Districts of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Administrative Districts
The Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...
are divided into six administrative districts (two in the Turks Islands and four in the Caicos Islands), headed by District Commissioners (the area figures were determined by information in
http://www.depstc.org/stat/economic/ecopdf/envt/TCI%20Physical%20Characteristics.pdf):
No. | Administrative District | Capital | Area(km²) | Population(Estimate 2006) | ElectoralDistricts | |||
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Caicos Islands | ||||||||
1 | Providenciales Providenciales Providenciales is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The island has an area of and an approximate population of 15,542, making it the largest island in population and the third largest in area. It is served by the Providenciales International Airport... and West Caicos West Caicos West Caicos is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. West Caicos has an area of , and has been uninhabited for over a century. The island is home to the 500 acre Lake Catherine, a protected wildlife reserve, filled with pink roseate flamingoes, manta rays, sea turtles and other indigenous... |
Blue Hills | 163.6 | 22,642 | 6 | |||
2 | North Caicos North Caicos North Caicos is the second-largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, the Caicos Cays link to Providenciales. To the east, it is separated from Middle Caicos by Juniper Hole, a narrow passage that can accommodate only small boats.North Caicos has an area of 116.4 km² within the... |
Bottle Creek | 144.9 | 1,895 | 2 | |||
3 | Middle Caicos Middle Caicos Middle Caicos, also Grand Caicos, is the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, it is separated from North Caicos by Juniper Hole, and to the east, from East Caicos by Lorimer Creek, both narrow passages that can accommodate only small boats.Middle Caicos has an area of 144.2... |
Conch Bar | 144.2 | 468 | 1 | |||
4 | South Caicos South Caicos South Caicos is the seventh largest island in the Turks and Caicos islands archipelago, with a land area of . The population was estimated at 1579 in 2006. Together with uninhabited East Caicos and a number of smaller islands, it forms the South Caicos and East Caicos District, with a total area of... and East Caicos East Caicos East Caicos is the fourth largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, it is separated from Middle Caicos by Lorimer Creek, a narrow passage that can accommodate only small boats. To the south is South Caicos.... |
Cockburn Harbour Cockburn Harbour Cockburn Harbour is a settlement in the Turks and Caicos. It is the largest community on the island of South Caicos, with some 811 people. It has the best natural harbour of the Caicos Islands, and was once an important centre for regional trade and a major exporter of salt. Today its main... |
136.8 | 1,579 | 2 | |||
Turks Islands | ||||||||
5 | Grand Turk Grand Turk Island Grand Turk Island is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands with . It contains the territory's capital, Cockburn Town and the JAGS McCartney International Airport... |
Cockburn Town Cockburn Town Cockburn Town is the capital city of the Turks and Caicos Islands.-Location and features:Cockburn Town is located on the largest island in the Turks Islands archipelago, Grand Turk Island. Historic 18th and 19th century Bermudian architecture line Duke and Front Streets in Cockburn Town... |
17.6 | 5,567 | 4 | |||
6 | Salt Cay Salt Cay, Turks Islands Salt Cay is the second largest of the Turks Islands, one of the two island groups forming of the British territory Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. Its size is 6.7442 km². The size of the district, which also includes some unpopulated islands like Cotton Cay nearby, is 9.1 km².... |
Balfour Town | 9.1 | 186 | - | |||
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and... |
Cockburn Town | 616.3 | 32,337 | 15 |
Electoral Districts
For the legislative council, the Turks and Caicos Islands are divided into fifteen Electoral Districts (four in the Turks Islands and eleven in the Caicos Islands):Electoral District | Official Description | Representative as of 2004-10-13 | ||||||
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Turks Islands | ||||||||
Electoral District One | West Road, Grand Turk | Dwayne Taylor | ||||||
Electoral District Two | Overback, Grand Turk | Floyd Basil Hall | ||||||
Electoral District Three | Backsalina-North, Grand Turk | Oswald O. Skippings | ||||||
Electoral District Four | Backsalina-South, Grand Turk1) | Derek Hugh Taylor | ||||||
Caicos Islands | ||||||||
Electoral District Five | South Caicos South, South Caicos2) | McAllister Eugene Hanchell | ||||||
Electoral District Six | South Caicos North, South Caicos | Norman B. Saunders | ||||||
Electoral District Seven | Middle Caicos | Jeffrey Christoval Hall | ||||||
Electoral District Eight | North Caicos- East, North Caicos | Michael Eugene Misick | ||||||
Electoral District Nine | North Caicos- West, North Caicos3) | Clarence W. Selver | ||||||
Electoral District Ten | The Bight, Providenciales4) | Karen Delancy | ||||||
Electoral District Eleven | Blue Hills, Providenciales | Vaden Delroy Williams | ||||||
Electoral District Twelve | Five Cays, Providenciales | Lillian Robinson Been | ||||||
Electoral District Thirteen | Cheshire Hall, Providenciales | Galmo Williams | ||||||
1) including Salt Cay Salt Cay Salt Cay is the name of several Caribbean islands:*Salt Cay, Bahamas*Salt Cay, Turks Islands*Salt Cay, British Virgin Islands*Salt Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands... |
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2) including Big Ambregris Cay and Little Ambergris Cay | ||||||||
3) including Parrot Cay Parrot Cay Parrot Cay is a private island, part of Turks and Caicos Islands. Parrot Cay is part of the Como Hotels and Resorts. The island features a high-end beach resort, which over the years has seen many visits by celebrities such as Hugh Jackman and Michael J Fox and many more... |
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4) including Pine Cay Pine Cay Pine Cay is an privately owned island occupied by 36 homeowners and a small exclusive resort The Meridian Club in the Turks and Caicos Islands.The Meridian Club consists of 13 beachfront hotel rooms, a restaurant, clubhouse and bar. There is also a small spa.... and Water Cay |
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An official web site mentions two additional electoral districts on Providenciales
Providenciales
Providenciales is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The island has an area of and an approximate population of 15,542, making it the largest island in population and the third largest in area. It is served by the Providenciales International Airport...
, namely Long Bay Hills and Richmond Hill, but without giving district numbers or commissionershttp://turksandcaicos.tc/saltcay/index.htm.
External links
- http://www.geonames.org/TC/administrative-division-turks-and-caicos-islands.htmlList of ISO 3166-2ISO 3166-2ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...
codes in the Turks and Caicos Islands]