Georgetown or George Town may refer to:

Places

Africa

George, South Africa George is the second largest city in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre, as well as the administrative and commercial hub and the seat of the Garden Route District Municipality. It is na ...

, formerly known as Georgetown *

Janjanbureh, Gambia Janjanbureh or Jangjangbureh is a town, founded in 1832, on Janjanbureh Island, also known as MacCarthy Island, in the Gambia River in eastern Gambia. Until 1995, it was known as Georgetown and was the second largest town in the country. It is t ...

, formerly known as Georgetown *

Georgetown, Ascension Island Georgetown is the capital and chief settlement of Ascension Island, in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, situated on the west coast of the island. The town is centred on St Mary's Church, part of th ...

, main settlement of the British territory of Ascension Island

Asia

Georgetown, Allahabad George Town is an upper-class neighbourhood locality in Allahabad, India. Built in 1901, it is a residential area in the central part of the city mainly occupied by the white collar workers. It also houses a large number of hospitals and clinic ...

, India * George Town, Chennai, India *

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, capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang

Europe

* Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent, now part of the town of Tredegar in Wales * Georgetown, Dumfries and Galloway, a location in

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...

, Scotland *

Es Castell Es Castell is a small municipality in eastern Menorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain. The town was founded in 1771 by British Col. Patrick Mackellar and was originally called ''Georgetown'' in honour of King George III George III (George W ...

in Minorca, Spain, originally called Georgetown

North and Central America

Canada

Georgetown, Alberta Georgetown is a ghost town in Alberta, Canada at the foot of Mount Rundle, near Banff. History In 1901, the town of Anthracite's coal mining was falling into decline. Floods and further bad luck had plagued the mining operations since the Canad ...

Georgetown, Newfoundland and Labrador Georgetown is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southeast of Bay Roberts. It had a population of 166 in 1956. Geography Georgetown is in Newfoundland within Subdivision ...

Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown is a large unincorporated community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Halton. The town includes several small villages or settlements such as Norval, Limehouse, Stewarttown and Glen William ...

Georgetown, Prince Edward Island Georgetown is a community located within the municipality of Three Rivers in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is the Capital of Kings County. Previously incorporated as a town, it amalgamated with the town of Montague, the rural ...

Caribbean

* George Town, Bahamas, a village in Exuma District, Bahamas *

George Town, Belize George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ...

, a village in

Stann Creek District Stann Creek District is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 32,166 people. Its capital is the town of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town." Stann comes from "stan ...

, Belize * George Town, Cayman Islands, the capital city on Grand Cayman *

Georgetown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Georgetown is a town located on the island of Saint Vincent. It is the only town in Charlotte Parish with a populace numbering about 1,700. Georgetown was one of the main site for sugar production in the island. It was also the capital city of ...

United States

Georgetown, Alaska Georgetown is an unincorporated Alaska Native village located in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population as of the 2010 census was 2, down from 3 in 2000. Geography Georgetown is located at on the north bank of the ...

Georgetown, Arkansas Georgetown is a town in southeastern White County, Arkansas, United States, overlooking the White River. First settled in 1789 before the Louisiana Purchase, the community is the oldest continuously settled area in Arkansas. History The sett ...

Georgetown, California Georgetown (formerly Growlersburg) is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California. It is the northeasternmost town in the California Mother Lode. The population was 2,367 at the 2010 census, up from 962 in 2000. The town is reg ...

Georgetown, Colorado The historic Town of Georgetown is the territorial charter municipality that is the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,118 at the 2020 United States Census. The former silver mining camp along ...

Georgetown, Connecticut Georgetown is a census-designated place in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is located in the area where the towns of Wilton, Redding, and Weston meet. Georgetown and its surrounding area are also defined as the Georgetown census ...

Georgetown, Delaware Georgetown is a town and the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade. Georgetown is part of the Salisbury, Maryland ...

