capital of Saint Mary Cayon Parish. The 2010 estimated population was 805.Cayon is home to the campus of Windsor University School of Medicine.- References :... |
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Saint Peter Basseterre. Saint Kitts | 3,472 | Monkey Hill Monkey Hill Monkey Hill is a town in the southeast of the island of Saint Kitts, in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Saint Peter Basseterre Parish. The geographical feature for which the village was named, and beneath which it rests, Monkey Hill, despite its name is over 1000 ft. high and is thus in... |
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Cities and Towns
Name | Population | Feature |
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Basseterre Basseterre Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands... |
15,500 | Capital of Saint George Basseterre and of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population.... |
Cayon Cayon Cayon is a town on the northeast coast of Saint Kitts in the Caribbean. It is the capital of Saint Mary Cayon Parish. The 2010 estimated population was 805.Cayon is home to the campus of Windsor University School of Medicine.- References :... |
3,000 | Capital of Saint Mary Cayon |
Charlestown Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis Charlestown is the capital of the island of Nevis, in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies. Charlestown is situated on the leeward side of the island of Nevis, near the southern end of Pinneys Beach.... |
1,820 | Capital of Saint Paul Charlestown and of Nevis Nevis Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea, located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The 93 km² island is part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies... |
Dieppe Bay Town Dieppe Bay Town Dieppe Bay Town is a town in Saint John Capesterre Parish in the island of Saint Kitts, in the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Settled in 1538, it is the oldest town founded by Europeans in the whole of the Eastern Caribbean... |
450 | Capital of Saint John Capesterre and first town ever founded in the Caribbean Caribbean The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north... by France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Gingerland | 2,500 | Capital of Saint George Gingerland and largest town on Nevis Nevis Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea, located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The 93 km² island is part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies... |
Newcastle Newcastle, Saint Kitts and Nevis Newcastle is a village on the northern coast of the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Saint James Windward Parish. The village is just to the east of the Nevis airport, and in fact much of the village had to be moved over when the runway of the airport was extended a... |
400 | Location of Nevis' airport |
Old Road Town Old Road Town Old Road Town is a town in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is located on the west coast of Saint Kitts island, just to the south of Middle Island.It was settled on January 28, 1624 by Thomas Warner, his wife Rebecca, his son Edward and 14 others. The settlers were at first on good terms with the island's... |
1,600 | First town ever founded in the Caribbean Caribbean The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north... by Britain |
Sandy Point Town Sandy Point Town Sandy Point is the second largest town of St. Kitts. It is situated on the north-west coast of St.Kitts and is the capital of Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish.... |
3,000 | Capital of Saint Anne Sandy Point and second largest town in Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population.... |