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965: 1930: 1110: 901: 1595: 2028: 2056: 3485: 1497: 2402: 1672: 2048: 584: 1049:. The two names are used interchangeably ('megye' used in common parlance, and when referring to the counties of other states), just like before 1950, when the word 'megye' even appeared in legal texts. The 19 counties constitute the highest level of the administrative subdivisions of the country together with the capital city Budapest, although counties and the capital are grouped into seven statistical regions. 3473: 2197:
which are geographic divisions but not local governments—although some towns, etc. are within them that are local governments, the low population densities and much larger area have significant impacts on how government is organized and operates. In both Northern and Southern Ontario, urban densities in cities are one of two other local structures:
540:). When the first modern city government in China was established in Guangzhou, the urban area was separated from these two counties, with the rural areas left in the remaining parts of them. However, the county governments remained in the city for years, before moving into the respective counties. Similar processes happened in many Chinese cities. 2524:, though not always with an identical name. The Bronx is Bronx County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Manhattan is New York County, Queens is Queens County, and Staten Island is Richmond County. In the context of city government, the boroughs are subdivisions of the city but are still called "county" where county function is involved, e.g., " 1091:. Actual political and administrative role of counties changed much through history. Originally they were subdivisions of the royal administration, but from the 13th century they became self-governments of the nobles and kept this character until the 19th century when in turn they became modern local governments. 569:) which are further divided into several villages. Regency in Indonesia is similar to the concept of "county" in countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, but with differences in cultural context and government system. Indonesia has more than 400 regencies spread across all provinces. 1234:
In Northern Ireland, the six county councils and the smaller town councils were abolished in 1973 and replaced by a single tier of local government. However, in the north as well as in the south, the traditional 32 counties and 4 provinces remain in common usage for many sporting, cultural and other
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National governments that are Federations, such as Germany have subdivisions similar to the English Counties in size. France has regions and departements which similarly provide governmental services. Which services are mapped to which governmental offices, level or officials is the province of the
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is its 22 counties, which are upper-tier local governments providing limited municipal services to rural and moderately dense areas—within them, there are a variety of lower-tier towns, cities, villages, etc. that provide most municipal services. This contrasts with Northern Ontario's 10 districts,
565:) in Indonesia is an administrative unit under a province that is equivalent to a city. A regency is headed by a regent who is directly elected by the people, and is responsible for public services such as education, health, and infrastructure. The structure of a regency includes several districts ( 2967:
The eleven elected county officers are enumerated in the Pennsylvania Constitution, but their powers and duties are prescribed by statutes located throughout the county codes and general state laws. Consolidation of certain offices in smaller counties involves the offices of prothonotary, clerk of
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The specific governmental powers of counties vary widely between the states. They are generally the intermediate tier of state government, between the statewide tier and the immediately local government tier (typically a city, town/borough, or village/township). Some of the governmental functions
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Every county council corresponds to a county with a number of municipalities per county. County councils and municipalities have different roles and separate responsibilities relating to local government. Health care, public transport and certain cultural institutions are administered by county
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began the process of bringing urban, mixed, and rural councils into the same legislative framework. Substantial reorganisations under that Act resulted in the 1989 shake-up, which covered the country in (non-overlapping) cities and districts and abolished all the counties except for the
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have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of the county, dating back from the days when travel was difficult. In Virginia, where all cities are independent, some double as county seats despite not being part of a county. Notable examples include the independent
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is often used to describe subnational jurisdictions that are structurally equivalent to counties in the relationship they have with their national government; but which may not be administratively equivalent to counties in predominantly English-speaking countries.
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that a county may offer include judiciary, county prisons, land registration, enforcement of building codes, and federally mandated services programs. Depending on the individual state, counties or their equivalents may be administratively subdivided into
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Each administrative district consists of an elected council and an executive, and whose duties are comparable to those of a county executive in the United States, supervising local government administration. Historically, counties in the
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In the United States and Canada, founded 600 years later on the British traditions, counties are usually an administrative division set by convenient geographical demarcations, which in governance have certain officeholders (for example
880:. The remaining 13 counties were abolished on 1 January 2007 where they were replaced by five new regions. In the same reform, the number of municipalities was slashed from 270 to 98 and all municipalities now belong to a region. 991:), of which there are 294 as of 2017. Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants (and smaller towns in some states) do not usually belong to a district, but take on district responsibilities themselves, similar to the concept of 291:
Counties are the current second-level political division in Kenya. Each county has an assembly where members of the county assembly (MCAs) sit. This assembly is headed by a governor. Each county is also represented in the
1886:, which lasted until 1996. Modern local government in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and a large part of England is trending towards smaller unitary authorities: a system similar to that proposed in the 1960s by the 2039:, the six county councils, if not their counties, were abolished in 1973 and replaced by 26 local government districts. The traditional six counties remain in common everyday use for many cultural and other purposes. 2654:(LGA). An LGA functions basically the same way as a county of other countries, although it is called instead as "city", "municipality", "shire", "borough", "town", "district" or simple "councils" depending on the 475:, prefectures, etc., and had no governments of their own. Large cities (must be imperial capitals or seats of prefectures) could be divided and administered by two or three counties. Such counties are called 倚郭縣 ( 2847:
The larger the population center, and the denser the population, the more likely it is to have assumed and subsumed county level functions; normally under a special bill passed by the cognizant legislative body.
