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Afghanistan (proposed)
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Province (ولايت wilayah)
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Districts (Wuleswali)
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Albania (proposed)
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counties (qark)
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municipalities (bashkia)
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administrative unit (njësia administrative) (former urban (bashki) and rural (komunë) municipalities)
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subdistricts (njësi bashkiake)
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Algeria (proposed)
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Wilayah borders (departements and / or provinces)
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Daïras borders (group of municipalities or districts)
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Communes borders (municipalities). Use name=* to indicate the name of the commune, and ref:ONS=* to indicate the unique identifier given by ONS
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Andorra (proposed)
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Parròquies borders (communes)
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Municipality borders Only used for the capital city Andorra la Vella
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Angola (proposed)
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Províncias (Provinces)
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Municípios (Municipalities)
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Comunas (Urban districts or Communes)
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—
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—
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Antigua and Barbuda (proposed)
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Territorial borders
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Parishes and dependencies borders
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Argentina (proposed)
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Province / Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
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Departamento / partido
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Distrito (Mendoza Province, Entre Ríos Province), Pedanías (Córdoba Province)
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Municipio (except for Buenos Aires Province, Mendoza, La Rioja and San Juan, where municipio is the same as departmento or partido)
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Villages, City, town
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Barrio
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Armenia (proposed)
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Marz (Province) / Yerevan
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Municipality / Yerevan districts
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City/Town
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Village
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Neighbourhood
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Australia see Aust. Tagging Guidelines
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State/Territory borders
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Local Government Areas (LGAs), and Unincorporated Areas borders
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(ACT only) District borders
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Locality borders
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Austria
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Bundesland (NUTS-2)
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Politischer Bezirk Gemeindekennzahl: xxx
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Gemeinde Gemeindekennzahl: xxxyy LAU-2
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Wiener / Grazer / ... Stadt- / Gemeindebezirk
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(opt.) Stadtteile / Katastralgemeinde
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Azerbaijan
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Economic Regions (Economic Regions) non-administrative regions, only for statistical usages Autonomous republic (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic)
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regions (rayons) and cities with authority of republic level (şəhərlər)
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municipalities (bələdiyyələr)
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—
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Bahamas (proposed)
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—
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Central government district - New Providence only
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Districts of the Bahamas (Local government)
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Bahrain (proposed)
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Governorate
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Municipality Example: Al Manamah, Ras Rumman etc
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Neighbourhood
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Bangladesh (proposed) (see also administrative divisions)
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Division
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District
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Subdistrict (Upazila / Thana)
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City Corporation
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Municipal Corporation / Pourashava
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Union
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Barbados (proposed)
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National Border (Island coastline)
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—
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—
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Parishes of Barbados
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Suburbs, Hamlets and Villages
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Neighbourhoods, Housing Developments
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Belarus (proposed)
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Oblasts (вобласьць / область)
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—
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Regions (раён / район)
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Soviets of settlement (сельсавет / cельсовет)
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Suburbs (раён гораду / район города)
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Municipalities (населены пункт / населённый пункт)
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Belgium (proposed / in use) (see boundary=political for linguistic communities)
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Regions (NUTS1)
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Provinces (NUTS2)
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Administrative arrondissements (NUTS3)
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Municipalities
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Deelgemeenten / sections
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Wijken / quartiers
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Belize
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Districts
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—
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Cities
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Towns
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Villages, Suburbs
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Hamlets, Neighbourhoods
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Benin
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Département
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Commune
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Arrondissement
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Village/Quartier de ville
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Bhutan (proposed by ff5722)
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Dzongkhag
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Dungkhag
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Gewog
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Thromde
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Bolivia (proposed)
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Departamentos / state border
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Regiones / regions
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Provincias / provinces
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Regiones metropolitanas / metropolitan regions
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Municipios, Territorio indígena originario campesinos, Pueblos / municipalities, Indigenous-original-farmer territories, towns
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Partes del municipio con autoridad, macrodistritos, comunas, juntas vecinales / parts of the municipality with authority, macro-districts, municipalities, neighborhood councils
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Partes del municipio sin autoridad / parts of the municipality without authority
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Organizaciones territoriales de base (OTB), Barrios, Unidad Vecinal (UV) / territorial base organizations, neighbourhoods, neighbourhood units
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (proposed / in use)
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entitet / eнтитет / entity distrikt / дистрикт / district napomena / напомена / note
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kanton (FBiH) / županija (FBiH) / кантон (ФБиХ) / canton (FBiH)
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grad / град / city
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općina / opština / општина / muncipality
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mjesna zajednica / мјесна заједницa / local committee
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naselje / насеље / settlement
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Botswana proposed
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10 Districts (rural districts), 2 Cities, 5 Towns (urban districts)
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Subdistricts
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Towns and Villages
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Brazil
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Regiões (Sul, Sudeste, Centro-Oeste, Norte, Nordeste) (regions)
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Unidades Federativas (Estados e Distrito Federal) (states and Federal District)
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Regiões Geográficas Intermediárias (Intermediate Geographic Regions)
Mesorregiões (meso-regions)
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Regiões metropolitanas (metropolitan areas)
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Regiões Geográficas Imediatas (Immediate Geographic Regions)
Microrregiões (micro-regions)
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Municípios e regiões administrativas do Distrito Federal (municipalities and administrative regions of the Federal District)
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Distritos e Sub-Prefeituras (districts)
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Bairros e SubDistritos (suburbs and neighborhoods)
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Brunei (proposed by User:Zulfadli51)
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Districts (daerah)
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—
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Mukims (subdistricts)
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Villages (kampung or kampong), as designated by the Survey Department
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—
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Bulgaria
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Regions (области)
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Municipalities (общини)
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City Districts (райони в София, Пловдив и Варна)
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Borders of mayoraltites (кметства)
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Borders of cities, towns and villages (землища)
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Districts and suburbs (квартали и предградия)
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Suburb parts, neighborhoods (части от квартали, махали)
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Burkina Faso (proposed)
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Régions
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Provinces
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Départements/Communes
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Arrondissements (only in the 2 cities of Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso)
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Towns or villages (excluding their surrounding rural areas)
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Urban sectors (only in cities, and in the capital town of other urban municipalities)
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Burundi (proposed by Arie Scheffer)
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Provinces
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Communes
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Collines
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Sous-Collines
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Cambodia (proposed by User:GeoMechain) See also Wikipedia
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Provinces (ខេត្ត khaet)
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Districts (ស្រុក srok), Sections (ខណ្ឌ khan), Municipalities (ក្រុង krong)
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Communes (ឃុំ khum), Quarters (សង្កាត់ sangkat)
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Cameroon
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Reserved for historic constituent states
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Regions, like Extrême-Nord (similar to NUTS2)
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Départements, like Mayo-Danay (similar to NUTS3)
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Arrondissements, like Njombe Penja
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Communes, like Melong. Use name=* to indicate the name of the commune
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Non-offical quartiers?
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Canada Varies by province; see Canada admin level.
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Provinces & territories
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Major divisions (only some provinces)
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Regional municipalities & single-tier municipalities
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Boroughs/arrondissements of some cities
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Lower-tier municipalities in rural areas; Districts/communities within cities
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Localities/wards; some cities call this level 'neighbourhoods'
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Neighbourhoods; or subdivisions of neighbourhoods for cities that use level 9 for neighbourhoods
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Cape Verde proposed
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Municipalities
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in use, fixme
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Civil parishes
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Central African Republic (proposed)
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Préfectures, like Ouham
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Sous-préfectures, like Bouca
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Communes?
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Arrondisements?
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Quartiers?
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Sub-quartiers?
