Hope Town

Hope Town is one of the districts of the Bahamas. It is on the Abaco Islands and a small village on Elbow Cay. In Hope Town, neither cars nor golf carts are allowed in the main part of town. Only bicycles and walking are allowed.

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Coordinates: 25°4′N 77°20′W / 25.067°N 77.333°W / 25.067; -77.333Coordinates: 25°4′N 77°20′W / 25.067°N 77.333°W / 25.067; -77.333
CountryBahamas
IslandAbaco
Established1996
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • Chief CouncillorJeremy Sweeting
 • Deputy Chief CouncillorLana Russell
Population
 (2008)
 • Total500
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Hope Town has one of the last working kerosene-fueled lighthouses in the world. This lighthouse was built in 1862. It started working two years later.