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Association of Bay Area Governments

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The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is a regional planning agency incorporating various local governments in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It encompasses nine counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay. Those counties are Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. It has the ability to establish housing and transportation goals for cities to minimize urban sprawl by that requiring housing be zoned for near new workplace construction. It deals with land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development. Non-profit organizations as well as governmental organizations can be members. All nine counties and 101 cities within the Bay Area are voluntary members of ABAG.

As an advisory organization, ABAG has limited statutory authority. It is governed by its General Assembly, which consists of an elected official (delegate) from each city and county which is a member of the organization. The General Assembly determines policy, adopts the annual budget and work program, and reviews policy actions taken or proposed by the organization's Executive Board. A majority of city and county votes are required for action.

The organization is associated with such agencies and projects as the San Francisco Bay Trail and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.

ABAG works with other regional agencies, including the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, to promote sustainable development by working in partnership with city and county governments to establish both Priority Development Areas and Priority Conservation Areas. These local actions will, in turn, help achieve a more efficient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable region.
Arrondissement of Le Marin

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The arrondissement of Le Marin is an arrondissement of France in the Martinique department in the Martinique region. It has 13 cantons and 12 communes.

### Cantons

The cantons of the arrondissement of Le Marin are:

1. Les Anses-d'Arlet
2. Le Diamant
3. Ducos
4. Le François 1st Canton Nord
5. Le François 2nd Canton Sud
6. Le Marin
7. Rivière-Pilote
8. Rivière-Salée
9. Sainte-Anne
10. Sainte-Luce
11. Saint-Esprit
12. Les Trois-Îlets
13. Le Vauclin
Augsburg (district)

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Augsburg is a Landkreis (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Augsburg and the districts of Aichach-Friedberg, Landsberg, Ostallgäu, Unterallgäu, Günzburg, Dillingen and Donau-Ries. The city of Augsburg is not part of the district, but nonetheless is its administrative seat.
Babushkinsky District, Vologda Oblast

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Babushkinsky District (Russian: Ба́бушкинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Nyuksensky District in the north, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District in the northeast, Nikolsky District in the east, Kologrivsky and Chukhlomsky Districts of Kostroma Oblast in the south, and with Totemsky District in the west. The area of the district is 7,761 square kilometers (2,997 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of imeni Babushkin.
Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan (UK: /ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, -ˈʒɑːn/ (About this soundlisten), US: /ˌɑːzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, ˌæz-/; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan [ɑːzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn]), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası [ɑːzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn ɾespublikɑˈsɯ]), is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and has an 11 km (6.8 mi) long border with Turkey in the northwest.

## Administrative divisions

Azerbaijan is divided into 10 economic regions; 66 rayons (rayonlar, singular rayon) and 77 cities (şəhərlər, singular şəhər) of which 12 are under the direct authority of the republic. Moreover, Azerbaijan includes the Autonomous Republic (muxtar respublika) of Nakhchivan. The President of Azerbaijan appoints the governors of these units, while the government of Nakhchivan is elected and approved by the parliament of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

See also Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
Asker and Bærum District Court

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Asker and Bærum District Court (Norwegian: Asker og Bærum tingrett) is the district court serving Asker and Bærum in Norway. Cases may be appealed to Borgarting Court of Appeal. The court is located in Sandvika in Bærum. It has 13 professional judges, of which one is the chief judge, and 2 deputy judges. The administration has 20 employees. In 2006, the court handled 280 criminal cases, 70 civil cases plus summary procedures.
Babati District

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Babati Rural District is a district of Manyara Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The administrative capital of the district is Babati town, 172 km (107 mi) south of Arusha. The district covers an area of 6,069 km2 (2,343 sq mi), a large proportion (640 km2) of which is covered by the water bodies of Lake Babati, Lake Burunge and Lake Manyara. The district is bordered to the north by Arusha Region, to the south east by Simanjiro District, to the south by Dodoma Region, to the south west by Hanang District, and to the north west by Mbulu District. Babati Urban District is located within the district.
Baryshivka Raion

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Baryshivka Raion (Ukrainian: Баришівський район, translit.: Baryshivs’kyi raion) is a raion in east-central Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Baryshivka. The raions area totals 957.6 km². The raion was formerly known as Baryshivska Rairada from 1923 to 1963.
Blekinge County Council

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Blekinge County Council is the county council of Blekinge County in Sweden. Blekinge County Council was created in 1863.

The county council has 159,362 inhabitants and consists of 5 municipalities. The county council Blekinge is responsible primarily for health care. In addition to health and dental care, the county council also has responsibility for public transport.

