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 |
|---|---|
| Goëlo | former county |
| Vihiga District | former administrative district |
| Duchy of Genoa | — |
| Aki Province | former administrative division |
| County of Clwyd | former administrative county |
| Ubangi prefecture | former administrative division |
|
southern New Spain
surface form:
Southern New Spain
|
colonial administrative region |
| Umiken | former municipality |
| Kwantung Leased Territory | former territory |
| Rockville, Connecticut | former city |
| Bondo District | former administrative district |
| Old Catalonia | former political territory |
| Hammond, Oregon | former city |
| Skipton Rural District Council (part) | former local government authority |
| Wharfedale Rural District Council (part) | former local government authority |
| Warsaw County | former administrative district |
| Sierpc County | historical administrative district |
| Central District (Mandatory Palestine) | former administrative division |
| Busia District | former administrative district |
| Jizhou (historical prefecture) | former administrative division of China |
| Barony of Carbury | historic administrative division |
| Windham, Connecticut Colony | former municipality |
| Diyarbekir Vilayet | — |
| Tsakhursky District | former administrative district |
| Butere/Mumias District | former administrative district |
| Kaunas uezd | — |
| Shavli uezd | — |
|
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Tegernsee (historical/administrative association)
surface form:
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Tegernsee
|
— |
| Raseiniai uezd | historical administrative division |
| Suwalki Governorate | former administrative division |
| City of Fordson, Michigan | former city |
| Bussy-sur-Moudon | former municipality |
| Pernå | former municipality |
| Three Bishoprics | former territory |
| Pueblo de Los Ángeles | former municipality |
| Telemark | former county |
| Washington District, North Carolina | former administrative division |
| Agra Province | former administrative division |
| Albany district | former administrative district |
| Jastrzębie-Zdrój County | former county |
| Gömör | former county |
| Mughal Subah of Ajmer | historical administrative division |
| Sumy Governorate | — |
| Spanish Arizona | former province |
| Spanish Illinois | former territory |
| Spanish Cape Verde | historical territory |
| Spanish Mayotte | historical territory |
| Spanish Sri Lanka | historical territory |
| Gia Định Province | former province |
| Burggrafenamt district (historical) | historical administrative district |