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 |
|---|---|
| Higashi-Awaji | former municipality |
| Roman province of Lusitania | — |
|
historic county of Glamorgan
surface form:
Glamorgan
|
former administrative county |
|
Vildbjerg
surface form:
Trehøje Municipality
|
former municipality |
| Seabreeze | former city |
| Werkendam (historical municipality) | former municipality |
|
Nanpi, Zhili
surface form:
Zhili
|
historical province |
|
historical province of Périgord
surface form:
Périgord
|
historical province |
| Colinton Parish | former civil parish |
| Halifax County | former county |
| Sông Bé Province | — |
| Italian governorate of Dalmatia | — |
| Italian-occupied Ljubljana Province | former province |
| Torriana | former municipality |
| Poggio Berni | former municipality |
| Upper Germany | — |
| Trust Territory of Togoland under French administration | former territory |
| Yehud (Hellenistic province) | historical province |
| Môtiers | former municipality |
| Burlington (former township) | former municipality |
| Naustdal | former municipality |
|
San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite
surface form:
San Francisco de Malabon
|
former municipality |
| Saint-Pol | former county |
| Regierungsbezirk Königsberg | former administrative region |
|
Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis
surface form:
Hispania Tarraconensis
|
imperial administrative region |
| Province of Nueva Vizcaya | historical administrative division |
| Helmarshausen | former municipality |
| Westmorland, England | former administrative county |
| Bomet District | former administrative district |
| Dir District | former administrative district |
| Trust Territory of Togoland under British administration | former territory |
| Raudten | former municipality |
|
historic county of Banffshire
surface form:
Banffshire
|
former administrative county |
| municipality of Benoni | former local government area |
| British West Africa | former colonial administrative grouping |
| Wûnseradiel | former municipality |
| Oberquartier | historical administrative division |
| Overkwartier van Gelre | former administrative division |
| Hamilton, Upper Canada | former municipality |
|
kuni (ancient Japanese province)
surface form:
Kuni (ancient Japanese province)
|
historical administrative division |
|
Opglabbeek (now Oudsbergen)
surface form:
Opglabbeek
|
former municipality |
| County of Nice | former administrative division |
| Mauch Chunk | former municipality |
| Bakerganj District | former administrative district |
| Czech lands | historical territory |
| East Mauch Chunk | former borough |
| Radom Governorate | — |
| Kalmyk ASSR | former administrative division |
| Kielce Governorate | — |
| Lublin Governorate | former administrative unit |