Exumais adistrictof theBahamas, consisting of over 365 islands, also calledcays. The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37mi (60km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma by a small bridge. The capital and largest city in the district is George Town,founded 1793 and located on Great Exuma. TheTropic of Cancerruns across a beach close to the city.
Between 2000 and 2010, the population of Exuma more than doubled, reflecting the construction of large and small resort properties and the related direct air traffic to Great Exuma from locations as distant asToronto,Canada.