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George Town

George Town

George Town is the capital and largest city in the , located on . It was named after King George III. As of 2022, the city had a population of 40,957, making it the largest city of all the British Overseas Territories.
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  • Type: City with 28,100 residents
  • Description: capital and largest city of the Cayman Islands
  • Also known as: “George Town, Cayman Islands” and “Georgetown”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cayman Islands National Museum and T.E. McField Sports Centre.

Museum
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The is a in the . The museum is housed in the former Old Courts Building on Harbor Drive in George Town, Grand Cayman.

Pitch
The is a multi-use sports stadium in George Town, . In 2011 and 2012, the stadium hosted a group in the CFU Club Championship.

Photo: Legis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a building located in George Town, Cayman Islands. Located at 121 South Church Street, the building is occupied by the law firm Maples and Calder and is the registered office address for 40,000 entities, including many major investment funds, international joint ventures and capital market issuers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Bay and Savannah.

Town
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is a district located on the west side of the British Overseas Territory of the in the . The population is 15,335. is a residential area located north of Grand Cayman's tourist-popular . is situated 5 miles north of George Town.

Village
is a town in the district of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands. With its close proximity to the territory's capital city, George Town, and housing being cheaper than in the capital, many opted to reside there. is situated 6 miles east of George Town.

Suburb
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is an area within the district of , Grand Cayman. Its name comes from a group of short, black, limestone formations located in the area. Its eerie and rather sinister look is what gave it its infamous name. is situated 6 miles north of George Town.

George Town

Latitude
19.29536° or 19° 17′ 43″ north
Longitude
-81.38078° or 81° 22′ 51″ west
Population
28,100
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
IATA airport code
GCM
United Nations Location Code
KY GEC
Open location code
76FW7JW9+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 776951938
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
3580661
Wiki­data ID
Q172996
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“George Town” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “George Town, Cayman eilande”
  • Afrikaans: “George Town, Kaaimanseilande”
  • Afrikaans: “George Town”
  • Afrikaans: “Georgetown”
  • Arabic: “جورج تاون، جزر كايمان”
  • Arabic: “جورج تاون”
  • Aragonese: “George Town (Islas Caimán)”
  • Aragonese: “George Town”
  • Armenian: “Ջորջթաուն (Կայմանյան կղզիներ)”
  • Armenian: “Ջորջթաուն”
  • Asturian: “George Town”
  • Azerbaijani: “Corctaun”
  • Balinese: “George Town, Kapuloan Cayman”
  • Basque: “George Town”
  • Belarusian: “Джордж Таўн”
  • Belarusian: “Джорджтаўн, Кайманавы астравы”
  • Belarusian: “Джорджтаўн”
  • Bengali: “জর্জ টাউন”
  • Bosnian: “George Town, Kajmanska ostrva”
  • Bosnian: “George Town”
  • Breton: “George Town”
  • Bulgarian: “Джордж Таун”
  • Bulgarian: “Джорджтаун”
  • Catalan: “George Town”
  • Cebuano: “George Town”
  • Chinese: “George Town”
  • Chinese: “乔治敦”
  • Chinese: “佐治城”
  • Chinese: “喬治敦”
  • Croatian: “George Town”
  • Czech: “George Town”
  • Danish: “George Town”
  • Dutch: “George Town”
  • Dutch: “Georgetown”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جورج تاون, جزر كايمان”
  • Esperanto: “Georg-Taŭno”
  • Esperanto: “Georgurbo”
  • Esperanto: “Georĝurbo”
  • Esperanto: “Ĝorĝtaŭno”
  • Estonian: “George Town”
  • Finnish: “George Town”
  • French: “George Town, Cayman Islands”
  • French: “George Town”
  • Galician: “George Town, Caimán”
  • Georgian: “ჯორჯტაუნი”
  • German: “George Town”
  • Greek: “George Town”
  • Greek: “Τζορτζ Τάουν, Τζόρτζταουν”
  • Greek: “Τζορτζτάουν”
  • Greek: “Τζωρτζ Τάουν”
  • Greek: “Τζωρτζτάουν”
  • Gujarati: “જ્યોર્જ ટાઉન”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ורג‘ טאון”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ורג’ טאון”
  • Hebrew: “גורג טאון”
  • Hindi: “जॉर्ज टाउन”
  • Hungarian: “George Town”
  • Icelandic: “George Town”
  • Ido: “George Town”
  • Ido: “Georgetown”
  • Indonesian: “George Town, Kepulauan Cayman”
  • Indonesian: “George Town”
  • Irish: “George Town”
  • Italian: “George Town”
  • Japanese: “ジョージタウン”
  • Kannada: “ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಟೌನ್”
  • Kazakh: “Джорджтаун (Кайман аралдары)”
  • Kazakh: “Джорджтаун”
  • Korean: “조지타운”
  • Kurdish: “Corc Tawn”
  • Latvian: “Džordžtauna”
  • Ligurian: “George Town, Isoe Cayman”
  • Lithuanian: “Džordžtaunas”
  • Macedonian: “Џорџ Таун”
  • Malay: “George Town, Kepulauan Cayman”
  • Malay: “George Town”
  • Marathi: “जॉर्जटाउन, केमन द्वीपसमूह”
  • Marathi: “जॉर्जटाउन”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “George Town”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “George Town”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “George Town i Caymanøyane”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “George Town på Caymanøyane”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “George Town”
  • Norwegian: “George Town”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “George Town”
  • Ossetian: “Джорджтаун (Кайманы сакъадæхтæ)”
  • Ossetian: “Джорджтаун”
  • Persian: “جرج‌تاون، جزایر کیمن”
  • Polish: “George Town”
  • Polish: “Georgetown”
  • Portuguese: “George Town, Ilhas Cayman”
  • Portuguese: “George Town”
  • Romanian: “George Town, Insulele Cayman”
  • Romanian: “George Town”
  • Russian: “Джорджтаун”
  • Scots: “George Town”
  • Serbian: “Džordžtaun”
  • Serbian: “George Town”
  • Serbian: “Џорџтаун”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Džordž Taun”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “George Town”
  • Sinhala: “ජෝර්ජ් නගරය, කේමන් දූපත්”
  • Sinhala: “ජෝර්ජ් නගරය”
  • Slovak: “George Town”
  • Slovenian: “George Town”
  • Spanish: “George Town”
  • Swedish: “George Town, Caymanöarna”
  • Swedish: “George Town”
  • Tamil: “ஜார்ஜ் டவுன், கேமன் தீவுகள்”
  • Tamil: “ஜார்ஜ் டவுன்”
  • Tamil: “ஜார்ஜ் நகரம்”
  • Telugu: “జార్జి నగరం”
  • Thai: “จอร์จทาวน์”
  • Turkish: “George Town, Cayman Adaları”
  • Turkish: “George Town”
  • Ukrainian: “Джорджтаун”
  • Urdu: “جارج ٹاؤن، جزائر کیمین”
  • Vietnamese: “George Town, Quần đảo Cayman”
  • Vietnamese: “George Town”
  • Waray (Philippines): “George Town, Cayman Islands”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Georgetown, Kapuropud-an Cayman”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Georgetown”
  • Wu Chinese: “乔治敦 (开曼群岛)”
  • Wu Chinese: “乔治敦（开曼群岛）”
  • Yoruba: “George Town, Àwọn Erékùṣù Káímàn”
  • Yoruba: “George Town, Cayman Islands”
  • Yue Chinese: “佐治城”

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