List of cities in the Bahamas
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This is a list of cities in the Bahamas
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The following table lists the city or town name, the geographic coordinates, the population as of the 1990 census
, an estimate of the population as of 2009, and the island name.
The Bahamas
The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
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The following table lists the city or town name, the geographic coordinates, the population as of the 1990 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, an estimate of the population as of 2009, and the island name.
| City/Town | Coordinates | Pop. 1990 (census) | Pop. 2009 (est.) | Island |
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| Nassau Nassau, Bahamas Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas... |
25.06°N 77.345°W | 172,196 | 238,132 | New Providence New Providence New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. It also houses the national capital city, Nassau.The island was originally under Spanish control following Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World, but the Spanish government showed... |
| Freeport Freeport, Bahamas Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone located on the island of Grand Bahama of the North-west Bahamas. In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted 50,000 acres Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone located on the island of... |
26.54°N 78.64°W | 35,650 | 47,085 | Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Grand Bahama is one of the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, and the closest major island to the United States, lying off the state of Florida. Grand Bahama is the fifth largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays... |
| West End West End, Grand Bahama West End is the oldest town and westernmost settlement on the Bahamian island of Grand Bahama. It is the current capital of Grand Bahama, contrary to the belief that Freeport City is the capital of the island. It is also the third largest settlement in the Bahamas... |
26.69°N 78.97°W | 10,535 | 13,004 | Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Grand Bahama is one of the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, and the closest major island to the United States, lying off the state of Florida. Grand Bahama is the fifth largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays... |
| Coopers Town Coopers Town Coopers Town is a city in Abaco, the third largest island of the Bahamas.The town is the northernmost of the island's main centres of population. It was settled in the 1870s by the Cooper family from Grand Bahama. Early industry included pineapple and sea-sponge harvesting, but both industries have... |
26.87°N 77.52°W | 5,700 | 9,069 | Abaco Abaco Islands The Abaco Islands lie in the northern Bahamas and comprise the main islands of Great Abaco and Little Abaco, together with the smaller Wood Cay, Elbow Cay, Lubbers Quarters Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Castaway Cay, Man-o-War Cay, Stranger's Cay, Umbrella Cay, Walker's Cay, Little Grand... |
| Marsh Harbour Marsh Harbour Marsh Harbour is a town in Abaco Islands, Bahamas, with a population of 5,314.With more than five thousand residents, Marsh Harbour is the third largest town in The Bahamas, and the main focus of tourism in the Abacos. Marsh Harbour is a shipbuilding center, but tourism accounts for most of its... |
26.55°N 77.05°W | 3,600 | 5,728 | Abaco Abaco Islands The Abaco Islands lie in the northern Bahamas and comprise the main islands of Great Abaco and Little Abaco, together with the smaller Wood Cay, Elbow Cay, Lubbers Quarters Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Castaway Cay, Man-o-War Cay, Stranger's Cay, Umbrella Cay, Walker's Cay, Little Grand... |
| Freetown Freetown, Bahamas Freetown is an area in the Bahamas located on the island of Eleuthera. This area is just east of the more populated town of Deep Creek. It is also 2 miles west of the settlement of Waterford. Freetown has no local government and thus would not be considered a settlement by Bahamas standards... |
24.77°N 76.27°W | 3,210 | 4,222 | Eleuthera Eleuthera Eleuthera is an island in The Bahamas, lying 50 miles east of Nassau. It is very long and thin—110 miles long and in places little more than a mile wide. According to the 2000 Census, the population of Eleuthera is approximately 8,000... |
| High Rock High Rock High Rock is a former district of the Bahamas. It corresponds roughly to the current district of East Grand Bahama.... |
26.63°N 78.28°W | n/a | 3,827 | Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Grand Bahama is one of the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, and the closest major island to the United States, lying off the state of Florida. Grand Bahama is the fifth largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays... |
| Andros Town Andros Town Andros Town is a town located in North Andros, part of Andros island in The Bahamas. It is the capital of Andros Island.-See also:* List of cities in the Bahamas* Districts of the Bahamas* Islands of the Bahamas... |
24.70°N 77.77°W | 2,730 | 2,318 | Andros Andros, Bahamas Andros Island is an archipelago within the archipelago-nation of the Bahamas, the largest of the 26 inhabited Bahamian Islands. Geo-politically considered a single island, Andros has an area greater than all the other 700 Bahamian islands combined... |
| Spanish Wells Spanish Wells Spanish Wells is one of the districts of the Bahamas.Spanish Wells is a small island located approximately one mile off the northern tip of Eleuthera island. It has a population of approximately 1,500 residents. It is so small that many residents get around the island using golf carts instead of... |
25.5443°N 76.75873°W | 1,372 | 1,805 | Eleuthera Eleuthera Eleuthera is an island in The Bahamas, lying 50 miles east of Nassau. It is very long and thin—110 miles long and in places little more than a mile wide. According to the 2000 Census, the population of Eleuthera is approximately 8,000... |
| Clarence Town Clarence Town Clarence Town is a town in the Bahamas. It is located on Long Island.Clarence Town is the capital of Long Island and has a population of approximately 350 people. It has a marina, two restaurants as well as the government dock where the mail boat docks on a weekly basis... |
