Brades
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Brades is a town on the Caribbean island of Montserrat that has served as the island's main center of government since 1998, with around 1,000 residents. It became the de facto capital after the original capital was damaged and had to be relocated due to volcanic activity on the island.
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- Locality
- Brades
- Region
- Saint Peter
- Country
- Montserrat
- Population
- 1,000
- Timezone
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- Montserrat 2011 Housing and Population Census
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Brades (; also Brades Estate) is a town and the de facto capital of Montserrat since 1998 with an approximate population of 1,000.
==History== The still de jure capital of Montserrat at Plymouth in the south of the island was abandoned in 1997 after it was buried by the eruptions of the Soufrière Hills volcano which began erupting in 1995. Interim government buildings have since been built at Brades, becoming the new temporary capital in 1998. The move is intended to be temporary, but it has remained the island's de facto capital ever since. Several names have been suggested for the new official capital now being constructed in the Little Bay area. These include Port Diana, in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, and St Patrick's, to commemorate the 17 March Uprising and to attract Irish-American tourists.