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were separated in 1942. From 1942 to 1970, the number stayed at 22. The number was further decreased by the 1970 Danish municipal reform, leaving 14 counties plus two cities unconnected to the county structure;
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were merged with their respective counties in 2014. Thus, the Republic of Ireland now has 31 'county-level' authorities, although the borders of the original twenty-six counties are still officially in place.
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which is derived from the English 'shire'. The word is officially used to signify counties in Wales. In the Gaelic form, Scottish traditional county names are generally distinguished by the designation
2236: 3182: 1992:, each with its own council. Local authorities in the UK are usually responsible for education, emergency services, planning, transport, social services, and a number of other functions. 3071: 1878:(abolished again in 1998 and reverted, with some transfers of territory, to the two separate historic counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire) and also created several new 2570:, with far less territory, has massively sized counties in comparison even to Pennsylvania's largest, yet each organizes their judicial and incarceration officials similarly. 1066:), each one having their own elected mayor and council. 23 of the towns have the rights of a county although they do not form independent territorial units equal to counties. 165:
terms "count" and "county" under the conquering Normans, and over time the two blended and became equivalent. Further, the later-imported term became a synonym for the native
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for the purposes of its justice system but otherwise they hold no governmental function. For the provision of all other governmental services, the province is divided into
2472:, legally belong to no county, i.e. no county even nominally exists in those places compared to a consolidated city-county where a county does legally exist in some form. 1868: 1454:. The counties handle matters such as high schools and local roads, and until 1 January 2002 hospitals as well. This last responsibility was transferred to the state-run 5295: 3519: 3054: 3243: 829:, which was only under partial Danish control. The number of counties in Denmark (excluding Norway) had dropped to around 20 by 1793. Following the reunification of 3360: 1737:
is a special case of being a county council with only one municipality and the functions of county council and municipality are performed by the same organisation.
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are divided into regions; however, these regions only serve to streamline the delivery of territorial governmental services, and have no government of their own.
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because this was the lowest level at which the imperial government is functionally involved, while below it the local people are managed predominantly by the
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There are 1,464 so-named "counties" out of 2,862 county-level divisions in the PRC, and the number of counties has remained more or less constant since the
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During the second half of the 20th century, many counties received overflow population from nearby cities. The result was often a merger of the two into a
853: 413:(206 BC – AD 220). It remains one of the oldest titles of local-level government in China and significantly predates the establishment of provinces in the 1341:
has 10 counties; before 1950 it had 20. The only purpose with the county is an office of a state governor who shall conduct law and order in the county.
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councils while general education, public water utilities, garbage disposal, elderly care and rescue services are administered by the municipalities.
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have been completely abolished but the entities remain for administrative and statistical purposes. Alaska's 323,440-square-mile (837,700 km)
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were upper-tier governance units until the municipal reform of 1967; they were also used as electoral districts until 1973. They remain in use as
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also has no county equivalent government, but the U.S. Census Bureau further divides it into statistical county equivalent subdivisions called
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of 1917–1921, and in Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Romania until the Soviet annexations at the start of World War II. 99 counties formed the
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In 1965 and 1974–1975, major reorganisations of local government in England and Wales created several new administrative counties such as
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in 1876, a system of counties similar to other countries' systems was instituted, lasting until 1989. They had chairmen, not mayors as
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and by locals as geographic identifiers. The Territorial Division Act defining them remains in effect; their subdivisions are called
1462:, and there is a debate on the future of the county municipality as an administrative entity. Some people, and parties, such as the 3100: 2210: 1901:(lord). These Norman "counties" were simply the Saxon shires, and kept their Saxon names. Several traditional counties, including 1187:, 'five'); however, these have long since been absorbed into Leinster. In the Republic each county is administered by an elected " 2739: 744: 740: 3442: 2747:
County, which survived under that name for a further 6 years but then became a "Territory" under the "Chatham Islands Council".
