Districts of the British Virgin Islands


Administrative Districts
The five administrative subdivisions mentioned on some web pages are just statistical divisions, without any administrative relevance:
SubdivisionMain townArea
km²		Population
AnegadaThe Settlement38.6285
Jost Van DykeBelle Vue 8.3298
TortolaRoad Town59.223,419
Virgin GordaSpanish Town21.23,939
Other IslandsGreat Harbour 23.7122
British Virgin IslandsRoad Town151.028,054

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.
The present-day Administrative Districts of the British Virgin Islands were established since 2003, following the provisions of the Sister Islands Programme, 2003.
Tortola, the surrounding islets, and the Little Sisters/Southern Islands are directly administered by the BVI Government, as an "Island". The 3 "Sister Islands", including the neighbouring islets, are administered through 3 Districts, run by District Officers, under the Deputy Governor of the BVI "in order to monitor, promote and facilitate the delivery of Government services to the sister islands of Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke". This administrative setting is similar to that of some existing or former British dependencies - The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, or the Cook Islands - among others.
The Sister Islands Programme, 2003, establishes a Coordinator which works with, and supervises the District Officers, as a liaison with the central government.
There are no local government structures in the Territory.

Civil Registry Districts

There are six Civil Registry Districts in the British Virgin Islands:
Civil Registry DistrictArea
District AVirgin Gorda
District BAnegada
District CEast End
District DRoad Town
District EWest End
District FJost Van Dyke

Civil Registry Districts C, D and E are subdivisions of the main island Tortola.

Electoral Districts

Electoral DistrictArea
First Electoral DistrictWest End, Carrot Bay
Second Electoral DistrictMeyers, Cane Garden Bay, Brewers Bay and Jost Van Dyke
Third Electoral DistrictSea Cow's Bay and surroundings
Fourth Electoral DistrictRoad Town and surroundings
Fifth Electoral DistrictHunthum's Ghut and Long Trench
Sixth Electoral DistrictBaugher's Bay and East Central Tortola
Seventh Electoral DistrictLong Look and Beef Island
Eighth Electoral DistrictEast End, Greenland and Hope Estate
Ninth Electoral DistrictVirgin Gorda and Anegada