Districts of the British Virgin Islands
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[edit] Administrative Districts
The five administrative subdivisions mentioned on some web pages may just be planning regions, without much administrative relevance:
| Subdivision | Main town | Area km2 |
Population (estimate 2006) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anegada | The Settlement | 38.6 | 204 |
| Jost Van Dyke | Great Harbour | 8.3 | 176 |
| Tortola | Road Town | 59.2 | 16630 |
| Virgin Gorda | Spanish Town | 21.2 | 3063 |
| Other Islands | Peter Island Resort | 23.7 | 181 |
| BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | Road Town | 151.0 | 20253 |
The "Other Islands" are not all remaining islands, but the islands south of Tortola (separated from it by the Sir Francis Drake Channel and southwest of Virgin Gorda and detached Ginger Island, mainly Norman Island, Peter Island, Cooper Island and Salt Island. These islands are also known under the informal name Little Sisters. The remaining satellite islands are grouped with the respective main islands.
[edit] Civil Registry Districts
There are six Civil Registry Districts in the British Virgin Islands:
| Civil Registry District | Area |
|---|---|
| District A | Virgin Gorda |
| District B | Anegada |
| District C | East End (Tortola) |
| District D | Road Town (Tortola) |
| District E | West End (Tortola) |
| District F | Jost Van Dyke |
Civil Registry Districts C, D and E are subdivisions of the main island Tortola.
[edit] Electoral Districts
- By the Constitution and Elections Ordinance 1954, which establishes a new Legislative Council with an elected majority, the presidency is divided into five districts. Road Town District (area of the capital) sent two members to the legislative council, the other districs one each.
- A new constitution of 1967 provided for seven electoral districts, with one representative per district.
- In 1977, the number of electoral districts was augmented to nine. Each electoral district sends a member to the Legislative Council, which has 13 seats (including four at large members).
| Electoral District | Area |
|---|---|
| First Electoral District | |
| Second Electoral District | |
| Third Electoral District | |
| Fourth Electoral District | Road Town and surroundings (Tortola) |
| Fifth Electoral District | |
| Sixth Electoral District | |
| Seventh Electoral District | |
| Eighth Electoral District | |
| Ninth Electoral District | Virgin Gorda and Anegada |
