Districts of the Bahamas

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The Districts of the Bahamas provide a system of local government everywhere in the Bahamas except New Providence, whose affairs are handled directly by the central government. The current system dates from 1996 when 23 districts were defined - a further 8 were added in 1999.


  1. Acklins
  2. Berry Islands
  3. Bimini
  4. Black Point (Exuma)
  5. Cat Island
  6. Central Abaco
  7. Central Andros
  8. Central Eleuthera
  9. City of Freeport (Grand Bahama)
  10. Crooked Island
  11. East Grand Bahama
  12. Exuma
  13. Grand Cay (Abaco)
  14. Harbour Island (Eleuthera)
  15. Hope Town (Abaco)
  16. Inagua
  17. Long Island
  18. Mangrove Cay (Andros)
  19. Mayaguana
  20. Moore's Island (Abaco)
  21. North Abaco
  22. North Andros
  23. North Eleuthera
  24. Ragged Island
  25. Rum Cay
  26. San Salvador
  27. South Abaco
  28. South Andros
  29. South Eleuthera
  30. Spanish Wells (Eleuthera)
  31. West Grand Bahama

Prior to 1996, the Bahamas were divided into 21 districts:

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