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Chad (proposed by Pete Masters) See also Wikipedia
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Régions (23)
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Départments (61)
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Sous-préfectures (200)
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Cantons (446)
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Villages ou localités
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Quartiers (subdivisions internes au village)
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Chile
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—
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Regiones
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—
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Provincias
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Comunas
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China You'd better read China/Boundaries before editing. Maybe conflict with this table, please use that as standard
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Reserved for Greater administrative region 预留为大行政区
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Municipality / Province / Autonomous Region 省级行政区
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Prefectures 地级行政区
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County 县级行政区
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State-level new areas and other special areas in large scale 国家级新区、国家级高新区、非行政区界等大尺度特殊情况
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Township (Town / Subdistrict) 乡镇级行政区(镇、街道)
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Other special areas in small scale 林业局、农垦管局等小尺度特殊情况
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(Administrative) Village / Community (Quarter) 行政村、社区
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(Natural) Village / Group (Neibourhood) 自然村、生产队、村民小组、居民小组
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SARs / 特別行政區 (Hong Kong and Macau / 香港及澳門) (proposed by User:miklcct)
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—
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Hong Kong / Kowloon / New Territories 香港/九龍/新界
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Districts / 區
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Macau / Coloane / Taipa / Cotai 澳門/路環/氹仔/路氹
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Freguesias / 堂區
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Colombia
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Administrative Region of planning / Región Administrativa de Planificación[6]
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Department / Departamento
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Province / Provincia
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Municipality / Municipio
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Urban / Urbano: city / ciudad Rural / Rural: township / corregimiento / área no municipalizada / isla
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Urban / Urbano: locality or commune / localidad o comuna Rural / Rural: village / vereda
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Urban / Urbano: neighbourhood (For Bogota, this is UPZs) / barrio (Para Bogotá, son las UPZs) Rural / Rural: N/A
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N/A (For Bogota, these are the neighbourhoods / Para Bogotá, son los barrios)
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Comoros proposed
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Les 3 îles (préfectures)
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—
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—
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communes
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—
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—
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—
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Congo-Brazzaville proposed
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—
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Départements
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in use, arrondissements ?
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Districts
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—
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in use, fixme
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in use, fixme
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in use, fixme
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—
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Congo-Kinshasa (DRC) (proposed by clairedelune)
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Province (26)
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"Ancienne" province
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Territoire / Ville
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Collectivité (secteur, chefferie, cité) / Commune
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Groupement / Quartier
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Localité ou village (terroir) / Cellule
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Subdivision interne au village / Bloc
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Costa Rica
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—
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Provincia
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—
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Cantón
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—
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Distrito
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—
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Barrio
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—
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Côte d'Ivoire
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—
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District (example: Lagunes) ou District autonome (example: Abidjan) place=state (not place=district)
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Region (example: Agnéby-Tiassa) place=region
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Département (example: Département Sikensi) place=province
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Sous-préfecture (example: Sous-prefecture Bingerville) place=county
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Commune (example: Yopougon) place=municipality
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Village place=village
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Quartier place=neighbourhood
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Croatia (see Upravna podjela)'
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—
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counties (hr: županije)
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—
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—
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cities/towns or municipalities (hr: gradovi ili općine)
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settlements (hr: naselja)
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city districts or local committees (hr: gradske četvrti/kotari ili mjesni odbori)
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local committees of Zagreb (hr: mjesni odbori Zagreba)
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Cuba (proposed by User:Ricky75, User:Carluti)
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—
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Provincia
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—
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Municipio
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—
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Ciudades
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—
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Barrios
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—
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Cyprus / Κύπρος / Kıbrıs
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De facto partitions: → Republic of Cyprus (RoC) → Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) (de facto a country border hence has passport control, barriers, soldiers etc.) → UN buffer zone (should also be marked military=danger_area where applicable)
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The 6 de jure Districts
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The 5 districs of RoC and 6 districts of TRNC (LAU 1)
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Municipalities & Community Clusters (LAU 2)
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Municipal Quarters
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Communities
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Municipality Districts/ Parishes
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Settlement
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Czechia
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Cohesion Regions (regiony soudržnosti, NUTS 2)
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Regions (kraje, NUTS 3)
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Districts (okresy, LAU 1), Prague municipal districts (obvody Prahy)
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Správní obvody obcí s rozšířenou působností (SO ORP), Prague administrative districts (správní obvody Prahy)
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Správní obvody obcí s pověřeným úřadem (SO POÚ), Military areas (vojenské újezdy)
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Municipalities (obce) (LAU 2)
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Municipal boroughs of statutory cities
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Cadastral places (katastrální území)
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—
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Denmark (proposed)
|
—
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Regioner (regions - administrative unit)
|
—
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—
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Kommune (municipalities)
|
—
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Christiansø Administration (administration)
|
—
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—
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Djibouti proposed
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—
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Régions (إقليم)
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—
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Districts (ar:?)
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—
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Villes, villages (ar:?)
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—
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—
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—
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Dominica proposed
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—
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Parishes
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—
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in use, city ?
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—
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—
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—
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in use, quarter ?
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—
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Dominican Republic (proposed)
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—
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Province (Provincia)
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—
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Municipality (Municipio)
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—
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District (Distrito municipal)
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—
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—
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—
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Ecuador (proposed by Temporalista)
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—
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Provincia
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—
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Cantón
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Límite Urbano (ciudades)
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Parroquia
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Barrio (Urbano), Comunidad (Rural)
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N/A (¿sectores censales?)
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—
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Egypt (proposed by Metehyi)
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—
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Governorate (Muhafazah محافظة)
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—
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—
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Municipal division
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fixme
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fixme
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—
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—
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El Salvador (proposed by AragonChristopherR17z)
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—
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Departamento
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Distrito
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Municipio
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Cantón
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Caserío
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Barrio/Colonia
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—
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—
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Equatorial Guinea (proposed by johanemilsson)
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Regiones (Insular Region and Continental Region)
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Provincias
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—
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Districts
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Eritrea proposed
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—
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Régions (ti:ዞባ, ar:إقليم)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Estonia (proposed)
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—
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—
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—
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Countys (maakonnad)
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Municipalities (vallad, omavalitsuslikud linnad)
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Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve (as settlement units)
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Settlement units (asustusüksused: külad, alevikud, alevid, vallasisesed linnad), city districts (linnaosad, in Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve)
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Subdistricts (asumid, in Tallinn)
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Eswatini (proposed by Adrian Frith)
|
—
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Tifundza (regions)
|
—
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Tinkhundla (constituencies)
|
—
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Imiphakatsi (chiefdoms)
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—
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—
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—
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Ethiopia (proposed by Ukundji)
|
—
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Administrative States (9)
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Zones (68+2)
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Woreda (550+6)
|
—
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Kebele
|
—
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villages (Gots)
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—
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Fiji proposed
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—
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Divisions
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—
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Provinces
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Finland (proposed by Boozeman, augmented by Skela)
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Main areas (Pääalueet, NUTS 1): Manner-Suomi
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Regions (Maakunnat, NUTS 3): Uusimaa
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—
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Sub-regions (Seutukunnat, LAU 1): Helsingin seutukunta
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municipalities (Kunnat / Kaupungit, LAU 2, for ref=*, see Väestörekisterikeskus, kuntaluettelo): Helsinki
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villages (kylät), Kaupunginosien/kunnanosien suuralueet (Helsinki; Espoo, Vantaa ...)
