Administrative division
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Administrative division is a term for an administrative region within a country — on a level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government with a certain degree of autonomy.
Administrative divisions also exist in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myamar and formerly Pakistan and British India. See Division (country subdivision). (The term division alone normally means a military unit.)
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[change] Examples
[change] Terms used in English-speaking countries
- Area
- Barangay (Philippines)
- Urban
- County
- Despotate (not subnational)
- District
- Division (country subdivision)
- Duchy (partial subnational)
- Empire (not subnational)
- Kingdom
- Local council
- Municipality
- Parish
- Prefecture
- Principality (partial subnational)
- Province
- Region
- Republic (partial subnational)
- Indigenous:
- Electoral district (constituency):
- State (sub-national)
- Subdivision
- Territory
[change] Compare:
- Country (a national or supra-national entity)
- Empire (a supra-national entity)
- State (a national or supra-national entity)
[change] See also
- ISO 3166-2 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 2
