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 |
|---|---|
| Morvee State | — |
| County of Montfort | — |
| Prince William County, Colony of Virginia | former county |
| Province of West Prussia | former administrative division |
| Central Government District | former administrative division |
| Roman province of Cilicia | — |
| Hohenstein in Ostpreußen | former municipality |
| Terek Oblast | former administrative unit |
| Taihoku Prefecture | former administrative division |
| Yonashiro | former municipality |
| Rachuonyo District | former administrative district |
|
Manukau City (former territorial authority)
surface form:
Manukau City
|
former territorial authority |
| Rygge municipality | former municipality |
| York County, Massachusetts Bay Colony | former administrative division |
| Lödöse | former city |
|
historic county of Montgomeryshire
surface form:
Montgomeryshire
|
former administrative county |
| São Nicolau (former parish) | former civil parish |
| Madalena (former parish) | former civil parish |
| Martim Moniz (former parish) | former civil parish |
| Santiago (former parish) | former civil parish |
| Castelo (former parish) | former civil parish |
| Socorro (former parish) | former civil parish |
| São Miguel (former parish) | former civil parish |
|
São João da Praça (former parish)
surface form:
São João da Praça
|
former civil parish |
|
historic county of Peel (Isle of Man local government area)
surface form:
historic county of Peel
|
former local government area |
| Rhaunen, Kingdom of Prussia | former municipality |
| Chevenez | former municipality |
| Waldorf, Electoral Palatinate | former municipality |
| Castello di Serravalle | former municipality |
|
Kaluga Governorate (former)
surface form:
Kaluga Governorate
|
former administrative division |
| Auckland Regional Council | former local government authority |
|
historical province of Anjou
surface form:
Anjou
|
historical province |
| Madras Presidency | former administrative division |
| United Provinces | former administrative division |
|
Hereford and Worcester (historic)
surface form:
Hereford and Worcester
|
former administrative county |
| Sind | historical province |
| Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province) | — |
| Roman province of Judea | — |
| Allegheny, Pennsylvania | former city |
|
Franekeradeel region
surface form:
Franekeradeel
|
former municipality |
| Westergo | former administrative region |
|
historical province of Dauphiné
surface form:
Dauphiné
|
historical province |
|
Generaliteitslanden of the Dutch Republic
surface form:
Generaliteitslanden
|
former administrative division |
| Mill en Sint Hubert | former municipality |
| Elberfeld | former city |
| Białystok Voivodeship (Second Polish Republic) | former administrative unit |
|
Lomza Governorate
surface form:
Łomża Governorate
|
— |
| Four Commanderies of Han | former administrative division |
| Land | former municipality |
| Methoni, Pieria | former municipality |