The land area of
Bermuda
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parish
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municipalities
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Parishes
Bermuda has nine "Parishes", originally called "Tribes". Each of the nine parishes with the exception of St. George's covers the same land area, (2.31 square miles / 5.97 km
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administrative division
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electoral districts.
Note on pronunciation:
*The "y" in Sandys is silent (though often mispronounced "san-dees", it should be "sands")
*The second "w" in Warwick is not pronounced
Municipalities
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Hamilton (City) (854)
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St. George's (Town) (1,527)
Whereas the town of St George's is surrounded by St George's Parish, Hamilton Parish and the city of Hamilton are not close to each other geographically.
Saint George's, the larger of the two municipalities, served as Bermuda's capital until 1815 until the newly established Hamilton replaced it.
Villages
Bermuda has two villages (unincorporated urban areas)
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Flatts Village (412)
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Somerset Village (1,000)
References
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Bermuda geography-related lists
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