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'''Matthew Town''' is the chief and only settlement on [[Great Inagua]] Island of the [[Bahamas]]. It is located on the southwest corner of the island. It was named after Bahamian Governor [[George Matthew]] (1844-1849) and first settled during his tenure in office. It has several buildings dating to the 19th century including the 1870 Great Inagua Lighthouse.
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'''Matthew Town''' is the chief and only settlement on [[Great Inagua]] Island of the [[Bahamas]]. It is located on the southwest corner of the island. It was named after Bahamian Governor [[George Buckley-Mathew]] (1844–1849) and first settled during his tenure in office. It has several buildings dating to the 19th century including the 1870 Great Inagua Lighthouse.
Almost the entire population of Inagua resides in Matthew Town (approx. 1000 people), and many of them are employed by the [[Morton Salt]] Company.


Almost the entire population of Inagua resides in Matthew Town (approx. 1,000 people), and many of them are employed by the [[Morton Salt]] Company,{{efn|In 2008 Morton's employed about 60% of the island's working population.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press |title=Workers at Bahamas' Morton Salt plant end strike |date=27 August 2008 |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune |url=http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/business/20080826-1531-bahamas-saltstrike.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203212115/http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/business/20080826-1531-bahamas-saltstrike.html |archive-date=3 February 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref>}} the island's largest employer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Scavella |first=Nico |date=20 April 2016 |title=Morton Salt Signs Five-Year Deal With Workers |newspaper=The Tribune |location=The Bahamas |url= http://www.tribune242.com/news/2016/apr/20/morton-salt-signs-five-year-deal-workers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421114725/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2016/apr/20/morton-salt-signs-five-year-deal-workers/ |archive-date=21 April 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref>
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==Climate==
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Bahamas]]
Matthew Town has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSh''), being much drier than the northern Bahamas as it lies further from the wet western side of the North Atlantic [[subtropical anticyclone]]. The wettest months are May and September to November.
{{Weather box
| location = Matthew Town
| width = auto
| single line = yes
| metric first = yes
| temperature colour =
| Jan high C = 28.6
| Feb high C = 28.5
| Mar high C = 29.4
| Apr high C = 30.1
| May high C = 30.8
| Jun high C = 31.9
| Jul high C = 32.9
| Aug high C = 33.0
| Sep high C = 32.8
| Oct high C = 31.8
| Nov high C = 30.5
| Dec high C = 29.2
| year high C =30.8
| Jan mean C = 24.2
| Feb mean C = 24.2
| Mar mean C = 24.9
| Apr mean C = 25.8
| May mean C = 26.9
| Jun mean C = 28.1
| Jul mean C = 28.8
| Aug mean C = 28.7
| Sep mean C = 28.3
| Oct mean C = 27.4
| Nov mean C = 26.1
| Dec mean C = 24.9
| year mean C = 26.5
| Jan low C = 19.9
| Feb low C = 20.0
| Mar low C = 20.4
| Apr low C = 21.4
| May low C = 22.9
| Jun low C = 24.3
| Jul low C = 24.6
| Aug low C = 24.4
| Sep low C = 23.8
| Oct low C = 23.1
| Nov low C = 21.8
| Dec low C = 20.5
| year low C = 22.3
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 49.8
| Feb rain mm = 37.3
| Mar rain mm = 34.5
| Apr rain mm = 40.9
| May rain mm = 82.6
| Jun rain mm = 28.7
| Jul rain mm = 21.1
| Aug rain mm = 49.5
| Sep rain mm = 84.6
| Oct rain mm = 119.4
| Nov rain mm = 72.4
| Dec rain mm = 37.3
| year rain mm = 658.1
| Jan rain days = 6
| Feb rain days = 5
| Mar rain days = 4
| Apr rain days = 5
| May rain days = 6
| Jun rain days = 4
| Jul rain days = 4
| Aug rain days = 5
| Sep rain days = 7
| Oct rain days = 10
| Nov rain days = 8
| Dec rain days = 6
| source = <ref name="Climate">{{cite web |url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=592477&cityname=Matthew+Town%2C+Inagua%2C+The+Bahamas |title=MATTHEW TOWN, THE BAHAMAS |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=December 1, 2021 }}</ref>
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==See also==
{{Bahamas-geo-stub}}
* [[List of lighthouses in the Bahamas]]


==Notes==
[[fr:Matthew Town]]
{{Notelist}}
[[nl:Matthew Town]]

[[pl:Matthew Town]]
==References==
[[ro:Matthew Town]]
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/caribarch/images/inagualt.jpg Picture of Great Inagua Lighthouse] at UFL.edu

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[[Category:Populated places in the Bahamas]]
[[Category:Inagua]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in the Bahamas]]


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Revision as of 20:00, 20 May 2024

Matthew Town
Settlement
Matthew Town is located in Bahamas
Matthew Town
Matthew Town
Coordinates: 20°57′N 73°40′W / 20.950°N 73.667°W / 20.950; -73.667
Land Bahamas
IslandGreat Inagua
Population
 (2012)
 • Total430[1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
Area code242
Great Inagua Lighthouse
Southwest Point Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates20°56′00.7″N 73°40′27.4″W / 20.933528°N 73.674278°W / 20.933528; -73.674278
Constructed1870
Bauwesenmasonry tower
Height34 metres (112 ft)
Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
OperatorBahamas Port Department[2]
Focal height37 metres (121 ft)
Range22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 10s.

Matthew Town is the chief and only settlement on Great Inagua Island of the Bahamas. It is located on the southwest corner of the island. It was named after Bahamian Governor George Buckley-Mathew (1844–1849) and first settled during his tenure in office. It has several buildings dating to the 19th century including the 1870 Great Inagua Lighthouse.

Almost the entire population of Inagua resides in Matthew Town (approx. 1,000 people), and many of them are employed by the Morton Salt Company,[a] the island's largest employer.[4]

Climate

Matthew Town has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), being much drier than the northern Bahamas as it lies further from the wet western side of the North Atlantic subtropical anticyclone. The wettest months are May and September to November.

Climate data for Matthew Town
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.6
(83.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		29.4
(84.9) 		30.1
(86.2) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.9
(91.2) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.8
(91.0) 		31.8
(89.2) 		30.5
(86.9) 		29.2
(84.6) 		30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		28.1
(82.6) 		28.8
(83.8) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.3
(82.9) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		24.9
(76.8) 		26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.1
(73.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		20.5
(68.9) 		22.3
(72.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 49.8
(1.96) 		37.3
(1.47) 		34.5
(1.36) 		40.9
(1.61) 		82.6
(3.25) 		28.7
(1.13) 		21.1
(0.83) 		49.5
(1.95) 		84.6
(3.33) 		119.4
(4.70) 		72.4
(2.85) 		37.3
(1.47) 		658.1
(25.91)
Average rainy days 6 5 4 5 6 4 4 5 7 10 8 6 70
Source: [5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In 2008 Morton's employed about 60% of the island's working population.[3]

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Bahamas". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Workers at Bahamas' Morton Salt plant end strike". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ Scavella, Nico (20 April 2016). "Morton Salt Signs Five-Year Deal With Workers". The Tribune. The Bahamas. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.
  5. ^ "MATTHEW TOWN, THE BAHAMAS". Weatherbase. Retrieved December 1, 2021.


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