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Updates: 

Sorin Cosoveanu points out that there are administrative districts in Turks and Caicos. Middle Caicos, North Caicos, Salt Cay, and South Caicos each have a district commissioner. Grand Turk, Providenciales, and other islands are administered by the central government.

Country overview: 

Short name	TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
ISO code	TC
FIPS code	TK
Language	English (en)
Time zone	-5~
Capital	Cockburn Town

 

Turks and Caicos Islands was a dependency of Jamaica until Jamaica became independent, on 1962-08-06. Then it reverted to the status of territory of the United Kingdom.

Other names of country: 

1. Dutch: Turks- en Caicoseilanden
2. French: Îles fp Turks et Caïques, Îles Turques et Caïques
3. German: Turks- und Caicos-Inseln fp
4. Icelandic: Turkseyjar
5. Italian: Isole fp Turks e Caicos
6. Portuguese: Ilhas fp Turcas y Caicos
7. Spanish: Islas fp Turcas y Caicos
8. Turkish: Turks ve Kaykos Adaları

Primary subdivisions: 

Turks and Caicos Islands is not completely partitioned into primary subdivisions.

Country	HASC	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Turks and Caicos Islands	TC.TC	11,696	430	166	Grand Turk
Country: This division is the whole of the country, treated as a division for compatibility. HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision code. Population: 1990 census

Postal codes: 

The postal code for all locations in Turks and Caicos Islands, in the U.K. system, is TKCA 1ZZ.

Territorial extent: 

Turks and Caicos islands consists of two island groups. The larger is Caicos Islands, including Grand Caicos, East Caicos, North Caicos, Providenciales, West Caicos, South Caicos, Ambergris Cays, Long Cay, Seal Cay, and French Cay. To the east, the Turks Islands include Grand Turk (site of the capital) and Salt Cay.