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City/municipal districts(kaupunginosat/kunnanosat): Kulosaari
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France (in use)
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Territorial areas (non purely administrative: one for Metropolitan France including Corsica, and one for each overseas departement) Overseas collectivities
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Régions (note: 7 régions have replaced the 16 former régions still used by NUTS2 and ISO3166-2)
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Circonscription départementale (replacing a splitted former department, for the préfecture of Rhône, still used by NUTS3 and ISO3166-2)
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Départements (similar to NUTS3 and ISO3166-2), including the new department of Rhône (a sous-préfecture) The Métropole de Lyon (also a sous-préfecture)
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Arrondissements (subdivision of departements around a sous-préfecture) (note: previously used for EPCI, which are now outside the admin_level scheme)
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Communes Use name=* to indicate the name of the commune, and ref:INSEE=* to indicate the unique identifier given by INSEE (COG).
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Arrondissements municipaux (in Paris, Lyon, Marseille only), or communes associées and communes déléguées (in partially merged communes).
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Quartiers (used for the local democracy). May also be subdivided at level 11 into micro-quartiers in some densely populated cities.
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French Polynesia
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—
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—
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Administrative subdivisions (ISLV, IDV, Marquises, Tuamotu-Gambiers, Australes)
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—
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Communes (unitaires ou groupées)
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Communes associées
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Districts, quartiers, ou ile (for info, non administrative)
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Gabon (proposed by johanemilsson)
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Provinces
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—
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Departments
|
—
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—
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—
|
—
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—
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Gambia (proposed by kalc 7 May 2017)
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—
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Regions (Divisions)
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LGAs
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Districts
|
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Georgia (Details - Administrative Divisions of Georgia)
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Borders of the disputed territories (Abkhazia/Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, South Ossetia/Samachablo)
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Borders of autonomous republics, regions and Tbilisi (as a region itself)
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—
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Borders of municipalities
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—
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Cities limits
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—
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Borders of cities' administrative districts
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—
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new levels:
Germany see also Grenzen in Deutschland and Diskussionsseite / discussion page
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—
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federal states border
Bundesland
NUTS 1
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state-district border
Regierungsbezirk
NUTS 2
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county borders
Landkreis / Kreis / kreisfreie Stadt
NUTS 3
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amt [1]
Samtgemeinde, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
LAU 1 (aka NUTS 4)
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Towns, Municipalities / City-districts
Stadt, Gemeinde
LAU 2 (aka NUTS 5)
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Parts of a municipality with parish councils /self_government
Stadtbezirk / Gemeindeteil mit Selbstverwaltung
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Parts of a municipality without ...
Stadtteil / Gemeindeteil ohne Selbstverwaltung / Gemarkung
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subdivision of Gemarkung Flur
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Ghana (proposed)
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Region
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District
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Town/Village
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—
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Neighborhood/Borrow
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—
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Greece (in use)
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Όρια αυτόνομης μοναστικής πολιτείας Αγίου Όρους
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Όρια Αποκεντρωμένων διοικήσεων
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Όρια Περιφερειών (NUTS 2)
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Όρια Περιφερειακών ενοτήτων (NUTS 3)
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Όρια Δήμων
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Όρια Δημοτικών ενοτήτων
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Όρια Δημοτικών κοινοτήτων (LAU)
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—
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—
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Grenada proposed
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—
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—
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—
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Parriches (6) / Dependency (1)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Guatemala (proposed by Esteban Ortiz 21 June 2009
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—
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State border (Departamentos)
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—
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Municipal border (Municipios)
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—
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City and town border (Zonas)
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—
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—
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—
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Guernsey (Bailiwick of) (in use)
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Islands with separate jurisdictions: Guernsey (incl. Herm and Jethou), Alderney, Sark (incl. Brecqhou)
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—
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—
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Parishes
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Subdivisions of Vale (Vingtaine de l'Epine and Clos du Valle)
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Cantons (St. Peter Port)
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—
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Guinea (proposed / used)
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—
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Region
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—
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Prefectures
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—
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Sub-prefectures (Communes)
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Villages / Towns
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Quartiers (Neighbourhoods)
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—
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Guinea-Bissau proposed
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Bissau Autonomous Sector (Sector autónomo de Bissau) / Provinces (provincias)
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Regions (regiões)
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—
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Sectors (sectores)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Guyana proposed
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Regions
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Neighbourhood Democratic Councils
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Districts ?
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Quarters/Neighbourhoods ?
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Haiti (Republic of) (proposed by Vsandre 15 January 2010
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State border (Départements) (Layer 1)
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Districts (Arrondissements)
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Search-And-Rescue sectors (temporary)
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—
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City and town border (communes) (Layer 2)
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Suburbs (sections) (Layer 3)
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Holy See (Vatican City) proposed
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Honduras (proposed by Antonio Locandro 11 March 2014)
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Departamentos (State Border)
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—
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Municipios (Municipal Border)
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—
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Aldeas (Admin level border which encompass several towns / cities)
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Ciudades (Cities)
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Barrios y Colonias (Neighborhoods)
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—
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Hungary (proposed / used)
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—
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Országrészek (Groups of Regions, NUTS 1)
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Régiók (Regions, NUTS 2)
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Megyék / főváros (Counties / capital city, NUTS 3)
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Járások (LAU 1)
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Települések (LAU 2)
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Kerületek (Districts)
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—
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—
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Iceland
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—
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—
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Landshlutar - Regions
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Sveitarfélög - Municipalities
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—
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—
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Hverfi - Districts
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Hverfahlutar - Neighbourhoods
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—
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India (see also administrative divisions)
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—
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State
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District
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Subdistrict (Tehsil / Mandal / Taluk)
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Metropolitan Area
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Municipal Corporation / Municipality / City Council
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Civic Zone
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Village/Civic Ward
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—
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Indonesia
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—
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Province (Provinsi / Daerah Istimewa / Daerah Khusus)
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City / Regency (Kota / Kota Administrasi / Kabupaten / Kabupaten Administrasi / Kotamadya)
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District (Kecamatan / Distrik / Kapanewon / Kemantren )
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Village (Kelurahan / Desa / Gampong / Kampung / Pekon / Nagari)
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Hamlet (Dusun)
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Community Group (Rukun Warga)
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Neighborhood Unit (Rukun Tetangga)
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—
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Iran
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—
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Province (استان / Ostan)
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County (شهرستان / Shahrestan)
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District (بخش /Bakhsh)
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• City (شهر / Shahr) • Municipality or rural agglomeration (دهستان / Dehestan)
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Village (روستا / Rousta)
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Urban District (منطقه شهری)
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Urban Area (ناحیه شهری)
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Neighborhood (محله / Mahaleh)
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Iraq (proposed by johanemilsson, modified Øukasz
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Iraqi Kurdistan (Arbil, Duhok, Sulaymaniyah) region
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Governorates (muḥāfażah)
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—
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Districts (qadha)
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Subdistricts (nahya)
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Boroughs (hay) in urban and Counties (mukataa) in rural areas
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Neighbourhoods (mahalla) in urban and Villages (qarya) in rural areas
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—
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—
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Ireland
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—
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Reserved for compatibility with UK states (eg Northern Ireland)
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Province
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County
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Adminstrative County, County City
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Borough & Town council, Dublin Postal Districts
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Electoral Division
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Townland
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—
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Israel
Palestine
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—
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מחוז (כולל הגדה המערבית ורצועת עזה) District (including West Bank and Gaza Strip)
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נפה תחומי A, B, C של הגדה המערבית Subdistrict Areas A, B, C of West Bank
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אזור טבעי (בשטח פלסטיני: נפה) Natural Region (In Palestinian Territory: Subdistrict)
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מטרופולין Metropolitan area
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עיר, מועצה מקומית, מועצה אזורית בשטחים הפלסטיניים: עירייה רמה א' או ב' City, Local council, Regional council In Palestinian Territory: Muncipality (grade 1, 2)
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תחת עיר ומועצה מקומית: רובע תחת מועצה אזורית: יישוב בשטחים הפלסטיניים: עירייה רמה ג' או ד' Under city and local council: Borough Under regional council: Village In Palestinian Territory: Muncipality (grade 3, 4)
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שכונה Neighborhood
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Italy (as discussed on the Italian Mailing list Vol 16, Issue 27, Dieterdreist - Updated March 9 2019 Ilbano)
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—
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per i confini regionali (en: boundary of regions)
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—
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per i confini provinciali (en: boundary of provinces)
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per le comunità montane (en: mountain community) o le unioni di comuni (en: union of municipalities)
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per i confini comunali (en: boundary of municipalities)
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—
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per le circoscrizioni (dove sono rimaste) o per le località (en: boundary of districts)
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—
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Jamaica proposed
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—
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—
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Counties
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Parishes
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—
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Settlements (Cities, Towns, Villages ?)
