city district
Part of town
A city district is a defined section of a city, typically established for administrative, electoral, or planning purposes.
Districts may be drawn along neighborhood lines, historical boundaries, or population counts.
The city council represents twelve districts.
She lives in the arts district downtown.
Some cities use district for commercial or cultural zones: theater district, financial district.
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- wardProtected person; division
- ethnic enclaveArea where one group concentrates
- gated communityRestricted-access residential area
barrio · financial center · civic center · town center · Chinatown · historic quarter · market square · shopping precinct · favela · skid row · Little Italy · precinct · arrondissement · housing estates · slum · sector · subregion · urban
- districtsborough, ward, precinct, zone, section
- local governmentaldermen, councillors, councillor, governor, mayors
- Thai governmentprovince, municipality, provincial governor, subdistrict, village
city districtmetropolis
Large important city
metropolitan area · city proper · megalopolis · urban agglomeration · nation
city districtrural area
Low-density agricultural region
countryside · farmland · wilderness · hinterland · backcountry