European Union NUTS 3 region

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A European Union NUTS 3 region is a small-scale territorial unit used for detailed regional statistics, analysis, and policy implementation within the EU’s Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NUTS level
statistical region
territorial unit
appliesTo Member States of the European Union
surface form: European Union member states
belongsToSystem multi-level NUTS hierarchy
definedBy Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003
governedBy EU statistical legislation
hasBoundaryCriteria administrative coherence
population thresholds
stability over time
hasCodeFormat alphanumeric NUTS code
hasGeographicalCoverage European Union
hasHierarchyPosition lowest standard NUTS level
hasNUTSLevel 3
hasPurpose allocation of EU structural funds
comparability of regional data across EU
harmonised territorial breakdown for statistics
monitoring regional disparities
supporting cohesion policy
hasScale small
hasSpatialResolution sub-national
hasUpperLevel European Union NUTS 3 region self-linksurface differs
surface form: European Union NUTS 1 region

European Union NUTS 3 region self-linksurface differs
surface form: European Union NUTS 2 region
introducedIn 2003
isBasisFor fine-grained territorial analysis
impact assessment of EU policies
regional indicators
mayCorrespondTo county
district
group of local authorities
province
mayInclude rural areas
urban areas
partOf European Union regional statistics system
NUTS classification
surface form: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics
subdivisionOf European Union NUTS 3 region self-linksurface differs
surface form: European Union NUTS 2 region
superdivisionOf Local Administrative Unit
updatedBy regular NUTS revisions
usedBy European Commission
Eurostat
usedFor regional analysis
regional policy implementation
regional statistics
usedIn EU cohesion reports
Eurostat
surface form: Eurostat regional yearbook

regional GDP statistics
regional demographic statistics
regional employment statistics

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Referenced by (13)

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Fejér County EURegion European Union NUTS 3 region
Nord partOf European Union NUTS 3 region
this entity surface form: European Union NUTS-3 region
European Union NUTS 3 region subdivisionOf European Union NUTS 3 region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: European Union NUTS 2 region
European Union NUTS 3 region hasUpperLevel European Union NUTS 3 region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: European Union NUTS 2 region
European Union NUTS 3 region hasUpperLevel European Union NUTS 3 region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: European Union NUTS 1 region
Indre department belongsTo European Union NUTS 3 region
subject surface form: Indre
this entity surface form: French NUTS 3 statistical regions
Oradea isPartOf European Union NUTS 3 region
this entity surface form: NUTS region RO111
Canton of Luxembourg belongsTo European Union NUTS 3 region
this entity surface form: European Union NUTS-3 region LU000 (Luxembourg)
Bytča District partOf European Union NUTS 3 region
this entity surface form: European Union NUTS 3 region Žilina
Galați County EURegion European Union NUTS 3 region
Laino belongsToNUTSRegion European Union NUTS 3 region
this entity surface form: Como NUTS-3 region
Noardeast-Fryslân municipality partOf European Union NUTS 3 region
subject surface form: Noardeast-Fryslân
this entity surface form: European Union NUTS region NL
Tauragė County partOf European Union NUTS 3 region
this entity surface form: European Union NUTS-3 region of Lithuania