A regional institution has been formed in a cooperation project between the primary municipalities and county councils in order to take coordinated responsibility for development in the county. In the framework of this project, Blekinge Region, for example, municipal and county councils have coordinated cultural activities and are responsible for, among others, music and the allocation of funding for the county's cultural associations.

The Council's website, in Swedish, is [2].
Awerial County

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werial is a County in Lakes State, central South Sudan.

The County made headlines in December 2013 when it received over 70,000 internally displaced people fleeing fighting in nearby Bor. The town is also the seat of an Anglican Bishopric.

From the Polish Wikipedia page [2]

It is divided into 8 smaller administrative units called *payam*:

* Abuyong
* Bun-Agok
* Dor
* Magok
* Nile
* Puluk
* Alel I
* Alel II
Boane

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Boane is a Mozambican village , seat of the district of the same name (Maputo Province). It is located on the left bank of the Umbeluzi River. The name of the village and region will have its origin in a local inhabitant named Mboene, which the Portuguese changed to Boane.

As part of the expansion of the country's autarchization process, the municipality of Boane was created in May 2013.

Boane owes its development to its military installations, being located here one of the most important barracks in the country.

The town is served by one of the most important railway stations on the Goba Railway, officially called Linha de Goba by CFM.
Arun District

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Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It contains the towns of Arundel, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, and takes its name from the River Arun, which runs through the centre of the district.

Arun was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, merging the Urban Districts of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, the municipal borough of Arundel and parts of Chichester and Worthing Rural Districts.

The council was under the control of the Conservative Party since the district's formation in 1973 until 2019 where it fell into no overall control and the Liberal Democrats became the largest group. The last elections to the council were held on 2 May 2019.
Bad Sassendorf

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Bad Sassendorf is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Neighbouring municipalities

* Anröchte
* Erwitte
* Lippetal
* Lippstadt
* Möhnesee
* Soest
* Warstein

## Division of the town

Bad Sassendorf consists of 12 districts:

* Bad Sassendorf
* Bettinghausen
* Beusingsen
* Elfsen
* Gabrechten
* Heppen
* Herringsen
* Lohne
* Neuengeseke
* Opmünden
* Ostinghausen
* Weslarn
Baniyas District

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Baniyas District (Arabic: منطقة بانياس‎, translit. manṭiqat Bāniyās) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Baniyas.

The district of Baniyas is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):

* Baniyas Nahiyah (ناحية بانياس): population 94,832.
* Al-Rawda Nahiyah (ناحية الروضة): population 11,688.
* Al-Annazah Nahiyah (ناحية العنازة): population 18,446.
* Al-Qadmus Nahiyah (ناحية القدموس): population 22,370.
* Hammam Wasel Nahiyah (ناحية حمّام واصل): population 8,522.
* Al-Tawahin Nahiyah (ناحية الطواحين): population 10,024.
* Talin Nahiyah (ناحية تالين): population 8,351.
Barony (county division)

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A **barony** is an administrative division of a county in Scotland, Ireland, outlying parts of England and historically France. It has a lower rank and importance than a county.

## Surviving examples

### England

Two divisions of the county of Westmorland in England:

* Barony of Kendal
* Barony of Westmorland

### Scotland

* Burgh of barony
* List of Scottish feudal baronies
* Prescriptive barony
* Barony of Balmore
* Barony of Cartsburn
* Barony of Cowie
* Barony of Craigie in Angus
* Barony of Dirleton
* Lordship and Barony of Hailes
* Barony of Ladyland
* Barony of MacDuff
* Barony of Mugdock
* Barony of Newton
* Barony of Peacockbank
* Barony of Plenderleith

### Sweden

* In Sweden, the only Barony of Adelswärd.

### Ireland

* Barony (Ireland), a former unit of administration in Ireland, below the level of the counties and latterly not usually associated with any baronial title.
Bahia

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Bahia (/bəˈhiːə/; Portuguese pronunciation: [baˈi.jɐ]) is one of the 26 states of Brazil and is in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the 4th-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador (formerly known as "Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos", lit. "City of Holy Saviour of All Saints Bay"), located on a spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a monarchial stronghold dominated by agricultural, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a local manufacturing center whose last four elections have been dominated by the Workers' Party.
Avon (county)

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Avon (/ˈeɪvən/) was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England that existed between 1974 and 1996. The county was named after the River Avon, which flows through the area. It was formed from the county boroughs of Bristol and Bath, together with parts of the administrative counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset.

