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 |
|---|---|
| Peel County | former county-level subdivision |
| Yahata | former city |
| Kanagi, Aomori, Japan | former municipality |
| Nyeri District (former) | former administrative district |
| Murang'a District (former) | former administrative district |
| Kirinyaga District (former) | former administrative district |
| Nyandarua District (former) | former administrative district |
| Upper Peru | former territory |
| Horton | former civil parish |
| Draycot Cerne | former civil parish |
| Township of Vaughan | former municipality |
| Begemder | historical province |
| York, Ontario | former municipality |
| stannary districts of Devon | historic administrative division |
|
Montreal Urban Community (historical)
surface form:
Montreal Urban Community
|
former administrative division |
| Yekaterinoslav Governorate | former administrative division |
| Broadwater Hundred | historic administrative division |
| Chernihiv Voivodeship | former administrative division |
| Canton of Le Mont-Blanc | — |
| British Mandate for Palestine | territorial administration |
| Annam (Tang protectorate) | former administrative division |
|
Berry historical province
surface form:
Berry (historical province)
|
historical province |
| Province of Santander (historical region) | historical administrative division |
| Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh | former administrative division |
| Podolia Governorate | former administrative division |
| Roman province of Macedonia | former administrative division |
| Simao | former administrative division |
| Syria Palaestina | — |
| Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse | former administrative division |
| Merton, Surrey | former civil parish |
| Comune di Ossuccio | former municipality |
| Village of Queen Charlotte | former municipality |
| Hampshire County, Virginia | former county |
| Wukang County | former county-level division |
| Province of Catalonia within the Kingdom of Spain | historical administrative division |
| Ziegra-Knobelsdorf | former municipality |
| Further Austria | — |
| Norfolk County, Virginia | former county |
| Osternienburg area | former municipality |
| Hütten | former municipality |
|
Korpo (Korppoo)
surface form:
Korpo
|
former municipality |
| Nauvo municipality | former municipality |
| Houtskär municipality | former municipality |
| Místek | former municipality |
| Zingem | former municipality |
| Maarke-Kerkem | former municipality |
| Nukerke | former municipality |
| Baltic provinces | former administrative division |
| Tobolsk Viceroyalty | former administrative division |
|
Regierungsbezirk Erfurt (former)
surface form:
Regierungsbezirk Erfurt
|
former administrative district |