Districts of the Bahamas

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Politics of the Bahamas|Bahamas coa.pngThe 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 definedndash 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

*New Providence (labeled as "NP")

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