Georgetown Hundred Georgetown Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocea ...

, an unincorporated subdivision of Sussex County, Delaware *

Georgetown, Florida Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, Florida, United States, located on the shores of Lake George. The community can be found south of the Welaka State Forest and north of the Lake George Conservation Area. Geography Geo ...

Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia Georgetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,916 at the 2020 U.S. Census. Georgetown lies across the Little Ogeechee River (and city limits) from Savannah, Georgia, and is a subur ...

, an unincorporated suburb of Savannah * Georgetown, Dunwoody, Georgia, a neighborhood * Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia, an incorporated town and county seat *

Georgetown, Idaho Georgetown is a city in the Bear River Valley in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, at the center of a farming area between the river and the mountains to the east. It was settled by Mormon pioneers on the route of the Oregon Trail and was ...

* Georgetown, Illinois * Georgetown, Allen County, Indiana *

Georgetown, Cass County, Indiana Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital a ...

Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana Georgetown is a town in Floyd County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,805 at the 2020 census. History Georgetown was platted in 1833 by George W. Waltz (1767-1850), and named for him. The Georgetown post office was established in 1 ...

Georgetown, St. Joseph County, Indiana Georgetown is a census-designated place in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,497 at the 2000 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN- MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geogra ...

* Georgetown, Washington County, Indiana * Fairview, Kentucky (Christian Co.), formerly known as Georgetown * Georgetown, Kentucky *

Georgetown, Louisiana Georgetown is a village in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 327 at the 2010 census. History The Harrisonburg Road ran through the area, connecting n ...

Georgetown, Maine Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lo ...

Georgetown, Maryland Georgetown is an unincorporated community in northeastern Kent County, Maryland, United States. The community was laid out in 1736. Georgetown was named for Prince George who later became King of the United Kingdom. Georgetown is located on the ...

* Georgetown (CDP), Maryland * Georgetown, Massachusetts *

Georgetown Township, Michigan Georgetown Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 46,985 at the time of the 2010 census. The city of Hudsonville is adjacent to the township and the unincorporated community of ...

Georgetown, Minnesota Georgetown is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, along the Buffalo River near its confluence with the Red River of the North. The population was 86 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, th ...

Georgetown Township, Clay County, Minnesota Georgetown Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 census. Georgetown Township took its name from the Georgetown trading post. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, t ...

Georgetown, Mississippi Georgetown is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 286 at the 2010 census. With its eastern border formed by the Pearl River, it is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Two sites near Georgetown are ...

Georgetown, Montana Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States. It is located on Pintler Veterans Memorial Scenic Highway, 18 miles from Anaconda. Nearby are Georgetown Lake and Silver Lake Silver is a chemical e ...

* Georgetown, New Jersey *

Georgetown, New York Georgetown is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 974 at the 2010 census. The Town of Georgetown is on the southern border of the county. History The town was first settled around 1804. The town was organized ...

, a town in Madison County *

Georgetown, Brooklyn Bergen Beach is a residential neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City. It is located on a peninsula abutting Jamaica Bay in the southeastern portion of the borough, and is bordered by Mill Basin and the neighborhood of the sam ...

, New York, a neighborhood in New York City *

Georgetown, Ohio Georgetown is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Brown County, Ohio, Brown County, Ohio, United States located about 36 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 4,331 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is the count ...

(in Brown County) *

Georgetown, Fayette County, Ohio Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States. It is located southwest of Washington Court House, at .Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '06.'' Chicago: Rand McNally Rand McNally is an Americ ...

* Georgetown, Harrison County, Ohio *

Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Georgetown is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 208 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Little Blue Run Lake, the U.S.'s largest coal slurry ...

, a borough *

Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Georgetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,022. Georgetown has a post office for P.O. boxes that is calle ...

Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Georgetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the city of Wilkes-Barre. The CDP population was 1,640 at the 2010 census. Geography Georgetown is located at . Acco ...

