List of districts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Encyclopedia
Presently, the Union Territory
of Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprises 3 districts:
. On August 18 2006, Andaman district was bifurcated into two districts: North and Middle Andaman district and South Andaman district.
Union Territory
A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...
of Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprises 3 districts:
- North and Middle Andaman districtNorth and Middle Andaman districtNorth and Middle Andaman district is one of the 3 districts of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal. Mayabunder town is the district headquarters...
- South Andaman districtSouth Andaman districtSouth Andaman district is one of the 3 districts of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal. Port Blair town, the capital of the Union Territory is the district headquarters...
- Nicobar districtNicobar districtNicobar district is one of three districts in the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The district's administrative territory encompasses all of the Nicobar Islands, which are located in the Indian Ocean . The area covered by this district is 1841 km²...
History
On August 1, 1974 Nicobar district was separated from Andaman districtAndaman district
Andaman district was a district of India, one of three districts in the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The district's administrative territory encompasses all of the Andaman Islands, which are located in the Indian Ocean...
. On August 18 2006, Andaman district was bifurcated into two districts: North and Middle Andaman district and South Andaman district.