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do not have any second-level administrative subdivision between the provincial/territorial government and their municipalities.
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which was introduced in 1889. The counties generally belong to level 3 of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (
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The territorial administration of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The country is divided into
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based on large urban areas as a single administrative unit. In Scotland, county-level local government was replaced by larger
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or governmental houses of these counties exist in the same city. In other words, they share one county town. In this sense, a
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was repealed in the mid-1990s. However, at the time the new "municipal districts" were also permitted to retain the usage of
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During most of the imperial era, there were no concepts like municipalities in China. All cities existed within counties,
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The number and boundaries of administrative counties in the Republic of Ireland were reformed in the 1990s. For example,
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can refer to a metropolitan area, and in some cases large rural/suburban regions providing resources to distant cities.
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because it is outside the jurisdiction of any state; the U.S. Census Bureau treats it as a single county equivalent.
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uses the term "county equivalent" to describe places that are comparable to counties, but called by different names.
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The 380 county-level entities in Poland include 314 "land counties" (powiaty ziemskie) and the 66 "city counties" (
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in Alberta used to be a type of designation in a single-tier municipal system; but this was nominally changed to "
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provinces are mainly named after their principal town and comprise several administrative subdivisions called
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provided natural resources and agricultural products to sustain the urban population. In contemporary usage,
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has its own flag/colours (and often a nickname), and county allegiances are taken quite seriously. See the
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dynasties, when cities were separated from counties and independently administered by institutions like
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https://www.test.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/technical-documentation/county-changes.1970.html
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purposes. County identity is heavily reinforced in the local culture by allegiances to county teams in
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Today, 3,142 counties and county equivalents carve up the United States, ranging in number from 3 for
2092:(Argyllshire). This term corresponds to the jurisdiction of the sheriff in the Scottish legal system. 1785:. In 1913 there were 126 counties in Ukrainian-inhabited territories of the Russian Empire. Under the 1729:
within its borders. The counties and their expanse have changed several times, most recently in 1998.
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period, a number of important cities were granted the status of counties in their own right, such as
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of a country used for administrative or other purposes in some nations. The term is derived from the
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Forty-eight of the 50 U.S. states use the term "county", while Alaska and Louisiana use the terms "
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https://www.naco.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/2024%20County%20Government%20Primer_v20_FINAL.pdf
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Nowadays, most counties in mainland China, i.e. with "Xian" in their titles, are administered by
222: 21: 5026: 209:, such as a Province (e.g. Canada) or a level 3 territorial unit such as NUTS 3 ( 5103: 4939: 4934: 4464: 4302: 4202: 3938: 3858: 2803: 2422: 2406: 2390: 2378: 1875: 1508: 422: 2127:, have a two-tier system of local government in which counties are upper tier municipalities. 2019:
were created. In 1844, most of these exclaves were transferred to their surrounding counties.
1175:, which was one of the "Five Fifths" of Ireland (in the Irish language the word for province, 5199: 4435: 4119: 4103: 4063: 4053: 3888: 3752: 3734: 3580: 2831: 2773: 2651: 2138: 1887: 1722: 1650: 1471: 1321: 942:, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 925: 889: 387: 305: 253: 226: 5166: 4058: 3618: 3225: 2577:: a city, town, or other named place where its administrative functions are centered. Some 1710: 1567: 1437:, is not divided into municipalities, rather it is equivalent to the municipality of Oslo. 1144: 1114: 955: 839: 830: 395: 177: 2189: 1450:) whose representatives are elected every four years together with representatives to the 849: 8: 5174: 5011: 4669: 4597: 4292: 4250: 4138: 4068: 4043: 3830: 3777: 3590: 3585: 2889: 2807: 2667: 2647: 2465: 2366: 2362: 2328: 2201:(restructured former counties which are also upper tiers) or single-tier municipalities. 1977:, the modern county town is different from the town after which the shire is named. (See 1938: 1879: 1855:
which group small non-metropolitan counties into geographical areas broadly based on the
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are historical and have no governments of their own today. However, they remain used as
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generally refers to the countryside surrounding, and controlled by, the city state. The
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by a senator. Additionally, a women's representative is elected from each county to the
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with the same number of counties. This number does not include the subdivisions of the
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have been separated from the town and rural areas of their counties. The cities of
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has 67 counties delineated in geographically convenient ways. By way of contrast,
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Used by ten or more countries or having derived terms. Historical derivations in
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Until 1974, the county boundaries of England changed little over time. In the
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of government, for a local administrative division subordinate to a primary
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title. The vast majority of "municipal districts" in Alberta are counties.