In 1996, the county was abolished and the area split between four new unitary authorities: Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The Avon name is still used for some purposes. The area had a population of approximately 1.08 million people in 2009.
Augustów County

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Augustów County (Polish: powiat augustowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest city is Augustów, which lies 83 kilometres (52 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Lipsk, lying 32 km (20 mi) south-east of Augustów.

Augustów County is bordered by Sokółka County to the south-east, Mońki County to the south, Grajewo County and Ełk County to the west, Suwałki County to the north, and Sejny County to the north-east. It also borders Belarus to the east.
Asker og Bærum

From the Norwegian Wikipedia page [1]

Asker and Bærum are the part of Akershus county that lies to the west of the Oslo Fjord and to the southwest of Oslo . The area comprises the two municipalities Asker and Bærum , with a total of 180 256 inhabitants (1 January 2015) and a total area of ​​293 km². The district is borderless across the country to the rest of Akershus county, but bordering Oslo in the northeast and Buskerud in the southwest. Over the Oslofjord it is at its narrowest 1.8 kilometers to Nesodden in eastern Akershus.

The majority of Asker and Bærum are considered part of the urban settlement Oslo,, but Sandvika in Bærum has city status. In Asker and Bærum are among other things Asker and Bærum District Court.

## Administrative sections

* The municipalities participate in the West Region cooperation and in the Cooperation Alliance for the Oslo Region.
* The area was part of the former bailiff Aker and Follo bailiff.
* The area is covered by Asker and Bærum District Court under Borgarting Law Judgment
* Asker is covered by Asker prosti and Bærum by Bærum prosti, both under Oslo diocese in the Norwegian Church.
* The area constitutes the business area (NHO) Akershus Vest.
Beirut Governorate

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The Beirut Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بيروت‎, Muhāfazat Bayrūt) is the only Lebanese governorate that consists of one district and one city, Beirut, which is also its capital, and the capital of Lebanon.

The area of this governorate is 19.8 km² (without suburbs); despite its small size, it is considered the most important region in Lebanon because of its economical, political, cultural, and social activity. The governor of Beirut is Greek Orthodox according to tradition, while the mayor is Sunni Muslim. Beirut is known to be the most religiously diverse city in the Middle East. There are about 2.5 million people in Beirut and its suburbs (Greater Beirut).
Belde

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Belde (literally "town", also known as kasaba) means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish.

All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the villages (and also subdistricts) are usually too small to have municipalities. The population in some villages may exceed 2000 and in such villages a small municipality may be established depending on residents' choice. Such villages are called belde. Up to 2014 the number of beldes was about 1400. However, on 30 March 2014 by the act no 6360 all villages (those with and without municipality) were included in the urban fabric of the district municipalities in 30 provinces. Thus belde municipalities in 30 provinces were abolished. The number of abolished belde municipalities is 1040.

Presently, in 51 provinces, which are not in the scope of the act no 6360, there are still 394 beldes.
Bajo Nuevo Bank

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Bajo Nuevo Bank, also known as the Petrel Islands (Spanish: Bajo Nuevo, Islas Petrel), is a small, uninhabited reef with some small grass-covered islets, located in the western Caribbean Sea at 15°53′N 78°38′WCoordinates: 15°53′N 78°38′W, with a lighthouse on Low Cay at 15°51′N 78°38′W. The closest neighbouring land feature is Serranilla Bank, located 110 kilometres (68 miles) to the west.

The reef was first shown on Dutch maps dating to 1634 but was given its present name in 1654. Bajo Nuevo was rediscovered by the English pirate John Glover in 1660. Although the bank is currently controlled by Colombia, it is subject to a sovereignty dispute involving Jamaica, Nicaragua, and the United States.
Balvi Municipality

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**Balvi municipality** (Balvu novads) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Balvi parish, Bērzkalne parish, Bērzpils parish, Briežuciems parish, Krišjāņi parish, Kubuļi parish, Lazduleja parish, Tilža parish, Vectilža parish, Vīksna parish and Balvi town the administrative centre being Balvi.
Ayensuano District

From the Spanish Wikipedia page [1]

Ayensuano is a district in the Eastern Region, Ghana. In September 2018 it had an estimated population of 92,156 inhabitants.

It is located in the southeast of the country, a short distance south of Lake Volta and the Kwahu Plateau , and near the Birim River, one of the main tributaries of the Pra River.
Aurich

From the English Wikipedia page [1]: more information on the German Wikipedia page [2].

Aurich (Low German: Auerk, West Frisian: Auwerk) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich.

The local council has 40 members. This is the specified number for a city with a population between 40,001 and 50,000.
Baliet County

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Baliet is an administrative county in the Eastern Nile, South Sudan. The County headquarters is Baliet town, located on north of Sobat River bank and 20 km south east of Malakal, the Capital city of Upper Nile State.

