Exuma
Sign in to saveright|frame|Exuma Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands and cays.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- District of Exuma
- Settlement.image_map
- Exuma and Cays in Bahamas (zoom).svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- The Bahamas
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Island
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Exuma
- Settlement.government_type
- District Council
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Chief Councillor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Godfrey Gray
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Deputy Chief Councillor
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1999
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 250
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 7,293
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- EST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- −5
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 6928
- Area
- 250.0
- Elevation
- 5
- Image
- Emerald bay great exuma bahamas.jpg
- Dialing code
- 242
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- inception
- 1999-00-00
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right|frame|Exuma Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands and cays.
The largest of the islands is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital and largest town in the district is George Town (population 1,437). It was founded 1793 and located on Great Exuma. Near the town, but on Little Exuma, the Tropic of Cancer runs across Pelican Beach lending it another name: Tropic of Cancer Beach. Its white sand and turquoise waters make it a world-famous destination. The entire island chain is 130 mi (209 km) long and 72 sq mi (187 km²) in area. Great Exuma island has an area of 61 sq mi (158 km²) while Little Exuma has an area of 11 sq mi (29 km²).
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