administrative territorial entity

An administrative territorial entity is a geographically defined area governed by an authority that exercises administrative, political, or legal control within its boundaries.

Observed surface forms (64)

• administrative division ×270
• administrative region ×117
• local government area ×60
• autonomous community of Spain ×14
• council area of Scotland ×14
• unitary authority area ×12
• local government entity ×10
• administrative subdivision ×9
• federal electoral district ×6
• local authority district ×6

• regional unit ×6
• administrative division of China ×5
• administrative region of Greece ×5
• first-order administrative division ×5
• territorial government ×5
• voivodeship ×5
• Administrative division ×4
• subnational administrative division ×4
• Nazi administrative region ×3
• administrative area ×3
• first-level administrative subdivision ×3
• territorial authority ×3
• territorial division ×3
• upper-tier local authority ×3
• administrative division of the People's Republic of China ×2
• administrative division system ×2
• administrative okrug ×2
• first-level administrative division of China ×2
• political territorial entity ×2
• second-level administrative division ×2
• Special Administrative Region ×1
• administrative district of Moscow ×1
• administrative division of Mexico ×1
• administrative division of Saint Petersburg ×1
• administrative division of the People’s Republic of China ×1
• administrative geography of London ×1
• administrative regional unit ×1
• administrative territorial entity of China ×1
• administrative zone ×1
• civil and military administrative district ×1
• colonial administrative reorganization ×1
• first-level administrative division of Serbia ×1
• first-level administrative division system ×1
• first-order administrative region ×1
• government administrative division ×1
• group of administrative divisions ×1
• historical administrative region ×1
• local government area of New South Wales ×1
• political subdivision category ×1
• political territory ×1
• prefecture-level jurisdiction ×1
• provincial-level administrative unit ×1
• regional administrative authority ×1
• regional government institution ×1
• second-level administrative subdivision ×1
• second-tier administrative subdivision ×1
• sub-provincial-level division equivalent ×1
• subdivision of Poland ×1
• subnational entity of Pakistan ×1
• territorial subdivision ×1
• territorial subdivision of a country ×1
• township-level administrative division ×1
• type of administrative division ×1
• 行政区划单位 ×1

Instances (919)

• Shenzhen Baoan District via concept surface "administrative division"
• King Island via concept surface "local government area"
• Ñuble via concept surface "administrative region"
• Orange County, North Carolina
• Municipality of Playas de Rosarito
• Isle of Wight via concept surface "unitary authority area"
• Jefferson County, Alabama via concept surface "administrative division"
• Androscoggin County, Maine via concept surface "administrative division"
• Newcastle, New South Wales via concept surface "local government area"
• Wake County, North Carolina
• Cerro district of Havana via concept surface "administrative division"
• Winfield Township, DuPage County, Illinois via concept surface "local government entity"
• Shelby County, Alabama
• Cook County, Illinois
• Wollongong via concept surface "local government area"
• Rockland County
• Rhode Island
• Cardiff via concept surface "local government area"
• Worcester County, Massachusetts via concept surface "administrative division"
• Sacramento County via concept surface "administrative division"
• Wayne Township, DuPage County, Illinois via concept surface "local government entity"
• Parish of St. Thomas in the East via concept surface "administrative division"
• Shandong via concept surface "administrative division"
• Santiago Metropolitan Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• Azcapotzalco
• Orange County, New York
• Harris County, Georgia
• Dallas County, Texas
• Chatham County, North Carolina
• Hillsborough County, New Hampshire via concept surface "administrative division"
• Granville County, North Carolina
• Meriwether County, Georgia
• Cuajimalpa de Morelos
• Ulster County
• Rockingham County, New Hampshire via concept surface "administrative division"
• Fife via concept surface "council area of Scotland"
• Cairns via concept surface "local government area"
• Upper Hunter Shire via concept surface "local government area"
• Humboldt County
• Iztacalco
• Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania via concept surface "administrative division"
• Columbia County, New York via concept surface "administrative division"
• Crete via concept surface "administrative region"
• Person County, North Carolina
• Legislature of California under Mexican rule via concept surface "regional government institution"
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir via concept surface "subnational entity of Pakistan"
• Trellech United via concept surface "administrative division"
• Mercer County, West Virginia
• Lima Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• Iztapalapa