The Colony of Aden was a
British Crown colony from
1937 to 1963, and consisted
of the port city of Aden and
its immediate surroundings
(an area of 192 km2
(74 sq mi).
Prior to 1937, Aden had been governed as part of British India (originally as the Aden Settlement under the Bombay Presidency, and then as a "Chief Commissioner's province). Under the Government of India Act 1935 the territory was detached from British India, and was established as a separate colony of the United Kingdom; this separation took effect on April 1, 1937.