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and there are 107 of them, bringing the total number of districts to 401.
808:) from 1662 to 2006. On 1 January 2007 the counties were replaced by five 4814: 4759: 4622: 4617: 4607: 4342: 4337: 4235: 4207: 3772: 3767: 3634: 2675: 2578: 2574: 2499: 2124: 2016: 1954: 1543:) is also literally translated as "county" and it was subordinated under 1215: 775: 771: 410: 166: 134: 5001: 3484: 3330: 1531:). In historical contexts this may be confusing because the Polish term 1132:
was historically divided into 32 counties, of which 26 later formed the
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have the same level of authority as counties. Above county, there are
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in 1914 there were 59 counties in Ukrainian-inhabited Galicia, 34 in
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and small parts of surrounding counties constituted the province of
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as well as the modern administrative districts on both sides of the
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The counties were first introduced in 1662, replacing the 49 fiefs (
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of the state in which their boundaries are drawn. In addition, the
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in their official names, but some have chosen to hold out with the
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is not used; the administrative sub-division of a region is called
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are the third level of regional/local government, coming under the
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Guilds, Markets and Work Regulations in Italy, 16th–19th Centuries
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was adopted following the establishment of the ROC. In addition,
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as the second-level division after the promulgation of the 2010
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in 1919, where they were abolished in 1923–25 in favour of 53
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German districts, and district-free cities (yellow) as of 2016
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and have mainly agricultural economies and rural populations.
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that form the upper tier, which are further subdivided into
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Counties in Scotland at the time of their 1975 abolishment
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within its borders. Most counties are named after a major
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has 15 counties, each of which elects two senators to the
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were fixed by statute in 1539 (although counties such as
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conquered England, they brought the term with them. The
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Geographical and administrative region in some countries
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The local communities in Australia that share the same
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eliminated county governments in 8 of its 14 counties.
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are of at least this age. The Welsh word for county is
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merged with the local five municipalities, forming the
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Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions,
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e.g. Westmoreland, Washington in western Pennsylvania.
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that are governed directly by the regional districts.
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had already established the districts that became the
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and cities had; many legislative provisions (such as
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List of United States counties and county equivalents
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Most non-metropolitan counties in England are run by
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In the context of pre-modern Italy, the Italian word
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is divided into 21 counties and 290 municipalities (
