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 |
|---|---|
| Roman province of Galatia | — |
| District of Louisiana | historical administrative division |
| Moji | former city |
| Lauban | former municipality |
| Hedesunda parish | historical administrative area |
| Nieuw-Lekkerland | former municipality |
| Pest | former municipality |
| Davos Wiesen | former municipality |
| Hizaori | former municipality |
| Eid municipality | former municipality |
| Saguia el-Hamra | former administrative region |
| Ladir | former municipality |
| Schlans | former municipality |
| Pitasch | former municipality |
| Riein | former municipality |
| Lumbrein | former municipality |
| Vella | former municipality |
| Campania Ultra | historical province |
| Bullingdon Hundred | historic administrative division |
| Pei Commandery | former administrative division |
| Zhuo County, You Province | ancient administrative region |
| Wiesen | former municipality |
| Spijkenisse | former municipality |
| Middelharnis | former municipality |
| Strijen | former municipality |
| Grand-Mère | former municipality |
| Burma (until 1937) | province of British India |
| Banda Oriental | former territory |
| Castrisch | former municipality |
| Xingqing Prefecture | historical administrative division |
| Vyazemsky Uyezd | — |
| Vianen | former municipality |
| Dirksland | former municipality |
| Etobicoke Township | former municipality |
| North York Township | former municipality |
|
York, Ontario (borough and later city within Metropolitan Toronto)
surface form:
York, Ontario
|
former city |
|
Dhaulagiri Zone (historical)
surface form:
Dhaulagiri Zone
|
former administrative division |
| Coventry, Connecticut Colony | former municipality |
| Sørum | former municipality |
| Loosduinen | former municipality |
| Ranshofen | former municipality |
| Laietania | historical territory |
| Russell Springs, Kansas | former county seat |
| Carpatho-Ukraine | former autonomous region |
| Greater Vienna | historical administrative division |
| Tyumen Governorate, Russian Empire | historical administrative division |
| Metropolitan Toronto | former regional municipality |
| Bernstadt an der Weide | former municipality |
| Township of Scarborough | former municipality |
| Township of Whitchurch | former municipality |