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 |
|---|---|
| 都筑郡 | 旧行政区画 |
| Sidon Eyalet | former administrative division |
| Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre Rural District | former local government area |
| Ogwr | former borough |
| Duchy of Bourbon | — |
| Mezzegra | former municipality |
| Kreis Brandenburg-Land | former administrative district |
| Barão de São João | former civil parish |
| Lordship of Utrecht | former administrative division |
| Egge | former municipality |
| Sparbu | former municipality |
| Rodney District | former territorial authority district |
| Old Toronto | former municipality |
| Cumberland | former administrative county |
| Wildhaus | former municipality |
| Tver Governorate | former administrative division |
|
Alvega e Concavada
surface form:
Alvega
|
former civil parish |
| Further Province | former administrative subdivision |
| Flushing, New Netherland | former municipality |
| Insular Government of the Philippine Islands | — |
| Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| Imperial Free City of Trieste | former administrative division |
| Nghe Tinh Binh Province | former administrative region |
| Leeds County | former county |
| Grenville County | former county |
| Vuren | former municipality |
| Bezirk Cottbus | former administrative district |
| County of Roussillon | — |
| Montana Territory | former territory |
| West Nimar district | former district |
|
historical province of Ribatejo
surface form:
Ribatejo
|
historical province |
| West Pakistan | — |
| Bahuslen | historical province |
| Papakura District | former territorial authority |
| Great Lakes Council (former) | former local government area |
| Mouhijärvi | former municipality |
| Saint-Hubert, Quebec | former city |
| Weesp | former municipality |
| Dymond Township | former municipality |
| Copper River Census Area | former census area |
| Bardhaman district | former district |
| Perm Governorate | former administrative division |
| Clwyd | former administrative county |
| Kreis Nauen | former district |
| Asini municipality | former municipality |
| Parish of Cedofeita | former civil parish |
| County of Cerdanya | — |
| Nexø Municipality | former municipality |
| Megen, Haren en Macharen | former municipality |
| Landerd | former municipality |