236:A county may be further subdivided into districts, 52:denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a 4844: 3157:"Gminy wiejskie chcą lepszej ochrony swych granic" 2893:. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. 2585:to mean "county seat". A handful of counties like 2350:; however, these counties were abolished in 1890. 1979:Toponymical list of counties of the United Kingdom 1945:were established as areas used for the raising of 1009:Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary 520:in the Western world) was historically divided by 300:to represent women's interests. Counties replaced 1075:was also the historic administrative unit in the 833:with Denmark in 1920, four counties replaced the 749:County is the common English translation for the 516:(seat of the eponymous prefecture, also known as 5308: 3447:Citizen's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government 2968:courts, register of wills and recorder of deeds. 2955:Citizen's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government 2440:", respectively, for analogous jurisdictions. A 1643:Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 1337:) is the Lithuanian word for county. Since 1994 1332: 1326: 1214:had existed for centuries before. The cities of 211:Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 3351: 3022:"Amternes administration 1660–1970 (in Danish)" 2516:is a special case where the city is made up of 1847:The United Kingdom is divided into a number of 1717:that handles a separate set of issues, notably 1645:– Level 3) statistical subdivisions within the 1445: 1428: 1406: 1376: 1070: 1053: 1026: 1018: 2830:1666 in the consolidation of Canada after the 1649:and each of them serves as the local level of 1606: 1143:These counties are traditionally grouped into 3513: 3345: 3024:. Dansk Center for Byhistorie. Archived from 3006: 3000: 2994: 2988: 2789: 2777: 1961:), but there are several exceptions, such as 1680: 1422: 1400: 1307: 1301: 1295: 1284: 1272: 726: 708: 696: 690: 684: 679: 673: 667: 661: 652: 638: 614: 600: 535: 525: 504: 498: 488: 482: 476: 443: 357: 89: 83: 77: 71: 2858:national constitution and legislative body. 2240: 1797:. Counties were retained by the independent 1559: 1535:(a territorial unit administered/owned by a 1513:(provinces); these are further divided into 1416: 1394: 1086: 986: 978: 929: 919: 909: 837: 816: 765: 759: 753: 599:are further subdivided into counties called 493:, 'county attached to the city walls'). The 95: 5291:List of administrative divisions by country 3215:Municipalities, county councils and regions 2409:and county equivalents of the United States 2365:which are grouped together into 3 historic 2249:proper were supplanted in the early 1980s. 2224:, and by locals as geographic identifiers. 2137:are divided into rural municipalities. The 1709:led by a governor appointed by the central 1182: 1176: 1080: 1034: 613:). County consists of a city centre, a few 101: 3520: 3506: 2904:The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 2712:control) were different for the counties. 1849:metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties 1813:in 1930–32), although they existed in the 3435: 2943: 2625:used in the administration of land titles 1385:was a separate county, but today it is a 1045:), which can be translated with the word 481:, 'county leaning on the city walls') or 3558: 2896: 2760:Provinces in Argentina are divided into 2400: 2054: 2046: 2026: 1928: 1913:, predate the unification of England by 1893:The name "county" was introduced by the 1670: 1593: 1572:, and are further subdivided into 2,477 1495: 1108: 1052:Counties are subdivided into districts ( 1025:(between 1950 and 2022 they were called 963: 899: 582: 4496: 3154: 2881: 2204: 745:Administrative divisions of South Korea 741:Administrative divisions of North Korea 5309: 3129: 2235:'s counties are more properly called " 356:is used to translate the Chinese term 176: 4843: 4495: 3557: 3540: 3501: 3261: 3259: 3257: 3255: 2913: 2042: 1679:The Swedish division into counties, 3060:from the original on 9 October 2022. 1523:is often translated into English as 509:is similar to a district of a city. 442:was an older English translation of 3195:from the original on 9 October 2022 3175: 2802:States in Brazil were divided into 2307: 2022: 1921:, no longer survives in any form). 