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Charlestown (Nevis)

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Charlestown (Nevis), capital city, port, and the principle town on the island of Nevis, in the independent state of Saint Kitts and Nevis, in the West Indies. Charlestown is located at latitude 17°8' north and longitude 62°37' west. Alexander Hamilton, American statesman, was born here in 1757. Population (1991) 1,411.



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