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 |
|---|---|
| Appingedam | former municipality |
| Reiderland | former municipality |
| Province of Posen-West Prussia | — |
| Pannonia Superior | — |
| Kurram Agency | former administrative district |
| Noiraigue | former municipality |
|
Washington County
surface form:
Washington County (District of Columbia)
|
former administrative subdivision |
|
municipality of Rygge
surface form:
Rygge
|
former municipality |
|
municipality of Nedre Eiker
surface form:
Nedre Eiker
|
former municipality |
| Rødenes | former municipality |
| East York | former borough |
| Kawanoe, Ehime, Japan | former municipality |
| Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia | former county-level jurisdiction |
| Bourbon County, Virginia | former county |
| Intra | former municipality |
|
TTPI
surface form:
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
|
former territory |
| North Waziristan Agency | former administrative unit |
| Estonian SSR | — |
| Newtownabbey | former borough |
| Abbeville District, South Carolina | former county-level district |
| Shahumyan District | former administrative district |
| United State of Kathiawar | former administrative division |
| South Waziristan Agency | former administrative district |
| Reading Hundred | historical administrative division |
| Nueva Vizcaya | historical province |
| Province of Hohenzollern | — |
| United Provinces of Agra and Oudh | province of British India |
| East Berlin | former city |
| Subansiri district | former district |
| Chesterfield District, South Carolina | former administrative district |
| Latvian SSR | — |
| Aaskov Municipality | former municipality |
| Bashkir ASSR | — |
| Insterburg | former municipality |
|
Troost
surface form:
Elberfeld
|
former municipality |
| Chechen-Ingush ASSR | — |
| Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude | former municipality |
| Aulum-Haderup Municipality | former municipality |
| Kisii District | former administrative district |
|
Delaware Township
surface form:
Delaware Township, New Jersey
|
former municipality |
| County of Middlesex | former administrative county |
| New York's 31st congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| Galt, Ontario | former municipality |
| New York's 32nd congressional district | former United States congressional district |
| Government of Oregon Territory | — |
| Russian Alaska | former territory |
| Trehøje Municipality | former municipality |
| Winsum | former municipality |
| Homa Bay District | former administrative district |
| Kericho District | former administrative district |