Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

has been divided into six

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

s since 1994. The names in English of all provinces are derived from the initial letters of their constituent islands:

Municipalities

The provinces are in turn divided into municipalities headed by a council and a mayor elected from among the members of the council. In the Tafea Province for example are the following municipalities (council areas): *North Erromango *South Erromango *North Tanna *West Tanna *Middle Bush Tanna *Whitesands *South West Tanna *South Tanna The islands of Aniwa, Futuna and Aneityum appear to consist of one municipality each.

Island regions (historical)

From 1985 to 1994 it was divided into eleven island regions:

Districts (historical)

During the Condominium era, specifically from 1968 to 1984 the group was divided into four administrative districts:

Districts (1950)

In the 1950s, districts appeared to denote the finest administrative level, finer than the current municipalities or council areas, but above the village level. The island of Tanna was subdivided into 12 such districts, in 1952:Jean Guiart: Un siècle et demi de contacts culturels à Tanna Nouvelles-Hebrides, Paris 1956, 460 pages
/ref> *District Sud (ou de Kwamera) *District de Green PointDistrict Sud-Ouest *District de Lenakel *District Nord-Ouest *District de Green Hill et de Launalang *District du Centre Nord *District du Centre Brousse *District de Loanvialu *District de Waesisi *District de White Sands

References

External links

* {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Oceanian countries Subdivisions of Vanuatu Vanuatu, Provinces Vanuatu 1 Provinces, Vanuatu Vanuatu geography-related lists