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==Population and infrastructure==
[[File:Johnsonsharbour.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Johnson's Harbour]] settlement.]]
[[File:Christchurch-Cathedral.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Christ Church Cathedral (Falkland Islands)|ChristchurchChrist Church Cathedral]] in Stanley]]
[[Stanley, Falkland Islands|Stanley]], the capital of the islands and the main [[seaport]] is in East Falkland. The islands' ([[Anglican]]) Christchurch [[cathedralChrist Church Cathedral (Falkland Islands)|Christ Church Cathedral]] is also in Stanley.
 
Port Louis, at the head of Berkeley Sound, was once the seat of government. However, the anchorage there was found to be rather too exposed, and about 1844 a town was laid out, and the necessary public buildings were erected, on Stanley Harbour, a sheltered recess within Port William.
 
Other settlements include [[Port Louis, Falkland Islands|Port Louis]], [[Darwin, Falkland Islands|Darwin]], [[Port San Carlos]], [[San Carlos, Falkland Islands|San Carlos]], [[Salvador, Falkland Islands|Salvador]], [[Johnson's Harbour]], [[Fitzroy, Falkland Islands|Fitzroy]], [[Mare Harbour]], and [[Goose Green]].