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Settlements (Villages ?, Hamlets)
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—
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—
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Japan (copied from Japan tagging#Boundary)
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Reserved for state border - 道州制)
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Prefecture border
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Sub Prefecture border (振興局・支庁 in Hokkaido)
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County (郡)
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Municipal border (Cities, Towns, Villages, Special wards of Tokyo)
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Suburb; Wards of cities designated by government ordinance 政令指定都市 , Wards designated by local ordinance - 地域自治区
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Quarter; Major Neighbourhood - 大字 (大字の下に字がある地域の場合のみ使用、それ以外はneighbourhood)
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Neighbourhood ; Minor Neighbourhood - 町, 字, 丁, 丁目 (字名が「大字-字」の2段階になってない場合は、すべてこちら)
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—
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Jersey (Bailiwick of) (in use)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Parishes
|
Vingtaines (cueillettes in St. Ouen)
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Cantons (St. Helier)
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—
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Jordan
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—
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Governorate
|
—
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District
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Subdistrict
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Kazakhstan proposed
|
—
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Regions (облысы) / City of republican significance (Almaty, Astana, Shymkent)
|
—
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Districts (ауданы)
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—
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Rural district (ауылдық округі)
|
—
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—
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—
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Kenya (proposed)
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Provinces (old system and retained in new system for local region reference)
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Counties (new system)
|
Districts (old system)
|
Subcounties - also called constituencies. (new system)
|
Local authorities & Divisions cities, municipalities, towns and counties (not to be confused with national counties admin_level=4)
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Wards (new system). Mostly identical to Locations
|
Locations (old system). Mostly identical to Wards
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Villages (new system) & Sublocations (old system)
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—
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Kiribati (proposed)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Island Councils (24) Example: Abemama, South Tabiteuea etc
|
—
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—
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—
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Kosovo (proposed/used, proposed by MarcRKS & bardhazizi)
|
—
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Districts (Rajonet e Kosovës) ?
|
—
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Municipalities (Komunat e Kosovës)
|
—
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Settlements / Cadastral zones (Zonat kadastrale)
|
—
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City districts and neighbourhoods (Lagjjet)
|
—
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Kuwait (proposed)
|
—
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Governorates (Mouhafazah محافظة)
|
—
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Cities / Towns
|
City blocks / Towns blocks
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Kyrgyzstan (proposed)
|
—
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Regions (облусу) / Cities of state importance (Bishkek and Osh)
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—
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Districts (району) / Cities of district importance (Batken, Kök-Janggak...)
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—
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Cities / Towns (Balykchy...)
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Villages ?
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—
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—
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Laos (proposed)
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—
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Provinces (Lao: ແຂວງ khoueng) or one prefecture (kampheng nakhon)
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—
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Districts (Lao: ເມືອງ mɯ́ang)
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Villages (Lao: ບ້ານ ban)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Latvia (proposed)
|
—
|
—
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Municipalities (Novadi), Cities (Valstspilsētas)
|
—
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Towns (Pilsētas)
|
Rural territories (Pagasti)
|
Villages (Ciemi)
|
Suburbs (Priekšpilsētas)
|
—
|
Lebanon source [2])
|
—
|
Governorate (Mouhafazah محافظة)
|
Qadaa (also known as Caza قضاء ج. أقضية)
|
Federation of municipalities (إتحاد بلديات)
|
Municipality (بلدية)
|
منطقة عقاريّة
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Lesotho (proposed by Adrian Frith)
|
—
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Districts
|
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|
Constitutencies
|
—
|
Community councils
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Liberia (proposed by Rafael Ávila Coya)
|
—
|
Counties (15)
|
—
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Districts (90)
|
—
|
Clans (chiefdoms?)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Libya (proposed by Jano John Akim Franke)
|
—
|
District (Shabiya)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Liechtenstein (proposed)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Electoral districts (Wahlkreis)
|
—
|
Municipalities (Gemeinde)
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Lithuania
|
—
|
Counties (Apskritys)
|
Municipalities (Savivaldybės / Rajonai)
|
Elderships (Seniūnijos)
|
—
|
Cities / towns / villages (Miestai / miesteliai / Kaimai)
|
—
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City/Town suburbs (Miesto / miestelio dalys / miesto seniūnijos)
|
—
|
Luxembourg
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Cantons (region)
|
—
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Communes
|
Sections / Villages / Neighbourhoods
|
—
|
—
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Madagascar (proposed)
|
Faritany mizakatena (provinces)
|
Faritra (regions)
|
—
|
Distrika (districts)
|
—
|
Kaominina (communes)
|
Firaisana (arrondissements)
|
Fokontany (sections, communities of settlements / townships / villages)
|
—
|
Malawi (proposed)
|
Regions
|
Districts
|
—
|
Traditional authorities (rural areas), Urban administrative wards (urban centers)
|
—
|
SC - sub-chiefs governed under the authority of the local traditional authority. The sub-chiefdoms are used in order to create reasonably sized administrative units within large TAs. Wards - the urban equivalent of a rural traditional authority or sub-chief area. Area - Numbered administrative wards in Lilongwe city. (Malawi Atlas)
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GVH
|
Village
|
—
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Malaysia
|
territories (wilayah) (proposed)
|
negeri (states)
|
bahagian (divisions) Sabah & Sarawak only
|
daerah (districts)
|
daerah kecil (subdistricts)
|
mukim (townships)
|
—
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kampung, taman, dll (municipalities, including townships, cities, villages, etc.)
|
—
|
Maldives (proposed)
|
—
|
Atolls / Capital (Malé)
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Islands ?
|
Districts ?
|
—
|
—
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Mali (proposed)
|
—
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Régions
|
—
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Cercles
|
—
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Commune
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Malta (in use)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Islands (gżejjer) (NUTS 3)
|
Regions (reġjuni) (LAU 1)
|
Local councils (kunsilli lokali) (LAU 2)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Marshall Islands (proposed)
|
—
|
chains (of islands)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Atolls (municipalities
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Mauritania (proposed)
|
—
|
Régions (Wilayah)
|
—
|
Départements (Moughataa)
|
—
|
Arrondissement
|
Communes
|
—
|
—
|
Mauritius (proposed)
|
Outer territories (Rodriques, Agaléga, Saint Brandon)
|
Districts
|
—
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Cities (Vacoas-Phoenix, Quatre Bornes, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Curepipe)
|
—
|
Villages ?
|
—
|
Hamlets ?
|
—
|
Mexico (proposed by OSM México) (source: [3])
|
—
|
State borders
|
—
|
Municipal borders
|
—
|
City / Town limits
|
District limits / Delegaciones
|
City sectors / Colonias
|
—
|
Micronesia (proposed)
|
—
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States
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Municipalities
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Moldova (Republic of Moldova) (proposed by Moldovan_Merkator, Anatolie Golovco, Oleg_MD / in use)
|
Disputed territory - unrecognized state (Transnistria [7])
|
- Autonomous regions UTA Găgauzia and ATU from the left bank of the Dniester (UAT din stînga Nistrului)
- Districts (Raioane) [ex: Florești, Briceni, etc.]
