Bridgetown
capital of Barbados
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Summary
Bridgetown is a city[1]. Bridgetown ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,112 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saint Michael[4]
- Country: Barbados[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caribbean Sea[6], Constitution River[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Named after: Tobias Bridge[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Wilmington[10], Bridgetown[11], London Borough of Hackney[12]
- Commons category: Bridgetown[13]
- Has part(s): Garrison Historic Area[14]
- Inception: 1628[15]
- Official website: http://www.barbados.org/btown.htm[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bridgetown[17]
- Commons gallery: Bridgetown[18]
- Population: 110,000[19], 98,725[20], 98,511[21]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23]
- Capital of: Barbados[24], British Windward Islands[25]
- Official name: Bridgetown[26]
- Category for people born here: Q15972649[27]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bridgetown[28]
- Demonym: Bridgetonien[29], Bridgetonienne[30]
- Native label: Bridgetown[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bridgetown[32]
- Different from: Bridgetown[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 1 m[34]
- Area: 38,849,821 m²[35]
Why It Matters
Bridgetown has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Bridgetown is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]