1635:administrative divisions of Romania 1163:(9). Historically, the counties of 685: 674: 648: 634: 626: 610: 13: 3252: 1973:. In several other cases, such as 1705:). At the county level there is a 1566:. They are subdivisions of the 16 1519:(counties or districts). The term 1492:Administrative divisions of Poland 1245:Gaelic Athletic Association county 1085:) is the equivalent of the French 14: 5333: 3541: 3465: 2242:municipalités régionales de comté 1820: 934:). Ninety-six departments are in 896:List of arrondissements of France 666:has a government office known as 429:, who was often a newly ascended 5322:Types of administrative division 4308:Organized incorporated territory 3483: 3471: 3296:Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine 3271:Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine 3155:ideo.pl, ideo- (27 April 2019). 2750: 2723:) or a change of name to either 2696:After New Zealand abolished its 2448:City and County of San Francisco 2384: 2327:that are partly autonomous, and 2156: 2095: 2071:date from 1138) and most of the 1355:Norway has been divided into 11 452:(ROC). The English nomenclature 448:before the establishment of the 161:were taken as equivalent to the 5296:Slavic administrative divisions 3424: 3413: 3323: 3309: 3284: 3207: 3148: 3123: 3093: 3064: 3040: 3014: 2861: 2786:Autonomous City of Buenos Aires 1843:Traditional counties of Ireland 193:that was immediately beneath a 4845:Non-English terms or loanwords 4049:Direct-controlled municipality 3391:"County and equivalent entity" 3241:About Stockholm County Council 3224:; official translation of the 2989: 2973: 2925: 2851: 2841: 2824: 2685: 2602:serving as the county seat of 2237:Regional County Municipalities 2086:—literally "sheriffdom", e.g. 1933:Ceremonial counties of England 1827:Counties of the United Kingdom 1605:The Romanian word for county, 1105:Counties of the United Kingdom 878:Bornholm Regional Municipality 536: 526: 483: 1: 4174:Special administrative region 3488:The dictionary definition of 2979:There were exceptions in the 2874: 1675:Sweden's counties since 1998. 1113:Ireland, showing traditional 4074:Mountain resort municipality 3951:Intermediate school district 3934:Educational service district 3790:Regional county municipality 2755: 2614: 2587:Harrison County, Mississippi 2290:is synonymous with the term 2031:Counties of Northern Ireland 1857:historic counties of England 1839:Counties of Northern Ireland 1315: 960:List of districts of Germany 643:) and rural agglomerations ( 550: 267:, an equivalent of the term 127:historic counties of England 7: 4405:Autonomous territorial unit 3333:. Carmarthenshire.gov.wales 3317:"Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru" 3007: 2995: 2650:is officially known as the 2634:are usually referred to as 2621:eastern states of Australia 2427:United States Census Bureau 2337: 2188:The primary administrative 2089:Siorramachd Earra-ghaidheal 1799:Ukrainian People's Republic 1761: 1707:county administrative board 1411:), further subdivided into 1253:Gaelic Athletic Association 1013:The administrative unit of 914:was a territory ruled by a 800:was divided into counties ( 766: 760: 727: 709: 697: 691: 680: 668: 662: 653: 639: 615: 601: 505: 499: 489: 477: 444: 358: 10: 5338: 4286:National capital territory 4007:Indian reserve/reservation 3874:Indian government district 3528:Designations for types of 2788:is divided into communes ( 2689: 2609: 2394: 2388: 2353: 2252: 2183: 2107:Local government in Canada 2104: 2065:historic counties of Wales 2051:Historic counties of Wales 1990:non-metropolitan districts 1924: 1835:Historic counties of Wales 1824: 1740: 1664: 1633:, constitute the official 1587: 1583: 1484:List of counties in Poland 1481: 1348: 1319: 1098: 1094: 1002: 998: 953: 949: 893: 887: 790: 786: 738: 707:has the highest number of 576: 554: 466:ROC-controlled territories 380:People's Republic of China 341: 315: 311: 284: 265:English-speaking countries 18: 5276:Autonomous administration 5263: 5129: 4854: 4850: 4839: 4732: 4506: 4502: 4491: 4415: 4389: 4351: 4328: 4281:Federal capital territory 4266: 4226: 4161: 4129: 4094: 4029: 4006: 3978: 3894:Non-metropolitan district 3884:Local government district 3839: 3821: 3803: 3743: 3720: 3666: 3641: 3627: 3604: 3568: 3564: 3553: 3549: 3536: 3001: 2797: 2740:Local Government Act 1974 2277:in their official names. 2227: 2147:Newfoundland and Labrador 2100: 1750: 1687:, which literally means ' 1660: 1552:miasta na prawach powiatu 1477: 1344: 883: 781: 754: 731:in 2005 and 443 in 2021. 695:, is the governor of the 512:For example, the city of 369: 363: 275: 4086:Specialized municipality 3763:Consolidated city-county 3231:20 February 2005 at the 3220:22 November 2016 at the 3130:Guenzi, Alberto (2016). 