Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles

The island territories of the Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: eilandgebieden) were the top-level administrative subdivisions of the Netherlands Antilles. The government of each island territory consisted of three major parts:^[1]

• The island council (eilandsraad) – the local parliament, elected every four years.
• The executive council (bestuurscollege) – the executive board of the island territory, comparable to the Dutch provincial executive and municipal executive.
• The lieutenant governor (gezaghebber) – chair of the island council and executive council, appointed by the Crown for a six-year term.

Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles
Also known as: Eilandgebieden (Dutch)
Location	Netherlands Antilles
Created	3 March 1951
Abolished	10 October 2010
Number	1951–1982: 4 island territories 1983–1985: 6 island territories 1986–2010: 5 island territories
Areas	Minimum: Saba, 13 km2 (5 sq mi) Maximum: Curaçao, 444 km2 (171 sq mi)
Government	Executive council
Subdivisions	Cities

List of island territories

Flag	Timespan			Capital	Area
	1951–1982	1983–1985	1986–2010
	Aruba		Status aparte since 1986	Oranjestad	180 km2 (69 sq mi)
	Bonaire			Kralendijk	294 km2 (114 sq mi)
	Curaçao			Willemstad	444 km2 (171 sq mi)
	SSS islands	Saba		The Bottom	13 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
		Sint Eustatius		Oranjestad	21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
		Sint Maarten		Philipsburg	34 km2 (13 sq mi)

See also

• Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles
• Caribbean Netherlands
• Dutch Caribbean

References

1. Helsdingen, W. H. van (1951). "De zelfstandigheid der eilandgebieden in de Nederlandse Antillen" [The autonomy of the island territories in the Netherlands Antilles]. De West-Indische Gids. 32: 193–205. ISSN 0372-7289. JSTOR 41848884. Retrieved 12 March 2021.