La Digue and Inner Islands

La Digue and Inner Islands
La Digue and Inner Islands
La Digue and Inner Islands district in The Seychelles (Inner Islands in insert)
Geography
Location Seychelles
Coordinates 4°21′13″S 55°50′13″E / 4.35361°S 55.83694°E / -4.35361; 55.83694Coordinates: 4°21′13″S 55°50′13″E / 4.35361°S 55.83694°E / -4.35361; 55.83694
Archipelago Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 15
Major islands
Area 41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Administration
Group Inner Islands
Sub-Group Granitic Seychelles
Districts La Digue and Inner Islands
Largest settlement La Passe (pop. ~2200)
Demographics
Population 3506 (2014)
Ethnic groups Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code SC-15
Official website www.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 sq mi) 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 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 from 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]

Table of Islands

Nr.IslandCapitalArea
km²		Population
Census
of 2012
01Bird Island, SeychellesBird Village0.9438
02Denis IslandSt. denis1.4380
03Felicite IslandLa penice2.6820
04Fregate IslandMarina2.07214
05Iles Soeursgrand Soeurs1.132
06La DigueLa Passe10.082800
07Marianne IslandAns La Cour0.970
08North Island, SeychellesNorth Island Lodge2.01152
09Other Islands0.30
10SilhouetteLa Passe20.1200
 La Digue and Inner IslandsLa Passe41.63506

References


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