As of 2023, Adamstown has a population of 35, which is the entire population of the Pitcairn Islands. All the other islands in the group are uninhabited. Adamstown is where all residents live, while they grow food in other areas of the island.[2]
Thehistory of thePitcairn Islands begins with the settlement of the islands byPolynesians in the 11th century. The Polynesians established a culture that flourished for four centuries and then vanished. Pitcairn was settled again in 1790 by a group ofBritish mutineers onHMSBounty andTahitians. Adamstown is named for the last surviving mutineer,John Adams.
The settlement is located on the central-north side of the island of Pitcairn, facing thePacific Ocean and close to theBounty Bay, the only seaport of the island.
Adamstown has atropical rainforest climate (Af) under theKöppen climate classification system. The hamlet features a wet, very warm climate averaging 1,543 mm (60.74 in) of rain a year. The wettest month is December and temperatures do not vary significantly throughout the year.
