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 |
|---|---|
| Königshütte, Silesia, German Empire | former municipality |
| Coshlea | historic administrative division |
| Pubblebrien | historic administrative division |
| Shanid | historic administrative division |
| Bockum-Hövel | former municipality |
| Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| Township of Williamsburg | former municipality |
| St Stephens-by-Saltash | former civil parish |
| Canton of Kourou | former administrative division |
| municipality of Sint Anthonis | — |
| Nuth (former municipality) | former municipality |
| Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove | former municipality |
| Trenton, Ontario | former municipality |
| Strathcona, Alberta | former city |
| Salonika Vilayet | — |
| Township of Bidwell | former municipality |
| Township of Camp | former municipality |
| Ioannina Vilayet | — |
| Albemarle County, North Carolina | former county |
| City of Wangaratta | former local government area |
| Kent County, Ontario | former county |
| Kamo | former municipality |
| Lower Navarre | historical province |
| Fengtian Province | historical province |
| Kreis Naumburg | former administrative district |
| Nagato Province | former administrative region |
| Kreis Roßlau | former district |
|
Ejeta, Wollo, Ethiopian Empire
surface form:
Wollo
|
historical province |
| Huntingdonshire | former administrative district |
| Diekirch District | former administrative district |
| Dyfed | former administrative county |
| Easttown Township, Province of Pennsylvania | former administrative division |
| Hampshire County, Colony of Virginia | former county-level jurisdiction |
| Licheng District, Jinan, Shandong, Qing Empire | historical administrative division |
| Daxi Township | former township-level administrative division |
|
Michigan’s 5th congressional district
surface form:
Michigan's 5th congressional district
|
former United States congressional district |
| City of Moreland | former local government area |
|
historic county of Stirlingshire
surface form:
Stirlingshire
|
former administrative county |
| barony of Castlereagh Upper | historic administrative division |
|
Lüneburg (Regierungsbezirk, former)
surface form:
Lüneburg (Regierungsbezirk)
|
former Regierungsbezirk |
| Zuberoa | historical province |
| Kherson Governorate | historical administrative division |
| Grevenmacher District | former administrative district |
| Harrison County, Virginia | former county |
| Harrisburg County, Texas | former county |
| Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay | former municipality |
| Coonagh | historic administrative division |
| Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England | former civil parish |
| Molenwaard | former municipality |
| Döllersheim parish | former municipality |