- Second level Municipalities (Municipiile de nivelul II) Chișinău, Bălți and Bender
|
- Găgăuzia Districts (Raioane) Comrat, Ceadîr-Lunga and Vulcănești Districts
- Transnistria Districts (Raioane) Rîbnița, Dubăsari, Grigoriopol and Slobozia Districts
- Transnistria Cities Tiraspol City Council and Bender City Council
|
First level Municipalities (Municipiile de nivelul I) [ex.: Orhei, Ungheni, etc.]
|
Chișinău Municipality's sectors (Sectoarele Municipiului Chișinău) [ex.: Rîșcani, Buiucani, etc.]
|
- Towns (Orașe) [ex.: Briceni, Glodeni, Dubăsari, etc.]
- Communes (Comune) [ex.: Larga, Crocmaz, etc.]
- Villages that do not form a commune (Satele care nu formează o comună) [ex.: Talmaza, Copanca, Bocani, etc.]
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The intravilane limit of villages, towns and cities (Limita intravilana a satelor, orașelor și municipiilor) [ex.: Căinari, Cricova]
|
Quarters (Cartiere)
|
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Monaco (proposed)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
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—
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Commune
|
—
|
Quartiers administratifs
|
—
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Mongolia (proposed)
|
—
|
Capital, provinces (хот, аймаг / ᠬᠣᠲᠠ , ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ )
|
—
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Sum, Districts (сум, дүүрэг / ᠰᠤᠮᠤ , ᠳᠡᢉᠦᠷᢉᠡ)
|
—
|
Bag, Subdistricts (баг, хороо / ᠪᠠᠭ , ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠶᠠ)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Montenegro (proposed)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
municipalities (opštine / општине)
|
—
|
settlements (naselja / насеља)
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Morocco
|
N/A
|
Regions (Wilayah) (ولاية) (جهات المغرب)
|
Prefectures (العمالات) Provinces (الأقاليم)
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Urban Communes (Municipalities) (البلديات) (الجماعات الحضرية)
|
Préfectures d'Arrondissements (عمالات المقاطعات) (only in Casablanca)
|
Arrondissements (المقاطعات) (only in Casablanca, Rabat, Tanger, Marrakesh, Fez and Salé)
|
Quartiers (الأحياء)
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| Cercles (الدائرة)
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Caïdats (القيادة)
|
Rural Communes (الجماعات القروية)
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Mozambique (proposed)
|
Regions // Regiões (Norte, Centro, Sul) Currently not in use
|
Provinces OR Capital Maputo // Províncias OU Cidade de Maputo
|
Districts OR Province Capital Cities // Distritos OU Cidades Capitais Provinciais
|
Administrative Post // Posto Administrativo
|
—
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Neighbourhoods // Bairros
|
Blocks // Quarteirões Currently not in use
|
—
|
—
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Myanmar (proposed) (see administrative divisions)
|
De facto independent areas (e.g. Wa state)
|
States, regions, union territory ပြည်နယ်, တိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ပြည်တောင်စုနယ်မြေ
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Cities (Yangon, Naypyitaw, Mandalay), self-administered divisions မြို့ , ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ် ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း
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Districts, self-administered zones ခရိုင်, ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ် ချုပ်ခွင့်ရဒေသ
|
Townships မြို့နယ်
|
Subtownships မြို့နယ်ခွဲ
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Towns, village tracts မြို့ , ကျေးရွာအုပ်စု
|
Wards, villages ရပ်ကွက်, ကျေးရွာ
|
—
|
Namibia (proposed)
|
—
|
Regions
|
—
|
Constituencies
|
—
|
Municipalities
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Nauru (proposed)
|
—
|
Electoral Constituencies
|
—
|
Districts
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Nepal
|
Development Regions Not in current use (in use before 2015)
|
Provinces
|
Zones Not in current use (in use before 2015)
|
Districts
|
Municipalities Rural municipalities, Municipalities, Sub metropolitans and Metropolitans (Nepali: गाउँपालिका,नगरपालिका, उप-महानगरपालिका, महानगरपालिका)
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Cities/Villages (This admin level in OSM is what the Nepal Gov. calls a "Village Development Committee" (VDC) (Nepali: गाउँ विकास समिति; gāun bikās samiti))
|
Wards
|
Tole
|
—
|
Netherlands (see administrative divisions of the Kingdom and administrative divisions of the Netherlands)
|
Countries (landen). These are Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
|
Provinces (provincies, NUTS 2, only in European Netherlands), e.g. Zeeland, Noord-Holland
|
—
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—
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—
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Municipalities (gemeenten, LAU 2, only in European Netherlands), e.g. Amsterdam, Schiermonnikoog
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—
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Settlements (woonplaatsen, only in European Netherlands): non-autonomous municipal subdivisions, registered in BAG. Retain even if congruent with municipality (admin_level=8) and thus not a subdivision in the strict sense
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| Caribbean public bodies (Caribische openbare lichamen, only in Caribbean Netherlands). These are Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Known colloquially as special municipalities (bijzondere gemeenten)
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| In Aruba (proposed): Districts (municipalities) known as GAC regions
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New Zealand (in use)
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Regions (Canterbury, Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Gisborne etc.) governed by a regional council or unitary authority, and the Chatham Islands Territory
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Districts and Cities governed by a territorial authority (Dunedin City, Kapiti Coast District etc.)
