Lesser Antilles
Barbados
Saint James

Holetown

Holetown is a small city located in the Caribbean island nation of . Holetown is located in the parish of on the sheltered west coast of the island.
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  • Type: Town with 1,090 residents
  • Description: town in Saint James, Barbados
  • Also known as: “The Hole”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. James Church, Barbados and Fairmont Royal Pavilion.

Church
Photo: Haloglow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. James Parish Church, is located in Holetown, St. James, Barbados. It stands on one of the oldest parcels of consecrated land on the island, often known in Barbados as "God's acre".

Hotel
The is a beachfront hotel in St. James, is situated 29 km from the and 14 km from the capital city of , and a half mile from the nearest shopping centre in Holetown.

Hotel
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is a luxury five-star beachfront resort close to Holetown and on the island of . was opened in 1961 by Ronald Tree, a former British politician, as a luxury hotel and golf course on what had been a sugar plantation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Western Barbados and Cave Hill.

Photo: Earino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the area of that lies north of Bridgetown and comprises the parishes of Saint James, Saint Peter and Saint Lucy. This is the west-facing, most sheltered coast, so it's the best for family beach holidays, and has the highest concentration of hotels.

Suburb
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, St. Michael, is a suburban area situated in the parish of Saint Michael, Barbados. It is located about 4 km north-west of the capital city , along the west coast of Barbados. is situated 6 km south of Holetown.

Village
is a community on the borders of parishes and in . Historically it has always been referred to as in St. Thomas it is the top third of the village which is in St. Andrew, with the greater area in St. Thomas. is situated 6 km northeast of Holetown.

Holetown

Latitude
13.18562° or 13° 11′ 8″ north
Longitude
-59.63729° or 59° 38′ 14″ west
Population
1,090
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BB HLT
Open location code
785259P7+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 436400674
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3373790
Wiki­data ID
Q2290478
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Holetown” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Holetown”
  • Cebuano: “Holetown”
  • Chinese: “霍尔敦”
  • Chinese: “霍爾敦”
  • Dutch: “Holetown”
  • Esperanto: “Holetown”
  • Finnish: “Holetown”
  • French: “Holetown”
  • German: “Holetown”
  • Greek: “Χόουλταουν”
  • Hebrew: “הולטאון”
  • Italian: “Holetown”
  • Japanese: “ホールタウン”
  • Lithuanian: “Holtaunas”
  • Persian: “هولتاون”
  • Polish: “Holetown”
  • Portuguese: “Holetown”
  • Romanian: “Holetown”
  • Russian: “Холтаун”
  • Russian: “Хоултаун”
  • Spanish: “Holetown”
  • Swedish: “Holetown”
  • Urdu: “ہول ٹاؤن”
  • Wu Chinese: “霍尔敦”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jamestown Park and Sunset Crest.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) - Holetown and Holetown Public Centre.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Holetown”. Photo: CaribDigita, Public domain.