Districts of the Bahamas

The Districts of the Bahamas provide a system of local government everywhere in the Bahamas except New Providence, whose affairs are handled directly by the central government. The current system dates from 1996 when 23 districts were defined - a further 8 were added in 1999.

Acklins
Berry Islands
Bimini
Black Point (Exuma)
Cat Island
Central Abaco
Central Andros
Central Eleuthera
City of Freeport (Grand Bahama)
Crooked Island
East Grand Bahama
Exuma
Grand Cay (Abaco)
Harbour Island (Eleuthera)
Hope Town (Abaco)
Inagua
Long Island
Mangrove Cay (Andros)
Mayaguana
Moore's Island (Abaco)
North Abaco
North Andros
North Eleuthera
Ragged Island
Rum Cay
San Salvador
South Abaco
South Andros
South Eleuthera
Spanish Wells (Eleuthera)
West Grand Bahama

Prior to 1996, the Bahamas were divided into 21 districts:

Acklins and Crooked Islands
Bimini
Cat Island
Exuma
Freeport
Fresh Creek
Governor's Harbour
Green Turtle Cay
Harbour Island
High Rock
Inagua
Kemps Bay
Long Island
Marsh Harbour
Mayaguana
New Providence
Nichollstown and Berry Islands
Ragged Island
Rock Sound
Sandy Point
San Salvador and Rum Cay

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