List of districts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Presently, the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprises 3 districts:
| Code[1] | District | Headquarters | Population (2011)[2] area in square kilometres, and the population density per square kilometre.[2] | Area (km²) | Density (/km²)[2] |
| NI | Nicobar | Car Nicobar | 36,819 | 1,841 | 20 |
| NA | North and Middle Andaman | Mayabunder | 105,539 | 3,227 | 32 |
| SA | South Andaman | Port Blair | 237,586 | 3,181 | 80 |
History
On 1 August 1974 Nicobar district was separated from Andaman district. On 18 August 2006, Andaman district was bifurcated into two districts: North and Middle Andaman district and South Andaman district.
References
- ↑ "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 18 August 2004. pp. 5–10. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Indian Districts by Population, Growth Rate, Sex Ratio 2011 Census". 2011 census of India. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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