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 |
|---|---|
| Mangonui County Council | former territorial authority |
| Hokianga County Council | former territorial authority |
| Roman province of Noricum | — |
| Léchelles | former municipality |
| Bay of Islands County Council | former local government authority |
| Wackernheim | former municipality |
| Missouri's 9th congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| Missouri's 12th congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| City of Moorabbin | former local government area |
| Prome District (historical) | former administrative district |
| Bignasco | former municipality |
| Hallam (historic district of South Yorkshire) | former territorial division |
| Fernando Póo Province | former administrative division |
| Government of the Caribbean Netherlands | territorial administration |
| Tayside | former administrative region |
| Villaraboud | former municipality |
| Comtat Venaissin | former administrative division |
| Uyezds of Tula Governorate | former administrative division |
| Pendleton District, South Carolina | former administrative district |
| Old Pickens, South Carolina | former county seat |
| Orange County, Virginia Colony | former county |
| Wellston | former city |
| Tobolsk Governorate | former administrative division |
| Boveresse | former municipality |
| Fleurier | former municipality |
| Les Bayards | former municipality |
| Merindad de Olite | historical administrative division |
| Tayside region (historic) | former local government region |
| Merionethshire | former administrative county |
| Tula Viceroyalty | former administrative unit |
| Dutch colonial Priangan Residency | colonial administrative division |
| Priangan Residency | colonial administrative division |
|
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
surface form:
Spijkenisse
|
former municipality |
| Sheriffdom of Selkirk | former administrative division |
| Eastern Province of Kenya | former administrative province |
| Walluvanad | former administrative subdivision |
| Province of Quebec | — |
| Lent | former municipality |
|
New East Prussia (in part)
surface form:
New East Prussia
|
historical administrative division |
| Borsod | former county |
| Roman province of Cyprus | former administrative division |
| Bossiney | former parliamentary borough |
| Kottayam (Malabar) | former administrative region |
| Land of Wursten | former territory |
| Jiangjin, Sichuan, Qing Empire | historical administrative division |
| FATA Agencies | former administrative division |
| Frontier Region Peshawar | former administrative territory |
| Ajmer-Merwara | former British Indian province |
| Historic counties of Wales | former administrative division |
| historic county of Middlesex | former administrative county |