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17°07′N 61°51′W / 17.117°N 61.850°W / 17.117; -61.850

City of St. John's
Sen Jaan
City
Top: St. John's skyline; Middle: Museum of Antigua and Barbuda, St. John's Harbour; Bottom: Fort James, St. John's Cathedral
Location of St. John's in Antigua and Barbuda
Location of St. John's in Antigua and Barbuda
Coordinates: 17°07′N 61°51′W / 17.117°N 61.850°W / 17.117; -61.850
Country Antigua and Barbuda
IslandAntigua
ParishSaint John
Colonised1632
Area
 • Total10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation
0–59 m (0–194 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total22,219
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
AirportV.C. Bird International Airport
Websitesjdcanu.com

St. John's (Antiguan Creole: Sen Jaan), officially the City of St. John's, is the largest city in Antigua and Barbuda, and the capital of the parish of Saint John. It is on ten square kilometres of land on St. John's Harbour. As a primate city and major economic hub in the Leeward Islands, St. John's has been Antigua and Barbuda's economic, cultural, and political hub since its founding in the 1600s.

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