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—
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Local boards (Auckland) and community boards (elsewhere) (Note: wards are electoral constituencies for the territorial authority council and have no adminsitrative function)
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—
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—
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Nicaragua (proposed)
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—
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Departamentos, such as Chontales and RAACS
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Municipios, such as Boaco and Juigalpa
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Indigenous territories, such as Tawira and Mayagna Sauni Bu
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City boundaries, such as Granada and León
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Distritos, Comarcas, such as Distrito I and El Almacen
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Barrios / Residenciales / Colonias, such as Villa Sandino and Bosques de Altamira
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Niger (proposed)
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Régions
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—
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Départements
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—
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Communes
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—
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—
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—
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Nigeria (proposed)
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Geopolitical zones (6)
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States (36) + the federal capital territory
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—
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Local Government Areas (774)
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—
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Wards (10 to 15 for each LGA - They are like councils)
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—
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North Korea (proposed)
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—
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Province (도), Capital city (직할시), Special city (특별시)
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—
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County (군), City (시)
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Ward (구역)
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Town (읍), Village (리), Neighbourhood (동), Workers' district (로동자구)
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—
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—
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—
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North Macedonia (proposed by User:borces) (see also mk:Административна поделба на Македонија)
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Статистички Региони (Statistical regions)
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Град Скопје (City of Skopje)
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Општини (Municipalities )
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Град/Село (city / town / village)
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Населби (suburb)
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Маало / Локалитет (neighbourhood / locality)
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Norway (proposed)
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County (Fylke) (19) Examples: Rogaland, Hordaland
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—
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Muncipiality (Kommue) (430) Examples: Stavanger, Sandnes
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Bydel Examples: Røa, Våland, Minde
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Oman (proposed)
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—
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Governorate محافظة
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—
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Provinces ولاية
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—
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Villages/Towns قرية أو مدينة
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Blocks/Subdivisons of Villages and Towns مجمع او تقسيمات قرى/مدن
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Pakistan (proposed)
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Province صوبہ
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Division ڈویژن
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District ضلع
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Subdistrict تحصیل
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Metropolitan Corporation بلدیہ عظمیٰ
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Union Council یونین کونسل
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Palau (proposed)
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States
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Panama
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Provincias (puede ser comarca)
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Regiones Indígenas
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Distritos / Municipios
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Corregimientos
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Comunidad (rural) Localidad (urbana)
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Barrios Barriada
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Papua New Guinea (proposed)
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Regions
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Provinces / Autonomous Region of Bougainville / National Capital District
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Districts
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Urban and Rural LLG (Local-level governments)
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in use, fixme
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in use, fixme
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—
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Paraguay
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natural regions regiones naturales
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states departamentos
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—
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—
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—
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municipal, city limits municipalidades / distritos
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suburb and locality barrios y compañias rurales
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—
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Peru
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—
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States, Departments Departamentos
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—
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Regions, Provinces Provincias
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—
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Counties, Districts Distritos
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—
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suburb and locality Centros Poblados, Caserío, Anexo, Comunidad Nativa, etc
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—
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new levels
Philippines 10-admin level proposal is replaced by 11-admin_level, with sitios and puroks taking admin_level=11
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Regions (Rehiyon)
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Provinces (Lalawigan)
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Provincial legislative districts
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Cities/municipalities (Lungsod/bayan)
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City/municipal legislative districts
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Administrative districts of Manila, Iloilo City and Davao City, former barangays that remain in use for addressing purposes (e.g. in Quezon City, Caloocan)
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Barangay zones
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Barangay
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Sitio/purok
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Poland
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—
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województwa (voivodships, provinces, regions) Details in Polish
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powiaty (counties) - some cities have county status - in OSM their borders have both relations - one as a city and second as a county. Details in Polish
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gminy (municipalities) - some cities have municipality status - in OSM their borders have both relations - one as a city and second as a municipality. Details in Polish
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cities, towns and villages. (miasta, miasteczka i wsie). Details in Polish
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City districts (dzielnice)
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Przysiółki - usually isolated parts of villages. Details in Polish
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boundaries for neighborhoods (osiedla)
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Portugal (Project page)
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Autonomous Regions (Regiões autónomas)
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—
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Districts (Distritos)
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Municipalities (Municípios)
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Civil parishes (Freguesias)
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—
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—
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—
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Qatar (proposed)
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—
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Municipalities (baladiyah مدينة)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Districts
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Romania (România) (proposed)
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—
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Macroregions (NUTS1) or other divisions of equivalent size if they will ever be used in administration
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Regions (NUTS2) same as above
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Counties (Judeţe) and the Municipality of Bucharest (NUTS-3)
currently those are set to 4, this is intended and will be changed if and when higher levels will be implemented in administration
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Metropolitan zones (or other type of inter-municipal association)
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Municipalities (Comune, Orașe, Municipii) (NUTS-LAU); Bucharest's sectors
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Villages, administrative parts of cities / municipalities
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Neighbourhoods
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Russia (Russian Federation) (details)
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Federal districts
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Federal subjects
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Groups of municipal districts / urban okrugs, administrative okrugs / districts of federal cities
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Municipal districts and okrugs of federal subjects (except federal cities), urban okrugs, including ZATO and urban okrugs with intracity division
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Urban and rural municipalities, municipal intra-city territories of federal cities, districts of urban okrugs with intracity division
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Districts and other administrative-territorial units of urban and municipal okrugs
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(Under discussion: all hamlets / suburbs or only suburbs with local government offices)
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| Федеральные округа
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Субъекты федерации
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Объединения муниципальных районов / городских округов, административные округа / районы городов федерального значения (ГФЗ)
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Муниципальные районы и округа субъектов федерации (кроме ГФЗ), городские округа, в т.ч. ЗАТО и ГО с внутригородским делением
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Городские и сельские муниципальные образования, внутригородские муниципальные образования ГФЗ, районы ГО с внутригородским делением
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Районы и другие административно-территориальные единицы городских и муниципальных округов
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(Обсуждается: все населённые пункты либо только микрорайоны с территориальными управлениями администрации)
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Rwanda (proposed)
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Provinces / Kigali City
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—
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Districts
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Chefferies ?
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In use: Municipalities ?
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In use: Villages ? Hamlets ?
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—
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West Sahara (proposed)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Caidats (القيادة)
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Municipalities (الجماعات الحضرية)
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—
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—
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—
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Saint Kitts and Nevis (proposed)
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—
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St Kitts / Nevis
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—
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Parishes
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Saint Lucia (proposed by Pierrick Blaise)
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—
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Districts
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Saint Vincent (proposed)
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—
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—
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—
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Parishes
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Samoa (proposed)
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—
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Borders of 11 Traditional Political Districts
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—
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Borders of 51 Electoral Constituencies
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—
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Boundaries of 343+ Villages
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—
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—
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—
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San Marino (proposed)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Municipalities (castelli)
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—
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—
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—