Georgetown, South Carolina Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina, Georgetown County, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Lowcountry. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census ...

Georgetown, Tennessee Georgetown is an unincorporated community at the junction of Bradley, Hamilton, and Meigs counties, Tennessee. The community is located along State Route 60 near its intersection with State Route 58. The Bradley County portion of Georgetown i ...

Georgetown, Texas Georgetown is a city in Texas and the county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 67,176 at the 2020 census. It is 30 miles (48 km) north of Austin. Founded in 1875 from four existing colleges, the oldest of ...

Georgetown, Virginia Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between th ...

* Georgetown, Seattle, Washington * Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) * Georgetown, Berkeley County, West Virginia * Georgetown, Lewis County, West Virginia * Georgetown, Marshall County, West Virginia * Georgetown, Monongalia County, West Virginia *

Georgetown, Polk County, Wisconsin Georgetown is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 977 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Bunyan and Fox Creek are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...

Georgetown, Price County, Wisconsin Georgetown is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 164 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 53.7 square miles (139.2 km2), of which, 53 ...

South America

Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown is the capital (political), capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean." It is t ...

, capital city **

Georgetown FC Georgetown FC is a Guyanese football club based in Georgetown, competing in the GFF Elite League, the top tier of Guyanese football. Its home ground is across the road from the Guyana Zoo and Botanical Gardens. History Founded in 1902, Geor ...

, an association football club * Georgetown, Córdoba, Argentina, a suburb of the city of Córdoba

Oceania

Australia

Georgetown, New South Wales Georgetown is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a co ...

* Georgetown, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Etheridge *

Georgetown, South Australia Georgetown is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia. The town is in the Northern Areas Council, north of the state capital, Adelaide on the Horrocks Highway (Main North Road). At the 2006 census, Georgetown had a population of 119. ...

* George Town, Tasmania **

George Town Council George Town Council is a Local government in Australia, local government body in northern Tasmania, situated north of Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston. The George Town local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 6,931, ...

, the local government area that contains the town

New Zealand

Georgetown, Invercargill Georgetown is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. Demographics Georgetown covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Georgetown had a population of 2,040 at the 2 ...

, a suburb of Invercargill *

Georgetown, Otago Georgetown is a small settlement close to the south bank of the Waitaki River in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located southeast of Duntroon, to which it is connected via State Highway 83. The first sections in the area were sold in ...

, a locality in the Waitaki Valley

Transport

* Georgetown Airport (disambiguation) * Georgetown International Airport (disambiguation) * Georgetown railway station (Scotland), a disused station in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland * Georgetown station (Ontario), a railway station in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada * Georgetown station (Metro-North), a former, and currently proposed railway station on the New Haven Line's Danbury Branch

Schools, colleges and universities

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

, Washington, D.C., United States **

Georgetown Hoyas The Georgetown Hoyas are the collegiate athletics teams that officially represent Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C. Georgetown's athletics department fields 23 men's and women's varsity level teams and competes at the National C ...

, the athletic programs of Georgetown University **

Georgetown College (Georgetown University) The Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is the oldest school within Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The College is the largest undergraduate school at Georgetown, and until the founding of the School of Medicine in ...

, an undergraduate school at Georgetown University * Georgetown College (Kentucky), United States * Georgetown Day School, a private K-12 school in Washington, D.C. * Georgetown Preparatory School, a Catholic boys' school in Bethesda, Maryland *

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School is a private Roman Catholic college-preparatory school for girls located in the historic Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Georgetown. Founded in 1799 by the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (also kno ...

, a Catholic girls' school in Washington, D.C. * Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Conway, SC, United States

Other

* ''Georgetown'' (film), a 2019 film directed by Christoph Waltz * “Georgetown”, a 2022 song by

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featuring

John Agard John Agard FRSL (born 21 June 1949 in British Guiana) is an Afro-Guyanese playwright, poet and children's writer, now living in Britain. In 2012, he was selected for the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.