administrative areas
Official territorial divisions
Administrative areas are geographic regions defined for purposes of government, organization, or record-keeping rather than natural boundaries.
Countries divide into administrative areas like states, provinces, counties, or districts, each with designated authorities or functions.
The term appears in bureaucratic and geographic contexts: Census data is collected by administrative area.
Also called administrative divisions.
- stateCondition or mode
- industrial zoneArea designated for factories
- provinceRegional administrative district
- countyLocal administrative division
- county seatAdministrative center of a region
free trade zone · municipality · police precinct · census tract · postal code · zip code · canton · conservation area · borough · prefecture · university district · ward · unincorporated area · electoral district · school district · enterprise zone · district · township
- German regionsBavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg
administrative areasphysical geography
Study of natural landforms
bioregions · watersheds · ecosystems · geological formations · natural landscapes
administrative areasno man's land
Unowned space between enemies
wilderness · international waters · disputed territories · frontier · commons
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