 When the modern city of Virginia Beach was created in 1963 , by the consolidation of the 253 square miles ( 660 km2 ) Princess Anne County with the 2 square miles ( 5 @.@ 2 km2 ) City of Virginia Beach , the newly larger city was divided into seven boroughs : Bayside , Blackwater , Kempsville , Lynnhaven , Princess Anne , Pungo , and Virginia Beach . 
