This is a list of English and non-English terms for administrative divisions.
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This is an alphabetical list of native non-English terms for administrative divisions; some, such as arrondissement and okrug, have become English loanwords. Terms in italics are prefixes or suffixes.
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| Name | Countries | English equivalents |
|---|---|---|
| ambacht |  Netherlands |
county |
| amphoe |  Thailand |
district |
| Amt |  Denmark Germany |
county |
| apskritis |  Lithuania |
county |
| arrondissement | French-speaking countries Netherlands |
borough district |
| autónoma | Spanish-speaking countries | autonomous |
| autônomo | Portuguese-speaking countries | autonomous |
| avtonomny |  Russia |
autonomous |
| aimag |  Mongolia |
province |
| baladiyah (baladiyat) | Arab countries | municipality |
| barangay |  Philippines |
village (rural) or ward |
| bairro |  Brazil Portugal Mozambique |
neighbourhood district |
| barrio | Spanish-speaking countries | neighbourhood district |
| Bezirk |  Austria |
district |
| Bundesland | Germany and Austria |
federal state |
| bwrdeistref |  Wales |
borough county |
| changwat | Thailand |
province |
| chef-lieu |  France |
Chief Town/City |
| canton |  Switzerland |
canton |
| comarca | Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries | county |
| comuna | Spanish-speaking countries | commune |
| comună |  Romania |
rural commune |
| comunidad |  Spain |
community |
| deelgemeente |  Belgium |
submunicipality |
| departamento | Latin America | department |
| département | French-speaking countries | department |
| desa |  Indonesia |
village |
| distrito | Spanish-speaking countries and Philippines |
district |
| do (Korean) dào (Mandarin) dō (Japanese) |
Korea (North and South) China  Japan |
circuit |
| dzongkhag |  Bhutan |
district |
| estado | Brazil Mexico Venezuela |
federal state |
| imarah |  United Arab Emiratesalso formerly used by other Arab countries |
emirate |
| fylke |  Norway |
county |
| gemeente | Dutch-speaking countries | municipality |
| Gemeinde | German-speaking countries | municipality |
| gewog | Bhutan |
block |
| gmina |  Poland |
commune municipality |
| gobolka |  Somalia |
|
| gouvernorat |  Guinea |
governorate |
| guberniya | Russian Empire | governorate |
| hameau | France |
hamlet |
| judeţ | Romania Moldova (formerly) |
county |
| jurydyka | Poland |
village |
| kabupaten | Indonesia |
regency |
| Kanton | Switzerland (German-speaking) |
canton |
| kanton |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
canton |
| kasselrij | Netherlands |
county or burgraviate |
| kaza |  Turkey |
district |
| kecamatan | Indonesia |
subdistrict |
| ken | Japan |
prefecture |
| khett |  Cambodia |
province |
| khoueng |  Laos |
province |
| kilil |  Ethiopia |
region |
| kommun |  Sweden Finland |
municipality |
| kota | Indonesia |
city |
| kozhuun | Russia[1] |
district |
| krai | Russia |
region |
| kraj |  Czech Republic Slovakia |
region |
| Kreis | Germany |
district |
| lalawigan | Philippines |
province |
| Län (Swedish) Lääni (Finnish) |
Sweden Finland |
county (Sweden) province (Finland) |
| lieu-dit | France |
place name |
| lugar | Portugal |
hamlet |
| lungsod | Philippines |
city |
| maakond |  Estonia |
county |
| megye |  Hungary |
county |
| mahoz |  Israel |
district |
| merindad | Medieval Spain | county |
| mintaqah (mintaqat) | Arab countries | province region |
| muban | Thailand |
village |
| muhafazah (muhafazat) | Arab countries | governorate |
| municipalidad | Latin America | municipality |
| municipio município |
Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries |
municipality |
| nafa | Israel |
subdistrict |
| negeri |  Malaysia |
state |
| nomos |  Greece |
prefecture |
| novads |  Latvia |
municipality (amalgated urban areas without town rights) |
| oblast oblast' |
Slavic countries | province region |
| община (obshtina) |  Bulgaria |
municipality |
| okres | Czech Republic Slovakia |
district |
| okrug | Russia Serbia |
district |
| opština |  Montenegro Republika Srpska Serbia |
municipality |
| ostan (ostan-e) |  Iran |
province |
| pagasts | Latvia |
parish |
| parroquia | Spain[2] Andorra |
parish |
| pedanía | Spain |
county |
| pilseta | Latvia |
town/city |
| powiat | Poland |
county |
| pradesh |  India |
state |
| probinsya | Philippines |
province |
| provinsi | Indonesia |
province |
| provincia | Italian and Spanish-speaking countries | province |
| prowincja | Poland |
province |
| райо́н (raion) | Russian-speaking countries Moldova |
district |
| rajons | Latvia |
district |
| Regierungsbezirk | Germany |
district |
| respublika | Russia |
republic |
| selsoviet | Russia |
rural district |
| sum | Mongolia |
district |
| -stan |  Pakistan IranCentral Asian countries regions of Russia |
"land" (denotes high level of autonomy) |
| sýsla |  Iceland Faroe Islands |
district |
| Tambon | Thailand |
subdistrict |
| Thesaban | Thailand |
municipality |
| tinh |  Vietnam |
province |
| todōfuken | Japan |
prefecture |
| ulus | Russia[3] |
district |
| vilayet | Turkey |
province |
| wojewodztwo | Poland |
voivodeship |
| volost | Russia, Russian Empire |
|
| voblast |  Ukraine |
province |
| wilayah velayah |
Arab countries | province |
| ziemia | Poland |
land |
| županija | Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian speaking) Croatia |
county |
See also
- Country subdivision
- Administrative division
- Census division
- Census-designated place - statistical territorial subdivisions in the United States.
Notes
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