A subdistrict or sub-district is an
administrative division that is generally smaller than a
district.
Equivalents
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Administrative posts of East Timor
The municipalities of East Timor are divided into 65 administrative posts (former ''subdistricts''). Each administrative post is divided into several ''sucos''. Sucos is divided into several ''aldeias'', the smallest political division of East Timo ...
, formerly Portuguese-language
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Kelurahan
In Indonesia, village or subdistrict is the fourth-level subdivision below a district, regency/city, and province. There are a number of names and types for villages in Indonesia, with ''desa'' (rural village) being the most frequently used for re ...
, in Indonesia
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Mukim
A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The clo ...
, a township in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
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Nahiyah, in Palestine
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Tambon, a township in Thailand
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Tehsil (also known as tahsil, taluka, taluk, circle, mandal or
subdivision
Subdivision may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Subdivision (metre), in music
* ''Subdivision'' (film), 2009
* "Subdivision", an episode of ''Prison Break'' (season 2)
* ''Subdivisions'' (EP), by Sinch, 2005
* "Subdivisions" (song), by Rus ...
), a township in South Asia
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Upazila, in Bangladesh
Translations
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Subdistricts of China
A subdistrict ()' is one of the smaller administrative divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town (zhèn, 镇) surrounded by rural areas, or a rural ...
(), in Mainland China, literally streets and avenues
References
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Types of administrative division