former administrative territorial entity
C536
concept
A former administrative territorial entity is a geographic area that once functioned as an official unit of government or administration but has since been dissolved, merged, or reorganized and no longer holds that status.
All labels observed (89)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former municipality | 478 |
| former administrative division | 253 |
| former administrative territorial entity canonical | 129 |
| former administrative district | 87 |
| former county | 76 |
| historical administrative division | 65 |
| historical province | 53 |
| former city | 44 |
| former administrative region | 43 |
| former local government area | 38 |
| former territory | 38 |
| former civil parish | 37 |
| former administrative county | 36 |
| former United States congressional district | 25 |
| historical territory | 25 |
| historic administrative division | 23 |
| former administrative unit | 21 |
| former province | 20 |
| former district | 19 |
| colonial administrative division | 17 |
| former parliamentary borough | 17 |
| former administrative province | 10 |
| former county seat | 9 |
| former local government authority | 9 |
| province of British India | 9 |
| former borough | 8 |
| historical administrative district | 7 |
| territorial administration | 7 |
| British Indian administrative unit | 6 |
| former county-level jurisdiction | 6 |
| historical geopolitical entity | 6 |
| former local government region | 5 |
| former territorial authority | 5 |
| former territorial division | 5 |
| historical administrative unit | 5 |
| former administrative territory | 4 |
| former county-level division | 4 |
| colonial administrative region | 3 |
| former administrative subdivision | 3 |
| former census area | 3 |
| former county-level subdivision | 3 |
| former political subdivision | 3 |
| former political territory | 3 |
| former regional municipality | 3 |
| colonial administrative district | 2 |
| former administrative division of China | 2 |
| former district segment | 2 |
| former federal district | 2 |
| former political division | 2 |
| former subprefecture | 2 |
| historical territorial division | 2 |
| late antique province | 2 |
| territorial-administrative division | 2 |
| Historical administrative division | 1 |
| Napoleonic-era administrative region | 1 |
| administrative district of Nazi Germany | 1 |
| ancient administrative region | 1 |
| defunct administrative division | 1 |
| former British Indian province | 1 |
| former British colonial administrative unit | 1 |
| former Regierungsbezirk | 1 |
| former Scottish land division | 1 |
| former administered territory | 1 |
| former administrative area | 1 |
| former administrative entity | 1 |
| former administrative governorate | 1 |
| former administrative jurisdiction | 1 |
| former autonomous region | 1 |
| former colonial administrative grouping | 1 |
| former county-equivalent | 1 |
| former county-level district | 1 |
| former kingdom territory | 1 |
| former local jurisdiction | 1 |
| former province-level subdivision | 1 |
| former region | 1 |
| former regional district | 1 |
| former special district | 1 |
| former territorial authority district | 1 |
| former territorial state | 1 |
| former township-level administrative division | 1 |
| historical administrative area | 1 |
| historical administrative arrangement | 1 |
| historical administrative concept | 1 |
| historical administrative region grouping | 1 |
| historical political subdivision | 1 |
| historical territorial-administrative division | 1 |
| imperial administrative region | 1 |
| post-World War II administrative territory | 1 |
| 旧行政区画 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: former administrative territorial entity
Generated description
A former administrative territorial entity is a geographic area that once functioned as an official unit of government or administration but has since been dissolved, merged, or reorganized and no longer holds that status.
Instances (1,673)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Nevada Territory | former territory |
| Novorossiya Governorate | historical administrative division |
| Indianola, Texas | former city |
| Boulder | former local government area |
| Province of Naples (historical) | — |
| Western Region, Gold Coast | former administrative region |
| Ubangi-Shari | historical territory |
| Truk District | former administrative district |
| Louisiana Territory | historical territory |
| Harrisburg County | former county |
|
guberniyas (governorates)
surface form:
guberniya
|
former administrative division |
| Kaga Province | former administrative division |
| Tabaristan | former province |
|
Punjab Province under British India
surface form:
Punjab Province (British India)
|
former province |
| North-Central State | former administrative region |
| Achaemenid satrapy of Babylonia | historical province |
| Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam | former administrative division |
| British sector of Berlin | former administrative division |
| Roman province of Bithynia and Pontus | — |
| Hasselfelde | former municipality |
| Caracas Province | historical province |
| Mérida Province | historical province |
| Trujillo Province | historical province |
| Margarita Province | historical province |
| Banovina of Croatia | historical administrative division |
| Xinhui, Guangdong, Qing Empire | historical administrative division |
| Governorate of New Andalusia | former administrative division |
| Humberside | former administrative county |
| Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States | former borough |
|
Daniel Francis
surface form:
Bechuanaland
|
historical territory |
| Barinas Province | historical province |
| Mangotsfield | former civil parish |
| Frenchay | former civil parish |
| Guyra Shire | former local government area |
| Borge, Østfold, Norway | former municipality |
| Socialist Republic of Slovenia | — |
| Gloucester Shire | former local government area |
| Young Shire | former local government area |
| Cootamundra Shire | former local government area |
| Baumgarten | former municipality |
| Governorate of Paraguay | former administrative division |
| Intendancy of Córdoba del Tucumán | colonial administrative division |
| Drohobych Oblast | former administrative division |
| Binnenmaas | former municipality |
| Katsuren | former municipality |
| Harden Shire | former local government area |
| Tumut Shire | former local government area |
| Cisplatina Province | historical administrative division |
| State of Maranhão | colonial administrative division |
| West Hoboken, New Jersey | former municipality |