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administrative territorial entity
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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- World administrative levels.png
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- OpenStreetMap tag
- boundary=administrative
- equivalent class
- d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#AdministrativeUnit
- Commons category
- Country subdivisions
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