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administrative territorial entity

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administrative territorial entity

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Also known as administrative unit, administrative region, administrative divisions, constituent unit

territorial entity for administration purposes, with or without its own local government

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An administrative territorial entity is a defined area of land organized by a government for the purpose of managing and providing services to the people who live there, which may or may not have its own local government. These divisions matter because they help governments organize how they deliver services like schools, roads, and emergency response across different regions.

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Subclass of
geographic location
Part of
hierarchy of administrative territorial entities
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OpenStreetMap tag
boundary=administrative
topic's main category
Category:Types of administrative division
equivalent class
d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#AdministrativeUnit
Commons category
Country subdivisions
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