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]
NINicobarCar Nicobar36,8191,84120
NANorth and Middle AndamanMayabunder105,5393,22732
SASouth AndamanPort Blair237,5863,18180

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
  1. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  2. "Indian Districts by Population, Growth Rate, Sex Ratio 2011 Census". 2011 census of India. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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