Districts of Seychelles

Seychelles is divided into 26 districts. All but one are located on the Inner Islands; the Outer Islands (Zil Elwannyen Sesel) make up the most recent district. Eight of the districts make up Greater Victoria, 14 are located in the rural part of the main island of Mahé, two on Praslin, and one on La Digue (which includes small surrounding islands and some distant islands like Silhouette, North Island, Denis, Bird).

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A clickable map of Mahe Island exhibiting its ditricts.

The capital city of Victoria consists of the districts English River, Saint Louis and Mont Fleuri.

Between 1991 and 1993, the originally 23 districts were local government units with elected councils. Since then, they have been governed by government-appointed administrators.[1]

In 1998, two new districts, Roche Caiman and Les Mamelles were created mostly from reclaimed land and from parts of Plaisance. In 2012, another new land reclamation took place, and Eve Island and Rev Island were created near the capital Victoria and Bay St. Anne in Praslin, making the area 459 km2. Also, the Outer Islands were given a status of a district by the ministry of tourism.

Praslin with division into two districts (07 und 14)

Table of districts
Nr [lower-alpha 1] District Capital Area Population Region
km² mi²
**Mahe IslandsMahe Islands163.2 63.078,333
01Anse aux PinsAnse Aux Pins2.2 0.853,673East Mahé
02Anse BoileauAnse Boileau12.0 4.64,183West Mahé
03Anse EtoileAnse Etoile5.8 2.25,018North Mahé
04Au CapLa Plaine St. André?8.7 3.43,743East Mahé
05Anse RoyaleAnse Royale6.6 2.53,818South Mahé
06Baie LazareBaie Lazare12.1 4.73,227South Mahé
08Beau VallonBeau Vallon4.3 1.74,142North Mahé
09Bel AirBel Air4.7 1.83,015Greater Victoria
10Bel OmbreBel Ombre9.2 3.64,163West Mahé
11Cascadecapital10.4 4.04,088East Mahé
12Glaciscapital7.0 2.74,157North Mahé
13Grand'AnseGrand'Anse15.4 5.92,842West Mahé
16English RiverEnglish River1.7 0.664,252Greater Victoria
17Mont BuxtonMont Buxton1.2 0.463,173Greater Victoria
18Mont FleuriMont Fleuri6.1 2.43,966Greater Victoria
19PlaisancePlaisance3.4 1.33,690Greater Victoria
20Pointe La RuePointe La Rue3.9 1.53,245East Mahé
21Port GlaudPort Glaud28.7 11.12,378West Mahé
22Saint LouisSaint Louis1.1 0.423,436Greater Victoria
23TakamakaTakamaka14.4 5.62,580South Mahé
24Les MamellesLes Mamelles1.8 0.692,537Greater Victoria
25Roche CaïmanRoche Caïman1.2 0.462,893Greater Victoria
**Praslin Islands Praslin Islands42.2 16.37,682
07Baie Sainte AnneAnse Volbert25.1 9.73,626Inner Islands
14Grand'Anse PraslinGrand Anse14.4 5.64,056Inner Islands
**La Digue Islands La Digue Islands41.8 16.13,506
15La Digue and Inner IslandsLa Passe41.8 16.13,506Inner Islands
**Outer IslandsVictoria, Seychelles211.8 81.8503
26Outer Islands(Coëtivy)211.8 81.8503Outer Islands
 SeychellesVictoria459.0 177.290,024 

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2009-12-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Notes
  1. The number relates to ISO-Code for districts 01 through 26
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