Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles

Island territories of the
Netherlands Antilles
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;

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.

List of island territories

Flag	Timespan			Capital	Area
Flag	1951–1982	1983–1985	1986–2010	Capital	Area
	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)
	Windward 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)

References

^ 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.

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[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.

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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

Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles

List of island territories

See also

References