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, 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 George Town is a neighbourhood in Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. It is near the Fort Saint George, Chennai. It is also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner. It is an historical area of Chennai city from where its expansion bega ...

, India *

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, capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang

Europe

Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent Georgetown is a village in the Sirhowy Valley in Blaenau Gwent. It belongs in the ward of Georgetown. It is located south of Tredegar and west of Ebbw Vale. It is north of Newport. The A4048 runs near to the village. The population of the w ...

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

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

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 ...

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, 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 George Town is a town in the Bahamas, located on the island of Great Exuma in the Exuma district of the Bahamas. It had a population of 2,488 based on 2012 estimates. The Government Building is a popular tourist attraction inspired by the archite ...

, a village in Exuma District, Bahamas * George Town, Belize, a village in Stann Creek District, Belize *

George Town, Cayman Islands George Town is the capital and largest city in the Cayman Islands, located on Grand Cayman. , the city had a population of 34,921, making it the largest city (by population) of all the British Overseas Territories. George Town is the heart o ...

, the capital city on

Grand Cayman Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles ( ...

* Georgetown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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 ...

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, Marylan ...

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 Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the n ...

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 subu ...

, an unincorporated suburb of Savannah * Georgetown, Dunwoody, Georgia, a neighborhood *

Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia Georgetown is a city in Quitman County, Georgia, United States. It is on the Alabama-Georgia state line next to Walter F. George Lake and across the Chattahoochee River from Eufaula, Alabama. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,235. In 200 ...

, 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 is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 3,143. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Georgetown was established in 1826 and was ...

* Georgetown, Allen County, Indiana * Georgetown, Cass County, Indiana *

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, Washington County, Indiana Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Gibson Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of 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 ...

Fairview, Kentucky Fairview is a small census-designated place on the boundary between Christian and Todd counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 286, with 186 living in Christian County and 100 livin ...

(Christian Co.), formerly known as Georgetown *

Georgetown, Kentucky Georgetown is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 37,086 at the 2020 census. It is the 6th-largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the seat of its county. It was originall ...

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. ...

* Georgetown, Maryland *

Georgetown (CDP), Maryland Georgetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Kent County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 117. It should not be confused with the community of the same name to the northeast ...

Georgetown, Massachusetts Georgetown is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,470 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley. History Georgetown was originally settled in 1639 as a part of the town of Rowl ...

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 Township, Clay County, Minnesota * Georgetown, Mississippi *

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 Anacondas or water boas are a group of large snakes of the genus '' ...

Georgetown, New Jersey Georgetown is an unincorporated community located within Mansfield Township, Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was named for George Sykes, who served in the U.S. Congress. Transportation County Route 537, County Route ...

* Georgetown, New York, 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 in Brown County, Ohio, United States located about 36 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 4,331 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County. Georgetown was the childhood home of Ulysses S. Gra ...

(in Brown County) * Georgetown, Fayette County, Ohio *

Georgetown, Harrison County, Ohio Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is located west of Adena at the intersection of Cadiz-Harrisville Road ( U.S. Route 250) and Georgetown Road (County Route 41), at . ...

* Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 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, 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 is ...

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 Georgetown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across whi ...

, Washington *

Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) Georgetown is a historic neighborhood, and commercial and entertainment district located in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 in the Province of Maryland, the port of Georgetown predated the establishm ...

Georgetown, Berkeley County, West Virginia Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geogr ...

Georgetown, Lewis County, West Virginia Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographe ...

Georgetown, Marshall County, West Virginia Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on County Route 250/14 along the Pennsylvania Fork Fish Creek near the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), offici ...

* Georgetown, Monongalia County, West Virginia * Georgetown, Polk County, Wisconsin *

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, Queensland Georgetown is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Georgetown had a population of 348 people. History Georgetown area may have been part of North America 1.7 billion years ago ba ...

, 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 ( Palawa_kani: ''kinimathatakinta'') is a large town in north-east Tasmania, on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Tamar River. The Australian Bureau of Statistics records the George Town Municipal Area had a population of 6,764 a ...

** George Town Council, the local government area that contains the town

New Zealand

* Georgetown, Invercargill, 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 Airport or George Town Airport may refer to: * Penang International Airport (IATA: PEN), George Town, Penang, Malaysia * Owen Roberts International Airport (IATA: GCM), George Town, Cayman Islands *Cheddi Jagan International Airport (IATA ...

* Georgetown International Airport (disambiguation) *

Georgetown railway station (Scotland) Georgetown railway station was a railway station serving the village of Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway and later owned by the Caledonian Railway. History The station opened by ...

, a disused station in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland *

Georgetown station (Ontario) Georgetown GO Station is a railway station in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. It is served by GO Transit's Kitchener line and Via Rail's Toronto-Sarnia trains. It is located west of Mountainview Road North at 55 Queen Street. History The statio ...

, a railway station in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada *

Georgetown station (Metro-North) Georgetown station is a former commuter rail station on the Danbury Division of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, located in Georgetown, Connecticut. It was in service from 1852 to 1970. A new station at Georgetown has been propose ...

, 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 ...

, 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) Georgetown College is a Private college, private Christian college in Georgetown, Kentucky. Chartered in 1829, Georgetown was the first Baptist college west of the Appalachian Mountains. The college offers 38 undergraduate degrees and a Master ...

, United States *

Georgetown Day School Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sc ...

, a private K-12 school in Washington, D.C. *

Georgetown Preparatory School Georgetown Preparatory School (also known as Georgetown Prep) is a Jesuit college-preparatory school in North Bethesda, Maryland for boys in ninth through twelfth grade. It has a 93-acre (380,000 square meters) campus. It is the only Jesuit boar ...

, 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 k ...

, a Catholic girls' school in Washington, D.C. *

Horry-Georgetown Technical College Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) is a public technical college in Conway, South Carolina. It is a part of the South Carolina Technical College System. HGTC is the fourth largest technical college in the state, and offers over 65 degre ...

, Conway, SC, United States

Other

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

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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.