Bimini
Sign in to saveBimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas and comprises a chain of islands located about due east of Miami. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States and approximately west-northwest of Nassau. The population is 2,361 as of the 2022 census.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bimini, Bahamas
- Settlement.type
- Third-Scheduled District
- Settlement.nickname
- Fishing Capital of the Bahamas
- Settlement.image_map
- Bimini in Bahamas (+glow).svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- The Bahamas with Bimini highlighted on the west side
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Bahamas
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.seat
- Alice Town
- Settlement.leader_title
- Administrator
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Biminite
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 28
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,361
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Parliamentary representation
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- 1 House seat, shared with West End as a single parliamentary constituency
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- Local government
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- The Fountain of Youth
- Transport
- Air
- Water
- Endemic species
- Bimini Biological Field Station (Shark Lab)
- Politics
- Notable residents
- Bimini Bay Resort controversy
- See also
- References
- External links
Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas and comprises a chain of islands located about due east of Miami. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States and approximately west-northwest of Nassau. The population is 2,361 as of the 2022 census.
==Geography== thumb|Alice Town There are three main islands associated with Bimini, plus several additional cays and islets. Bimini's largest islands are North Bimini, South Bimini, and East Bimini. Smaller islands in the Bimini chain include Gun Cay, North Cat Cay, South Cat Cay, and Ocean Cay. The District of Bimini also includes the Cay Sal Bank, located more than to the south. Although administratively part of Bimini, it is geographically separate from the Bimini Islands.