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What Is the Capital of British Virgin Islands?

Road Town is on UTC-4 — UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Road Town

The capital of British Virgin Islands is Road Town. About 15,000 people live in the Road Town urban area — 37.8% of the country's population.

15,000

Urban area population

UTC-4

Time zone

18.42°N

Latitude · 64.62°W

Yes

Largest city

Road Town at a glance

Name refers to the nautical term "roadstead" or "roads," a body of water less sheltered than a harbor but where ships can still lie at anchor.

UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). No daylight saving time.

18 25 N, 64 37 W · IANA time zone America/Port_of_Spain

Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico

Straight-line distance between capitals.

The capital of British Virgin Islands is Road Town. About 15,000 people live in the Road Town urban area — 37.8% of the country's population.

Yes — Road Town is also the largest urban area of British Virgin Islands (15,000).

Road Town is on UTC-4 — UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Name refers to the nautical term "roadstead" or "roads," a body of water less sheltered than a harbor but where ships can still lie at anchor.

Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).