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)

• Municipality of Olhão via concept surface "local government area"
• Riyadh Province via concept surface "administrative region"
• 4th arrondissement of Paris
• Kvemo Kartli via concept surface "administrative region"
• 15th arrondissement of Paris
• District 1 via concept surface "administrative division"
• Municipality of Lagoa via concept surface "local government area"
• Caucasus Oblast via concept surface "administrative division"
• Ellis County, Oklahoma
• Troup County
• Municipality of Monchique via concept surface "local government area"
• District 3 via concept surface "administrative division"
• Central Administrative Okrug via concept surface "administrative okrug"
• Shaoshan via concept surface "administrative division"
• Erie County, Ohio
• Distrito Federal
• Orange County via concept surface "administrative division"
  surface form: Orange County, New York
• Eastern Province via concept surface "administrative region"
• Hail Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• Huron County, Ohio
• Municipality of Alcoutim
• Extremadura via concept surface "autonomous community of Spain"
• Colorado
• Northern Borders Region via concept surface "administrative region"
• Blount County, Tennessee
• Norfolk County via concept surface "administrative division"
• Canary Islands via concept surface "autonomous community of Spain"
• Gyeonggi Province via concept surface "administrative division"
• Regions of Belgium via concept surface "first-level administrative division system"
• Municipality of Castro Marim
• Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti via concept surface "administrative region"
• Greene County, North Carolina via concept surface "administrative division"
• Huangpu District via concept surface "administrative division"
• Municipality of São Brás de Alportel
• Mason County via concept surface "administrative division"
• Les Rivières via concept surface "administrative division"
• Campania
• Iowa County, Iowa
• York County, Maine via concept surface "administrative division"
• Cuyahoga County via concept surface "administrative division"
• Bibb County via concept surface "administrative division"
• Municipality of Aljezur
• Peach County
• Chitral District
• Baoshan District via concept surface "administrative division"
• Orange County
  surface form: Orange County, North Carolina
• Union County, Tennessee
• Municipality of Vila do Bispo
• Poweshiek County, Iowa
• Lower Bavaria via concept surface "administrative region"