List of terms for administrative divisions

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This is a list of English and non-English terms for administrative divisions.

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This is an alphabetical list of native non-English terms for administrative divisions; some, such as arrondissement and okrug, have become English loanwords. Terms in italics are prefixes or suffixes.

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Name Countries English
equivalents
ambacht Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands county
amphoe Flag of Thailand Thailand district
amt Flag of Denmark Denmark
Flag of Germany Germany		 county
apskritis Flag of Lithuania Lithuania county
arrondissement French-speaking countries
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands		 borough
district
autónoma Spanish-speaking countries autonomous
autônomo Portuguese-speaking countries autonomous
avtonomny Flag of Russia Russia autonomous
aimag Flag of Mongolia Mongolia province
baladiyah (baladiyat) Arab countries municipality
barangay Flag of the Philippines Philippines village (rural) or ward
bairro Flag of Brazil Brazil
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique		 neighbourhood
district
barrio Spanish-speaking countries neighbourhood
district
bezirk Flag of Austria Austria district
binh Flag of Vietnam Vietnam province
Bundesland Flag of Germany Germany and Flag of Austria Austria federal state
bwrdeistref Flag of Wales Wales borough county
changwat Flag of Thailand Thailand province
chef-lieu Flag of France France Chief Town/City
canton Flag of Switzerland Switzerland canton
comarca Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries region
comuna Spanish-speaking countries commune
comună Flag of Romania Romania rural commune
comunidad Flag of Spain Spain community
deelgemeente Flag of Belgium Belgium submunicipality
departamento Latin America department
département French-speaking countries department
distrito Spanish-speaking countries and
Flag of the Philippines Philippines		 district
do (Korean)
dào (Mandarin)
dō (Japanese)		 Korea (North and South)
China
Flag of Japan Japan		 province
circuit
dzongkhag Flag of Bhutan Bhutan district
estado Flag of Mexico Mexico
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela		 federal state
imarah Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
also formerly used by other Arab countries		 emirate
fylke Flag of Norway Norway county
Gemeinde German-speaking countries municipality
Gemeente Dutch-speaking countries municipality
gewog Flag of Bhutan Bhutan block
gmina Flag of Poland Poland commune
municipality
gobolka Flag of Somalia Somalia
gouvernorat Flag of Guinea Guinea governorate
guberniya Russian Empire governorate
hameau Flag of France France hamlet
judeţ Flag of Romania Romania
Flag of Moldova Moldova (formerly)		 county
jurydyka Flag of Poland Poland village
Kanton Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (German-speaking) canton
kasselrij Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands county or burgraviate
kaza Flag of Turkey Turkey district
ken Flag of Japan Japan prefecture
khett Flag of Cambodia Cambodia province
khoueng Flag of Laos Laos province
kilil Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia region
kommun Flag of Sweden Sweden municipality
kozhuun Flag of Russia Russia[1] district
krai Flag of Russia Russia region
kraj Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia		 region
Kreis Flag of Germany Germany district
lalawigan Flag of the Philippines Philippines province
Län (Swedish)
Lääni (Finnish)		 Flag of Sweden Sweden
Flag of Finland Finland		 county (Sweden)
province (Finland)
lieu-dit Flag of France France hamlet
lugar Flag of Portugal Portugal hamlet
lungsod Flag of the Philippines Philippines city
maakond Flag of Estonia Estonia county
megye Flag of Hungary Hungary county
mahoz Flag of Israel Israel district
merindad Medieval Spain county
mintaqah (mintaqat) Arab countries province
region
muban Flag of Thailand Thailand village
muhafazah (muhafazat) Arab countries governorate
municipalidad Latin America municipality
municipio
município		 Spanish and
Portuguese-speaking countries		 municipality
nafa Flag of Israel Israel subdistrict
negeri Flag of Malaysia Malaysia federal state
nomos Flag of Greece Greece prefecture
oblast
oblast'		 Slavic countries province
region
okres Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia		 district
okrug Flag of Russia Russia district
opština Flag of Montenegro Montenegro
Flag of Serbia Serbia
ostan (ostan-e) Flag of Iran Iran province
parroquia Flag of Spain Spain[2]
Flag of Andorra Andorra		 parish
pedanía Flag of Spain Spain county
powiat Flag of Poland Poland county
pradesh Flag of India India province
probinsya Flag of the Philippines Philippines province
propinsi Flag of Indonesia Indonesia province
provincia Italian and Spanish-speaking countries province
prowincja Flag of Poland Poland province
quang Flag of Vietnam Vietnam province
raion Russian-speaking countries
Flag of Moldova Moldova		 district
respublika Flag of Russia Russia republic
selsoviet Flag of Russia Russia rural district
sum Flag of Mongolia Mongolia district
sýsla Flag of Iceland Iceland
Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands		 district
Tambon Flag of Thailand Thailand subdistrict
Thesaban Flag of Thailand Thailand municipality
tinh Flag of Vietnam Vietnam
todōfuken Flag of Japan Japan prefecture
ulus Flag of Russia Russia[3] district
vogtei Flag of Germany Germany bailiwick
wojewodztwo Flag of Poland Poland voivodeship
volost Flag of Russia Russia, Russian Empire
voblast Flag of Ukraine Ukraine province
wilayah
velayah		 Arab countries
Flag of Turkey Turkey		 province
ziemia Flag of Poland Poland land
zupanija Flag of Croatia Croatia county

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Tyva Republic.
  2. ^ Galicia.
  3. ^ Sakha Republic.
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