Hamilton is located on the north side of Hamilton Harbour, and is Bermuda's main port. Although there is a parish of the same name, the city of Hamilton is in the parish of Pembroke. The City is named after Sir Henry Hamilton, governor from 1786 to 1793. The parish of Hamilton pre-dates it.
In spite of being the administrative capital of Bermuda, Hamilton has a permanent population of only approximately 13,500 (2010), however 40% (27,000 of Bermuda�s population of 69,000) work here. Hamilton is the only incorporated city in Bermuda, but actually is smaller than the historic town of St. George's. A more representative measure of Bermuda population tends to be by parish.
Hamilton's antipode is located 45 kilometres west of Point Peron near Rockingham, Western Australia, an outer suburb of Perth
