In addition to the Isle of Man itself, the Isle of Man Government administers three small neighbouring islands: the Calf of Man, St Patrick's Isle and St Michael's Isle. There is one place with official status as a city, three places with official status as towns, four villages, and many other smaller settlements. Traditionally the Island is divided into six sheadings, then further into seventeen parishes.
Manx language names are given in italics.
There is only one city on the island, a status which was awarded in 2022 and came into effect in 2024:
The official towns of the Isle of Man are:
The official villages of the Isle of Man, with village commissioners, are:
Other notable settlements, with no official status, are:
Those marked ‡ (at least) are mostly not large enough to be notable as settlements, but some may be notable as tourist destinations.
The following list ranks the populations of eight main settlements on the Isle of Man which populations were reported in the 2021 Isle of Man Census.
The sheadings (Manx: sheadin (singular), sheadinyn (plural)) of the Isle of Man are:
The historic parishes (Manx: skeerey (singular), skeeraghyn (plural)) currently included in each sheading of the Isle of Man are:
Historically, each parish was divided into between 5 and 16 treens, each consisting of four quarterlands.[1]