Saint George's

 

or Saint George, town (1991 pop. 4,439), capital of Grenada, in the West Indies. A port town on a deep and beautiful harbor, it is the administrative headquarters of the country and a growing tourist center. Chief exports are cacao, nutmeg, and mace. St. George's was the capital of the former British colony of the Windward Islands.

For other uses, see St. George's (disambiguation).

St. George's, population 7,500 (1999), with an agglomeration of 33,000 people is the capital of Grenada, Caribbean Sea. Following the withdrawal of Bridgetown, Barbados in the mid 1880's St. George's, went on to become the replacement capital of the former British colony of the Windward Islands. The city is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is on a hoseshoe-shaped harbour. The city is home of St. George’s University School of Medicine. The main exports are cacao, nutmeg, and mace.

In 2004 St. George's and the rest of Grenada were severely battered by Hurricane Ivan. The hurricane left significant destruction across the island and crippled much of the island's infrastructure. It was estimated that some 90% of the islands homes had sustained damage and the nutmeg trees which are key to Grenada's economy were devastated. A year later with the help of International donors in (Canada, the United States, and the European Union) Grenada had experienced a significant turn around in rebuilding efforts. By 2007 Grenada had as planned participated in the hosting of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Hospitals

• General Hospital
• Mount Gay Hospital
• Old Trafford Medical Center
• St Augustine's Medical Services
• St. George’s University School of Medicine
• Marryshows' Hospital & Health Clinic
• Salus Clinic

Main sites

• Roman Catholic Cathedral built in 1818.
• Wharf Road
• Fort George built by the French in 1705.
• St. Georges fresh produce marketplace
• World famous Grande Anse beach, shopping centers, hotels
• Pointe Salines (Point Saline) Airport
• Grenada National Museum
• Parliament Building, also known as York House, houses the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Supreme Court.
• Governor General Residence, Government Offices
• Fort Frederick Fort Complex

History

St. George's was built by the French in 1650. This is made apparent by the many red roofed houses in the city.

External links

• Images of St. George's

Capitals of North America

Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe – Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – Belmopan, Belize – Bridgetown, Barbados – Castries, Saint Lucia – Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands – Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos – Fort-de-France, Martinique – George Town, Cayman Islands – Guatemala City, Guatemala – Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy – Hamilton, Bermuda – Havana, Cuba – Kingston, Jamaica – Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Managua, Nicaragua – Marigot, Saint-Martin – Mexico City, D.F., Mexico – Nassau, Bahamas – Nuuk, Greenland – Oranjestad, Aruba – Ottawa, Canada – Panama City, Panama – Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – Plymouth, Montserrat – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Road Town, British Virgin Islands – Roseau, Dominica – Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon – San José, Costa Rica – San Juan, Puerto Rico – San Salvador, El Salvador – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – St. George's, Grenada – St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda – Tegucigalpa, Honduras – The Valley, Anguilla – Washington, D.C., United States of America – Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles

Coordinates: 12°3′N, 61°45′W

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