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Also known as rayon, rajon, Raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is commonly translated as 'district' in English.
A raion is an administrative division used in several post-Soviet countries, functioning as either a regional subdivision or a district within a city. The term, borrowed from French, is typically translated as "district" in English and represents a standard unit for organizing government and local administration.
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- Subclass of
- administrative territorial entity
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- Map of subdivisions of Russia.svg
- Said to be same as
- county
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- Commons category
- Raions
- short name
- н.
- topic's main category
- Category:Raions
- topic has template
- Template:Raion
- different from
- Rayon
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