What is Basseterre?
{{distinguish2|[[Basse-Terre]], [[Guadeloupe]]}} {{coord|17|18||N|62|44||W||display=title}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = City of Basseterre |image_skyline = |image_map = Basseterre_Map_1.png |mapsize = 240px |map_caption = Location of the City of Basseterre in St. Kitts and Nevis |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Caribbean|Island]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Saint Kitts]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Parishes]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Saint George Basseterre]], [[Saint Peter Basseterre]] |area_note = |area_total_sq_mi = 2.5 |area_total_km2 = 6.1 |population_as_of = 2005 |population_total = 15,500 |population_density_sq_mi = 6200 |population_density_km2 = 2541 |timezone = [[UTC-4]] |utc_offset = -4 |coordinates = |elevation_m = 15 |elevation_ft = 50 |established_title = [[History of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Settled]] |established_date = 1627 |footnotes = }} '''Basseterre''' {{IPAc-en|b|æ|s|ˈ|t|ɛər}}, is the [[capital (city)|capital]] city of the Federation of [[Saint Christopher and Nevis]], also called St Kitts and Nevis, in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]]. ''Basseterre'' port is at {{Coord|17|18|N|62|44|W|display=inline}}, on the south western coast of [[Saint Kitts]] Island. It is one of the chief commercial depots of the [[Leeward Islands]]. The city is in the parish of [[Saint George Basseterre Parish|Saint George Basseterre]] and the southern part of the parish of [[Saint Peter Basseterre Parish|Saint Peter Basseterre]]. In 2000 about 15,500 people lived in the city. Basseterre is one of the oldest towns in the [[Lesser Antilles|Eastern Caribbean]]. ==History== [[File:Basseterre.jpeg|left|thumb|240px|Panoramic View of the City of Basseterre from Zante, looking North.]] Basseterre was founded in 1627 by the [[French people|French]], under [[Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc]]. It was the capital of the Fren