Non-English
This is an alphabetical list of native non-English terms for administrative divisions; some, such as arrondissement and okrug, have become English loanwords. Terms in italics are prefixes or suffixes.
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| Name | Countries | English equivalents |
|---|---|---|
| amphoe | Thailand | district |
| Amt | Germany | county |
| apskritis | Lithuania | county |
| anakhett | Cambodia | prefecture |
| arrondissement | French-speaking countries Netherlands |
borough district |
| autónoma | Spanish-speaking countries | autonomous |
| autônomo, autónoma | Portuguese-speaking countries | autonomous |
| avtonomny | Russia | autonomous |
| aimag | Mongolia | province |
| baladiyah (baladiyat) | Arab countries | municipality |
| barangay | Philippines | village (rural) or ward |
| bairro | Brazil Portugal Mozambique |
neighbourhood district |
| barrio | Spanish-speaking countries | neighbourhood district |
| Bezirk | Austria | district |
| Bundesland | Austria Germany (colloquial) |
federal state |
| bwrdeistref | Wales | borough county |
| canton (French) cantone (Italian) chantun (Rumantsch) Kanton (German) |
Switzerland | canton |
| changwat | Thailand | province |
| chef-lieu | France | Chief Town/City |
| comarca | Portuguese-speaking countries (judicial system) Spanish-speaking countries |
county |
| comuna | Angola Spanish-speaking countries |
commune; division of município in Angola |
| comună | Romania | rural commune |
| comunidad | Spain | community |
| comunidade intermunicipal | Portugal | intermunicipal community |
| comunidade urbana | Portugal | urban community |
| concelho | Cape Verde Portugal |
municipality; synonym of município |
| corregimiento | Panama | subdivision of a distrito |
| id:Daerah Tingkat I (Daerah Tingkat Satu or Dati Satu) | Indonesia | First level administrative division |
| id:Daerah Tingkat II (Daerah Tingkat Dua or Dati Dua) | Indonesia | Second level administrative division |
| id:Daerah Istimewa | Indonesia | Special District, all are first level (provincial level) |
| id:Daerah Khusus Ibukota | Indonesia | Exclusive Capital District, refers to DKI Jakarta only. |
| dào (Mandarin) | China |
circuit |
| deelgemeente | Belgium | submunicipality |
| departamento | Latin America (Spanish-speaking countries) | department |
| département | French-speaking countries | department |
| desa | Indonesia | village |
| district | Suriname | district |
| distrito | Philippines Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe Spanish-speaking countries |
district / (group of municipalities in Portugal) (municipality in São Tomé and Príncipe) |
| distrito, distritu | East Timor | municipality |
| distrito federal | Brazil | federal district |
| dō (Japanese) do (Korean) |
Japan Korea (North and South) |
circuit |
| dombon | Cambodia | area or region |
| dzongkhag | Bhutan | district |
| estado | Brazil Mexico Venezuela |
federal state |
| freguesia | Cape Verde Portugal |
civil parish |
| fylke | Norway | county |
| gemeente | Flanders (Belgium) Netherlands |
municipality |
| Gemeinde | German-speaking countries | municipality |
| gewog | Bhutan | block |
| gmina | Poland | commune municipality |
| gobolka | Somalia | |
| gouvernorat | Guinea | governorate |
| grande área metropolitana | Portugal | greater metropolitan area |
| guberniya | Russian Empire | governorate |
| hameau | France | hamlet |
| hanua | Papua New Guinea | village |
| iduhu | Papua New Guinea | clan |
| il | Turkey | province |
| ilçe | Turkey | district |
| imarah | United Arab Emirates also formerly by other Arab countries |
emirate |
| judeţ | Romania Moldova (formerly) |
county |
| jurydyka | Poland | village |
| kabupaten | Indonesia | regency |
| Kanton | Switzerland (German-speaking) | canton |
| kanton | Bosnia and Herzegovina | canton |
| kasselrij | Netherlands | county or burgraviate |
| kecamatan | Indonesia | subdistrict |
| ken | Japan | prefecture |
| khan | Cambodia | district or section |
| khett | Cambodia | province |
| khoueng | Laos | province |
| khum | Cambodia | commune |
| kilil | Ethiopia | region |
| kommun | Finland (Swedish) Sweden |
municipality |
| kommune | Denmark | county |
| kota | Indonesia | chartered city |
| kozhuun | Russia | rural council |