2817: 2776:, where they are called 2443:consolidated city-county 2267:Municipal Government Act 1713:, as well as an elected 1625:), which along with the 1576:(also called commune or 1440:Each county has its own 1258: 1198:was divided into three: 1181:, means 'a fifth': from 734: 717:uniquely has one, being 337: 280: 27:Not to be confused with 4448:Military exclusion zone 4426:Exclusive economic zone 4191:National capital region 3783:Non-metropolitan county 3530:administrative division 3105:Ordnance Survey Ireland 3079:Statistisches Bundesamt 2908:Oxford University Press 2692:Counties in New Zealand 2594:serving as the seat of 2199:regional municipalities 1861:administrative counties 1745:In Ukraine the county ( 572: 545:prefecture-level cities 332: 170: 141:added on: for example, 47: 22:County (disambiguation) 4465:Self-administered zone 4303:Incorporated territory 4170:Administrative region 3939:Local service district 3859:Congressional district 3246:21 August 2016 at the 3081:Deutschland. July 2017 2811: 2790: 2778: 2769: 2531:County governments in 2423:political subdivisions 2410: 2391:County (United States) 2241: 2088: 2082: 2060: 2052: 2032: 1934: 1876:Hereford and Worcester 1681: 1676: 1620: 1607: 1602: 1560: 1504: 1446: 1429: 1423: 1417: 1407: 1401: 1395: 1377: 1372: 1364: 1333: 1327: 1308: 1302: 1296: 1285: 1273: 1200:Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown 1183: 1177: 1125: 1087: 1081: 1071: 1054: 1035: 1027: 1019: 987: 979: 969: 930: 920: 910: 905: 838: 817: 805: 588: 462:special municipalities 388:county-level divisions 254:municipal corporations 102: 96: 90: 84: 78: 72: 65: 4436:Special economic zone 4120:Praetorian prefecture 4104:Autonomous prefecture 4064:Regional municipality 4054:District municipality 3889:Metropolitan district 3753:Administrative county 3735:Residential community 3581:Local government area 3395:factfinder.census.gov 3352:Province of Alberta. 2832:French and Indian War 2774:Buenos Aires Province 2652:local government area 2636:suburbs or localities 2573:Most counties have a 2404: 2139:Northwest Territories 2058: 2050: 2030: 2011:, and numerous small 1988:and are divided into 1932: 1890:for most of Britain. 1888:Redcliffe-Maud Report 1880:metropolitan counties 1809:(in turn replaced by 1723:public transportation 1674: 1597: 1499: 1389:within the county of 1322:Counties of Lithuania 1112: 967: 904:Departments of France 903: 890:Departments of France 586: 306:Constitution of Kenya 5027:Njësi administrative 4059:Neutral municipality 3998:Subdivision of India 3730:Autonomous community 3619:Metropolitan borough 3559:Common English terms 3480:at Wikimedia Commons 3226:Local Government Act 2581:states use the term 2468:, and all cities in 2325:local municipalities 2211:Prince Edward Island 2205:Prince Edward Island 1711:government of Sweden 1123:international border 1033:, historically also 956:Districts of Germany 940:overseas departments 191:local administration 20:For other uses, see 4670:Autonomous republic 4598:Enclave and exclave 4497:Other English terms 4293:Dependent territory 4139:Autonomous province 4069:Resort municipality 4044:County municipality 3831:Overseas department 3778:Metropolitan county 3591:Unincorporated area 3443:"County Government" 2951:"County Government" 2902:C. W. Onions (Ed.) 2890:Chambers Dictionary 2727:(e.g. Waimairi) or 2541:Unorganized Borough 2361:is divided into 14 1937:In England, in the 1853:ceremonial counties 1590:Counties of Romania 1249:counties of Ireland 1134:Republic of Ireland 1101:Counties of Ireland 1005:Counties of Hungary 936:metropolitan France 852:merged in 1932 and 793:Counties of Denmark 557:Regency (Indonesia) 318:Counties of Liberia 298:Parliament of Kenya 225:) as a part of the 195:national government 5286:Electoral district 4603:Federal dependency 4431:Free economic zone 4315:Overseas territory 4198:Development region 4081:Rural municipality 4014:Indian reservation 3906:Municipal district 3864:Electoral district 3704:Free imperial city 3366:on 23 January 2012 2919:Vision of Britain 2664:municipal services 2453:independent cities 2411: 2321:regional districts 2302:municipal district 2293:municipal district 2263:municipal district 2245:). 