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'''[[Seychelles]]''' is divided into 26 districts. All but one are located on the Inner Islands; the [[Outer Islands (Seychelles)|Outer Islands]] (''Zil Elwannyen Sesel'') make up the most recent district. Eight districts make up [[Victoria, Seychelles|Greater Victoria]], 14 make up the rural part of the main island of [[Mahé, Seychelles|Mahé]], two make up [[Praslin]], and one makes up [[La Digue]] (which includes small surrounding islands and some distant islands like Silhouette, North Island, Denis, Bird).

The capital city of [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]] consists of four districts: [[La Rivière Anglaise|English River]], [[Saint Louis, Seychelles|Saint Louis]], [[Bel Air, Seychelles|Bel Air]], and [[Mont Fleuri]].

Between 1991 and 1993, the original 23 districts were local government units with elected councils. Since then, they have been governed by government-appointed administrators.<ref>{{cite web |title=The local government system in Seychelles |url=http://www.clgf.org.uk/userfiles/clgf/file/countries/Seychelles.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104095612/http://www.clgf.org.uk/userfiles/clgf/file/countries/Seychelles.pdf |archive-date=2009-11-04 |access-date=2009-12-14 |website=Commonwealth Local Government Forum}}</ref>

In 1998, two new districts ([[Roche Caiman]] and [[Les Mamelles]]) were created mostly from [[land reclamation|reclaimed land]] and from parts of [[Plaisance (Seychelles)|Plaisance]]. In 2012, another new land reclamation took place, adding [[Eve Island, Seychelles|Eve Island]] and [[Rev Island]] near the capital Victoria and Bay St. Anne in Praslin, making the area 459&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. Also, the [[Outer Islands (Seychelles)|Outer Islands]] were given district status by the ministry of tourism. 
{{stack|[[File:Praslin.svg|right|thumb|300px|Praslin with division into two districts (07 and 14)]]}}

==Table of districts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Nr {{efn| 1 = The number relates to [[ISO 3166-2:SC|ISO-Code]] for districts 01 through 26}} 
!scope="col" rowspan=2| District
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Capital{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
!scope="col" colspan=2| Area
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Population
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Region
|-
!scope="col"|km<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|mi<sup>2</sup>
|-
|** ||[[Mahé, Seychelles|Mahe Islands]]||Mahe Islands||{{convert|163.2|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|78,333 ||
|-
|01 ||[[Anse aux Pins]] ||Anse Aux Pins||{{convert|2.2|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,673 ||East Mahé
|-
|02 || [[Anse Boileau]] ||Anse Boileau||{{convert|12.0|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|4,183||West Mahé
|-
|03 || [[Anse Etoile]] ||Anse Etoile||{{convert|5.8|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|5,018||North Mahé
|-
|04 || [[Au Cap]] ||[[La Plaine St. André]]||{{convert|8.7|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,743||East Mahé
|-
|05 || [[Anse Royale]] ||Anse Royale||{{convert|6.6|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,818||South Mahé
|-
|06 || [[Baie Lazare]] ||Baie Lazare||{{convert|12.1|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,227 ||South Mahé
|-
|08 || [[Beau Vallon, Seychelles|Beau Vallon]] ||Beau Vallon ||{{convert|4.3|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|4,142||North Mahé
|-
|09 || [[Bel Air, Seychelles|Bel Air]] ||Bel Air ||{{convert|4.7|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,015||Greater Victoria
|-
|10 || [[Bel Ombre, Seychelles|Bel Ombre]]||Bel Ombre ||{{convert|9.2|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|4,163||West Mahé
|-
|11 || [[Cascade, Seychelles|Cascade]] ||Providence ||{{convert|10.4|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|4,088||East Mahé
|-
|12 || [[Glacis, Seychelles|Glacis]] || ||{{convert|7.0|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|4,157||North Mahé
|-
|13 || [[Grand'Anse Mahé|Grand'Anse]] ||Grand'Anse ||{{convert|15.4|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|2,842||West Mahé
|-
|16 || [[English River, Seychelles|English River]] ||English River ||{{convert|1.7|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|4,252||Greater Victoria
|-
|17 || [[Mont Buxton]] ||Mont Buxton ||{{convert|1.2|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,173||Greater Victoria
|-
|18 || [[Mont Fleuri]] ||Mont Fleuri ||{{convert|6.1|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,966||Greater Victoria
|-
|19 || [[Plaisance, Seychelles|Plaisance]] ||Plaisance ||{{convert|3.4|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,690||Greater Victoria
|-
|20 || [[Pointe La Rue]] ||Pointe La Rue ||{{convert|3.9|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,245 ||East Mahé
|-
|21 || [[Port Glaud]] ||Port Glaud ||{{convert|28.7|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|2,378||West Mahé
|-
|22 || [[Saint Louis, Seychelles|Saint Louis]] ||Saint Louis ||{{convert|1.1|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,436||Greater Victoria
|-
|23 || [[Takamaka, Seychelles|Takamaka]] ||Takamaka ||{{convert|14.4|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|2,580||South Mahé
|-
|24 || [[Les Mamelles]] ||Les Mamelles ||{{convert|1.8|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|2,537||Greater Victoria
|-
|25 || [[Roche Caiman|Roche Caïman]] ||Roche Caïman ||{{convert|1.2|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|2,893||Greater Victoria
|-
|** ||[[Praslin Islands]] {{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} ||Praslin Islands||{{convert|42.2|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|7,682 ||
|-
|07 || [[Baie Sainte Anne]] || Anse Volbert||{{convert|25.1|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,626||Inner Islands
|-
|14 || [[Grand'Anse Praslin]] ||Grand Anse ||{{convert|14.4|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|4,056||Inner Islands
|-
|** ||[[La Digue Islands]] {{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} ||La Digue Islands||{{convert|41.8|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,506||
|-
|15 || [[La Digue and Inner Islands]] ||La Passe ||{{convert|41.8|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|3,506||Inner Islands
|-
|** ||[[Outer Islands (Seychelles)|Outer Islands]] ||[[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]]||{{convert|211.8|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right"|503||
|-
|26 || [[Outer Islands (Seychelles)|Outer Islands]]||([[Coëtivy Island|Coëtivy]]) ||{{convert|211.8|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right" |503 ||[[Outer Islands (Seychelles)|Outer Islands]]
|-
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|-style="background:#F2E0CE;" | class="sortbottom"
|&nbsp; || Seychelles ||[[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]] ||{{convert|459.0|km2|disp=table|sortable=on}} ||align="right" |90,024 ||&nbsp;
|}

==See also==
*[[ISO 3166-2:SC]]

==References==
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==Notes==

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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081115125037/http://www.virtualseychelles.sc/downloads/pdf/electoral_districts.pdf District Map]
*[http://www.nsb.gov.sc/Documents/Statistical%20Bulletins/Population%20and%20Vital%20Statistics/2009/Population%20Statistics%20No%202%20of%202009.pdf Current District Population Statistics]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=&lng=fr&des=gamelan&dat=200&geo=-187&srt=pnan&col=aohdqcfbeimg&men=gadm&lng=de District Statistics, with area figures]{{dead link|date=July 2021}}{{cbignore}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091113144641/http://www.nsb.gov.sc/Documents/Publications/Abstract%202007.pdf Regions of Mahé]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090712090005/http://www.virtualseychelles.sc/pecu/districts/pecu_districts4.htm Coats of Arms of Seychelles Districts]

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