All Saints (Antigua)

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All saints
All Saints (Antigua and Barbuda)
All saints
All saints
Coordinates 17 ° 3 ′  N , 61 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 17 ° 3 ′  N , 61 ° 47 ′  W
Basic data
Country Antigua and Barbuda
Residents 5125 (2012)

All Saints is the second largest city ​​in the island state of Antigua and Barbuda with more than 5,000 inhabitants .

geography

location

It is located on the main island of Antigua and is only eight kilometers from the capital Saint John’s .

history

In 1674 the first large-scale sugar cane plantation on Antigua was built in the city . Since this played a huge role in the country's history, the government converted it into an open-air museum .