subprefecture
Administrative division below
A subprefecture is an administrative subdivision below the prefecture level, or the office and jurisdiction of a subprefect.
The term appears in various governmental systems, particularly in France, Japan, and former French colonies, where subprefectures serve as intermediate administrative units between prefectures and smaller local governments: The subprefecture oversees several communes.
Bounded administrative area
- cantonSmall territorial division
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
- communeShared-living community
- provinceRegional administrative district
department · municipality · division · ward · parish · borough · township · region
Authorized substitute or assistant
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- secretariatAdministrative office of organization
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
functionary · clerk · governance · mandate · subdivision · supervisor · representative · organ
district
Bounded administrative area
- cantonSmall territorial division
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
- communeShared-living community
province · department · municipality · division · ward · parish · borough · township · region · zone
deputy
Authorized substitute or assistant
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- secretariatAdministrative office of organization
official · functionary · clerk · governance · mandate · subdivision · supervisor · representative · organ · stewardship
subprefectureprefecture
Administered regional territory
national government · province · region · state · federal government
subprefecturecentral government
Nation's primary governing body
national administration · federal authority · capital · seat of government · sovereign state
subprefecturecentral administration
Primary management hub
national headquarters · seat of government · federal district · capital region · metropolitan area