Urban district

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Urban district may refer to:

Specific subdivisions in some countries:

Designations for types of administrative territorial entities

Common English terms¹

Election

Capital district
City district
Federal district
Indian government district
Land district
Metropolitan district
- Non-metropolitan district
Military district
Municipal district
Police district
Regional district
Rural district
Sanitary district
Subdistrict
Urban district

major groups

Unit

Other English terms

Current	Alpine resort Bailiwick Banner Autonomous Block Cadastre Circle Circuit Colony Commune Condominium Division Police division Subdivision Duchy Eldership Federal dependency Governorate Hamlet Indian reservation Manor Royal Neighbourhood Parish Periphery Principality Protectorate Quarter Regency Autonomous republic Sector Autonomous Shire Suzerainty Townland Village Administrative Summer

Historical	Agency Barony Burgh Exarchate Hide Hundred Imperial Circle March Monthon Presidency Residency Roman diocese Seat Tenth Tithing

Non-English or loanwords

Current

Historical

v t e Arabic terms for country subdivisions

First-level	Muhafazah (محافظة governorate) Wilayah (ولاية province) Mintaqah (منطقة region) Mudiriyah (مديرية directorate) Imarah (إمارة emirate) Baladiyah (بلدية municipality) Shabiyah (شعبية "popularate")

Second / third-level	Mintaqah (منطقة region) Qadaa (قضاء district) Nahiyah (ناحية subdistrict) Markaz (مركز district) Mutamadiyah (معتمدية "delegation") Daerah/Daïra (دائرة circle) Liwa (لواء banner / sanjak)

City / township-level	Amanah (أمانة municipality) Baladiyah (بلدية municipality) Ḥai (حي neighborhood / quarter) Mahallah (محلة) Qarya (قرية) Sheyakhah (شياخة "neighborhood subdivision")

English translations given are those most commonly used.

v t e French terms for country subdivisions

arrondissement département préfecture subprefectures

v t e Greek terms for country subdivisions

Modern	apokentromenes dioikiseis / geniki dioikisis^§ / diamerisma^§ / periphereia nomos^§ / periphereiaki enotita demos / eparchia^§ / koinotita^§

Historical	archontia/archontaton bandon demos despotaton dioikesis doukaton droungos eparchia exarchaton katepanikion kephalatikion kleisoura meris naukrareia satrapeia strategis thema toparchia tourma

^§ signifies a defunct institution

v t e Portuguese terms for country subdivisions

Regional subdivisions	Estado Distrito federal Província Região Distrito Comarca Capitania

Local subdivisions	Município Concelho Freguesia Comuna Circunscrição

Setlements	Cidade Vila Aldeia Bairro Lugar

Historical subdivisions in italics.

v t e Slavic terms for country subdivisions

Current	dzielnica gmina krai kraj krajina / pokrajina městys obec oblast / oblast' / oblasti / oblys / obwód / voblast' okręg okres okrug opština / općina / občina / obshtina osiedle powiat / povit raion selsoviet / silrada sołectwo voivodeship / vojvodina županija

Historical	darugha gromada guberniya / gubernia jurydyka khutor obshchina okolia opole pogost prowincja sorok starostwo / starostva uyezd volost ziemia župa

v t e Spanish terms for country subdivisions

National, Federal	Comunidad autónoma Departamento Distrito federal Estado Provincia Región

Regional, Metropolitan	Cantón Comarca Comuna Corregimiento Delegación Distrito Mancomunidad Merindad Municipalidad Municipio Parroquia Ecuador Spain

Urban, Rural	Aldea Alquería Anteiglesia Asentamiento Asentamiento informal Pueblos jóvenes Barrio Campamento Caserío Ciudad Ciudad autónoma Colonia Lugar Masía Población Ranchería Sitio Vereda Villa Village (Pueblito/Pueblo)

Historical subdivisions in italics.

v t e Turkish terms for country subdivisions

Modern	il (province) ilçe (district) bucak (subdistrict) belediye (municipality) belde (town) köy (village) mahalle (neighbourhood/quarter)

Historical	ağalık (feudal district) bucak (subdistrict) beylerbeylik (province) kadılık (subprovince) kaza (sub-province) hidivlik (viceroyalty) mutasarrıflık (subprovince) nahiye (subdistrict) paşalık (province) reya (Romanian principalities) sancak (prefecture) vilayet (province) voyvodalık (Romanian provinces)

¹ Used by ten or more countries or having derived terms. Historical derivations in italics.

See also: Census division, Electoral district, Political division, and Table of administrative divisions by country

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Urban_district&oldid=669378530"

Types of country subdivisions

Hidden categories:

Articles containing Arabic-language text