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 |
|---|---|
| Rehe | historical province |
| British Protectorate of Basutoland | historical territory |
| North Riding of Yorkshire | historic administrative division |
| Novo-Bayazet district | former administrative division |
| Koromo | former municipality |
| Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland | former civil parish |
|
Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste to Yugoslavia
surface form:
Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste
|
former administered territory |
| Haozhou | former administrative division |
| Kanesville | former city |
| Kaira district | former administrative district |
| Beira Alta | historical province |
| Nieuwveen (historical municipality) | former municipality |
| Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro | historical province |
| Neagari, Ishikawa, Japan | former municipality |
| Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | former administrative region |
| Davis County, Iowa Territory | former county |
|
Loon
surface form:
County of Loon
|
— |
| Oostflakkee | former municipality |
| Vågsøy | former municipality |
| Qaryagin uezd | — |
| Prussian Rhine Province | former administrative division |
| Trondenes | former municipality |
| Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti | former administrative region |
| town of Salem (historical jurisdiction) | former municipality |
| Governorate of New Granada | former administrative division |
| Zhongdu | former city |
| Tenryū, Shizuoka, Japan | former city |
| Kosovo Vilayet | former administrative division |
| Lillestrøm | former municipality |
| County of London | former administrative division |
|
Clinton County
surface form:
Clinton County, Tennessee
|
former county |
| Borneo territories of the British Empire | historical geopolitical entity |
| Định Tường Province | former administrative division |
| Governorate of the Río de la Plata | former administrative division |
|
Doorn
surface form:
municipality of Doorn
|
former municipality |
| Newton (Isle of Wight) | former parliamentary borough |
| Roman province of Cappadocia | — |
| Shire of Livingstone | former local government area |
| Castiglione d’Intelvi | former municipality |
| Lanzo d’Intelvi | former municipality |
| Pellio Intelvi | former municipality |
| Mastrils | former municipality |
| Trung Kỳ | former administrative division |
|
Manuel Montt commune (former name of Victoria, Chile)
surface form:
Manuel Montt commune
|
— |
| Moro Province | former administrative division |
| Gandria | former municipality |
| New Munster Province | former administrative province |
| Province of New Munster | former administrative division |
| Choëx | former municipality |
| Nedersticht | former territory |