Districts of the British Virgin Islands

Administrative Districts

The five administrative subdivisions mentioned on some web pages may just be planning regions, without much administrative relevance:

The "Other Islands" are mainly 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 or Southern Islands.

Civil Registry Districts

There are six Civil Registry Districts in the British Virgin Islands:

Civil Registry Districts C, D and E are subdivisions of the main island Tortola.

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 districts 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).

External links

• World Gazetteer: Statistics of Districts
• Citypopulation: Statistics or Districts
• about Civil Registry Districts
• about electoral districts
• history of electoral districts
• Map of Districts