Baliet County, like other counties in Upper Nile state, was formed in 2006. Baliet County was a part and parcel of a previously larger "Sobat County," which also included other simultaneously formed counties of Longechuk, Maban, Malakal, Maiwut, Nasir, and Ulang. In the pre-Comprehensive Peace Agreement period, the counties were only considered districts within Sobat County.
Arrondissements of Haiti

The ten Departments of Haiti are divided into 42 arrondissements

## Artibonite

* Dessalines
* Gonaïves
* Gros-Morne
* Marmelade
* Saint-Marc

## Centre[

* Cerca-la-Source
* Hinche
* Lascahobas
* Mirebalais

## Grand'Anse

* Anse d'Hainault
* Corail
* Jérémie

## Nippes

* Anse-à-Veau
* Baradères
* Miragoâne

## Nord

* Acul-du-Nord
* Borgne
* Cap-Haïtien
* Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
* Limbé
* Plaisance
* Saint-Raphaël

## Nord-Est

* Fort-Liberté
* Ouanaminthe
* Trou-du-Nord
* Vallières

## Nord-Ouest

* Môle-Saint-Nicholas
* Port-de-Paix
* Saint-Louis-du-Nord

## Ouest

* Arcahaie
* Croix-des-Bouquets
* Gonâve (island)
* Léogâne
* Port-au-Prince

## Sud-Est

* Bainet
* Belle-Anse
* Jacmel

## Sud

* Aquin
* Les Cayes
* Chardonnières
* Côteaux
* Port-Salut

More information on the Wikipedia page [1]
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate

From the Wikipedia page [1]

Baalbek-Hermel Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بعلبك - الهرمل‎‎) is a governorate of Lebanon. It comprises the districts of Baalbek and Hermel, which in turn are subdivided into a total of 74 municipalities. The capital is at Baalbek. The governorate covers an area of 3,009 km2 (1,162 sq mi) and is bounded by the Akkar Governorate to the northwest, North Governorate to the west, Mount Lebanon Governorate to the southwest, Beqaa Governorate to the south, and the Syrian governorates of Homs and Rif Dimashq to the northeast and southeast. The governorate occupies the northern portion of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon's most important agricultural area.
Blahovishchenske

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Blahovishchenske (Ukrainian: Благовіщенське) is a city in Kirovohrad Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Blahovishchenske Raion.

On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Ulianovka as Blahovishchenske and conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (French pronunciation: ​[buʁɡɔɲ fʁɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃te], sometimes abbreviated BFC; meaning Burgundy–Free County) is a region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections of December 2015

## Departments

* Côte-d'Or
* Doubs
* Haute-Saône
* Jura
* Nièvre
* Saône-et-Loire
* Territoire de Belfort
* Yonne
Aveiro Municipality

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Aveiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [aˈvejɾu] or [ɐˈvɐjɾu]) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. In 2011, the population was 78,450, in an area of 197.58 square kilometres (76.29 sq mi): it is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal (after Coimbra). Along with the neighbouring city of Ílhavo, Aveiro is part of an urban agglomeration that includes 120,000 inhabitants, making it one of the most important populated regions by density in the Centro Region, and primary centre of the Intermunicipal Community of Aveiro and Baixo Vouga. Administratively, the president of the municipal government is José Ribau Esteves, elected by coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Social Centre, who governs the ten civil parishes (Portuguese: freguesias).
Asigede Tsimbela

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Asgede Tsimbla (Tigrinya: ኣስገደ ጽምብላ) is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Mi'irabawi Zone, Asgede Tsimbla is bordered along the south by the Tekeze River which separates the woreda on the south from Tselemti and to the west by the Mi'irabawi Zone, then on the northwest by Tahtay Adyabo, on the north by La'ilay Adiyabo, on the northeast by Tahtay Koraro, and on the east by Medebay Zana, and on the east by Medebay Zana. The administrative center of this woreda is Inda Aba Guna; other towns in Asgede Tsimbla include Kisad Gaba, Mai Hansse, Adi Gebru, Dedebit, Adi Mehameday, Hitsats, Debre Abai, and Idaga Hibret.
Arrondissement of Cayenne

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The arrondissement of Cayenne is an arrondissement of France in French Guiana department in French Guiana region. It has 14 communes. Its population is 176,357 (2016), and its area is 42,589 km2 (16,444 sq mi). It is the larger of the two arrondissements in French Guiana.

## Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Cayenne, and their INSEE codes, are:

1. Camopi (97356)
2. Cayenne (97302)
3. Iracoubo (97303)
4. Kourou (97304)
5. Macouria (97305)
6. Matoury (97307)
7. Montsinéry-Tonnegrande (97313)
8. Ouanarysmall>(97314)
9. Remire-Montjoly]] (97309)
10. Roura (97310)
11. Régina (97301)
12. Saint-Georges (97308)
13. Saint-Élie (97358)
14. Sinnamary (97312)

The arrondissement of Cayenne, containing the coastal strip of French Guiana, was established in 1947. In 1969 the arrondissement of Inini, which covered the inland territory of French Guiana, was disbanded, and the territory of French Guiana was divided between the arrondissement of Cayenne and the new arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.

Before 2015, the arrondissements of French Guiana were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Cayenne were, as of January 2015:

* Approuague-Kaw
* Cayenne 1st Canton Nord-Ouest
* Cayenne 2nd Canton Nord-Est
* Cayenne 3rd Canton Sud-Ouest
* Cayenne 4th Canton Centre
* Cayenne 5th Canton Sud
* Cayenne 6th Canton Sud-Est
* Iracoubo
* Kourou
* Macouria
* Matoury
* Montsinéry-Tonnegrande
* Rémiré-Montjoly
* Roura
* Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock
* Sinnamary
Arua District

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Arua District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it shares its name with its administrative center of Arua.

Arua District is bordered by Yumbe District to the north, Adjumani District to the northeast, Amuru District to the east, Nebbi District to the southeast, Zombo District to the southwest, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the west, and Maracha District to the northwest. The district headquarters at Arua are located about 425 km, by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
Bernkastel-Wittlich

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Bernkastel-Wittlich (German: Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich) is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Vulkaneifel, Cochem-Zell, Rhein-Hunsrück, Birkenfeld, Trier-Saarburg and Bitburg-Prüm.

The district was established in 1969 by merging the former districts of Bernkastel and Wittlich.
Autonomous okrugs of Russia

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Autonomous okrug (Russian: автономный округ, lit. avtonomny okrug), occasionally also referred to as "autonomous district", "autonomous area", and "autonomous region", is a type of federal subject of Russia and simultaneously an administrative division type of some federal subjects. As of 2014, Russia has four autonomous okrugs of its eighty-five federal subjects. TheChukotka Autonomous Okrug is the only okrug which is not subordinate to an Oblast. The others three are Arkhangelsk Oblast's Nenets Autonomous Okrug, and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug within Tyumen Oblast.

Originally called national okrug, this type of administrative unit was created in the 1920s and widely implemented in 1930 to provide autonomy to indigenous peoples of the North. In 1977, the 1977 Soviet Constitution changed the term "national okrugs" to "autonomous okrugs" in order to emphasize that they were indeed autonomies and not simply another type of administrative and territorial division. While the 1977 Constitution stipulated that the autonomous okrugs are subordinated to the oblasts and krais, this clause was revised on December 15, 1990, when it was specified that autonomous okrugs are subordinated directly to the Russian SFSR, although they still may stay in jurisdiction of a krai or an oblast to which they were subordinated before.

In 1990, ten autonomous okrugs existed within the RSFSR. Between 2005 and 2008, the three autonomous okrugs in which the titular nationality constituted more than 30% of the population were abolished. Since then, three more have been abolished, leaving four.

The ten autonomous okrugs in 1990 were:

 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug within Tyumen Oblast | (no change)
Baisogala Subdistrict

From the Lithuanian Wikipedia page [1]

Baisogala subdistrict is located in the southeast of Radviliškis district . The district has 13,115 hectares, 10,867 hectares of agricultural land, 1 174 hectares of forests

2009 m. 3 elderships were founded:

* Baisogala eldership (3117 inhabitants): Baisogala mstl., Augmeniai, Kubiliūnai, Buciunai, Dauderiai, Bagdonas, Andriunai, Degėsiai, Gankiai, Jadvimpolis, Jodupiai, Kemerai, Komariškiai, Liaudiškiai, Paberžėliai, Pagojai, Pliuškiai, Randžiai, Šileliai, Biliūnai, Dragons, Fermat, Moral, Succulents, Rattles, Vilgirdaičiai.
* Suburban eldership (1178 altogether): Nakterny, Vainiūnai, Niršnylis, Chelkiai, Dusliai, Janushkoniai, Kabli, Kalveliai, Lopai, Mikoniai, Moniūnai, Piepaliukai, Ritikai.
* Palonai eldership (657 inhabitants): Palonai, Valatkoniai, Sirutiškiai.
Borough of Stafford

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The Borough of Stafford is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It is named after and includes the town of Stafford. It also includes the smaller town of Stone and numerous villages.

