Major divisions of Antigua and Barbuda explained

Territory:Antigua and Barbuda
Current Number:60
Upper Unit:Parishes and Barbuda
Number Date:2008
Status:Metropolitan area
Population Range:118 (Rest of Saint Philip) - 8879 (Rest of Saint John) (2001 census)
Subdivision:Communities
Government:Village Councils

Major divisions (or areas) are the second level administrative divisions of Antigua and Barbuda.

Major divisions often consider of a group of towns with a core town, a group of towns with no core, or one single town. In the case of the two largest cities in the country, All Saints, which is also located in multiple parishes, and Saint John's, both each have more than one major division.

Locations

Major divisions cannot be in multiple parishes. Major divisions are located throughout the country except for Redonda, an uninhabited dependency of Saint John Parish.

List

Antigua and Barbuda has 60 major divisions as of 2008.

ParishMajor divisionsPopulation(2001)[1] Enumeration DistrictPopulation(2001)
St.PhilipFreetown591Freetown North302
Freetown South150
Freetown West139
Glanvilles366Glanvilles Outer142
Longlane Collins51
Long Bay33
-140
Seatons379Seatons Central294
Seatons Coastal88
Newfield - St. Philips454Newfield322
-3
St. Philips129
Willikies983Willikies Central203
Willikies East96
Willikies North223
Willikies South 1194
Willikies South 287
Willikies West180
Rest of St. Philip689(118)Rest of St. Philip689(118)
St.Philip3,462St.Philip3,462
Antigua76,886Antigua76,886
Major divisionsPopulation(2001)Enumeration DistrictPopulation(2001)
Codrington924Cordington Central239
Cordington North442
Cordington South243
Rest of Barbuda417Barbuda North254
Barbuda South163
Barbuda1,341Barbuda1,341

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Living Conditions in Antigua and Barbuda. August 2007. statistics.gov.ag .