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Brookes (ed.) 2772:), except in the 2492:boroughs or boros 2346:was divided into 2222:Statistics Canada 2174:Statistics Canada 1851:. There are also 1771:Cossack Hetmanate 1759: 1637:. They represent 975:Holy Roman Empire 850:Sønderborg County 713:, with 36, while 689:, or the head of 458:provincial cities 450:Republic of China 396:prefectural level 352:The English word 344:Counties of China 327:Senate of Liberia 287:Counties of Kenya 5329: 4892:Regierungsbezirk 4852: 4851: 4841: 4840: 4504: 4503: 4493: 4492: 4455:Free speech zone 4361:Charter township 4114:Super-prefecture 3958:Special district 3869:Federal district 3849:Capital district 3813:Overseas country 3686:Independent city 3657:Imperial capital 3596:Unorganized area 3566: 3565: 3555: 3554: 3551: 3550: 3538: 3537: 3522: 3515: 3508: 3499: 3498: 3487: 3475: 3459: 3458: 3456: 3454: 3439: 3433: 3428: 3422: 3417: 3411: 3410: 3408: 3406: 3401:on 22 March 2020 3397:. Archived from 3387: 3376: 3375: 3373: 3371: 3365: 3359:. 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One county, 1353: 1347: 1324: 1318: 1261: 1241:Gaelic football 1151:(12 counties), 1107: 1099:Main articles: 1097: 1011: 1003:Main articles: 1001: 962: 954:Main articles: 952: 944:arrondissements 938:, and five are 898: 892: 886: 874:Bornholm County 795: 789: 784: 747: 739:Main articles: 737: 725:. Iran had 324 723:namesake county 595:(provinces) of 581: 575: 559: 553: 350: 342:Main articles: 340: 335: 320: 314: 294:Senate of Kenya 289: 283: 278: 203:federal systems 143:Gloucestershire 129:, calling them 33: 26: 19: 17: 12: 11: 5: 5335: 5325: 5324: 5319: 5302: 5301: 5299: 5298: 5293: 5288: 5283: 5278: 5273: 5264: 5261: 5260: 5257: 5256: 5253: 5252: 5250: 5249: 5244: 5239: 5234: 5229: 5224: 5219: 5214: 5209: 5204: 5203: 5202: 5197: 5189: 5184: 5179: 5178: 5177: 5169: 5164: 5159: 5154: 5149: 5144: 5139: 5133: 5131: 5127: 5126: 5124: 5123: 5118: 5113: 5108: 5107: 5106: 5096: 5091: 5086: 5081: 5076: 5071: 5066: 5061: 5056: 5051: 5046: 5041: 5040: 5039: 5029: 5024: 5019: 5014: 5009: 5004: 4999: 4998: 4997: 4989: 4984: 4983: 4982: 4977: 4969: 4964: 4959: 4954: 4949: 4944: 4943: 4942: 4937: 4932: 4927: 4919: 4914: 4909: 4904: 4899: 4894: 4889: 4884: 4879: 4874: 4869: 4864: 4858: 4856: 4848: 4847: 4837: 4836: 4833: 4832: 4829: 4828: 4825: 4824: 4821: 4820: 4818: 4817: 4812: 4807: 4802: 4797: 4792: 4787: 4782: 4777: 4772: 4767: 4762: 4757: 4752: 4747: 4742: 4736: 4734: 4730: 4729: 4727: 4726: 4721: 4720: 4719: 4709: 4704: 4699: 4694: 4689: 4688: 4687: 4677: 4672: 4667: 4662: 4657: 4652: 4647: 4642: 4637: 4632: 4627: 4626: 4625: 4615: 4610: 4605: 4600: 4595: 4590: 4585: 4584: 4583: 4573: 4568: 4563: 4558: 4553: 4548: 4543: 4538: 4533: 4532: 4531: 4521: 4516: 4510: 4508: 4500: 4499: 4489: 4488: 4485: 4484: 4481: 4480: 4478: 4477: 4476: 4475: 4467: 4462: 4457: 4452: 4451: 4450: 4443:Exclusion zone 4440: 4439: 4438: 4433: 4428: 4422:Economic zone 4419: 4417: 4413: 4412: 4410: 4409: 4408: 4407: 4399: 4393: 4391: 4387: 4386: 4384: 4383: 4381:Urban township 4378: 4373: 4371:Paper township 4368: 4366:Civil township 4363: 4357: 4355: 4349: 4348: 4346: 4345: 4340: 4334: 4332: 4326: 4325: 4323: 4322: 4317: 4312: 4311: 4310: 4300: 4295: 4290: 4289: 4288: 4283: 4272: 4270: 4264: 4263: 4261: 4260: 4253: 4248: 4243: 4238: 4232: 4230: 4224: 4223: 4221: 4220: 4215: 4210: 4205: 4200: 4195: 4194: 4193: 4186:Capital region 4183: 4178: 4177: 4176: 4167: 4165: 4159: 4158: 4156: 4155: 4152:Roman province 4148: 4141: 4135: 4133: 4127: 4126: 4124: 4123: 4116: 4111: 4106: 4100: 4098: 4092: 4091: 4089: 4088: 4083: 4078: 4077: 4076: 4066: 4061: 4056: 4051: 4046: 4041: 4035: 4033: 4027: 4026: 4024: 4023: 4020:Indian reserve 4017: 4010: 4008: 4004: 4003: 4001: 4000: 3995: 3990: 3984: 3982: 3976: 3975: 3973: 3972: 3970:Urban district 3967: 3966: 3965: 3955: 3954: 3953: 3943: 3942: 3941: 3936: 3928: 3923: 3921:Rural district 3918: 3913: 3908: 3903: 3898: 3897: 3896: 3886: 3881: 3876: 3871: 3866: 3861: 3856: 3851: 3845: 3843: 3837: 3836: 3834: 3833: 3827: 3825: 3819: 3818: 3816: 3815: 3809: 3807: 3801: 3800: 3798: 3797: 3792: 3787: 3786: 3785: 3775: 3770: 3765: 3760: 3755: 3749: 3747: 3741: 3740: 3738: 3737: 3732: 3726: 3724: 3718: 3717: 3715: 3714: 3707: 3700: 3693: 3688: 3683: 3678: 3672: 3670: 3664: 3663: 3661: 3660: 3653: 3647: 3645: 3639: 3638: 3633: 3631: 3625: 3624: 3622: 3621: 3616: 3614:County borough 3610: 3608: 3602: 3601: 3599: 3598: 3593: 3588: 3583: 3578: 3572: 3570: 3562: 3561: 3547: 3546: 3534: 3533: 3525: 3524: 3517: 3510: 3502: 3496: 3495: 3481: 3467: 3466:External links 3464: 3461: 3460: 3434: 3423: 3412: 3377: 3344: 3322: 3308: 3283: 3251: 3206: 3174: 3147: 3140: 3122: 3111:on 3 July 2007 3092: 3063: 3039: 3013: 2972: 2942: 2924: 2912: 2895: 2879: 2878: 2876: 2873: 2870: 2869: 2860: 2850: 2840: 2834:from the 1066 2822: 2821: 2819: 2816: 2799: 2796: 2757: 2754: 2752: 2749: 2690:Main article: 2687: 2684: 2666:and regulates 2662:. 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