Districts of The British Virgin Islands

Districts Of The British Virgin Islands

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 (Jost Van Dyke) 8.3 176
Tortola Road Town 59.2 16,630
Virgin Gorda Spanish Town 21.2 3,063
Other Islands Great Harbour (Peter Island) 23.7 181
British Virgin Islands Road Town 151.0 20,253

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.

Read more about Districts Of The British Virgin Islands:  Civil Registry Districts, Electoral Districts

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