La Digue and Inner Islands

La Digue and Inner Islands
La Digue and Inner Islands is located in Seychelles
La Digue and Inner Islands
Location within Seychelles
Geography
LocationSeychelles
Coordinates4°21′13″S 55°50′13″E / 4.35361°S 55.83694°E / -4.35361; 55.83694
ArchipelagoInner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands15
Major islands
Area41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Administration
GroupInner Islands
Sub-GroupGranitic Seychelles
DistrictsLa Digue and Inner Islands
Largest settlementLa Passe (pop. c. 2200)
Demographics
Population3506 (2014)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-15
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

La Digue and Inner Islands is one of the 26 districts of Seychelles. It consists of the island of La Digue and assorted smaller islands of the Inner Islands.

Geography

La Digue and Inner Islands district has an area of 41.6 square kilometres (16.1 mi2) and a population of 3506 as of 2012. The population density is 83.8 inhabitants/km2.[1][2] It is located in the Inner Islands. Most of the islands of the district belong to the Granitic Seychelles.

Administration

The district was created in 1994 when the government united the former La Digue District and Silhouette District. It is managed by a district administrator, which is seated in the main village of La Passe.[3][4]

Since 1994 the district has a local government, which is a unit of the Ministry of Local Government, Youth and Sports. The unit's role is to promote the availability of public services at the local level. The district's motto is Avancons lentement mais surement ('Advance slowly but surely').[3]

List of islands

Nr.IslandCapitalArea (km2)Population
(2012 Census)
01Bird IslandBird Village0.9438
02Denis IslandSt. Denis1.4380
03Félicité IslandLa Penice2.6820
04Frégate IslandMarina2.07214
05Iles Soeurs (Grande Soeur, Petite Soeur)Grande Soeur1.132
06La DigueLa Passe10.082800
07Marianne IslandAnse La Cour0.970
08North IslandNorth Island Lodge2.01152
09Other islands0.30
10Silhouette IslandLa Passe20.1200
TotalLa Passe41.63506

References

  1. ↑ GeoHive Global Statistics Archived 2016-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Statoids Administrative Subdivisions of Countries
  3. 1 2 "Local Government Seychelles". Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  4. ↑ "Virtual Seychelles". Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
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