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Sao Tome and Principe (proposed)
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—
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Autonomous Region of Príncipe
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—
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Districts
|
Municipalities ?
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Saudi Arabia (proposed)
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—
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Regions (منطقة)
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—
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Governorate (محافظة)
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—
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—
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Municipalities (بلدية)
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Districts (حي)
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—
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Senegal (proposed)
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—
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boundary of the "Regions" like Saint-Louis, Matam...
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boundaries of the "Départements" see a list here
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boundary of "arrondissements" : subdivision of departements; see a list here
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boundary of communes like Dakar, Tambacounda, Ziguinchor...see a list here or rural communities
|
boundary of "Arrondissement municipal"
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Used for the local democracy : quartiers
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—
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Serbia (agreed) (see Administrative division or Statistical regions for possible future division)
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—
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autonomous provinces аутономне покрајине (also Serbia - North and Serbia - South NUTS1 regions)
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regions региони (NUTS2)
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administrative districts управни окрузи (areas области NUTS3)
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cities градови
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municipalities and urban municipalities општине и градске општине
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settlements насеља
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local communities месне заједнице
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—
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Seychelles (proposed)
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—
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Groups of Districts (Greater Victoria, Rural Mahé, Praslin, La Digue, Outer Islands)
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—
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Districts (eg Bel Air)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Sierra Leone (proposed by IndoFio)
|
—
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borders of 3 Provinces (Eastern, Northern, and Southern) + Western Area (as described in ISO 3166-2)
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borders of 12 administrative districts, 6 municipalities (including Freetown) and Western Area Rural
|
borders of Paramount Chiefdoms, 8 Wards in Freetown and 4 Districts in Western Area
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borders of Section Chiefdoms (Paramount Chiefdoms only)
|
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|
—
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—
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—
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Singapore (proposed)
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—
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—
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Region
|
Planning Areas
|
Subzones
|
—
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—
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—
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—
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Slovakia
|
NUTS 2 Region (Groups of Regions): (SK: oblasti: Bratislavský kraj, západné Slovensko, stredné Slovensko, východné Slovensko)
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NUTS 3 Kraj (region borders) (SK: hranica kraja, vyššieho územného celku)
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—
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borders of Bratislava and Košice (SK: hranice miest Bratislava a Košice)
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—
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LAU 1 Okres (district borders) (SK: hranica okresu)
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LAU 2 Obec (Town/Village), autonomous towns in Bratislava and Košice
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Katastrálne územie (Cadastral place) (SK: katastrálne územie obce)
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—
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Slovenia (see Regije and Upravna delitev Slovenije)
|
—
|
reserved for regional borders - if they are ever finalized (SL: pokrajine)
|
—
|
—
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Administrative units borders (SL: upravne enote) LAU 1
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Municipal borders (SL: občine) LAU 2
|
—
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Suburbs, hamlets (SL: meje naselij)
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—
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Solomon Islands (proposed)
|
—
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Provinces (9) / Capital
|
Wards
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Suburbs
|
—
|
—
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Somalia (proposed)
|
Somaliland (disputed territory)
|
States (6)
|
Regions (19)
|
Districts (106 on wikipedia, currently 88 in osm)
|
—
|
—
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Quarters
|
—
|
—
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South Africa
|
—
|
provincial borders
|
—
|
district borders (borders of district municipalities and metropolitan municipalities)
|
N/A Proposed change to municipal borders (borders of local municipalities within districts) (proposed by Ian Coetzee on 4 December 2021)
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municipal borders (borders of local municipalities within districts) Proposed change to city/town borders (proposed by Ian Coetzee on 4 December 2021)
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N/A Proposed change to ward borders (proposed by Ian Coetzee on 26 November 2021)
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ward borders Proposed change to suburb borders (proposed by Ian Coetzee on 26 November 2021)
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—
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South Korea (ROK) (proposed by namuori under discussion talk-ko Sep-2012)
|
—
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Regional(State) Border (Metropolitan Self-Governing Entity(MSGE) or 광역자치단체, as per 대한민국의 행정 구역 - 특별시(서울), 광역시, 도, 특별자치도(제주), 특별자치시(세종))
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—
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County Border (Basic Self-Governing Entity(BSGE) or 기초자치단체 - MSGE's Gu/Gun & Do's Si 특별시의 자치구, 광역시의 자치구/군, 도의 자치시/군)
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City; Within a BSGE (기초자치단체(자치시)의): -gu 구 ; Within a Special Self-governing province (특별자치도의) :-si 시
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Town; Within a -si (시의): -dong 동, -ga 가; Within a -do (도의): -eup 읍 : -myeon 면
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—
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Village (-ri, 리), -tong 통
|
—
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| Province (-do, 도), Metropolitan City (gwangyeok-si 광역시), Special City (Seoul)(teukbyeol-si 특별시)
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County (-gun, 군), City (-si, 시), Basic Self-Governing Entity (BSGE, 기초자치단체)
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District (-gu, 구). Special Self-governing Province (Jeju)(teukbyeol-jachido 특별자치도)
|
—
|
—
|
South Sudan (proposed by clairedelune)
|
Historical region (3)
|
State (28)
|
(Before 2015) State (10)
|
County (86)
|
Payam (580)
|
Boma (2092)
|
Village
|
Village subdivision (rural) / Block (urban)
|
—
|
Spain (proposed) Frontera nacional
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(Unused) Groups of Spanish autonomous communities (NUTS 1)
|
Autonomous communities (NUTS 2)
|
—
|
Provinces, see boundary=political for insular councils (NUTS 3)
|
Judicial districts, comarcas (counties) and cuadrillas
|
Municipalities, equivalent to townships, communes
|
Districts (parishes)
|
Wards
|
—
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| (No usado) Grupos de comunidades autónomas (NUTS 1).
|
Comunidades autónomas (NUTS 2).
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Provincias, ver boundary=political para cabildos insulares (NUTS 3).
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Partidos judiciales, comarcas y cuadrillas.
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Municipios, equivalentes a ayuntamientos o conceyos de Asturias y concellos de Galicia.
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Distrito (Entidad colectiva de población): diputaciones, pedanías, parroquias civiles de Galicia, parroquias rurales de Asturias, hermandades, ledanías, concejos de Navarra y concejos de Álava.
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Entidad singular de población: villa, lugar, aldea, caserío, poblado, barrio, urbanización.
|
Sri Lanka (proposed)
|
—
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Provinces (மாகாணம்)
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Districts (மாவட்டம்)
|
Divisions (பிரிவுகள்)
|
Subdivisions (கிராம சேவையாளர் பிரிவு) ?
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Municipalities ?
|
Suburbs, Quarters, Neighbourhoods ?
|
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|
—
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Sudan (proposed)
|
—
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States (Wilayah ولاية)
|
Big Cities / Regions ?
|
Districts (fixme, see level 8)
|
in use, fixme
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Districts (fixme, see level 6)
|
Municipalities ?
|
in use, fixme
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Suburbs, Quarters, Neighbourhood, Blocks ?
|
Suriname (proposed by Pander)
|
—
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Districten (districts equivalent to counties or provinces)
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Ressorten (resorts approximately equivalent to municipalities)
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Sweden
|
—
|
Län (County / NUTS3) (21) Example: Västra Götalands län, Örebro län etc
|
—
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Sameby (Sámi village, administers hunting/fishing in fell areas since 2020) Example: Grans sameby, Ubmeje tjeälddie
|
Kommun (Muncipiality / LAU2) (290) Example: Göteborg, Alingsås etc
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Distrikt (district / parish, previously socken) Example: Anundsjö distrikt
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Stadsdelsområde / Stadsdelsnämdsområde (Stockholm / Göteborg) Example: Frölunda, Skarpnäck etc In Umeå, this is called "Stadsdel" (Backenområdet, Marieområdet)[8]
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Stadsdel / Primärområde Example: Masthugget, Södermalm etc In Umeå, this is called "Stadsdelsområde" (Backen, Umedalen, Mariehem, Marieberg)[9]
|
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Switzerland (proposed by studerap, extended by t-i)
|
—
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Cantons (de: Kantone) Example: Aargau, Vaud
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Administrative region or other which isn't a district (de: Verwaltungsregionen, fr: Régions administratives)
|
Districts (de: Bezirke/Ämter, fr: districts) e.g. Entlebuch Schaffhausen, Neuchâtel and Geneva don't have districts
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Circles or something other between districts and municipalities
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Municipalities (de: Gemeinden/Städte, fr: communes/villes) Example: Basel, Montreux
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Suburbs (de: Stadtkreise/Stadtteile, fr: secteurs) e.g. Kreis 7 (Zurich)
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Quarters (de: Quartiere, fr: quartiers) e.g. Les Pâquis (Geneva)
|
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Syria
|
—
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Governorates محافظة muhafazah
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Districts منطقة mintaqah
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Subdistricts ناحية nahiya
|
—
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Cities, towns and villages of Subdistrict Damascus Municipalities بلدية baladiyah
|
—
|
Damascus neighborhoods الحي hayy
|
—
|
Taiwan (Rep. of China)
|
—
|
Municipality 直轄市; Provintial municipality 省轄市; County 縣
|
—
|
—
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District 直轄市、省轄市的區
|
County-administered city 縣轄市; Township 鄉/鎮
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Village 村/里
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Neighbourhood 鄰
|
—
|
Tajikistan (proposed by Maailma)
|
—
|
Borders of 3 Provinces (Sughd, Khatlon, Districts of Republican Subordination), 1 Region (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region) and Capital city (Dushanbe)
|
—
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District (e.g. Varzob, Khovaling, Murghob)
|
—
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Jamoat (e.g. Sarichashma)
|
—
|
Deha (village) / micro rayons
|
—
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Tanzania (proposed)
|
Zone (e.g. Northern Zone)
|
Region (e.g. Arusha)
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District (e.g. Arumeru)
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Division (e.g. Mbarika)
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Ward (e.g. Usa River)
|
—
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Village (in rural context) or Sub-ward/Mtaa (e.g. USA River; urban)
|
Shina (area of responsibility of a Mjumbe or Tencell)
|
—
|
Thailand See also Thailand administrative levels
|
—
|
→ Province / จังหวัด → Bangkok / กรุงเทพมหานคร
|
—
|
→ District / อำเภอ → District / เขต (in Bangkok)
|
→ Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) / องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบล (อบต.) → City Municipality / เทศบาลนคร → Town Municipality / เทศบาลเมือง → Subdistrict Municipality / เทศบาลตำบล → Pattaya City / เมืองพัทยา
|
→ Subdistrict / ตำบล → Subdistrict / แขวง (in Bangkok)
|
Khwaeng / แขวง (in municipality)
|
Village / หมู่บ้าน
|
Community / ชุมชน
|
Timor-Leste (proposed)
|
—
|
Municipalities (pt:município, tet:munisípiu)
|
Subdistricts (pt:postos administrativos, tet:postu administrativu)
|
Villages (Sucos) (pt:aldeias (sucos), tet:sukus)
|
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|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
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Togo (proposed)
|
—
|
Région Commune de Lomé (statut particulier)
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Préfecture (note : la préfecture du Golfe, dans la région Maritime, couvre également Lomé)
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Sous-préfecture (note : Lomé est également une sous-préfecture)
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Commune (sauf Lomé)
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Arrondissement municipal
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Quartier
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Village
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Tonga (proposed)
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Administrative divisions (to:?)
