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.
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