administrative unit
Governed territorial section
An administrative unit is a defined area or division within a larger governmental or organizational structure, established for purposes of management, governance, or record-keeping.
Countries are divided into administrative units such as states, provinces, counties, or municipalities, each with designated authorities and responsibilities.
The census data is organized by administrative unit.
Organizations also use the term for internal divisions that handle specific functions or regions.
- districtBounded administrative area
- provinceRegional administrative district
- countyLocal administrative division
- local governmentRegional civic administration
- municipalityLocal governing district
territory · town council · jurisdiction · department · bureau · federal agency · division · precinct · region · parish · borough · township · ward · canton · prefecture · sector · zone · state line
- geographic areascountry, county, province, district, zone
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
- territoriesprovince, state, region, country, colony
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- subdivisionscounty, province, state, region, district
- GDR DistrictsEast Berlin
administrative unitsovereign state
Fully independent country
nation-state · the whole · mother country · totality · country
administrative unitunincorporated area
Region lacking municipal governance
informal settlement · no man's land · neighborhood · bioregion · watershed
administrative, administration, administer, administrator, administrators, administrate, administrating, administered, administering