subdistrict
Smaller administrative area
A subdistrict is an administrative division within a larger district, used for local governance, electoral organization, or service delivery.
The term appears in various governmental contexts worldwide: The county is divided into three subdistricts for school board representation.
Also spelled sub-district.
Protected person; division
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- parishLocal church community
township · quarter · neighborhood · locality · area · territory · enclave · constituency
Outlying residential district
- downtownCentral business district
- midtownCentral urban district
- uptownAffluent city area
- faubourgDistrict beyond city walls
borough · ward · precinct · quarter · ghetto · barrio · arrondissement · conurbation
Tiny rural settlement
- villageSmall rural community
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- parishLocal church community
commune · thorp · dorp · kraal · purlieu · countryside · farmland · agrarian
Legal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- municipalityLocal governing district
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- registrarKeeper of official records
clerk · official · council · ordinance · regulation · authority · deputy · secretary
ward
Protected person; division
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- boroughAdministrative town or district
parish · township · quarter · neighborhood · locality · area · territory · enclave · constituency · zone
suburb
Outlying residential district
faubourg · borough · ward · precinct · quarter · ghetto · barrio · arrondissement · conurbation · metropolitan
hamlet
Tiny rural settlement
- villageSmall rural community
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- townshipCounty's smaller division
parish · commune · thorp · dorp · kraal · purlieu · countryside · farmland · agrarian · pastoral
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- municipalityLocal governing district
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
registrar · clerk · official · council · ordinance · regulation · authority · deputy · secretary · magistrate
- Thai governmentprovince, municipality, provincial governor, village, Bangkok
- administrative divisionsprovince, county, region, state, municipality
- Chinese Governmentprovince, county, prefecture, municipality, township
- land divisionsparcel, section, lot, tract, plot
- subdivisionscounty, province, state, region, provinces
- Anbar ProvinceRamadi, Fallujah, Ana, Euphrates River, municipal council