West End

West End is the oldest town and westernmost settlement on the Bahamian island of . It is agreed by most academics and lawmakers that West End is the current capital of , contrary to the popular belief that Freeport is the capital of the island.
  • Type: Town with 12,700 residents
  • Description: town in Bahamas
  • Also known as: “West End Settlement”, “West End, Bahamas”, “West End, Grand Bahama”, and “يست اند”

Places of Interest

Highlights: West End Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport that serves West End, .

West End

Latitude
26.68502° or 26° 41′ 6″ north
Longitude
-78.96476° or 78° 57′ 53″ west
Population
12,700
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
IATA airport code
WTD
UN/LOCODE
BS WTD
Open location code
77R3M2PP+23
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“West End” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ወስት ኤንድ”
  • Arabic: “ويست إند”
  • Arabic: “ويست اند”
  • Azerbaijani: “West End”
  • Bengali: “ওয়েস্ট এন্ড”
  • Cebuano: “West End (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “West End”
  • Central Kanuri: “West End”
  • Chinese: “西区 (大巴哈马)”
  • Chinese: “西区”
  • Chinese: “西區 (大巴哈馬)”
  • Danish: “West End”
  • Dutch: “West End, Grand Bahama”
  • Esperanto: “West End (Bahamoj)”
  • Esperanto: “West End”
  • French: “West End”
  • German: “West End”
  • Hausa: “West End”
  • Hindi: “वेस्ट एंड”
  • Indonesian: “West End”
  • Japanese: “ウェスト・エンド”
  • Japanese: “ウェストエンド”
  • Javanese: “West End”
  • Karekare: “West End”
  • Kazakh: “Батыс Ұшы”
  • Kirghiz: “Батыш Чокусу”
  • Malay: “West End”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “West End”
  • Norwegian: “West End”
  • Oromo: “West End”
  • Panjabi: “ਵੈਸਟ ਐਂਡ”
  • Persian: “وست اند، گرند باهاما”
  • Persian: “وست اند”
  • Polish: “West End”
  • Portuguese: “West End”
  • Pushto: “ویسټ اینډ”
  • Russian: “Вест-Энд”
  • Somali: “West End”
  • Spanish: “West End”
  • Swahili: “West End”
  • Swedish: “West End, Bahamas”
  • Swedish: “West End”
  • Tajik: “Қуллаи Ғарб”
  • Tatar: “West End”
  • Turkish: “Batı Ucu”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ اینڈ، بہاماس”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ اینڈ”
  • Uzbek: “West End”
  • “West End”

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Places to explore: Bootle Bay and Bahama Beach.

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Highlights: Church of God of Prophecy and Saint Peter’s Baptist church.

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