basseterre , is the capital city of the federation of saint christopher and nevis, also called st kitts and nevis, in the west indies. "basseterre" port is at , 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 and the southern part of the parish of saint peter basseterre. in 2000 about 15,500 people lived in the city.