Districts of the Seychelles

Outline of the Seychelles

The Seychelles are divided into 25 districts, all of which are in the Inner Islands area. Of these, 22 are mainly or exclusively on the main island of Mahé, two on Praslin, while La Digue forms a further district with minor islands and some more distant islands (including Silhouette , North Island , Frégate , Bird Island and Denis Island ). The Outer Islands ( Zil Elwannyen Sesel ), which with 211.3 km² make up 46.4% of the Seychelles in terms of area, are not assigned to any administrative district.

The original 23 districts were by the Local Government Act created in 1991 as a local self-government units with elected chairperson ( chairpersons ) and councils ( councilors ). At the same time, they served as electoral districts . Each constituency sends one representative to the People's Assembly ( People's Assembly ). In addition, the districts form the spatial reference units for regional statistics . These 23 districts largely corresponded to the 23 constituencies that were formed for the 1979 parliamentary election.

In 1993 the district councils were abolished. Since then, the districts have been governed by administrators appointed by the central government. On a more recent information page from the government of the Seychelles there is again talk of local district councils ( District Community Councils ).

In 1998, two new districts, Roche Caiman and Les Mamelles (not to be confused with Mamelles Island ) were created, largely from virgin land and parts of the Plaisance district .

The capital Victoria is formed from parts of the districts of English River , Saint Louis and Mont Fleuri .

Historic districts

The original district structure in the colonial era only knew four districts:

1. North Mahé
2. South Mahé
3. Central Mahé
4. Praslin

As early as 1949, Praslin received its own island council for local self-government, but currently consists of two districts.

District table

Districts on the island of Mahé
red numbers: Greater Victoria

Praslin divided into two districts (07 and 14)

No. 1)	District	main place	Area km²	Population 2002 census	Population Census 2010	region
01	Anse aux Pins	Anse aux pins	2.2	3,535	3,850	East / South
02	Anse Boileau	Anse Boileau	12.0	3,994	4.011	west
03	Anse Etoile	Anse Etoile	5.8	4,272	4,717	North
04	Au Cap (formerly Anse Louis)	La Plaine St. André?	8.7	2,997	4.233	East / South
05	Anse Royale	Anse Royale	6.6	3,688	4,168	East / South
06	Baie Lazare	Baie Lazare	12.1	2,957	3,608	west
07	Baie Sainte Anne	Anse Volbert	25.1	3,655	4,876	Inner Islands
08	Beau Vallon	Beau Vallon	4.3	3,797	4.120	North
09	Bel Air	Bel Air	4.7	2,900	2,857	Central
10	Bel Ombre (Belombre)	Belombre	9.2	3,538	3,708	North
11	Cascade	capital	10.4	3,439	4,267	East / South
12	Glacis	capital	7.0	3,576	3,833	North
13	Grand'Anse Mahé	Grand'Anse	15.4	2,587	3,106	west
14th	Grand'Anse Praslin	Grand Anse	14.4	3,335	3,727	Inner Islands
15th	La Digue and Inner Islands	La Passe	41.7	2,099	3,045	Inner Islands
16	English River	English River	1.7	3,624	4,196	Central
17th	Mont Buxton	Mont Buxton	1.2	3,107	3,089	Central
18th	Mont Fleuri	Mont Fleuri	6.1	3,611	3,419	Central
19th	Plaisance	Plaisance	3.4	3,399	3,781	Central
20th	Pointe La Rue	Pointe Larue	3.9	2,715	3,071	East / South
21st	Port Glaud	Port Glaud	26.7	2.174	2,572	west
22nd	Saint Louis	Saint Louis	1.1	3,325	3,209	Central
23	Takamaka	Takamaka	14.4	2,589	2,825	East / South
24	Les Mamelles	Les Mamelles	1.8	2,352	2,667	Central
25th	Roche Caïman	Roche Caiman	1.2	2,652	3,232	Central
26 2)	Outer Islands (Zil Elwannyen Sesel)	( Coëtivy )	211.3	1250	758	Outer Islands
	Seychelles	Victoria	455.0	81,177	90,945

¹⁾ The number corresponds to the ISO code for districts 01 to 23.
²⁾ Does not belong to any district

See also

• ISO 3166-2: SC

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Administrative History ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated November 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Archive link ( memento of the original from October 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Districts: Inner Islands ( Memento from July 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
6. ^ National Bureau of Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2010 Report, p. 9

Web links

• District map
• Current population statistics of the districts
• Regions of the island of Mahé
• Coat of arms of the districts of the Seychelles
• Administrative structure throughout history