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough of Stafford, Stone urban district, Stafford Rural District and Stone Rural District.

Most its parishes fell within the Hundred of Pirehill.

It has 26 wards: Barlaston and Oulton, Baswich, Chartley, Church Eaton, Common, Coton, Eccleshall, Forebridge, Fulford, Gnosall and Woodseaves, Haywood and Hixon, Highfield and Western Downs, Holmcroft, Littleworth, Manor, Milford, Milwich, Penkside, Rowley, Seighford, St. Michael's, Stonefield and Christchurch, Swynnerton, Tillington, Walton and Weeping Cross.
Asgede Tsimbla

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Asgede Tsimbla (Tigrinya: ኣስገደ ጽምብላ) is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Mi'irabawi Zone, Asgede Tsimbla is bordered along the south by the Tekeze River which separates the woreda on the south from Tselemti and to the west by the Mi'irabawi Zone, then on the northwest by Tahtay Adyabo, on the north by La'ilay Adiyabo, on the northeast by Tahtay Koraro, and on the east by Medebay Zana. The administrative center of this woreda is Inda Aba Guna; other towns in Asgede Tsimbla include Kisad Gaba, Mai Hansse, Adi Gebru, Dedebit, Adi Mehameday, Hitsats, Debre Abai, and Idaga Hibret.
Bissau

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Bissau (Portuguese pronunciation: [βiˈsaw]) is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. In 2015, Bissau had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, and its administrative and military centre.
Borena Zone

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Borena (or Borana) is one of the zones of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Borena is named after a tribe of the Oromo people. Borena is bordered on the south by Kenya, on the west by the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, on the north by West Guji and Guji and on the east by the Somali Region. The highest point in this zone is Mount Dara Tiniro. Cities and major towns in this Zone include Negele Borana, Moyale, Yabelo, Dubuluk, Mega, Millami, Surupa and Bakke.
Belize

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Belize (/bəˈliːz/) is a Caribbean country located on the northeastern coast of Central America. Belize is bordered on the northwest by Mexico, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by Guatemala. It has an area of 22,970 square kilometres (8,867 sq mi) and a population of 408,487 (2019).

## Administrative divisions

Belize is divided into six districts.

District Capital

* Belize Belize City
* Cayo San Ignacio
* Corozal Corozal Town
* Orange Walk Orange Walk Town
* Stann Creek Dangriga
* Toledo Punta Gorda

These districts are further divided into 31 constituencies. Local government in Belize comprises four types of local authorities: city councils, town councils, village councils and community councils. The two city councils (Belize City and Belmopan) and seven town councils cover the urban population of the country, while village and community councils cover the rural population.
Bebrene Parish

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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (French pronunciation: ​[buʁɡɔɲ fʁɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃te], sometimes abbreviated BFC; meaning Burgundy–Free County) is a region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections of December 2015.
Biržai District Municipality

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Biržai District Municipality Lithuanian municipality, located in northern Lithuania, Aukštaitija ethnographic region, Panevėžys County.

The towns of Biržai and Vabalninkas lie within the district. About 64% of its land is agricultural, including a number of organic farms. Portions are protected in Biržai Regional Park and as botanical and geological reserves.

## Administrative division

Biržai District Municipality hosts 8 elderates:

* Biržai city elderate,
* Nemunėlis Radviliškis elderate,
* Pabiržiai elderate,
* Pačeriaukštė elderate,
* Papilys elderate,
* Parovėja elderate,
* Širvėna rural elderate
* Vabalninkas rural elderate
Białystok County

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Białystok County (Polish: powiat białostocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Białystok, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains nine towns: Łapy, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Białystok, Czarna Białostocka, 22 km (14 mi) north of Białystok, Wasilków, 11 km (7 mi) north of Białystok, Choroszcz, 13 km (8 mi) west of Białystok, Supraśl, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Białystok, Michałowo, 13 km (8 mi) east of Białystok, Zabłudów, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Białystok, Tykocin, 29 km (18 mi) west of Białystok, and Suraż, 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Białystok.

