Providenciales

Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands is a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. They are known primarily for tourism and as an offshore financial centre. The resident population in 2023 was estimated by The World Factbook at 59,367, making it the third-largest of the British overseas territories by population. However, according to a Department of Statistics estimate in 2022, the population was 47,720.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica

Main language

English

On the map

21.79° N, 72.19° W

Near Providenciales

• North Caicos · 23 km away
• Grand Turk · 114 km away
• Puerto Plata · 272 km away
• Cabarete · 292 km away
• Las Terrenas · 390 km away
• Samana · 413 km away

More of Turks and Caicos Islands

Forty islands and cays where the world's third-largest barrier reef meets blinding-white Grace Bay.

Explore Turks and Caicos Islands · Grand Turk · North Caicos

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