Administrative Districts

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

The "Other Islands" are not all remaining islands, but 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. The remaining satellite islands are grouped with the respective main islands. Unlike the other British Virgin Islands, Anegada is a flat atoll. ... At roughly 8 square kilometers, Jost Van Dyke is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, the northern portion of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. ... Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. ... Road Town, located on Tortola island, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands. ... Huge boulders litter the beach at The Baths Virgin Gorda is the second-largest of the British Virgin Islands. ... Road Town, located on Tortola island, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands. ... The Little Sisters is an informal name for a group of some of the smaller members of the British Virgin Islands. ... Norman Island is located at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. ... Peter Island was discovered by Christopher Columbus while he was exploring the area around the Virgin Islands. ... Salt Island is one of the islands of the archipelago of the British Virgin Islands located about 4. ... The Little Sisters is an informal name for a group of some of the smaller members of the British Virgin 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. Huge boulders litter the beach at The Baths Virgin Gorda is the second-largest of the British Virgin Islands. ... Unlike the other British Virgin Islands, Anegada is a flat atoll. ... Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. ... Road Town, located on Tortola island, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands. ... Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. ... Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. ... At roughly 8 square kilometers, Jost Van Dyke is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, the northern portion of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. ... Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. ...

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 districs 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).

In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Road Town, located on Tortola island, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands. ... Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. ...

External links

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