Apart from the city of Białystok, Białystok County is bordered by Hajnówka County and Bielsk County to the south, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Zambrów County and Łomża County to the west, Mońki County to the north-west, and Sokółka County to the north-east. It also borders Belarus to the east.
Arnstadt

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Arnstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈarnʃtat]) is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, on the river Gera about 20 kilometres south of Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. Arnstadt is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia, and has a well-preserved historic centre with a partially preserved town wall. The town is nicknamed Das Tor zum Thüringer Wald ("The Gateway to the Thuringian Forest") because of its location on the northern edge of that forest. Arnstadt has a population of some 25,000. The city centre is on the west side of Gera. The municipality comprises four "villages": Angelhausen–Oberndorf, Dosdorf–Espenfeld, Rudisleben, and Siegelbach. The neighbouring municipalities are Wachsenburggemeinde, Kirchheim, Alkersleben, thorn Home, Wipfratal, Plaue and Gossel.
Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Bergheim is a German city 20 km west of Cologne and the capital of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis. The city's Niederaußem district is one of the most important suppliers for energy from lignites in Europe.

## Districts

* Ahe
* Auenheim
* Bergheim-Mitte
* Büsdorf
* Fliesteden
* Glesch
* Glessen
* Kenten
* Niederaußem
* Oberaußem
* Paffendorf
* Quadrath-Ichendorf
* Rheidt-Hüchelhoven
* Thorr
* Zieverich
Besançon

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Besançon (French and Arpitan: French pronunciation: [bəzɑ̃sɔ̃]; archaic German: Bisanz, Latin: Vesontio) is the capital of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland.

Capital of the historic and cultural region of Franche-Comté, Besançon is home to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional council headquarters, and is an important administrative centre in the region. It is also the seat of one of the fifteen French ecclesiastical provinces and one of the two divisions of the French Army.

Until 2016, Besançon was the capital of the Franche-Comté administrative région of France, a région including the four départements of Doubs, Haute-Saône, Jura and Territoire de Belfort. Franche-Comté was since merged with the neighbouring region of Burgundy, and the "préfecture" was transferred to the city of Dijon. However, Besançon remains the seat of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional council and of various decentralised administrations such as the regional offices of the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) or the Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires (CROUS).

Mayor of the City of Besançon is Jean-Louis Fousseret (La République En Marche!).
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

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Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (French: Arrondissement de Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire) is a Landkreis (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Fifty towns and municipalities with 133 settlements lie within the district. The district itself belongs to the province of Freiburg with the region of Southern Upper Rhine.

The municipal offices are in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau which is almost entirely surrounded by Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, but is independent of it. In addition the council has three satellite offices in Müllheim, Titisee-Neustadt and Breisach am Rhein.

The neighbouring counties are Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Waldshut, Lörrach and the French *départements* of the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin. The independent city of Freiburg is surrounded by the district. The district is named after the Breisgau, a historical territory, and the High Black Forest (Hochschwarzwald).
Belomorsk

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Belomorsk (Russian: Беломо́рск; Karelian: Šuomua; Finnish: Belomorsk/Sorokka) is a town and the administrative center of Belomorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Onega Bay on the shore of the White Sea.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belomorsk serves as the administrative center of Belomorsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Belomorsk, together with eleven rural localities, is incorporated within Belomorsky Municipal District as **Belomorskoye Urban Settlement**
Bordeaux

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Bordeaux (French pronunciation: [bɔʁdo] (About this soundlisten); Gascon Occitan: Bordèu [buɾˈðɛw]) is a port city on the Garonne in the Gironde department in Southwestern France.

The municipality (commune) of Bordeaux proper has a population of 252,040 (2016). Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Bordeaux is the centre of the Bordeaux Métropole. With 1,195,335 in the metropolitan area, it is the sixth-largest in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, and Lille. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "Bordelais" (for men) or "Bordelaises" (women). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region.

Being at the center of a major wine-growing and wine-producing region, Bordeaux remains a prominent powerhouse and exercises significant influence on the world wine industry although no wine production is conducted within the city limits. It is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo, and the wine economy in the metro area takes in 14.5 billion euros each year. Bordeaux wine has been produced in the region since the 8th century. The historic part of the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" of the 18th century. After Paris, Bordeaux has the highest number of preserved historical buildings of any city in France.
Benin

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Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN; French: Bénin [benɛ̃]), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin) and formerly known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the small southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, but the seat of government is in Cotonou, the country's largest city and economic capital.

## Administrative divisions

Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements) which, in turn, are subdivided into 77 communes. In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12.[40] The six new departments were assigned official capitals in 2008.

See also Departments of Benin and Communes of Benin
Bauska Municipality

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**Bauska Municipality** (Bauskas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Brunava parish, Ceraukste parish, Code parish, Dāviņi parish, Gailīši parish, Īslīce parish, Mežotne parish, Vecsaule parish and Bauska town the administrative centre being Bauska.
Brocēni Municipality

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Brocēni Municipality (Latvian: Brocēnu novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging Blīdene parish, Remte parish and Brocēni town with its countryside territory, the administrative centre being Brocēni. In 2009 the municipality absorbed Gaiķi parish, too. In 2010 Ciecere parish was created from the countryside territory of Brocēni town.