23.10°N 74.98°W | 1,740 | 1,705 | Long Island Long Island, Bahamas Long Island is an island in the Bahamas that is split by the Tropic of Cancer. Its capital is Clarence Town. Long Island is one of the Districts of the Bahamas and is known as the most scenic island in the Bahamas. The population is roughly 4,000 inhabitants.-Geography:Long Island is about 130... |
| Dunmore Town Dunmore Town Dunmore Town is a town in the Bahamas. It is located on Harbour Island, just East from North Eleuthera.... |
25.50°N 76.63°W | 1,200 | 1,578 | Eleuthera Eleuthera Eleuthera is an island in The Bahamas, lying 50 miles east of Nassau. It is very long and thin—110 miles long and in places little more than a mile wide. According to the 2000 Census, the population of Eleuthera is approximately 8,000... |
| Rock Sound Rock Sound, Bahamas Rock Sound is a former district of the Bahamas. It corresponds roughly to the current district of South Eleuthera.... |
24.90°N 76.20°W | 1,100 | 1,447 | Eleuthera Eleuthera Eleuthera is an island in The Bahamas, lying 50 miles east of Nassau. It is very long and thin—110 miles long and in places little more than a mile wide. According to the 2000 Census, the population of Eleuthera is approximately 8,000... |
| Arthur's Town Arthur's Town Arthur's Town is a town in the Bahamas and has a population of 400 . It is located on Cat Island.Arthur's Town Airport is located in the town.... |
24.66°N 75.73°W | 1,350 | 1,216 | Cat Island |
| Cockburn Town | 24.03°N 74.52°W | 300 | 1,045 | San Salvador San Salvador Island San Salvador Island, also known as Watlings Island, is an island and district of the Bahamas. Until 1986, when the National Geographic Society suggested Samana Cay, it was widely believed that during his first expedition to the New World, San Salvador Island was the first land sighted and visited... |
| George Town | 23.52°N 75.78°W | 1,080 | 1,038 | Exuma and Cays Exuma Exuma is a district of the Bahamas, consisting of over 360 islands . The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma by a small bridge. The capital and largest city in the district is George Town , founded 1793 and located on Great... |
| Alice Town Alice Town Alice Town is a town in the Bahamas. It is located on North Bimini island. It is the centre of the tourist trade on the island: there are several hotels, bars and restaurants. North of Alice Town is the main settlement called Bailey Town. To the north of Bailey Town is Porgy Bay.... |
25.74°N 79.30°W | 900 | 936 | Bimini Bimini Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas composed of a chain of islands located about 53 miles due east of Miami, Florida. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States and approximately 137 miles west-northwest of Nassau... s |
| Sweeting Cay | 26.60°N 77.88°W | 400 | 494 | Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Grand Bahama is one of the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, and the closest major island to the United States, lying off the state of Florida. Grand Bahama is the fifth largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays... |
| Matthew Town Matthew Town Matthew Town is the chief and only settlement on Great Inagua Island of the Bahamas. It is located on the southwest corner of the island. It was named after Bahamian Governor George Matthew and first settled during his tenure in office... |
20.96°N 73.68°W | 470 | 435 | Inagua Islands Inagua Inagua is the southernmost district of the Bahamas comprising the islands of Great Inagua and Little Inagua.Great Inagua is the third largest island in The Bahamas at 596 sq mi and lies about 55 miles from the eastern tip of Cuba. The island is about 55 x 19 miles in extent, the highest point... |
| Snug Corner Snug Corner Snug Corner is a town in the Bahamas. It is located on Acklins island.... |
22.56°N 73.88°W | 380 | 402 | Acklins Island Acklins Acklins is an island and district of the Bahamas.It is one of a group of islands arranged along a large, shallow lagoon called the Bight of Acklins, of which the largest are Crooked Island in the north and Acklins in the southeast, and the smaller are Long Cay [ 8sq mi] in the northwest, and... |
| Great Harbour | 25.76°N 77.85°W | 320 | 383 | Berry Islands Berry Islands The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a district of the Bahamas, covering about thirty square miles of the north western part of the Out Islands... |
| Nicholls Town Nicholls Town Nicholls Town is a town located in North Andros, part of Andros island in the Bahamas.-See also:* Districts of the Bahamas* Islands of the Bahamas* List of cities in the Bahamas... |
25.14°N 78.01°W | n/a | 255 | Andros Andros, Bahamas Andros Island is an archipelago within the archipelago-nation of the Bahamas, the largest of the 26 inhabited Bahamian Islands. Geo-politically considered a single island, Andros has an area greater than all the other 700 Bahamian islands combined... |
| Colonel Hill Colonel Hill Colonel Hill is a town in the Bahamas, located on Crooked Island.... |
22.77°N 74.22°W | 290 | 224 | Crooked Island |
| Pirates Well | 22.43°N 73.08°W | 270 | 201 | Mayaguana Mayaguana Mayaguana is the most easterly island and district of the Bahamas. It is one of only a few Bahamian islands which retain their Lucayan names. The population of Mayaguana in the 2000 census was 259, amounting to an estimate 312 in 2010... |
| Port Nelson | 23.66°N 74.83°W | 50 | 103 | Rum Cay Rum Cay Rum Cay is an island and district of the Bahamas. Lat.: N23 42' 30" - Long.: W 74 50' 00" - Size: 30 Sq. mlsRum Cay is 20 miles southwest of San Salvador Island, has many rolling hills that rises to about 120 feet . Christopher Columbus called it Santa Maria de la Concepción. The island is... |
| Duncan Town | 22.19°N 75.73°W | 89 | 63 | Ragged Island Ragged Island Ragged Island is a small island and district in the southern Bahamas.Until recently it had an active salt industry, the salt ponds having been developed in the 19th Century by a Mr... |
| Albert Town | 22.60°N 74.35°W | 30 | 23 | Crooked Island Crooked Island There are at least two Crooked Islands:*Crooked Island, Hong Kong, also called "Kat O"*Crooked Island *Crooked Island in Lake Huron... |