townships
Local government areas
Townships are units of local government or administrative divisions, varying considerably in function and size across different regions.
In the United States, townships typically subdivide counties and may provide basic services like road maintenance and zoning.
In South Africa, the term carries historical weight, referring to urban areas that were designated for Black residents under apartheid and remain associated with those communities today.
The township held its annual meeting to discuss property taxes.
Forced separation by group
- SowetoTownship near Johannesburg
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- homelandOne's native land
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
Local governing district
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- mayorElected head of municipality
- charterFounding organizational document
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
bylaws · clerk · treasurer · townhall · jurisdiction · incorporation · administration · annexation
Wrapped items for delivery
- lotsLarge amount, or parcels
- plotsSecret plans or storylines
- tractsAreas or pamphlets
- sectionsDivided portions of something
blocks · surveying · platting · cadastre · boundaries · subdivisions · acreage · mapping
Rural area beyond towns
- villageSmall rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
agriculture · homestead · unincorporated · outlying · remote · scattered · agrarian
People living somewhere
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- civicPertaining to community affairs
fellowship · togetherness · solidarity · participation · association · collective · citizenship · voting
segregation
Forced separation by group
- SowetoTownship near Johannesburg
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- homelandOne's native land
municipality
Local governing district
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- mayorElected head of municipality
- charterFounding organizational document
ordinance · bylaws · clerk · treasurer · townhall · jurisdiction · incorporation · administration · annexation · boundaries
parcels
Wrapped items for delivery
sections · blocks · surveying · platting · cadastre · boundaries · subdivisions · acreage · mapping · land-use
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
pastoral · agriculture · homestead · unincorporated · outlying · remote · scattered · agrarian
residents
People living somewhere
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
civic · fellowship · togetherness · solidarity · participation · association · collective · citizenship · voting · volunteers
- local governancevillage council, mayors, local government, local councils, councils
- Jackson County Kansascounty seat, local government, Delia, Denison, rural communities
- NamibiaNamib, Rehoboth, German settlers, colonial administration, colonial governors
- Romanian countiescounty seat, communes, municipalities, villages
- Steuben CountyBath, Corning, Addison, Campbell, Cameron
- regionsregion, regions, area, areas, zone
townshipsmetropolises
Large, densely populated cities
nations · countries · empires · sovereign states · states
townshipsmegacities
Enormous urban agglomerations
metropolises · urban centers · metropolitan areas · global cities · downtowns
- township recordsLocal government's documented history