Administrative division

An **administrative division** is a term for an administrative region within a country that is created for the purposes of managing of land and the affairs of people. The area typically has a local government with a certain degree of autonomy, and is on a level below that of the sovereign state.

### Autonomous communities

- 1st level:
    - Spain: 17 _comunidad autónomas_

### Cantons

- 1st level:
    - Switzerland: 26 _cantons_
- 2nd level:
    - Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10 _kantons_ or _županija_
    - Costa Rica: 81 _cantones_
    - Ecuador:   _cantones_
    - Luxembourg: 12 _cantons_
- 4th level:
    - France: 4,039 cantons

### Comarcas (regions)

- 1st level:
    - Panama: 9 _comarcas_

### Communes

- 2nd level:
    - Romania: 2,686  _comună_
- 5th level:
    - France: 36,679 _communes_

### Counties

- 1st level:
    - Croatia: 22 _županije_
    - Estonia: 15 _maakonnad_
    - Hungary:  19 _megyék_
    - Norway: 19  _fylker_
    - Romania: 41 _judeţe_
    - Sweden: 21 _län_
- 2nd level:
    - Ireland: 32 _contaetha,_ 26 in the Republic, 6 in the North
    - United Kingdom:  counties
    - United States: 2,995 counties

### Departments

- 1st level:
    - Benin: 12 _départements_
    - Bolivia: 9 _departementos_
    - Denmark: 14 _amter_
    - El Salvador: 14 _departementos_
    - Guatemala: 22 _departementos_
    - Haiti: 10 _départements_
    - Honduras: 18 _departementos_
    - Ivory Coast: 58 _départements_
    - Paraguay: 18 _departementos_
    - Uruguay: 19 _departementos_
- 2nd level:
    - Argentina: 376 _departementos_
    - Burkina Faso: _départements_
    - France: 100 _départements_
    - Indonesia: 268 _kabupaten_

### Districts

- 1st level:
    - Belize: 6 districts
    - Luxembourg: 3 districts
- 2nd level:
    - Afghanistan: districts
    - Austria: 100 _Bezirke_
    - Bangladesh: 64 _zila_
    - Germany: 22 _Regierungsbezirke_
    - Kenya:   _wilaya_
    - Lebanon: 25 _districts_
    - Malaysia: 3 _wilayah persekutuan_
    - Nepal: 76 districts
    - Pakistan: 147 districts
    - Panama:  _distritos_
    - Paraguay:  _distritos_
    - Switzerland: 159 districts
- 3rd level:
    - Peru: 1,747 _distritos_

### Governorates

- 1st level:
    - Egypt : 27 _muhafazat_
    - Iraq : 18 _muhafazat_
    - Kuwait : 6 _muhafazat_
    - Lebanon : 6 _muhafazat_
    - Oman : 4 _muhafazat_
    - Palestine : 16 _muhafazat_
    - Syria : 14 _muhafazat_
    - Tunisia : 24 _wilayas_
    - Yemen : 19 _muhafazat_

### Municipalities

- 1st level:
    - Libya : 22 _shabiyat_
    - Mongolia : 1 _hot_
    - Republic of China : 2 municipalities
- 2nd level:
    - Angola : _munícipios_
    - Croatia : _općina_
    - Indonesia : 73 _kota_
- 3rd level:
    - Pakistan : _Municipalities of Pakistan_

### Parishes

- 1st level:
    - Andorra : 7 _parròquies_
    - Antigua and Barbuda : 6 parishes
    - Barbados : 11 parishes
    - Dominica: parishes
    - Grenada : 6 parishes
    - Jersey : 12 parishes
    - Montserrat :   parishes
    - Nevis : 14 parishes
    - Grenadines : 6  parishes
- 2nd level:
    - Louisiana : 64 parishes

### Prefectures

- 1st level:
    - Japan : 47 prefectures
    - Central African Republic : 14 _préfectures_
- 2nd level:
    - Greece : 51 _nomes_

### Provinces

- 1st level:
    - Algeria: 48 _wilayas_
    - Angola: 18 _províncias_
    - Argentina: 23 _provincias_
    - Canada: 10 provinces
    - China (PRC): 22 _shěng_
    - China (ROC): 2 provinces
    - Congo: 11 provinces
    - Costa Rica: 7 _provincias_
    - Dominican Republic: 31 _provincias_
    - Gabon: 9 provinces
    - Indonesia: 33 _propinsi_ and special territories
    - Iran: 30 _ostan_
    - Ireland (Including the North): 4 _cúigí_
    - Kenya: 7 _mkoa_
    - Kyrgyzstan: 7 _oblastar_
    - Mongolia:  _aymguud_
    - Netherlands:  12 _provincies_
    - Pakistan: 4 _provinces_
    - South Africa: 9 provinces
- 2nd level:
    - Belgium: 10 _provincies_ or _provinces_
    - Bolivia:   _provincias_
    - Burkina Faso: 45 provinces
    - Spain:  50 _provincias_
    - Italy: 107 provinces
    - Oman:  _wilayat_
    - Peru: 180 _provincias_

### Regions

- 1st level :
    - Belgium : 3 _Gewesten_ or _régions_ ot
    - Burkina Faso : 13 _régions_
    - Chile : 13 _regiones_
    - Ethiopia : 9 _kililoch_
    - France : 25 _régions_
    - Italy : 20 _regioni_
    - Oman : 5 _mintaqah_
    - Peru : 25 _regiones_'
    - Poland : 16 _wojewodtzwo_
- 2nd level:
    - Finland : 20 _Liittot_ or _Förbunder_
    - Serbia :  7 regions

### States

- 1st level:
    - Australia : 6 states
    - Austria : 9 _Länder_
    - Brazil : 26 _estados_
    - Germany : 16 _Länder_
    - India : 28 states
    - Malaysia : 13 _negeri_
    - Mexico : 31 _estados_
    - Myanmar : 7 _chiu_
    - Nigeria : 36 states
    - Palau : 16 'states
    - Sudan : 26 _wilayat_
    - United States : 50 states
    - Venezuela : 23 _estados_

### Territories

- 1st level :
    - Australia : 9 territories
    - Canada : 3 territories
    - Pakistan : 5 territories
    - Republic of India : 8 territories
    - United States: 14 territories

## Compare

- Country (a national or supra-national entity)
- Empire (a supra-national entity)
- State (a national or supra-national entity)

## Related pages

- ISO 3166-2 _Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 2_

## Other websites

- United Nations' Second Administrative Level Boundaries (SALB) dataset