Holetown

Holetown (UN/LOCODE: BB HLT) is a small city located in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. Holetown is located in the parish of Saint James on the sheltered west coast of the island.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Holetown
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Holetown, Saint James, Barbados-001.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Highway 1 in Holetown
Settlement.pushpin_map: Barbados
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Barbados
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Barbados
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Parish
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Saint James
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 1595
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: AST

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Official name: Holetown
Population: 1595
Elevation: 0
Official website: www.barbados.org/htown.htm#.VIxxwthxnrc
Image: Holetown, Saint James, Barbados-001.jpg

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Commons category: Holetown
native label: Holetown

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Holetown (UN/LOCODE: BB HLT) is a small city located in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. Holetown is located in the parish of Saint James on the sheltered west coast of the island.

==History== 150px|right|thumb|The Holetown Monument, commemorating initial English claim and later settlement of Barbados. In 1625, Holetown (formerly as St. James Town) was the site of initial English settlement of Barbados (although Captain Cataline had previously landed to collect water in 1620). The envoy (led by John Powell) was blown off-course from South America to England and took the opportunity to claim the island for the Kingdom of England. Some personal possessions were left behind and the crew departed Holetown for England.