BAHAMAShistorical demographical data of the administrative division |
ISLANDS AND ISLANDS GROUPS | main town | surface/sq.km | surface/sq.mi | e2000? | c1990 | c1980 | c1980 | c1970 | c1970 | c1963 | c1963 | e1953 | c1943 | c1931 | c1901 | code | code | pos. | particulars | variants of the name | ||
source: | BN | BB | SY | GL,HC | GL | SY | SY | HW | DV | EB,SY | HB | AG | GL | FIPS | ||||||||
population figures are real numbers, not in 1000's | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Abaco, Great - and Little - | Marsh Harbour | 1681 | 649 | 10061 | 10034 | 7271 | 7324 | 6500 | 6501 | 6490 | 4746 | 3407 | 3461 | 4200 | 3300 | AB | BF01 | ne | Great Abaco, Little Abaco, Morses Island | |||
Acklins | Masons Bay | 497 | 192 | 423 | 405 | 618 | 616 | 900 | 936 | 1217 | 1160 | 1273 | 1744 | 1800 | 2000 | AK | BF02 | ese | Acklins Island | |||
Andros | Nicholls' Town | 5958 | 2300 | 8155 | 8187 | 8307 | 8397 | 8900 | 8845 | 7461 | 7460 | 7136 | 6718 | 7100 | 6300 | AN | BF03 | wc | Andros Island | |||
Berry Islands | Bullocks Harbor | 31 | 12 | 634 | 628 | 509 | 509 | 400 | 519 | 350 | 266 | 300 | 403 | 200 | 100 | BR | BF04 | nw | Berry Island | |||
Bimini Islands | Alice Town | 23 | 9 | 1638 | 1639 | 1411 | 1432 | 1500 | 1503 | 1652 | 1576 | 1700 | 718 | 2000 | 2200 | BI | BF05 | nw | North Bimini ; Biminis, North and South, Cay Lobos, and Cay Sal | |||
Cat Islands | Arthur's Town | 388 | 150 | 1678 | 1698 | 2215 | 2143 | 2700 | 2657 | 3131 | 3131 | 3301 | 3820 | 4000 | 4500 | CI | BF06 | ec | Cat Island | |||
Cay Lobos | Cay Lobos | 7 | CL | BF07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Crooked Island and Long Cay | Colonel Hill | 241 | 93 | 428 | 412 | 518 | 517 | 700 | 689 | 766 | 764 | 836 | 1179 | 1300 | 1500 | CK | BF08 | ese | Crooked Island | |||
Eleuthera | Governor's Harbour | 484 | 187 | 10524 | 7993 | 10631 | 10600 | 9500 | 6247 | 7247 | 7247 | 6070 | 6430 | 6200 | 6500 | EL | BF09 | ne | Eleuthera Island, Harbour Island, Spanish Wells | |||
Exuma, Great -, and Exuma Cays | Georgetown | 290 | 112 | 3539 | 3556 | 3670 | 3672 | 3800 | 3767 | 3440 | 3074 | 2919 | 3784 | 3700 | 3100 | EX | BF10 | c | Grand Exuma, Little Exuma, Great Inagua, Little Inagua | |||
Grand Bahama | Freeport | 1373 | 530 | 50000 | 40898 | 33102 | 33102 | 25900 | 25859 | 8230 | 7847 | 4095 | 2333 | 2200 | 1800 | GB | BF11 | nw | ||||
Harbour Island | Dunmore Town | 8 | 3 | 1219 | 3221 | 997 | 997 | 840 | 769 | 800 | 1200 | HB | BF12 | nc | Cay Sal | |||||||
Inagua, Great - and Little - | Matthew Town | 1551 | 599 | 985 | 985 | 924 | 939 | 1100 | 1109 | 1240 | 1240 | 999 | 890 | 700 | 1500 | IN | BF13 | se | South Bimini | |||
Long Cay | Albert Town | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 22 | LC | BF14 | ese | Long Cay | ||||||||||||
Long Island | Clarence Town | 596 | 230 | 3107 | 2954 | 3404 | 3358 | 3900 | 3861 | 4176 | 4176 | 3755 | 4564 | 3200 | 3000 | LI | BF15 | c | Long Island | |||
Mayaguana | Abraham's Bay | 285 | 110 | 308 | 312 | 464 | 476 | 600 | 581 | 707 | 707 | 615 | 591 | 500 | 500 | MG | BF16 | se | ||||
New Providence | Nassau | 207 | 80 | 202963 | 172196 | 135437 | 135437 | 102000 | 101503 | 80907 | 80907 | 46125 | 29391 | 19800 | 12500 | NW | BF17 | nwc | ||||
Plana Cays | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ragged Island | Duncan Town | 36 | 14 | 89 | 164 | 146 | 200 | 208 | 371 | 371 | 100 | 417 | 100 | 100 | RI | BF18 | sw | |||||
Rum Cay | Port Nelson | 78 | 30 | 53 | 77 | RC | BF19 | c | ||||||||||||||
Samana Cay | 32 | Atwood Cay | ||||||||||||||||||||
San Salvador | Cockburn Town | 163 | 63 | 539 | 465 | 825 | 804 | 900 | 776 | 968 | 968 | 800 | 693 | 700 | 1600 | SS | BF20 | ec | Christophor Columbus probably set foot on this island on 1492-10-12 | San Salvador and Rum Cay, Watling Island, Watling's Island | ||
Spanish Wells | Spanish Wells | 26 | 10 | 1372 | 849 | 1000 | 665 | 1300 | 1500 | SW | BF21 | |||||||||||
Other uninhabited cays and rocks | 23 | 9 | 269 | |||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL: | Nassau | 13939 | 5382 | 294982 | 255095 | 209503 | 209505 | 169530 | 168812 | 130199 | 126771 | 85271 | 68846 | 59800 | 53200 | |||||||
new division since 1993.02: | detailed figures not yet available | |||||||||||||||||||||
Acklins and Crooked Islands | AC | BF24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bimini | BI | BF05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cat Island | CI | BF06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Exuma | EX | BF10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Freeport | FP | BF25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fresh Creek | FC | BF26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Governor's Harbour | GH | BF27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Green Turtle Cay | GT | BF28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Harbour Island | HI | BF22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
High Rock | HR | BF29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inagua | IN | BF13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kemps Bay | KB | BF30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | LI | BF15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marsh Harbour | MH | BF31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mayaguana | MG | BF16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
New Providence | NP | BF23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nichollstown and Berry Islands | NB | BF32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ragged Island | RI | BF18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rock Sound | RS | BF33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sandy Point | SP | BF34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
San Salvador and Rum Cay | SR | BF35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL: | Nassau |
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