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Administrative divisions in Asia

This list has 57 sub-lists and 87 members. See also Geography of Asia, Administrative divisions by continent
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  • Governorates of Lebanon
    Governorates of Lebanon First-level administrative division of Lebanon
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    Lebanon is divided into eight governorates (muhafazah). Each governorate is headed by a governor (muhafiz):
  • Mahallah
    Mahallah Country subdivision or neighbourhood in parts of the Arab world, Balkans, Western and South Asia
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    A mahallah, mahalla, mahallya, mahalle, mohalla, mehalla, or mehalle (Arabic: محلة‎ maḥalla; Bengali: মহল্লা mahallā; Hindi: मोहल्ला mōhallā; Persian: محله‎ maḥalla; Urdu: محله‎; Azerbaijani: Məhəllə; Albanian: mahallë or mahalla, or mëhallë or mëhalla), is a country subdivision or neighbourhood in parts of the Arab world, Balkans, Western and South Asia and nearby nations.
  • Municipalities of Qatar
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    Since 2015, Qatar has been divided into eight municipalities. A new municipality, Al Daayen, was created under Resolution No. 13, formed from parts of Umm Salal and Al Khawr; at the same time, Al Ghuwariyah was merged with Al Khawr; Al Jumaliyah was merged with Ar Rayyan; Jarayan al Batnah was split between Ar Rayyan and Al Wakrah; and Mesaieed was merged with Al Wakrah. In 2014, the western city of Al-Shahaniya split off from Al Rayyan Municipality to form its own municipality.
  • Districts of Sri Lanka
    Districts of Sri Lanka Second-level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka
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    In Sri Lanka, districts (Sinhala: දිස්ත්‍රි‌ක්‌ක, Distrikka, Tamil: மாவட்டம்) are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Each district is administered under a District Secretary, who is appointed by the central government. The main tasks of the District Secretariat involve coordinating communications and activities of the central government and Divisional Secretariats. The District Secretariat is also responsible for implementing and monitoring development projects at the district level and assisting lower-level subdivisions in their activities, as well as revenue collection and coordination of elections in the district. A district is divided into a number of Divisional Secretary's Divisions (commonly known as DS divisions), which are in turn subdivided into 14,022 Grama Niladhari Divisions. There are 331 DS divisions in the country.
  • Counties of China
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    Counties (simplified Chinese: 县; traditional Chinese: 縣; pinyin: Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces and Autonomous regions, and the second level in municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous counties, county-level cities, banners, autonomous banner, and City districts. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions.
  • Administrative divisions of China Class of regions in the People's Republic of China
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    Due to China's large population and area, the administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times. The constitution of China provides for three de jure levels of government. Currently, however, there are five practical (de facto) levels of local government: the provincial (province, autonomous region, municipality, and special administrative region), prefecture, county, township, and village.
  • Administrative divisions of South Korea
    Administrative divisions of South Korea Governing units of South Korea
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    South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi 광역시/廣域市), 1 special city (teukbyeolsi 특별시/特別市), 1 special autonomous city (teukbyeol-jachisi 특별자치시/特別自治市), and 9 provinces (do 도/道), including one special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido 특별자치도/特別自治道). These are further subdivided into a variety of smaller entities, including cities (si 시/市), counties (gun 군/郡), districts (gu 구/區), towns (eup 읍/邑), townships (myeon 면/面), neighborhoods (dong 동/洞) and villages (ri 리/里).
  • States and federal territories of Malaysia
    States and federal territories of Malaysia Overview of the states and federal territories of Malaysia
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    The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia. Malaysia is a federation comprising 13 states (Negeri) and three federal territories (Wilayah Persekutuan).
  • Administrative units of Pakistan
    Administrative units of Pakistan Provinces and territories under the administrative authority of Pakistan
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    The administrative units of Pakistan consists of four provinces (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh) autonomous territories (Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan) and one federal territory (Islamabad Capital Territory). Each province and territory is subdivided into divisions, which are further subdivided into districts, which are further subdivided into tehsils, or taluka, which are further subdivided into union councils.
  • Municipalities of the Philippines
    Municipalities of the Philippines Administrative division in Philippine provinces
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    A municipality (Tagalog: bayan/munisipalidad; Hiligaynon: banwa; Cebuano: lungsod/munisipalidad; Pangasinan: baley; Kapampangan: balen/balayan; Central Bicolano: banwaan; Waray: bungto; Ilokano: ili) is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. A municipality is also usually called town in its archaic term, since municipalities have the functions of a town since its inception. They are distinct from cities, which are a different category of local government unit. Provinces of the Philippines are divided into cities and municipalities, which in turn, are divided into barangays, formerly barrios. As of March 31, 2017, there are 1,489 municipalities across the country..
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