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 |
|---|---|
|
Maasdonk (historically)
surface form:
Maasdonk
|
former municipality |
| Megen | former municipality |
| County of Vermandois | — |
| Bencoolen Residency | colonial administrative division |
| Hwanghae Province | historical province |
| Argolis prefecture | former administrative division |
| Meierij region of North Brabant | former administrative district |
| Lith | former municipality |
| Long Khanh Province | former administrative province |
| Kreis Oranienburg | former administrative district |
| Ogndal | former municipality |
| East Khandesh district | former district |
| Tripoli Eyalet | former administrative division |
| Poltava Uyezd | former administrative unit |
| Nueva Extremadura province | former administrative division |
| County of Angoulême | — |
| Assam Province (after administrative reorganization of Sylhet) | former administrative division |
| West Khandesh district | former district |
| Oud en Nieuw Gastel | former municipality |
| Croft Rural District (part) | former local government area |
| Stokesley Rural District (part) | former local government area |
| Mahoningtown | former borough |
| Kreis Rathenow | former administrative district |
| Ali Rajpur State | former administrative division |
| Valdez–Cordova Census Area | former census area |
| Xin'an | former administrative division |
|
East York area of Toronto
surface form:
East York
|
former borough |
| County of La Marche | — |
| Arran (Islamic-era province) | former administrative division |
| Bedum | former municipality |
| Haaren | former municipality |
| Brot-Dessous | former municipality |
| Corcelles-Cormondrèche | former municipality |
| Bôle | former municipality |
| Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| Salem, North Carolina | former municipality |
| Chuvash ASSR | — |
| New Andalusia | former administrative division |
| Willimantic, Connecticut | former city |
| Garafraxa Township | former municipality |
| Udmurt ASSR | former administrative division |
| Münster-Geschinen | former municipality |
| Beitstad | former municipality |
| Smithfield district, Orange Free State | former administrative district |
| Kurpfalz | historical territory |
| Songdalen | former municipality |
| Maddington, Wiltshire | former civil parish |
|
Asia province
surface form:
Asia (Roman province)
|
former administrative division |
| Kreis Meißen | former administrative district |
| Central Region | former local government region |