Circle is a type of
administrative division
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
of some countries. In Thailand the former ''
monthon
''Monthon'' (), also known as ''Monthon Thesaphiban'' (; Mṇṯhl Theṣ̄āp̣hibāl; , ), were Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative subdivisions of Thailand at the beginning of the 20th century. The Thai word ''monthon'' is a tr ...
'' are translated as circle. The former
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
was organized into
Imperial Circles ().
Algerian
daïra
A daïra or daerah ( ''circle''; plural ''dawaïr'') is an administrative division in Algeria and Western Sahara in West Africa, as well as Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. It is commonly translated in English as "district".
Wes ...
s are circles.
See also
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Cercles of Mali
A cercle ( French for "circle") is the second-level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight ''régions'' and one capital district ( Bamako); the ''régions'' are subdivided into 49 ''cercles''. These subdivisions bear the name ...
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Cercle (French colonial)
A cercle (French pronunciation: ) was the smallest unit of French political administration in French colonial Africa that was headed by a European officer. A cercle consisted of several cantons, each of which in turn consisted of several villages, ...
* Kreis,
Districts of Prussia
Prussian districts () were Administrative division, administrative units in the former Kingdom of Prussia, part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, and its succession of states, successor state, the Free State of Prussia (1918–1933) , Free ...
* Kreis,
Districts of Germany
In 13 German states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a '' Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the () or (). Most major cities in Germany are not part of any ''Kreis'', but instead combine the functions of a municipality and a ''K ...
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Electoral Circle
The Electoral Circle (), which was renamed in 1807 as the Wittenberg Circle (), was a historical territory that mostly emerged from the heartlands of the former Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg. The circle (or district) was created in the reign of Freder ...
()
References
Types of administrative division
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