Periphery (country subdivision)

Other English terms

Current	Alpine resort Bailiwick Banner Autonomous Block Cadastre Circle Circuit Colony Commune Condominium Division Police division Subdivision Duchy Eldership Federal dependency Governorate Hamlet Indian reservation Manor Royal Neighbourhood Parish Periphery Principality Protectorate Quarter Regency Autonomous republic Sector Autonomous Shire Suzerainty Townland Village Administrative Summer

Historical	Agency Barony Burgh Exarchate Hide Hundred Imperial Circle March Monthon Presidency Residency Roman diocese Seat Tenth Tithing

Non-English or loanwords

Current

Historical

Arabic terms for country subdivisions

First-level	Muhafazah (Ù…ØØ§ÙØ¸Ø© governorate) Wilayah (ÙˆÙ„Ø§ÙŠØ© province) Mintaqah (Ù…Ù†Ø·Ù‚Ø© region) Mudiriyah (Ù…Ø¯ÙŠØ±ÙŠØ© directorate) Imarah (Ø¥Ù…Ø§Ø±Ø© emirate) Baladiyah (Ø¨Ù„Ø¯ÙŠØ© municipality) Shabiyah (Ø´Ø¹Ø¨ÙŠØ© "popularate")

Second / third-level	Mintaqah (Ù…Ù†Ø·Ù‚Ø© region) Qadaa (Ù‚Ø¶Ø§Ø¡ district) Nahiyah (Ù†Ø§ØÙŠØ© subdistrict) Markaz (Ù…Ø±ÙƒØ² district) Mutamadiyah (Ù…Ø¹ØªÙ…Ø¯ÙŠØ© "delegation") Daerah/DaÃ¯ra (Ø¯Ø§Ø¦Ø±Ø© circle) Liwa (Ù„ÙˆØ§Ø¡ banner / sanjak)

City / township-level	Amanah (Ø£Ù…Ø§Ù†Ø© municipality) Baladiyah (Ø¨Ù„Ø¯ÙŠØ© municipality) á¸¤ai (ØÙŠ neighborhood / quarter) Mahallah (Ù…ØÙ„Ø©) Qarya (Ù‚Ø±ÙŠØ©) Sheyakhah (Ø´ÙŠØ§Ø®Ø© "neighborhood subdivision")

English translations given are those most commonly used.

French terms for country subdivisions

arrondissement dÃ©partement prÃ©fecture subprefectures

Greek terms for country subdivisions

Modern	apokentromenes dioikiseis / geniki dioikisis^Â§ / diamerisma^Â§ / periphereia nomos^Â§ / periphereiaki enotita demos / eparchia^Â§ / koinotita^Â§

Historical	archontia/archontaton bandon demos despotaton dioikesis doukaton droungos eparchia exarchaton katepanikion kephalatikion kleisoura meris naukrareia satrapeia strategis thema toparchia tourma

^Â§ signifies a defunct institution

Portuguese terms for country subdivisions

Regional subdivisions	Estado Distrito federal ProvÃncia RegiÃ£o Distrito Comarca Capitania

Local subdivisions	MunicÃpio Concelho Freguesia Comuna CircunscriÃ§Ã£o

Setlements	Cidade Vila Aldeia Bairro Lugar

Historical subdivisions in italics.

Slavic terms for country subdivisions

Current	dzielnica gmina krai kraj krajina / pokrajina mÄ›stys obec oblast / oblast' / oblasti / oblys / obwÃ³d / voblast' okrÄ™g okres okrug opÅ¡tina / opÄ‡ina / obÄina / obshtina osiedle powiat / povit raion selsoviet / silrada soÅ‚ectwo voivodeship / vojvodina Å¾upanija

Historical	darugha gromada guberniya / gubernia jurydyka khutor obshchina okolia opole pogost prowincja sorok starostwo / starostva uyezd volost ziemia Å¾upa

Spanish terms for country subdivisions

National, Federal	Comunidad autÃ³noma Departamento Distrito federal Estado Provincia RegiÃ³n

Regional, Metropolitan	CantÃ³n Comarca Comuna Corregimiento DelegaciÃ³n Distrito Mancomunidad Merindad Municipalidad Municipio Parroquia Ecuador Spain

Urban, Rural	Aldea AlquerÃa Anteiglesia Asentamiento Asentamiento informal Pueblos jÃ³venes Barrio Campamento CaserÃo Ciudad Ciudad autÃ³noma Colonia Lugar MasÃa PoblaciÃ³n RancherÃa Sitio Vereda Villa Village (Pueblito/Pueblo)

Historical subdivisions in italics.

Turkish terms for country subdivisions

Modern	il (province) ilÃ§e (district) belediye (municipality) belde (town) kÃ¶y (village) mahalle (neighbourhood/quarter)

Historical	aÄŸalÄ±k (feudal district) bucak (subdistrict) beylerbeylik (province) eyalet (province) kadÄ±lÄ±k (subprovince) kaza (sub-province) hidivlik (viceroyalty) mutasarrÄ±flÄ±k (subprovince) nahiye (subdistrict) paÅŸalÄ±k (province) reya (Romanian principalities) sancak (prefecture) vilayet (subprovince) voyvodalÄ±k (Romanian provinces)

¹ Used by ten or more countries or having derived terms. Historical derivations in italics.

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