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)

• Province of Bataan via concept surface "administrative division"
• Castile and León via concept surface "autonomous community of Spain"
• Kingdom of Fife council area via concept surface "council area of Scotland"
• Nordland via concept surface "administrative region"
• Gorontalo
• Azerbaijan SSR administrative divisions via concept surface "administrative division system"
• Troms og Finnmark via concept surface "administrative region"
• Provinces of Pakistan
• Dumfries and Galloway council area via concept surface "council area of Scotland"
  surface form: Dumfries and Galloway
• Cessnock via concept surface "local government area"
• Early County, Georgia
• municipality of Corregidora, Querétaro
  surface form: Municipality of Corregidora, Querétaro
• Corrèze department
  surface form: Corrèze
• Gao Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• Madera County
• Langues via concept surface "administrative division"
• Shire of Augusta-Margaret River via concept surface "local government area"
• Napo Province via concept surface "administrative division"
• Pampanga
• Clarendon County, South Carolina via concept surface "administrative division"
• Ibadan North Local Government Area via concept surface "local government area"
• Gustavo A. Madero
• Terra Alta via concept surface "administrative division"
• Newcastle via concept surface "local government area"
• Bernalillo County
• Fès-Meknès via concept surface "administrative region"
• Caerphilly (part) via concept surface "administrative subdivision"
• Masvingo Province via concept surface "administrative division"
• Tarlac
• Timbuktu Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• Hong Kong, China via concept surface "Special Administrative Region"
  surface form: Hong Kong
• Guéckédou Prefecture via concept surface "administrative division"
• Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug (historically adjacent region) via concept surface "administrative okrug"
  surface form: Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug
• Santa Maria parish
  surface form: Santa Maria parish (Tavira)
• Cairns Regional Council via concept surface "local government area"
• Tamworth Regional Council area via concept surface "local government area"
• Mid-Western Regional Council area via concept surface "local government area"
• Retiro
• Issyk-Kul Region via concept surface "administrative division"
• department of Doubs
• Middlesex County via concept surface "administrative division"
• Argyll and Bute via concept surface "council area of Scotland"
• Rethymno regional unit via concept surface "regional unit"
• Rutland via concept surface "unitary authority area"
• Jackson County, Michigan
• Santiago parish
  surface form: Santiago parish (Tavira)
• Kidal Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• East Riding of Yorkshire via concept surface "unitary authority area"
• Autonomous Province of Vojvodina via concept surface "first-level administrative division of Serbia"
• Manhattan