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 |
|---|---|
| Provincia Oriental | historical administrative division |
| Huangpi, Hubei, Qing Empire | historical administrative division |
| Hispania Ulterior | — |
| North-Eastern State | former administrative region |
| Province of Guayana | historical administrative division |
| Province of Trinidad | former administrative division |
| Province of Maracaibo | historical administrative division |
| Rennesøy | former municipality |
| Territory of Papua | former territory |
| Kalinin Oblast | former administrative division |
| Tholen (island) | former municipality |
| County of Aldobrandeschi | — |
| Seniorate Province of Kraków | historical administrative division |
| Province of Margarita | former administrative division |
| Punjab Hill States Agency | British Indian administrative unit |
| Cumaná Province | historical province |
| Southern Tagalog region | former administrative region |
| North-Western State | former administrative region |
|
York
surface form:
York, Ontario
|
former municipality |
| Iowa's 5th congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| Edinburghshire | former administrative county |
| Presidency of Fort William in Bengal | colonial administrative division |
| Jerilderie Shire | former local government area |
| Urana Shire Council | former local government area |
| Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben | former municipality |
| Braunschweig region | former administrative region |
| Caroline County, Colony of Virginia | former county |
| Alexandria County | former county |
| Tula Governorate | former administrative division |
| Zesgehuchten | former municipality |
| Duchy of Gascony | former political territory |
| Eid | former municipality |
| Hundred of Salford | historic administrative division |
| Caldwell Township, New Jersey | former municipality |
| Haram | former municipality |
| Kakeya, Shimane, Japan | former municipality |
| Suiyuan | historical province |
| Federated Shan States | — |
| Forsand (former) | former municipality |
| Vanport | former city |
| Sloten | former municipality |
| Province of Palermo (historical) | — |
| Estremadura Province (Portugal) | historical province |
|
oprichnina
surface form:
Oprichnina
|
territorial-administrative division |
| Ef'al Regional Council | defunct administrative division |
| Urana Shire | former local government area |
| Sind Province | former province |
| Saint-Émile | former municipality |
| Voorburg | former municipality |
| Nor Bayazet district | historical administrative division |