WebDistricts of The Bahamas. The Districts of the Bahamas provide a system of Local Government everywhere in The Bahamas except New Providence (where Nassau the capital is located, whose affairs are handled directly by the central government). The current system dates from 1996 when 23 districts were created by The Bahamas Local …

WebNassau [ˈnasa͜u] ist die Hauptstadt des karibischen Inselstaats Bahamas.Mit 248.948 Einwohnern (Volkszählung 2010) ist sie auch die größte Stadt des Inselstaates. Sie liegt auf der Insel New Providence und bildet das Verkehrs-, Banken- und Handelszentrum des Landes. Der Flughafen Nassau ist der wichtigste internationale Flughafen der Bahamas. …

WebHarbour Island is an island and administrative district in the Bahamas and is located off the northeast coast of Eleuthera Island.It has a population of 1,762 (2010 census). The only town on the island is Dunmore Town, named after the governor of the Bahamas from 1786 to 1798, John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, who had a summer residence on Harbour …

WebPre-colonial era. The first inhabitants of the islands were the Arawakan-speaking Taíno people, who most likely crossed over from Hispaniola some time from AD 500 to 800.: 18 Together with Taíno who migrated from Cuba to the southern Bahamas around the same time, these people developed as the Lucayan.: 80–86 Around 1200, the Turks and …

WebThe Bahamas (/ b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z / ()), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic.It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archipelago's population. The archipelagic state consists of more than 3,000 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic …

WebGeography. Long Island is about 130 kilometers (80 mi) long and 6 km (4 mi) wide at its widest point. The land area is 596 km 2 (230 sq mi). Long Island is situated about 265 km (165 mi) southeast of the Bahamian capital of Nassau, which is located on the island of New Providence.The Tropic of Cancer runs through the northern quarter of the island.

WebHinduism is the second largest religious affiliation in Pakistan after Islam. While Hinduism was the dominant faith in the region a few centuries back, today Hindus account for 2.14% of Pakistan's population or 4.4 million people according to the 2017 Pakistan Census, although Pakistan Hindu Council has claimed that there are 8 million Hindus living in Pakistan, …

WebThe Abaco Islands lie in the northern Bahamas.The main islands are Great Abaco and Little Abaco. There are several smaller barrier cays, of which the northernmost are Walker's Cay and its sister island Grand Cay.To the south, the next inhabited islands are Spanish Cay and Green Turtle Cay, with its settlement of New Plymouth, Great Guana Cay, …

WebCat Island is located in central Bahamas, and is one of its districts.Cat Island also has the nation's highest point, Mount Alvernia (formerly known as Como Hill). It rises to 63 metres (207 ft) and is topped by a monastery called The Hermitage.This assembly of buildings was erected by the Franciscan "Brother Jerome"

WebAndros Island is an archipelago within the Bahamas, the largest of the Bahamian Islands.Politically considered a single island, Andros in total has an area greater than all the other 700 Bahamian islands combined. The land area of Andros consists of hundreds of small islets and cays connected by mangrove estuaries and tidal swamplands, together …