Kingstown /ˈkɪŋsˌtaʊn/ is the capital and largest city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

It is the island's agricultural industry centre and a port of entry for tourists.

[4] The modern capital, Kingstown, was founded by French settlers shortly after 1722, although Saint Vincent was under British rule for 196 years before its independence.

[5] The botanical garden, conceived in 1765, is one of the oldest in the Western hemisphere.

William Bligh, made famous from the Mutiny on the Bounty, brought seed of the breadfruit tree here for planting, c. 1793.