Districts of the Bahamas

Map of The Bahamas with the districts numbered

The Districts of the Bahamas provide a system of Local Government everywhere in The Bahamas except New Providence(where Nassau the capital is located, whose affairs are handled directly by the central government. The current system dates from 1996 when 23 districts were "created" by The Bahamas Local Government Act of 1996 – a further 8 were added in 1999.

Local Government in The Bahamas has seen great success since it's introduction, but there has been concern to the case of New Providence and whether or not it should have local government.

Districts of The Bahamas

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

• New Providence (labeled as "NP")

List of Chief Councillors

This is the list of Chief Ciuncillors of The various Districts of The Bahamas as of 2008. This list is subject to change.

• Mr Cubel Davis -Central Abaco
• Mr Wayne Hall -Hope Town
• Mr Roosevelt Curry -Grand Cay
• Mr Tommy Dames -Moore's Island
• Mr. Stephen Pedican-North Abaco
• Mr Rovel Roker-South Abaco
• Mr. Roston Cox-Acklins
• Mr David Daxon-Crooked Island
• Mr Clyde Duncombe-Central Andros
• Mr Brian O’Neal Cleare-North Andros
• Mr Brian Moxey-Mangrove Cay
• Mr Zebedee Rolle-South Andros
• Mr. David Dean-Berry Islands
• Mrs. Tasha Bullard-Bimini
• Mr Hancil Strachan-Cat Island
• Mr Daschiel Robert-Harbour Island
• Mr Vincent Collins-North Eleuthera
• Mr Abner Pinder-Spanish Wells
• Mr. Alfred Loan Rolle-Black Point
• Mr Franklyn McKenzie-Exuma
• Ms Antia Doherty-City of Freeport
• Mr Lawrence Laing-East Grand Bahama
• Mr Calvis Bartlett-West Grand Bahama
• Mr Francoinn Cox-Inagua
• Mr Ian Knowles-Long Island, Bahamas
• Mr Clinton Collie-Mayaguana
• Mr Granville Hepburn-Ragged Island
• Mr Kirkland Knowles-Rum Cay
• Mr Jonathan Knowles-San Salvador Island

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

External links

• http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb2/home.nsf/vContentW/A5FB7665F3E4341306256F0000763055

See also

• ISO 3166-2:BS

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