Matthew Town

Matthew Town is the chief and only settlement on Great Inagua Island in the far south of the Bahamas. It is located on the southwest corner of the island.
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  • Type: Town with 1,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement on Great Inagua island, Bahamas
  • Also known as: “Mathew Town”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Inagua Airport and Great Inagua Lighthouse.

Aerodrome
is a joint civil-military airport in Matthew Town in in Bahamas. is situated 1½ miles north of Matthew Town.

Lighthouse
Photo: Oscar Flowers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Matthew Town

Latitude
20.9504° or 20° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
-73.6727° or 73° 40′ 22″ west
Population
1,000
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
IATA airport code
IGA
UN/LOCODE
BS MAT
Open location code
77G8X82G+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 815724850
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3571898
Wiki­data ID
Q1771829
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Matthew Town” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ማቲዩ ከተማ”
  • Arabic: “مدينة ماثيو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Matthew Şəhəri”
  • Bengali: “ম্যাথিউ শহর”
  • Cebuano: “Matthew Town”
  • Chinese: “马修镇”
  • Czech: “Matthew Town”
  • Dutch: “Matthew Town”
  • French: “Matthew Town”
  • French: “Ville de Matthew”
  • German: “Matthew Town”
  • Hausa: “Matthew Town”
  • Hindi: “मैथ्यु टाउन”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Matthew”
  • Japanese: “マシュー・タウン”
  • Japanese: “マシュータウン”
  • Javanese: “Kutha Matthew”
  • Kazakh: “Мэтью Қаласы”
  • Kirghiz: “Мэтью Шаары”
  • Malay: “Bandar Matthew”
  • Oromo: “Matthew Town”
  • Panjabi: “ਮੈਥਿਊ ਟਾਊਨ”
  • Persian: “شهر متیو”
  • Persian: “متیو تاون”
  • Polish: “Matthew Town”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade de Matthew”
  • Pushto: “میتیو ښار”
  • Romanian: “Matthew Town”
  • Russian: “Матью-Таун”
  • Russian: “Мэтью-Таун”
  • Somali: “Matthew Town”
  • Spanish: “Pueblo Matthew”
  • Swahili: “Matthew Town”
  • Swedish: “Matthew Town”
  • Tajik: “Шахри Матфей”
  • Tatar: “Matthew Town”
  • Turkish: “Matthew Town”
  • Urdu: “میتھیو ٹاؤن”
  • Uzbek: “Matthew Shahri”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Matthew Town and Conch Shell Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Erickson Museum and Police Station.

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Worth a closer look: Nassau and Grand Bahama.

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