| krai | Russia | region |
| kraj | Czech Republic Slovakia |
region |
| Kreis | Germany | district |
| krom | Cambodia | group |
| krong | Cambodia | municipality |
| kunta | Finland | municipality |
| Lääni | Finland | province |
| lalawigan | Philippines | province |
| Län |
Sweden | county (Sweden) |
| Land | Austria (official) Germany |
state |
| lieu-dit | France | place name |
| linn | Estonia | town/city |
| lugar | Cape Verde Portugal |
division of zona in Cape Verde / hamlet |
| lungsod | Philippines | city |
| maakond | Estonia | county |
| megye | Hungary | county |
| mahoz | Israel | district |
| mancomunidad | Spain | association of municipalities, commonwealth |
| merindad | Medieval Spain | county |
| mesorregião | Brazil | mesoregion (division of estado) |
| mintaqah (mintaqat) | Arab countries | province, region |
| microrregião | Brazil | microregion (division of mesorregião, group of municípios) |
| muban | Thailand | village |
| muhafazah (muhafazat) | Arab countries | governorate |
| municipalidad | Latin America (Spanish-speaking countries) | municipality |
| município municipio |
Portuguese-speaking countries Spanish-speaking countries |
municipality |
| nafa | Israel | subdistrict |
| negeri | Malaysia | state |
| nomos | Greece | prefecture |
| novads | Latvia | municipality (amalgamated urban areas without town rights) |
| NUTS | Europe | Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics |
| oblast oblast' |
Slavic countries | province region |
| община (obshtina) | Bulgaria | municipality |
| okres | Czech Republic Slovakia |
district |
| okrug | Russia Serbia |
district |
| opština | Montenegro Republika Srpska Serbia |
municipality |
| ostan (ostan-e) | Iran | province |
| pagasts | Latvia | parish |
| paróquia | Cape Verde Portugal |
parish (religious division) |
| parroquia | Spain ( Galicia) Andorra |
parish |
| pedanía | Spain | county |
| periféreia (Περιφέρειες) | Greece | periphery |
| phum | Cambodia | village |
| phumpheak | Cambodia | zone |
| pilseta | Latvia | town/city |
| powiat | Poland | county |
| pradesh | India | state |
| probinsya | Philippines | province |
| provinsi | Indonesia | province |
| provincia | Italy Spanish-speaking countries |
province |
| província | Angola Portugal (formerly) São Tomé and Príncipe |
province |
| prowincja | Poland | province |
| райо́н (raion) | Moldova Russian-speaking countries |
district |
| rajons | Latvia | district |
| região | Brazil Guinea-Bissau Portugal |
region / (group of estados in Brazil; also macrorregião) |
| região autónoma | Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe |
autonomous region |
| Regierungsbezirk | Germany | district |
| sangkat | Cambodia | commune or quarter |
| sector | Guinea-Bissau | sector (municipality) |
| sector autónomo | Guinea-Bissau | autonomous sector (municipality) |
| selsoviet | Russia | rural council |
| srŏk | Cambodia | district |
| sum | Mongolia | district |
| subdistrito, subdistritu | East Timor | subdistrict (submunicipality) |
| subregião | Portugal | subregion |
| suco, suku | East Timor | division of submunicipality |
| -stan | Central Asian countries Iran Pakistan Russia (regions) |
"land" (denotes high level of autonomy) |
| sýsla | Iceland Faroe Islands |
district |
| tambon | Thailand | subdistrict |
| thesaban | Thailand | municipality |
| tinh | Vietnam | province |
| todōfuken | Japan | prefectural level divisions (collectively) |
| ulus | Russia | district |
| vald | Estonia | (rural) municipality |
| wojewodztwo | Poland | voivodeship |
| volost | Russia, Russian Empire | |
| voblast | Ukraine | province |
| waterschap | Netherlands | water board |
| wilayah velayah |
Arab countries Malaysia |
province, territory |
| zona | Cape Verde | zone (division of freguesia) |
| ziemia | Poland | land |
| županija | Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian speaking) Croatia |
county |
| maahaanam | Sri Lanka (Tamil speaking) | province |
| maavattam | Sri Lanka (Tamil speaking) | District |
| Pirathesam/koattam | Sri Lanka (Tamil speaking) | Division |
| palaatha | Sri Lanka (Sinhala speaking) | province |
| Dhisthrikaya | Sri Lanka (Sinhala speaking) | District |
| Kottahsha | Sri Lanka (Sinhala speaking) | Division |
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