District of Mayaguana | |
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Island and district | |
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| Coordinates: 22°23′N 72°57′W / 22.383°N 72.950°W | |
| Country | The Bahamas |
| Island | Mayaguana |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 280 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 208[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Area code | 242 |
Mayaguana (from Taíno language Mayaguana, meaning "Lesser Midwestern Land"[2]) is the easternmost island and district of The Bahamas. Its population was 277 in the 2010 census.[3] It has an area of about 280 km2 (110 sq mi).
About 100 km (62 mi) north of Great Inagua and 560 km (350 mi) southeast of the capital Nassau, Mayaguana is considered the halfway point between South Florida and Puerto Rico and is about 830 km (520 mi) off Palm Beach, Florida. It is a popular stopover for boaters en-route to the eastern Caribbean.
- ^ "Census population and housing" (PDF). Bahamas Gov. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Granberry, Julian, & Gary Vescelius (2004). Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-5123-X.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mayaguana Population By Settlement and Total Number of Occupied Dwellings: 2010 Census" (PDF). bahamas.gov.bs. Bahamas Department of Statistics.