Largest Cities in Bahamas
Facts about Bahamas
Official languages: English
Capital: Nassau
Area: 13,940 km²
Population: 301,790 residents
Population density: 21.65 residents per km²
Currency: BSD
Internet TLD: .bs
ISO codes: BS, BHS, 44
The telephone code for Bahamas is + 1-242
Flag of Bahamas
The Bahamas are located southeast of Florida and have a population of just over 300,000. The islands were a British colony until independence in 1973, and it was also in that year that the current Bahamian flag was adopted. After gaining independence, the economy became oriented towards tourism and trade, but at the same time, the drug trade began to flourish here, and a large part of the workforce emigrates to the US every year. The black wedge on the pole side of the flag is meant to represent the black population of the island, the blue stripes represent the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The yellow stripe is supposed to evoke rain, sand and the beautiful local beaches.
The Bahamas are an island nation in the North Atlantic and are part of the West Indies. See Bahamas Location on World Map. The archipelago got its name from the Spanish conquerors, they named the waters around the islands Baja Mar (Spanish for “shallow sea”) which later became the Bahamas. The Bahamas are one of the oldest tourist areas across the Atlantic. They are now also an important financial center. With their open shipping register, they have one of the largest merchant fleets in the world.
Biggest Cities of Bahamas by Population
| # | City | Population | Latitude | Longitude |
| 1 | Nassau, Bahamas | 228,051 | 25.0582 | -77.3431 |
| 2 | Lucaya, Bahamas | 46,636 | 26.5333 | -78.6667 |
| 3 | Freeport, Bahamas | 27,021 | 26.5333 | -78.7 |
| 4 | West End, Bahamas | 12,835 | 26.6871 | -78.977 |
| 5 | Cooper’s Town, Bahamas | 8,524 | 26.8714 | -77.5113 |
| 6 | San Andros, Bahamas | 7,911 | 25.0667 | -78.05 |
| 7 | George Town, Bahamas | 7,425 | 23.5162 | -75.7867 |
| 8 | Marsh Harbour, Bahamas | 5,425 | 26.5412 | -77.0636 |
| 9 | High Rock, Bahamas | 3,855 | 26.61 | -78.2786 |
| 10 | Clarence Town, Bahamas | 1,863 | 23.1 | -74.9833 |
| 11 | Spanish Wells, Bahamas | 1,611 | 25.5472 | -76.7641 |
| 12 | Arthur’s Town, Bahamas | 1,286 | 24.6224 | -75.6715 |
Bahamas: Nassau
According to Abbreviation Finder, the capital of the Bahamas is Nassau. It is located on the island of New Providence. Nassau has 260,000 inhabitants, making it by far the largest city in the country. Nassau was founded by British settlers as Charlestown. That was in 1656. This place was destroyed and rebuilt in 1687 as Nassau. The city was named in honor of the Dutch-British King Wilhelm III, who came from the House of Orange-Nassau. Pirates also settled in Nassau again and again and controlled the Bahamas from there from 1706. In 1718 they were then expelled. Since the 1950s, Nassau has been a vacation paradise, especially for tourists from the USA.