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 |
|---|---|
| Frontier Region Kohat | former administrative territory |
| Frontier Region Bannu | former administrative region |
| Frontier Region Lakki Marwat | former administrative division |
| Wanxian | former administrative division |
| Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan | former administrative territory |
| Province of Holland | former province |
| Soviet occupation zone in Germany | — |
| Fivelingo | former administrative district |
|
municipality of Bellingwedde
surface form:
Bellingwedde
|
former municipality |
| municipality of Scheemda | former municipality |
| Aldborough | former parliamentary borough |
| Province of Venezuela | former administrative division |
| Village of Rockcliffe Park | former municipality |
|
municipality of Corpataux-Magnedens
surface form:
Corpataux-Magnedens
|
former municipality |
|
municipality of Posieux
surface form:
Posieux
|
former municipality |
|
municipality of Arconciel
surface form:
Arconciel
|
former municipality |
| Bihar | former administrative county |
| Pawnee Reservation in Nebraska | — |
| FATA | — |
| Lanao | former province |
| Royal burghs | historic administrative division |
| Cooweescoowee District | former territorial division |
| Borough of Princeton | former borough |
| Princeton Township | former municipality |
| Gernrode | former municipality |
| Smolensk Voivodeship | former administrative division |
| Aumale | former county |
| Ski municipality | former municipality |
| Virginia’s Kentucky District | historical administrative division |
| Hainaut | former county |
| Regierungsbezirk Allenstein | former administrative district |
| Svelvik | former municipality |
| Bamble municipality (historically) | former municipality |
| Richmond, Ontario | former municipality |
| Menterwolde | former municipality |
|
Couvet, Switzerland
surface form:
Couvet
|
former municipality |
| Zangezur uezd | — |
| Loudoun County, Colony of Virginia | colonial administrative division |
| County of Bar | — |
| Smilde | former municipality |
| Elbingerode | former municipality |
| Berkeley County, Virginia | former county |
| Neumark administration | territorial administration |
| Mitsushō | former municipality |
| Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration | former territory |
| Shannon County | former county |
| Akmolinsk Oblast (historical) | historical administrative division |
| Skedsmo municipality | former municipality |
| Department of Drenthe | former administrative division |
| Shannon County, South Dakota | former county |