Georgetown or George Town may refer to:

Places

Africa

George, South Africa George is the second largest city in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre, as well as the administrative and commercial hub and the seat of the Garden Route District Municipality. It is na ...

, formerly known as Georgetown * Janjanbureh, Gambia, formerly known as Georgetown *

Georgetown, Ascension Island Georgetown is the capital and chief settlement of Ascension Island, in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, situated on the west coast of the island. The town is centred on St Mary's Church, part of ...

, main settlement of the British territory of Ascension Island

Asia

* Georgetown, Prayagraj, India *

George Town, Chennai George Town, also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner, is a neighbourhood in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. It is near the Fort St. George (India), Fort Saint George. It is an History of Chennai, historical area of Madras city from whe ...

, India *

George Town, Penang George Town is the capital of the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. It is the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population#Largest metropolitan are ...

, capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang

Europe

* Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent, now part of the town of Tredegar in Wales * Georgetown, Dumfries and Galloway, a

location In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway (; ) is one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, located in the western part of the Southern Uplands. It is bordered by East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and South Lanarkshire to the north; Scottish Borders to the no ...

, Scotland *

Es Castell Es Castell () is a small municipality in eastern Menorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain. The town was founded in 1771 by British Col. Patrick Mackellar and was originally called ''Georgetown'' in honour of King George III George III (Georg ...

in Minorca, Spain, originally called Georgetown

North and Central America

Canada

* Georgetown, Alberta * Georgetown, Newfoundland and Labrador *

Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown is a large unincorporated community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Halton. The town includes several small villages or settlements such as Norval, Ontario, Norval, Limehouse, Ontario, Lime ...

Georgetown, Prince Edward Island Georgetown is a community located within the municipality of Three Rivers in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is the Capital of Kings County. Previously incorporated as a town, it was amalgamated with the town of Montague, the ru ...

Caribbean

* George Town, Bahamas, a village in Exuma District, Bahamas * George Town, Belize, a village in

Stann Creek District Stann Creek is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2022 census, the district had a population of 48,162 people. Its capital is the town of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town." Stann comes from "stanns," or s ...

, Belize *

George Town, Cayman Islands George Town is the capital and largest city in the Cayman Islands, located on Grand Cayman. It was named after King George III. , the city had a population of 40,957, making it the largest city (by population) of all the British Overseas Territ ...

, the capital city on Grand Cayman * Georgetown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

United States

* Georgetown, Alaska *

Georgetown, Arkansas Georgetown is a town in southeastern White County, Arkansas, United States, overlooking the White River. First settled in 1789 before the Louisiana Purchase, the community is the oldest continuously settled area in Arkansas. History The set ...

Georgetown, California Georgetown (formerly Growlersburg) is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is the northeasternmost town in the California Mother Lode. The population was 2,546 in the 2020 census, up from 2,367 in 20 ...

Georgetown, Colorado Georgetown is the List of municipalities in Colorado#Territorial charter municipality, territorial charter municipality that is the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado, Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The town population was ...

Georgetown, Connecticut Georgetown is a census-designated place in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is located in the area where the towns of Wilton, Redding and Weston meet. Georgetown and its surrounding area are also defined as the Georgetown censu ...

Georgetown, Delaware Georgetown is a town in and the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade. Georgetown is pa ...

Georgetown Hundred Georgetown Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland ...

, an unincorporated subdivision of Sussex County, Delaware *

Georgetown, Florida Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to ...

Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia Georgetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,916 at the 2020 U.S. census. Georgetown lies across the Little Ogeechee River (and city limits) from Sa ...

, an unincorporated suburb of Savannah * Georgetown, Dunwoody, Georgia, a neighborhood *

Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia Georgetown is a city in Quitman County, Georgia, United States. It is on the Alabama-Georgia state line next to Walter F. George Lake and across the Chattahoochee River from Eufaula, Alabama. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,235. ...

, an incorporated town and county seat * Georgetown, Idaho * Georgetown, Illinois *

Georgetown, Cass County, Indiana Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, M ...

* Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana * Georgetown, St. Joseph County, Indiana *

Georgetown, Washington County, Indiana Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Gibson Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Mich ...

Fairview, Kentucky Fairview is a small census-designated place on the boundary between Christian and Todd counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258, down from the 2010 census total of 286, with 186 l ...

(Christian Co.), formerly known as Georgetown *

Georgetown, Kentucky Georgetown is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 37,086 at the 2020 census. It is the sixth-most populous city in Kentucky. It is the seat of its county. It was originally called Lebanon whe ...

* Georgetown, Louisiana * Georgetown, Maine * Georgetown, Maryland * Georgetown (CDP), Maryland *

Georgetown, Massachusetts Georgetown is a New England town, town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,470 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley, Massachus ...

Georgetown Township, Michigan Georgetown Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 54,091 at the time of the 2020 census. The city of Hudsonville is adjacent to the township and the unincorporated community of ...

Georgetown, Minnesota Georgetown is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, along the Buffalo River near its confluence with the Red River of the North. The population was 86 at the 2020 census. History Georgetown was established in 1859 as a trading pos ...

