Districts of the Bahamas

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Map of The Bahamas with the districts numbered

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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

• New Providence (labeled as "NP")

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

Acklins and Crooked Islands Bimini Cat Island Exuma Freeport Fresh Creek Governor's Harbour Green Turtle Cay Harbour Island High Rock Inagua

Kemps Bay Long Island Marsh Harbour Mayaguana New Providence Nichollstown and Berry Islands Ragged Island Rock Sound Sandy Point San Salvador and Rum Cay