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 |
|---|---|
| Province of Turku | historical administrative division |
| Vlagtwedde | former municipality |
| Province of Silesia | former administrative division |
| Lyallpur District, Punjab, British India | former district |
| Eidsberg | former municipality |
|
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
surface form:
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
|
— |
| Cunninghame | former district |
|
Queen Adelaide Province (historical name) in South Australia
surface form:
Queen Adelaide Province
|
former administrative region |
| Spydeberg | former municipality |
| Preston, Sussex, England | former civil parish |
| City of Dubbo | former local government area |
| Cuijk | former municipality |
| Nowogródek Voivodeship | former administrative division |
| Namdalseid | former municipality |
| Tunis Eyalet | former administrative division |
| Hawaii Territory | former territory |
| County of Bigorre | — |
| Central Black Earth Oblast | former administrative division |
| Tarnopol Voivodeship | former administrative division |
| Ottoman Bosnia Eyalet | former administrative division |
| Ottoman Hungary | former territory |
| Fosnes | former municipality |
| Canino, Papal States | former municipality |
| Prescott County | former county |
| Glengarry County | former county |
| Elizabeth City, Virginia | former county |
| Black Sea Governorate | former administrative division |
| Wiesbaden administrative region | former administrative region |
| Province of Kurhessen | former administrative division |
| Greater Hesse | former administrative region |
| Northern Region of Nigeria | former administrative region |
| Shewa | former province |
| Filisur | former municipality |
| Verran | former municipality |
| City of Dartmouth | former city |
| Town of Bedford | former municipality |
| Winton County, South Carolina | former county |
| St. John Parish, Georgia | former civil parish |
| Intendancy of Guanajuato | colonial administrative division |
| Alcaldía mayor of San Miguel el Grande | colonial administrative division |
| pontifical legations | territorial administration |
| Gdańsk Voivodeship (post-1945) | former administrative division |
| Chelford | former civil parish |
| St. Andrew Parish, Georgia | former administrative division |
|
Qaasuitsup Municipality (historical)
surface form:
Qaasuitsup Municipality
|
former municipality |
| Ontario County, Ontario | former county |
|
Major William Ormsby
surface form:
Ormsby County
|
former county |
| Gushikawa | former city |
| Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch | former administrative division |
| St. James Parish, Georgia | former administrative division |