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)

• Randolph County, North Carolina
• City of Beverly Hills via concept surface "local government area"
• Morgan County, West Virginia
• Sierra County, New Mexico
• Walla Walla County, Washington
• London Borough of Wandsworth (across the River Thames) via concept surface "local authority district"
  surface form: London Borough of Wandsworth
• Miguel Hidalgo
  surface form: Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico City borough)
• El Dorado County, California via concept surface "administrative division"
• Viken via concept surface "administrative region"
• Southern Red Sea Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• Haute-Garonne
• Cajatambo Province via concept surface "administrative subdivision"
• Thesprotia regional unit via concept surface "regional unit"
• Tauranga via concept surface "territorial authority"
  surface form: Tauranga City Council
• Canta Province via concept surface "administrative subdivision"
• Coweta County, Georgia
• Ate
• Pacific Southwest Region (USFS Region 5) via concept surface "administrative division"
• Serres (regional unit) via concept surface "administrative division"
• Henry County, Alabama
• San Juan County via concept surface "administrative division"
  surface form: San Juan County, Washington
• Laurentides via concept surface "administrative region"
• Cañete Province via concept surface "administrative division"
• Naperville Township, DuPage County, Illinois via concept surface "local government entity"
• Chalchicomula de Sesma Municipality
• Knox County, Tennessee
• Cheshire County, New Hampshire via concept surface "administrative division"
• Douglas County, Washington via concept surface "administrative division"
• Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
• Haute-Corse
• Marshall County, Indiana
• Yuehai Subdistrict via concept surface "township-level administrative division"
• Lika-Senj County
• state of Morelos, Mexico
  surface form: Morelos
• Venustiano Carranza
• Otero County, New Mexico via concept surface "administrative division"
• Sicily
• Dinwiddie County, Virginia via concept surface "administrative division"
• Palmerston North via concept surface "territorial authority"
• Hérault
• Bizerte Governorate via concept surface "administrative division"
• Gash‑Barka via concept surface "administrative region"
  surface form: Gash-Barka
• Kootenai County via concept surface "administrative division"
• Calabarzon via concept surface "administrative region"
• Kivalliq Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• Rajasthan
• Holmes County, Florida
• Penobscot County, Maine via concept surface "administrative division"
• Karlovy Vary Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• Bryan County via concept surface "administrative division"