Subdistrict




A low level administrative division of a country

Subdistrict is a low-level administrative division of a district.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Usage by country


    • 1.1  Bangladesh


    • 1.2  Brunei


    • 1.3  China


    • 1.4  East Timor


    • 1.5  India


    • 1.6  Indonesia


    • 1.7  Israel


    • 1.8  Palestine


    • 1.9  Thailand


    • 1.10  United Kingdom




  • 2 Historical usage


  • 3 References





Usage by country



 Bangladesh



In Bangladesh, subdistricts are known as upazilas. They are the third-level and the second lowest-level subdivisions, below divisions and zilas (districts).



 Brunei



In Brunei, subdistricts are known as mukims and they are the second-level country subdivision, immediately below districts (daerah). Mukims are subdivided into villages (kampung).



 China



In China, a subdistrict (Chinese: 街道; pinyin: jiēdào), literally means "street".



 East Timor



In East Timor, a subdistrict is known by the Portuguese word subdistrito.



 India



In India, Census India calls the units below the district (जिला) and they are usually called subdivisions (अनुमंडल), tehsil (sometimes referred C D blocks प्रखंड), (taluk/ taluka / mandal) accordingly administrative divisions of india.



 Indonesia


In Indonesia, subdistrict refers to kelurahan, which has same level with village.



 Israel


In Israel, a subdistrict is known in Hebrew as nefa.



 Palestine



In Palestine, a subdistrict is known in Arabic as qadaa.



 Thailand


In Thailand, the equivalent of a subdistrict may be amphoe or tambon.



 United Kingdom


In England and Wales, subdistrict was part of a registration district.



Historical usage


Kaza was the Turkish term for subdistricts during the Ottoman Empire



References





  1. ^ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/subdistrict












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