Antigua

Antigua is the larger of the two main islands that make up . It is a beautiful getaway and many tourists enjoy the really energetic island culture but also the peace and tranquility that the surrounding seas bring.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Saint John’s and Falmouth.

Saint John's is the capital city of . It is on the island of Antigua. In 2011, it was home to 22,000 people.

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is a town of about 600 people on the island of Antigua. It was the original British settlement on the island.

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is a town in southern Antigua.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include All Saints and Liberta.

Town
is the second largest settlement in , with a population of 3,412. It is located in the middle of Antigua, at. Just 5 miles NW of here is the capital, .

Village
is a village located in Saint Paul Parish, on the island of Antigua in . It had a population of 2,560 in 2001. It the third-largest village on Antigua.

Village
is a village located in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua, in .

Antigua

Latitude
17.06° or 17° 3′ 36″ north
Longitude
-61.8° or 61° 48′ west
Population
69,000
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
IATA airport code
ANU
Geo­Names ID
3576395
Wiki­data ID
Q316390
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Antigua and Barbuda Creole English to Yue Chinese—“Antigua” goes by many names.
  • Antigua and Barbuda Creole English: Aanteega
  • Arabic: أنتيغوا
  • Arabic: ودادلي
  • Armenian: Անտիգուա
  • Basque: Antigua
  • Belarusian: Антыгуа
  • Belarusian: Востраў Антыгуа
  • Bengali: অ্যান্টিগা
  • Bengali: অ্যান্টিগুয়া
  • Breton: Antigua
  • Breton: Wadadli
  • Breton: Waladli
  • Catalan: Antigua
  • Catalan: Illa d’Antigua
  • Catalan: Illa dAntigua
  • Cebuano: Antigua Island
  • Central Bikol: Antigua
  • Chechen: Антигуа
  • Chinese: 安地卡島
  • Chinese: 安提瓜岛
  • Chinese: 安提瓜島
  • Czech: Antigua
  • Danish: Antigua
  • Dutch: Antigua
  • Esperanto: Antigvo
  • Estonian: Antigua
  • Finnish: Antigua
  • French: Antigua
  • French: Antigue
  • Galician: Illa Antiga
  • Georgian: ანტიგუა
  • German: Antigua
  • Greek: Αντίγκουα
  • Haitian: Antigwa
  • Hebrew: אנטיגואה
  • Hindi: अण्टीगुआ
  • Hindi: एंटीगा
  • Hungarian: Antigua
  • Indonesian: Antigua
  • Italian: Antigua
  • Japanese: アンティグア島
  • Korean: 앤티가섬
  • Latin: Antiqua
  • Latvian: Antigva
  • Limburgan: Antigua
  • Lingua Franca Nova: Antigua
  • Lithuanian: Antigva
  • Lombard: Antigua
  • Luxembourgish: Antigua
  • Macedonian: Антигва
  • Maori: Moutere Nehe
  • Marathi: अँटिगा
  • Marathi: अँटिग्वा
  • Marathi: अँटीगा
  • Marathi: अँटीग्वा
  • Mingrelian: ანტიგუა
  • Northern Frisian: Antiigua (Eilun)
  • Northern Frisian: Antiigua
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Antigua
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Antigua
  • Norwegian: Antigua
  • Papiamento: Antigua
  • Persian: آنتیگوآ
  • Persian: آنتیگوا
  • Piemontese: Antigua
  • Polish: Antigua
  • Portuguese: Antiga
  • Portuguese: Antigoa
  • Portuguese: Antígua
  • Portuguese: Antigura
  • Portuguese: Wadadli
  • Romanian: Antigua
  • Romanian: Insula antigua
  • Russian: Антигуа
  • Russian: Остров Антигуа
  • Santali: ᱟᱱᱴᱤᱜᱩᱣᱟ
  • Saterfriesisch: Antigua
  • Scots: Antigua
  • Serbian: Антигва
  • Slovak: Antigua
  • Slovenian: Antigva
  • Spanish: Antigua
  • Spanish: Isla Antigua
  • Spanish: Isla de Antigua
  • Spanish: Santa María de la Antigua” (historical)
  • Swedish: Antigua
  • Tagalog: Antigua
  • Tajik: Антигуа
  • Tamil: அண்டிக்குவா
  • Tatar: Антигуа
  • Turkish: Antigua
  • Ukrainian: Антигуа
  • Urdu: اینٹیگوا
  • Uzbek: Antigua-Guatemala
  • Uzbek: Antigua
  • Vietnamese: Antigua
  • Waray (Philippines): Antigua
  • Welsh: Antiga
  • Welsh: Antigua
  • Western Frisian: Antigûa
  • Wu Chinese: 安提瓜岛
  • Yoruba: Antigua
  • Yoruba: Ántígúà
  • Yue Chinese: 安提瓜島
  • Antigua

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