The Turks and Caicos Islands lie southeast of Mayaguana in the Bahamas island chain and north of the island of Hispaniola. Cockburn Town, the capital since 1766, is situated on Grand Turk Island about 1,042 kilometres (647 mi) east-southeast of Miami, United States. The islands have a total land area of 430 square kilometres (170 sq mi).
The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since. In August 2009, the United Kingdom suspended the Turks and Caicos Islands' self-government after allegations of ministerial corruption. Home rule was restored in the islands after the November 2012 elections.
Capital : Cockburn Town
Largest City : Providenciales
Area
- Land : 616 Km2
- Water(%) : negligible
Population : 31,458
Density : 51/Km2
Currency : United States dollar (USD)
Time zone : EST (UTC-5)
- Summer : EDT (UTC-4)
Drives on the : left
- Summer : EDT (UTC-4)
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Tolong berkomentar dengan sopan dan bijak, tidak mengiklankan barang maupun jasa. Terima kasih :)