Dundas Town

{{Short description|Town in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox settlement  | official_name = Dundas Town | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | motto =  | image_skyline = | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | city_logo = | citylogo_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | pushpin_map = Bahamas | pushpin_label_position =  | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = The Bahamas | subdivision_type1 = Island | subdivision_name1 = Abaco | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Central Abaco | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 =  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 =  | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi =  | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  | timezone = Eastern Time Zone | utc_offset = | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|26.543986|-77.085290|region:BS|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = 4 | elevation_ft =  | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = 242 | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = | name = | pop_est_as_of = 2010 | population_est = 2,890 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/bahamas/abaco/012__central_abaco/|title=Population of Dundas Town - statistics}}</ref> }}

'''Dundas Town''' is a town in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas, with a population of 2,890 as of 2010. It is located near Marsh Harbour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-14 |title=Abaco Settlements and Communities - |url=https://abacosun.com/abaco-settlements-and-communities/ |access-date=2026-05-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== History == The settlement was named after the colonial administrator Charles Dundas. In 2019, Dundas Town was heavily detsroyed by Hurricane Dorian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Taneka |date=2024-09-02 |title=A struggle to survive five years after Dorian |url=https://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/a-struggle-to-survive-five-years-after-dorian/article_194cc662-689a-11ef-8fc5-1f13e924bc6d.html |access-date=2026-05-18 |website=The Nassau Guardian |language=en}}</ref> In 2025, there was a power outage in the community after the snapping of a Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) pole.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Widespread power outage hits Abaco after pole snaps in Dundas Town |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2025/dec/16/widespread-power-outage-hits-abaco-after-pole-snaps-in-dundas-town/ |access-date=2026-05-18 |website=www.tribune242.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Politics == Dundas Town is part of the Central and South Abaco parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Assembly of the Bahamas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Total Registered Voters By Constituency and Polling Division |url=http://www.elections.gov.bs/total-registered-voters-by-constituency-and-polling-division/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Parliamentary Registration Department |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in the Bahamas Category:Abaco Islands