Districts of Seychelles

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).

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.

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.

Table of districts Nr District Capital Area Population Regionkm2mi2** Mahe IslandsMahe Islands 78,333 01 Anse aux Pins Anse Aux Pins 3,673 East Mahé02 Anse Boileau Anse Boileau 4,183West Mahé03 Anse Etoile Anse Etoile 5,018North Mahé04 Au Cap La Plaine St. André 3,743East Mahé05 Anse Royale Anse Royale 3,818South Mahé06 Baie Lazare Baie Lazare 3,227 South Mahé08 Beau Vallon Beau Vallon 4,142North Mahé09 Bel Air Bel Air 3,015Greater Victoria10 Bel OmbreBel Ombre 4,163West Mahé11 Cascade Providence 4,088East Mahé12 Glacis 4,157North Mahé13 Grand'Anse Grand'Anse 2,842West Mahé16 English River English River 4,252Greater Victoria17 Mont Buxton Mont Buxton 3,173Greater Victoria18 Mont Fleuri Mont Fleuri 3,966Greater Victoria19 Plaisance Plaisance 3,690Greater Victoria20 Pointe La Rue Pointe La Rue 3,245 East Mahé21 Port Glaud Port Glaud 2,378West Mahé22 Saint Louis Saint Louis 3,436Greater Victoria23 Takamaka Takamaka 2,580South Mahé24 Les Mamelles Les Mamelles 2,537Greater Victoria25 Roche Caïman Roche Caïman 2,893Greater Victoria** Praslin Islands Praslin Islands 7,682 07 Baie Sainte Anne Anse Volbert 3,626Inner Islands14 Grand'Anse Praslin Grand Anse 4,056Inner Islands** La Digue Islands La Digue Islands 3,50615 La Digue and Inner Islands La Passe 3,506Inner Islands** Outer Islands Victoria 50326 Outer Islands(Coëtivy) 503 Outer Islands Seychelles Victoria 90,024

Districts of Seychelles

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