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 |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Schleswig | historical territory |
| Biscay | historical territory |
| Soule | historical province |
| Harar Province | former administrative division |
| German New Guinea | historical territory |
| Cole County | former county |
| Strehlen, Prussian Silesia | former municipality |
| Tilsit | former city |
| Central Region (part) | former local government area |
| County of Kladsko | former administrative unit |
| Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| Presidency of Fort St. George | colonial administrative division |
| Nepean, Ontario, Canada | former municipality |
| Anantapur district (Madras Presidency) (parts) | former district segment |
| Großbothen | former municipality |
| Provincia de Cautín y Malleco | historical administrative division |
| Kaga no Kuni | former administrative division |
| Mexican Alta California | former province |
| Strathclyde | former administrative region |
| Groton, Connecticut Colony | former municipality |
| Byfleet | former civil parish |
| Alabama Territory | former territory |
| Tiflis Governorate | — |
| Derryfield | former municipality |
| Gorakhpur Division | former administrative division |
|
Grampian region of Scotland
surface form:
Grampian region
|
former local government region |
| Murray Shire | former local government area |
| Karenni State | historical administrative division |
| Muiden | former municipality |
| Territory of New Guinea | former territory |
| parish of St Margaret, Southwark | former civil parish |
| Carleton County, Ontario | former county |
| Forfarshire | former administrative county |
| St. Louis District, Louisiana Territory | historical administrative division |
| Hellevoetsluis | former municipality |
| Skedsmo | former municipality |
| Hanyang | former city |
| Hyderabad State | former administrative division |
| Moscow Governorate | former administrative division |
| Isle of Ely | former administrative county |
| Federal District of Mexico (historical) | former federal district |
| Township of York | former municipality |
| York County, Ontario | former county |
| Etobicoke | former municipality |
| Tjøme | former municipality |
| Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony | former municipality |
| Washington County, District of Columbia | former county |
| Sophene | former province |
| Guilford Court House, North Carolina | former county seat |
| Byzantine Egypt | late antique province |