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 |
|---|---|
| Koza | former municipality |
|
Misato
surface form:
Misato, Okinawa
|
former municipality |
| Khojaly District | former administrative district |
| Matsya Union | former administrative division |
| Belarusian Governorate | former administrative division |
| Livonia Governorate | historical administrative division |
| Village of Dearborn | former municipality |
| Municipality of Vehkalahti | former municipality |
| Shan States | former administrative division |
| Province of Sicily | former administrative division |
| County of Nevers | — |
| York County | former county |
| Dragsfjärd | former municipality |
| North Caucasus Krai | — |
| Freiberg district | — |
| Kylmäkoski | former municipality |
| New York's 28th congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| Grampound | former parliamentary borough |
| Märy | former municipality |
| Moldavian ASSR | — |
| Kameng Frontier Division | former administrative unit |
| Siang Frontier Division | former administrative unit |
| Formartine (medieval thanage) | historic administrative division |
| Province of Nuevo México | — |
| Stalino Oblast | former administrative division |
| municipality of Jacobswoude | former municipality |
| Nylands landskap | historical province |
| Nylands län | historical province |
| Biltine Region | former administrative region |
| Godavari district | former district |
| historic province of Gascony | former administrative region |
| district of Lübeck (historical region) | former district |
| Löbejün | former municipality |
| Neutz-Lettewitz | former municipality |
| Farnstädt | former municipality |
| Nagu | former municipality |
| Västanfjärd | former municipality |
| Tirap Frontier Division | former administrative unit |
| Antioquia Province 1540s–1826 | historical province |
| Tsuna, Hyōgo | former municipality |
| Greater Rajasthan | former administrative division |
|
historic county of Wigtownshire
surface form:
Wigtownshire
|
former administrative county |
| Brachwitz | former municipality |
| Gimritz | former municipality |
| Sloboda Ukraine Governorate | former administrative division |
| Ichinomiya, Hyōgo | former municipality |
| Tammisaari | former municipality |
| territory of Ceylon | former territory |
| Karinainen | former municipality |
| Voivodeships of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | historical administrative unit |