List of places in the Isle of Man

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.

Cities

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:

Laxey – no longer has village commissioners; is now merely an electoral ward of the parish district of Garff
Onchan – second largest settlement
Port St Mary
Port Erin

Other notable settlements, with no official status, are:

Those marked ‡ 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.

Rank	Settlement	Status	Population	Notes
1.	Douglas	City	26,677	Capital and only city
2.	Onchan	Village	9,039	Most populated village, adjacent to Douglas
3.	Ramsey	Town	8,288	Became the most populated town after Douglas achieved city status in 2022
4.	Peel	Town	5,710
5.	Port Erin	Village	3,730	Adjacent to Port St. Mary
6.	Castletown	Town	3,206	Least populous town on the Island
7.	Port St. Mary	Village	1,989	Adjacent to Port Erin
8.	Laxey	Village	1,656	Least populous village and least populous settlement with an official status

The sheadings of the Isle of Man are:

The historic parishes 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.