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Updates: 

I've updated the population data using source [1].

International standard ISO 3166-2 was published on December 15, 1998. It superseded ISO/DIS 3166-2 (draft international standard). For Bermuda, the draft standard showed two municipalities and nine parishes with their codes. The final standard mentions the same number and types of division, but declines to specify names or codes. It says that these divisions are "not relevant".

Country overview: 

Short name	BERMUDA
ISO code	BM
FIPS code	BD
Language	English (en)
Time zone	-4 ~
Capital	Hamilton

 

Bermuda is a British dependency. It is an isolated island group in the Atlantic Ocean. For convenience, although not actually in the West Indies, it is sometimes included with them.

Other names of country: 

1. Danish: Bermuda
2. French: Bermudes fp
3. German: Bermuda-Inseln fp
4. Italian: Bermude, Bermuda
5. Portuguese: Bermudas fp
6. Spanish: Bermudas

Origin of name: 

For discoverer Juan de Bermúdez (1515)

Primary subdivisions: 

Bermuda is divided into nine parishes and two municipalities.

Division	HASC	ISO	FIPS	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)
Devonshire	BM.DE	DEV	BD01	7,307	4.90	1.89
Hamilton	BM.HA	HAM	BD02	5,270	5.10	1.97
Hamilton municipality	BM.HC	HA	BD03	969	0.70	0.27
Paget	BM.PA	PAG	BD04	5,088	5.28	2.04
Pembroke	BM.PE	PEM	BD05	11,306	5.44	2.10
Saint George municipality	BM.SG	SG	BD06	1,752	1.37	0.53
Saint George's	BM.SC	SGE	BD07	5,451	9.30	3.59
Sandys	BM.SA	SAN	BD08	7,275	6.75	2.61
Smiths	BM.SM	SMI	BD09	5,658	4.90	1.89
Southampton	BM.SO	SOU	BD10	6,117	5.75	2.22
Warwick	BM.WA	WAR	BD11	8,587	5.72	2.21
11 divisions				62,059	55.21	21.32
Division: Parishes, except for Hamilton and Saint George municipalities HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes ISO: Codes from ISO/DIS 3166-2 (draft standard) FIPS: Codes from FIPS PUB 10-4 Population: 2000-05-20 census

Postal codes: 

Bermuda uses postal codes with two letters followed by two digits. The two letters denote a post office. There is no consistent relationship between the postal code and the parish.

Territorial extent: 

1. Hamilton parish is the eastern end of Bermuda Island, and is not adjacent to Hamilton city.
2. Saint George's parish includes Coney Island, Saint David's Island (including the U.S. Naval Air Station), and Saint George's Island (except for Saint George city).
3. Sandys parish includes Boaz Island, Ireland Island, Somerset Island, Watford Island, and the western tip of Bermuda Island (including the U.S. Naval Air Station Annex).
4. The sequence of parishes along the south shore of Bermuda Island from west to east is: Sandys, Warwick, Paget, Devonshire, Smith's, Hamilton, and Saint George's. Along the north shore, also from west to east: Pembroke, Devonshire, Smith's, and Hamilton. Hamilton Harbour separates Pembroke from Paget. Hamilton city lies on the north shore of Hamilton Harbour, surrounded on its other three sides by Pembroke.

Other names of subdivisions: 

1. Saint George municipality: Saint Georges, Saint George's (variant)
2. Saint George's: Saint Georges (variant)
3. Sandys: Sandy's (variant)
4. Smiths: Smith's (variant)

Population history:

Division	1970-10-29	1980-05-12	1991-05-20	2000-05-20
Devonshire	6,200	6,843	7,371	7,307
Hamilton	3,300	3,784	4,680	5,270
Hamilton municipality	2,100	1,600	1,100	969
Paget	4,600	4,497	4,877	5,088
Pembroke	11,700	10,443	11,507	11,306
Saint George municipality	1,600	1,647	1,648	1,752
Saint George's	2,400	2,940	4,623	5,451
Sandys	5,800	6,255	6,437	7,275
Smiths	4,200	4,463	5,261	5,658
Southampton	3,900	4,613	5,804	6,117
Warwick	6,500	6,948	7,900	8,587
Totals	52,300	54,000	58,460	62,059

 

Note: in the 1980 column, the populations for Hamilton municipality and the country total are rounded to the nearest 100. In the 1970 column, all populations are rounded. I haven't found any source for more accurate data. See list of sources below.

Sources:

1. [1] Report on the 2000 Census of Population and Housing , Census Office, Hamilton. Table 3, p. 21 has census data for 1991 and 2000. (Retrieved 2009-05-31)
2. [2] Encyclopædia Britannica, 1984 edition, Bermuda article has census data for 1970 and 1980, rounded to nearest 100 people.
3. [3] "Ershiyi (21) Shiji Shijie Diming Lu", Beijing, 2001 has census data for 1980 except for Hamilton municipality, for which it has 1991 census data.