There are seven capital cities in Antigua and Barbuda. One of these, St. John's, serves as the national seat of government. Each of the parish capitals contains the parish church, while the capital of Barbuda contains the administrative offices of the Barbuda Council. Most capitals have the town status, however, Codrington is a village, Fitches Creek is an estate, and St. John's is the sole city in the country.
Parish/dependency | Capital | Population (2011) | Percentage of parish/dependency population living in capital [1] | Foreign born population (%) | Capital status | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saint John | St. John's | 21,643 [2] | 41.8%
|
37.34%
|
City [3] |
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Saint George | Fitches Creek | 532 [4] | 6.6%
|
34.59%
|
Estate [5] [6] | |
Saint Peter | Parham | 1,307 [7] | 24.5%
|
21.93%
|
Town [8] |
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Saint Philip | St. Philip's | 131 [9] | 3.9%
|
20.72%
|
Town [10] |
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Saint Paul | Falmouth | 240 [11] | 2.95%
|
23.89%
|
Town [8] |
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Saint Mary | Old Road | 1,251 [12] | 17.04%
|
9.96%
|
Town [8] |
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Barbuda | Codrington | 796 [13] | 48.7%
|
11.65%
|
Village [14] |
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There are seven capital cities in Antigua and Barbuda. One of these, St. John's, serves as the national seat of government. Each of the parish capitals contains the parish church, while the capital of Barbuda contains the administrative offices of the Barbuda Council. Most capitals have the town status, however, Codrington is a village, Fitches Creek is an estate, and St. John's is the sole city in the country.
Parish/dependency | Capital | Population (2011) | Percentage of parish/dependency population living in capital [1] | Foreign born population (%) | Capital status | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saint John | St. John's | 21,643 [2] | 41.8%
|
37.34%
|
City [3] |
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Saint George | Fitches Creek | 532 [4] | 6.6%
|
34.59%
|
Estate [5] [6] | |
Saint Peter | Parham | 1,307 [7] | 24.5%
|
21.93%
|
Town [8] |
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Saint Philip | St. Philip's | 131 [9] | 3.9%
|
20.72%
|
Town [10] |
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Saint Paul | Falmouth | 240 [11] | 2.95%
|
23.89%
|
Town [8] |
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Saint Mary | Old Road | 1,251 [12] | 17.04%
|
9.96%
|
Town [8] |
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Barbuda | Codrington | 796 [13] | 48.7%
|
11.65%
|
Village [14] |
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