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The Falkland Islands population is homogeneous, mostly descended from Scottish and Welsh immigrants who settled in the territory after 1833. [150] The Falkland-born population are also descended from English and French people, Gibraltarians, Scandinavians, and South Americans. The 2016 census indicated that 43% of residents were born on the ...
This is a list of towns and settlements on the Falkland Islands. ... Population 1. Stanley: East Falkland: 2,460 2. Goose Green: East Falkland: 40 3. Port Howard:
The main settlements in the islands are at Stanley which as of 2012 had a population of 2,121, [42] and RAF Mount Pleasant, which in 2006 had a population of about 1,700. [43] Note 2 ] A further 351 people lived in " Camp " (outside Stanley) − just over half in East Falkland , a third in West Falkland and the remainder on outlying islands. [ 44 ]
Stanley (also known as Port Stanley) is the capital city of the Falkland Islands. It is located on the island of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2016 census, the city had a population of 2,460. [1] The entire population of the Falkland Islands was 3,398 on Census Day – 9 October 2016.
Treasury of the Falkland Islands Govt estimate [11] 2,826 2006 2006 Census [12] 2,955 1,569 ... There is a small population of Hispanophones in the islands, ...
The Falkland Islands are about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) west from its nearest point. The South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited, and a very small non-permanent population resides on South Georgia. [2]
A number of British forces remain permanently deployed in the Falkland Islands, 40 years since the Argentine surrender in the Falklands War.
islands Population Area Density km 2 sq mi per km 2 ... West Falkland: Falkland Islands: 160 4,532 1,750 0.035 0.091 Deception Island: Antarctica: 3 (winter) 79 31