Nassau, Bahamas

Ceety o Nassau
Walcome tae Nassau
Motto(s): Forward, Upward, Onward, Thegither
Ceety o Nassau
Coordinates:25°4′N77°20′W
Kintra	Bahamas
Island	New Providence
Rebiggit/Renamed	1695
Area
• Total	207 km2(80 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	248,948
• Density	1,200/km2(3,100/sq mi)
• Metro density	1203/km2(3,120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5(EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4(EDT)
Area code(s)	242

Nassauis thecaipital,lairgest ceety, an commercial centre othe Bahamas.The ceety haes a population o 248,948 (2010census), 70 percent o the entire population o the Bahamas (353,658).Lynden Pindling Internaitional Airport,the major airport for the Bahamas, is locatit aboot 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) wast o Nassau ceety centre, an haes daily flichts tae major ceeties in theUnitit Kinrick,Unitit States,Canadaean theCaribbean.The ceety is locatit on the island oNew Providence,that functions much like abusiness destrict.Nassau hooses the Hoose o Assembly an various judicial depairtments. Nassau is considered a historical stranghauld o pirates.