Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda)

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City of Saint John's
St. John's
St. John's (Antigua and Barbuda)
St. John's
St. John's
Coordinates 17 ° 7 ′  N , 61 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 17 ° 7 ′  N , 61 ° 51 ′  W
Basic data
Country Antigua and Barbuda
island Antigua

Parish

St. John
Enumeration Districts 1 St. John's City (10100–19500, 94)
ISO 3166-2 AG-04
Residents 21,926 (2013)
founding 1632
Culture
Twin cities CameroonCameroon Limbe
St. John's with cathedral and shops at the cruise center
St. John's with cathedral and shops at the cruise center

Saint John's , officially City of Saint John's or St. John's City , is the capital of the island state of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean . It is located in the northwest of the island of Antigua on a bay and has 21,926 inhabitants (2013).

history

This largest city in the island state was laid out in 1632 by English colonists from St. Kitts and Nevis . The settlement has since been the administrative center of Antigua and its neighboring island of Barbuda. From 1663 colonists from England started arriving in Saint John's. In the 18th century the city was the headquarters for the part of the Royal Fleet stationed in the Antilles. In 1981, Saint John's became the capital of the newly formed independent state of Antigua and Barbuda.

The Anglican diocese of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba of the Church in the Province of the West Indies , which includes all the islands between Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe, has had its seat in the city since the 19th century . Since 1971, Saint John's has also been the headquarters of the Roman Catholic diocese of Saint John's-Basseterre .

Cityscape

Downtown St. John's

The old core city was connected to the east of the harbor and extended in the 18th century, planned in a rectangle, within the boundaries of today's Dickenson Bay Street - Stapleton Lane / Independance Avenue - South Street . From there, St. John's grew into a star shape, and today, with its suburbs, occupies the entire north-west of the island. The old city limits are particularly noticeable inland from the old town around Victoria Park .

Dominating the cityscape is the Anglican St. John's Cathedral , main church of St. John's Parish in the city and episcopal church of the Anglican diocese.

economy

The place is the commercial center of the state as well as the main port of the island of Antigua . The city is an export center for sugar, rum and cotton, as well as for the manufacture of handicrafts, fiber products, pottery and textiles. An important company in the city was the software house SlySoft . Tourism is of great economic importance as in the entire state.

Climate table

Saint John's
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Saint John's
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 28.5 28.8 29.2 29.9 30.2 31.2 31.1 31.4 31.3 31.1 30.2 29.1 O 30.2
Min. Temperature (° C) 21.4 21.5 21.7 22.7 23.7 24.5 24.3 24.4 24.1 23.8 22.9 22.1 O 23.1
Precipitation ( mm ) 81 53 53 81 104 99 117 125 155 147 150 99 Σ 1,264
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 6.9 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.6 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.8 O 7.1
Rainy days ( d ) 15th 12 11 10 11 12 15th 15th 15th 16 14th 16 Σ 162
Water temperature (° C) 26th 25th 26th 26th 27 27 28 28 28 28 27 27 O 26.9
Humidity ( % ) 77 72 70 73 73 76 77 77 79 81 84 80 O 76.6
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Source: wetterkontor.de

Attractions

  • Saint John's Cathedral: The white baroque building, built in 1845, dominates the soft image of Saint John's. The Anglican Cathedral had two previous buildings, but they were destroyed by earthquakes in 1683 and 1745 .
  • Court Palace (1747)
  • Remains of Fort James (1703)

Sports

The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium has a capacity of approximately 10,000 spectators. Mainly cricket games are played there; the stadium is also the home of the local football club Antigua Barracuda FC .

Town twinning

Sister city of Saint John's is Limbe in Cameroon .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Saint John’s  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Saint John’s  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations