Districts of Seychelles

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A clickable map of Mahe Island exhibiting its districts. SC-Districts numbered.pngBeau Vallon
A clickable map of Mahé Island exhibiting its districts.

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 districts make up Greater Victoria, 14 make up the rural part of the main island of Mahé, two make up Praslin, and one makes up La Digue (which includes small surrounding islands and some distant islands like Silhouette, North Island, Denis, Bird).

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The capital city of Victoria consists of four districts: English River, Saint Louis, Bel Air, and Mont Fleuri.

Between 1991 and 1993, the original 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, adding Eve Island and Rev Island near the capital Victoria and Bay St. Anne in Praslin, making the area 459 km2. Also, the Outer Islands were given district status by the ministry of tourism.

Praslin with division into two districts (07 and 14) Praslin.svg
Praslin with division into two districts (07 and 14)

Table of districts

Nr [a] DistrictCapital[ citation needed ]AreaPopulationRegion
km2mi2
** Mahe Islands Mahe Islands163.263.078,333
01 Anse aux Pins Anse Aux Pins2.20.853,673East Mahé
02 Anse Boileau Anse Boileau12.04.64,183West Mahé
03 Anse Etoile Anse Etoile5.82.25,018North Mahé
04 Au Cap La Plaine St. André 8.73.43,743East Mahé
05 Anse Royale Anse Royale6.62.53,818South Mahé
06 Baie Lazare Baie Lazare12.14.73,227South Mahé
08 Beau Vallon Beau Vallon4.31.74,142North Mahé
09 Bel Air Bel Air4.71.83,015Greater Victoria
10 Bel Ombre Bel Ombre9.23.64,163West Mahé
11 Cascade Providence10.44.04,088East Mahé
12 Glacis 7.02.74,157North Mahé
13 Grand'Anse Grand'Anse15.45.92,842West Mahé
16 English River English River1.70.664,252Greater Victoria
17 Mont Buxton Mont Buxton1.20.463,173Greater Victoria
18 Mont Fleuri Mont Fleuri6.12.43,966Greater Victoria
19 Plaisance Plaisance3.41.33,690Greater Victoria
20 Pointe La Rue Pointe La Rue3.91.53,245East Mahé
21 Port Glaud Port Glaud28.711.12,378West Mahé
22 Saint Louis Saint Louis1.10.423,436Greater Victoria
23 Takamaka Takamaka14.45.62,580South Mahé
24 Les Mamelles Les Mamelles1.80.692,537Greater Victoria
25 Roche Caïman Roche Caïman1.20.462,893Greater Victoria
** Praslin Islands [ citation needed ]Praslin Islands42.216.37,682
07 Baie Sainte Anne Anse Volbert25.19.73,626Inner Islands
14 Grand'Anse Praslin Grand Anse14.45.64,056Inner Islands
** La Digue Islands [ citation needed ]La Digue Islands41.816.13,506
15 La Digue and Inner Islands La Passe41.816.13,506Inner Islands
** Outer Islands Victoria 211.881.8503
26 Outer Islands (Coëtivy)211.881.8503 Outer Islands
 Seychelles Victoria 459.0177.290,024 

See also

References

  1. "The local government system in Seychelles" (PDF). Commonwealth Local Government Forum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.

Notes

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