More information on the Latvian Wikipedia page [2]
Autonomous regions of Portugal

The two Autonomous Regions of Portugal (Portuguese: Regiões Autónomas de Portugal) are the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores) and Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira). Together with Continental Portugal (Portugal Continental), they form the whole of the Portuguese Republic.

More information on the Wikipedia page [1].
Braga District

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The district of Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾaɣɐ], Portuguese: Distrito de Braga) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Spain (Galicia) in the northeast and Porto in the south. Its area is 2,673 km² and it has a population of 831,368.
Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina,[a] abbreviated BiH or B&H,[b] sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in South and Southeast Europe, located within the Balkans. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is not entirely a landlocked country as it may appear on a map – to the south it has a narrow coast on the Adriatic Sea, which is about 20 kilometres (12 miles) long and surrounds the town of Neum. It is bordered by Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest.
Brunei

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Brunei (/bruːˈnaɪ/ broo-NY; Malay: [brunaɪ]), officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: نڬارا بروني دارالسلام‎), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the insular Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo; the remainder of the island's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei's population was 428,963 in 2018. The government is an absolute monarchy under the Sultan which implements sharia law and directs Islamic practice.

## Administrative divisions

See also Districts of Brunei and Mukims of Brunei
Brunei is divided into four districts (daerahs) and 38 subdistricts (mukims).

The daerah of Temburong is physically separated from the rest of Brunei by the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

Districts and capitals

1. Belait/Kuala Belait
2. Brunei-Muara/Bandar Seri Begawan
3. Temburong/Pekan Bangar
4. Tutong/Pekan Tutong
Biłgoraj County

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Biłgoraj County (Polish: powiat biłgorajski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Biłgoraj, which lies 79 kilometres (49 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin. The county contains three other towns: Tarnogród, lying 21 km (13 mi) south of Biłgoraj, Józefów, lying 24 km (15 mi) east of Biłgoraj, and Frampol, 16 km (10 mi) north of Biłgoraj.

Biłgoraj County is bordered by Lublin County and Krasnystaw County to the north, Zamość County and Tomaszów Lubelski County to the east, Lubaczów County and Przeworsk County to the south, Leżajsk County to the south-west, Nisko County to the west, and Janów Lubelski County to the north-west.
Bad Belzig

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Bad Belzig, also known as Belzig, is a historic town in Brandenburg, Germany located about 70 km (43 mi) southwest of Berlin. It is the capital of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district.

## Mayors

* 1990–2008: Peter Kiep (SPD)
* 2008–2016: Hannelore Klabunde-Quast (independent)

since 1. Dezember 2016: Roland Leisegang (independent)

Peter Kiep could work in office only till 2006. He died in 2013.

Hannelore Klabunde-Quast became in 2006 the substitute of Peter Kiep. She was elected mayor in 2008.

Roland Leisegang (a founding member of the band Keimzeit) was elected mayor in 2016 with 65,4 % of the votes.
Beirut District

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Beirut (Arabic: بيروت‎‎ Bayrūt), French: Beyrouth) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been done but in 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to slightly less than 2 million as part of Greater Beirut. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, Beirut is the country's largest and main seaport.

See also Greater Beirut
Breytovsky District

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Breytovsky District (Russian: Брейтовский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,160 square kilometers (830 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Breytovo.
Beja District

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The Beja District (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɛʒɐ] ) is located in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Beja. It is the largest district of the country by area, and constitutes around 11% of its area.

The district is composed of 14 municipalities:

* Aljustrel
* Almodôvar
* Alvito
* Barrancos
* Beja
* Castro Verde
* Cuba
* Ferreira do Alentejo
* Mértola
* Moura
* Odemira
* Ourique
* Serpa
* Vidigueira
Benfeld

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Benfeld (French pronunciation: ​[bɛnfɛld]; Alsatian: Banfald [ˈbanfalt]) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is situated on the river Ill. In the nearby hamlet Ehl there is an archaeological site with the remains of the Gallo-Roman city Ellelum or Helvetum.
Belsky District, Tver Oblast

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Belsky District (Russian: Бе́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Nelidovsky District in the north, Oleninsky District in the northeast, Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the east, Novoduginsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southeast, Kholm-Zhirkovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the south, Dukhovshchinsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southwest, and with Zharkovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,135 square kilometers (824 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Bely.