Georgetown Township, Clay County, Minnesota Georgetown Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 census. Georgetown Township took its name from the Georgetown trading post. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, ...

Georgetown, Mississippi Georgetown is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 286 at the 2010 census. With its eastern border formed by the Pearl River, it is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Two sites near Georgetow ...

* Georgetown, Montana * Georgetown, New Jersey * Georgetown, New York, a town in Madison County *

Georgetown, Brooklyn Bergen Beach is a residential neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City. It is located on a peninsula abutting Jamaica Bay in the southeastern portion of the borough, and is bordered by Mill Basin and the neighborhood of the sam ...

, New York, a neighborhood in New York City * Georgetown, Ohio (in Brown County) * Georgetown, Fayette County, Ohio * Georgetown, Harrison County, Ohio * Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, a borough * Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania * Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania *

Georgetown, South Carolina Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina, Georgetown County, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Lowcountry. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census ...

Georgetown, Tennessee Georgetown is an unincorporated community at the junction of Bradley, Hamilton, and Meigs counties, Tennessee. The community is located along State Route 60 near its intersection with State Route 58. The Bradley County portion of Georgetown ...

Georgetown, Texas Georgetown is a city in Texas and the county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 67,176 at the 2020 census, and according to 2024 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 101,344. It is no ...

* Georgetown, Virginia *

Georgetown, Seattle Georgetown is a neighborhood in southern Seattle, Washington, United States. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish Riv ...

, Washington *

Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and commercial district in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 as part of the colonial-era Province of Maryland, Georgetown predated the establishment of Washingto ...

* Georgetown, Berkeley County, West Virginia *

Georgetown, Lewis County, West Virginia Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.Th ...

Georgetown, Marshall County, West Virginia Georgetown is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on County Route 250/14 along the Pennsylvania Fork Fish Creek near the Pennsylvania bord ...

Georgetown, Monongalia County, West Virginia Georgetown is an unincorporated community on U.S. Route 19 in Monongalia County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions ...

Georgetown, Polk County, Wisconsin Georgetown is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 977 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Bunyan and Fox Creek are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...

Georgetown, Price County, Wisconsin Georgetown is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 164 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 53.7 square miles (139.2 km2), of which, 53 ...

South America

Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown is the capital (political), capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean." It is ...

, capital city ** Georgetown FC, an association football club * Georgetown, Argentina, a suburb of the city of

Córdoba, Argentina Córdoba () is a city in central Argentina, in the foothills of the Punilla Valley, Sierras Chicas on the Primero River, Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province, Argentina, Córdoba Province an ...

Oceania

Australia

Georgetown, New South Wales Georgetown is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the isl ...

Georgetown, Queensland Georgetown is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Georgetown had a population of 254 people. Geography Georgetown is on the Etheridge River in Far North Queensland, Australia. ...

, a town in the Shire of Etheridge * Georgetown, South Australia *

George Town, Tasmania George Town (palawa kani: ''kinimathatakinta'') is a large town in north-east Tasmania, on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Tamar River. The Australian Bureau of Statistics records the George Town Council, George Town Municipal Area had a pop ...

** George Town Council, the local government area that contains the town

New Zealand

* Georgetown, Invercargill, a suburb of Invercargill * Georgetown, Otago, a locality in the Waitaki Valley

Transport

Georgetown Airport (disambiguation) Georgetown Airport or George Town Airport may refer to: *Penang International Airport (IATA: PEN), George Town, Penang, Malaysia *Owen Roberts International Airport (IATA: GCM), George Town, Cayman Islands *Cheddi Jagan International Airport (IATA: ...

, various airports * Georgetown railway station (Scotland), a disused station in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland *

Georgetown station (Ontario) Georgetown GO Station is a railway station in Georgetown, Ontario, Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. It is served by GO Transit's Kitchener line and Via Rail's Toronto-Sarnia trains. It is located west of Mountainview Road North at 55 Queen Street. H ...

, a railway station in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada * Georgetown station (Metro-North), a former, and currently proposed railway station on the New Haven Line's Danbury Branch

Schools, colleges and universities

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

, Washington, D.C., United States **

Georgetown Hoyas The Georgetown Hoyas are the collegiate athletics teams that officially represent Georgetown University, located at Washington, D.C. The Georgetown's athletics department fields 24 men's and women's varsity level teams and competes at the Natio ...

, the athletic programs of Georgetown University ** Georgetown College (Georgetown University), an undergraduate school at Georgetown University *

Georgetown College (Kentucky) Georgetown College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Georgetown, Kentucky. Chartered in 1829, Georgetown was the first Baptist college west of the Appalachian Mountains. The college offers over 40 undergraduate degrees and a Mast ...

, United States *

Georgetown Day School Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Russell Shaw is the current Head of Sch ...

, a private K-12 school in Washington, D.C. * Georgetown Preparatory School, a Catholic boys' school in Bethesda, Maryland * Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, a Catholic girls' school in Washington, D.C. * Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Conway, SC, United States

Other

* ''Georgetown'' (film), a 2019 film directed by Christoph Waltz * “Georgetown”, a 2022 song by Loyle Carner featuring John Agard