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Freeport

City, district and free trade zone on Grand Bahama

Also known as Freeport, The Bahamas

Country: The Bahamas
Located in: The Bahamas
Population: 45,945(2012)
Area: 558 km²
Elevation: 9 m
Founded: August 4, 1955
Website: gbpa.com/home

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Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama in the northwest part of The Bahamas. In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted 20,000 hectares of pineyard with substantial areas of swamp and scrubland by the Bahamian government with a mandate to economically develop the area. Freeport has grown to become the second most populous city in The Bahamas.

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41 statements · 22% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Capital of: Grand Bahama
Twinned administrative body: Concord(since 2014)
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1.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/103973/
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Winston-Salem
Newark
Geoshape: Data:The Bahamas/City of Freeport.map
Founded by: Wallace Groves
Different from: Freeport
IPA transcription: ˈfɹiːˌpɔːt
Official language: English
Local dialing code: 242

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26.5200, -78.6600OpenStreetMap ↗

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