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Districts (Vahe)
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Trinidad and Tobago (proposed)
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Regional corporations / Municipalities / Ward
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Tunisia
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Borders of the 24 Governorates of Tunisia
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Delegations (Districts) Borders
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Imadats (Sectors) Borders
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Turkey See NUTS as well
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the Census defined geographical regions of Turkey (which are used for administrative purposes and are well-known in the country) NUTS 1 (Coğrafi Bölgeler)
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Borders of the 81 provinces (NUTS 3) (İller)
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Borders of districts LAU 1 (aka NUTS 4) (İlçeler)
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Borders of incorporated villages LAU 2 (aka NUTS 5) (Beldeler)
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Borders of neighbourhoods and unincorporated villages (Köyler ve Mahalleler)
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Village subdivisions (Köy altı yerleşimler: çiftlik, mezra, kom, divan, oba, yayla, küme evleri)
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Turkmenistan (proposed)
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Provinces / Welayatlar / Области (e.g., Ahal)
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Provincial districts / Welayatyň etraplary / Районы областей (e.g., Ak Bugday etraby)
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Cities, Towns, Rural Councils / Şäherler, Şäherçeler, Geňeşler / Города, посёлки, сельсоветы (e.g., Balkanabat, Oguzhan, Bugdaýly geňeşligi)
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Municipal Boroughs with mayors / Şäheryň häkimli uly etraplary / Крупные городские районы с мэром (e.g., Awaza)
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Villages / Obalar / Сёла (e.g., Babaarap)
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Municipal Districts / Şäheryň kiçi etraplary (etrapçalary) / Микрорайоны (e.g., Parahat 7)
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Hamlets, Neighborhoods, Subdistricts / Oba ilatly punktlary, Ýaşaýyş toplumlary, Etrabyň etraplary / Хуторы, Субмикрорайоны (e.g., Üçgöz, Çoganly Ýaşaýyş Toplumy, Parahat 7/2)
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Tuvalu (proposed)
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Administrative atolls/islands (9 Districts)
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Uganda
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Borders of the regions (which do not have any political or administrative importance)
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Borders of the 112 districts
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Borders of counties
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Borders of sub-counties
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Borders of Parishes
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Borders of Zones (in Kampala only)
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Ukraine (details) The admin_level values listed here are deprecated and not recommended for use. The Ukrainian community is currently discussing a new tagging scheme.
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Crimea, Oblasts, Kyiv and Sevastopol / АР Крим, області, Київ і Севастополь / АР Крым, области, Киев и Севастополь
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Crimea rayons, rayons in oblasts, cities of regional significance / Райони в Криму, райони в областях, міста обласного значення / Районы в Крыму, районы в областях, города областного значения
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Administrative rayons in cities and towns, united territorial communities / Адміністративні райони у містах, об'єднані територіальні громади / Административные районы в городах, объединённые территориальные громады
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Local radas in rayons in Crimea and oblasts / Місцеві ради в районах Криму і областей (міські ради, селищні ради, сільські ради) / Местные советы в районах Крыма и областей (городские советы, поселковые советы, сельские советы)
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Settlements per se / Власне населені пункти / Собственно населённые пункты
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United Arab Emirates (proposed)
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Emirates (إمارة)
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Capital Abu Dhabi (أبو ظبي)
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Municipalities
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Suburbs / Quarters / Villages ?
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United Kingdom
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England
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Combined Authorities and Greater London The former Government Regions no longer exist (and were never really "administrative" anyway)
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Two-tier non-metropolitan counties, Metropolitan counties, Unitary authorities, City of London
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Metropolitan districts, non-metropolitan districts, London boroughs
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Civil parishes
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| Scotland
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Council areas
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Community councils
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| Wales / Cymru
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Principal areas / Awdurdodau unedol
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Communities / Cymunedau
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| Northern Ireland
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Reserved for compatibility with counties in Ireland
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Local government district
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Electoral Division
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Townland
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United States Simplified/generalized; see United_States_admin_level and United States/Boundaries
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N/A. Semi-official and unofficial regions are not administrative but geographical/cultural; do not tag these with admin_level=3.
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the 50 States, 3 Territories, 2 Commonwealths and the District of Columbia
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New York City (an agglomerate of multiple county equivalents), Grand Divisions of Tennessee
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State counties and "county equivalents," Territorial municipalities
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Civil townships (in about one-third of states)
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state Municipalities: cities, towns and villages; infrequently, hamlets
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Wards (rare)
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Neighborhoods (infrequent), homeowner associations (infrequent)
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Uruguay (proposed by Zeroth)
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Department borders
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Local board limits (municipios)
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City / town limits
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Barrios
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Uzbekistan (proposed by User:Uzbekistaan)
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Borders of 12 Provinces (viloyat), 1 Autonomous Republic (Karakalpakstan Republic) and 1 Capital city (Tashkent city)
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District (tuman) and cities of provinces subordination (viloyatga bo'ysunuchi shaharlar) (e.g. Zomin tumani, Shayhontohur tumani, Andijon shahri)
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Cities of districts subordination (tumanga bo'sunuvchi shaharlar), urban settlements (shaharcha) and rural community of citizens (qishloq fuqarolar yig'ini) (e.g. Osmonsoy QFY, Zomin shaharchasi)
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Neighborhood (Mahalla), village (qishloq), small districts (kichik tumanlar (mikro rayon))
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Vanuatu (proposed by Øukasz (talk) 17 November 2018 )
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Province
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Area (sometimes referred to as Area Council. Municipalities of Port Vila and Luganville are their own Areas)
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Ward (subdivision of Municipalities, and in some cases former Municipalities)
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Community (Nakamal council) (Not typically used by the central government, but in use to further subdivide some Areas)
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Venezuela
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First-level administrative division: → Estado (State) → Distrito Capital (Capital District) → Dependencia Federal (Federal Dependencies)
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Some administrative elements in certain parts of this country: → Distrito Metropolitano → Alcaldía Mayor
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Second-level administrative division: → Municipio (Municipality)
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Third-level administrative division: → Parroquia (Parish)
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Cities, towns and other inhabited places: → city → town → village → hamlet
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Neighborhoods in general, into which a city or town is subdivided: → suburb → quarter → neighbourhood
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Neighborhoods in general, within other neighborhoods in general: → suburb → quarter → neighbourhood
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Others minor administrative elements, or a third-level subdivision of neighborhoods
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Vietnam
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Province (tỉnh), city (thành phố)
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Commune (phường), ward (xã), special administrative region (đặc khu)
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Yemen (proposed)
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Governorates (محافظة)
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Aden (مدينة عدن)
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Districts (مديرية)
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Villages ?
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Zambia (proposed)
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Provinces
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Districts
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Zimbabwe (proposed)
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Provinces
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Districts
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Municipalities ?
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Suburbs / Wards ?
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Country (admin_level=2)
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