Cockburn Town

capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands

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Cockburn Town is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. As the seat of government, it serves as the administrative and political center for the islands.

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Vinony's link graph records 132 inbound references to Cockburn Town, and connects out to Turks and Caicos Islands, British overseas territory and United Kingdom.

The entry is geolocated on the map in TC.

It sits within the topics 1681 establishments in the British Empire, Capital cities in the Caribbean and Capital cities of dependent territories of the United Kingdom.

Vinony links it to 72 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Official name: Cockburn Town
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Turks and Caicos Islands
Population: 4100
Area: 17.39
Elevation: 8
Capital of: Turks and Caicos Islands
Official website: www.grandturk.tc
Image: TC-grand-turk-cockburn-strand.jpg

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Commons category: Cockburn Town
topic's main category: Category:Cockburn Town
inception: 1681-00-00
native label: Cockburn Town
located in/on physical feature: Grand Turk
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Encyclopedic overview

Cockburn Town (/ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn) is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands, spreading across most of Grand Turk Island. It was founded in 1681 by salt collectors.

Geography

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