Circle (administrative division)

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Circle is a type of administrative division of some countries. In Thailand the former monthon are translated as circle. The former Holy Roman Empire was organized into Imperial Circles (German: Reichskreise). Algerian daïras are circles.

v t e Polish terms for administrative divisions
Current	Regional: voivodeship Subregional powiat Local gmina Auxiliary: dzielnica osiedle sołectwo
Historical	cyrkuł departament dystrykt gromada gubernia kasztelania jurydyka księstwo księstwo biskupie namiestnictwo obwód okręg opole prowincja rejencja rejon starostwo ziemia żupa
See also	Crown of the Kingdom of Poland

v t e Slavic-language terms for administrative divisions
Current	dzielnica gmina hromada krai kraj krajina / pokrajina městys mjesna zajednica obec oblast / oblast' / oblasti / oblys / obwód / voblasts' okręg okres okrug okruha opština / općina / občina / obshtina osiedle powiat raion selsoviet / silrada sołectwo starosta okruh voivodeship / vojvodina županija
Historical	darugha gromada guberniya / gubernia jurydyka khutor obshchina okolia opole pogost povit prowincja sorok srez starostwo / starostva uezd volost ziemia / zemlja župa uchastok

Designations for types of administrative division

English terms

Common English terms

Area	Insular area Local government area Special area Unincorporated area Unorganized area
Borough	County borough Metropolitan borough
Canton	Half-canton
Capital	Federal capital Imperial capital
City	Autonomous city Charter city Independent city Incorporated city Imperial city Free imperial city Royal free city
Community	Autonomous community Residential community
County	Administrative county Autonomous county Consolidated city-county County seat County town Metropolitan county Non-metropolitan county Regional county municipality Viscounty
Country	Overseas country
Department	Overseas department
District	Capital district City district Congressional district Electoral district Federal district Indian government district Land district Local government district Metropolitan district Non-metropolitan district Military district Municipal district Police district Regional district Rural district Sanitary district Service district Educational service district Local service district School district Intermediate school district Special district in the US Urban district
Division	Census division Police division Subdivision of India
Indian reserve/reservation	Indian reservation (United States) Indian reserve (Canada)
Municipality	City municipality County municipality Direct-controlled municipality District municipality Neutral municipality Regional municipality Resort municipality Mountain resort municipality Rural municipality Specialized municipality
Prefecture	Autonomous prefecture Subprefecture Super-prefecture Praetorian prefecture
Province	Autonomous province Overseas province Roman province
Region	Administrative region Special administrative region Autonomous region Capital region National capital region Development region Mesoregion Microregion Overseas region Subregion
State	Proto-state City-state Federal state Free state Sovereign state
Territory	Capital territory Federal capital territory National capital territory Dependent territory Federal territory Incorporated territory Organized incorporated territory Overseas territory Union territory
Town	Census town Market town
Township	Charter township Civil township Paper township Survey township Urban township
Unit	Regional unit Territorial unit Autonomous territorial unit
Zone	Economic zone Exclusive economic zone Free economic zone Special economic zone Exclusion zone Military exclusion zone Free speech zone Neutral zone Self-administered zone Trade zone Free-trade zone

Other English terms

Current

Historical

Non-English terms or loanwords

Current

Amt
Apskritis
Bakhsh
Barangay
Bashki
Bezirk
Regierungsbezirk
Comarca
Comune
Frazione
Freguesia
Fu
Gemeinde
- Austria
- Germany
- South Tyrol
- Switzerland
Gemeente
Gmina
Hromada
Județ
Kampong
Kommun/Kunta
- Finland
- Sweden
Län (Sweden)
Landskap
- Finland
Località
Maakunta
Megye
Muban
Mukim
Njësi administrative
Obec
Oblast
- Autonomous
Okrug
Ostān
Poblacion
Purok
Qark
Raion
Savivaldybė
Selsoviet
Sitio
Seniūnija
Shahrestān
Sum
- China
Sýsla
Tehsil
Townlet
Vingtaine

Historical

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

See also: Autonomous administration; Census division; Electoral district; List of administrative divisions by country; Slavic administrative divisions

References

Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. Vol. 48. Cambridge University Press. 1970.
Anton, Karl (2015). "Imperial circles". Brill Online. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

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