World administrative divisions

An administrative division is a term for an administrative region within a country that is created for the purposes of managing of land and the affairs of people. The area typically has a local government with a certain degree of autonomy, and is on a level below that of the sovereign state.

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Autonomous communities

Cantons

Comarcas (regions)

Communes

Counties

Departments

Districts

Governorates

Municipalities

Parishes

Prefectures

Provinces

Regions

States

Territories

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References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Provinces and Prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780.