Outer Islands (Seychelles)
The local Seychellois Creole name for the outer islands is Zil Elwannyen Sesel, while the French name is Îles Eloignées.The ministry of tourism was granted a free hand on these islands in order to address the unrest of the population, and declared it a district.At first finding hotel chains was difficult, so Coëtivy received a prison, and thus creating jobs for the people who came back to their island.The Outer Islands comprise 216.57 square kilometres (83.62 sq mi) or 46% of the total land area of the Seychelles, but hold less than 1% of the population of the country.As of 2016[update] the population is 701 although this figure increases during the short summer vacation when Mahé people come to work in tourism and fishing on the islands.