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English equivalents amphoe Thailand: district Amt Germany: county (formerly; the modern term is kreis, which means literally "circle") amt Denmark: county (replaced with regions in 2007) amt Norway: county (formerly; the modern term is fylke) apskritis Lithuania: county anakhett Cambodia: prefecture arrondissement Netherlands: borough, district
In many countries, a province is a relatively small non-constituent level of sub-national government, such as a county in the United Kingdom. In China, a province is a sub-national region within a unitary state; this means that a province can be created or abolished by the national people's congress.
Outside English-speaking countries, an equivalent of the term county is often used to describe subnational jurisdictions that are structurally equivalent to counties in the relationship they have with their national government; [b] but which may not be administratively equivalent to counties in predominantly English-speaking countries.
The county recorder normally maintains the official record of all real estate transactions. Other key county officials include the coroner/medical examiner, treasurer, assessor, auditor, comptroller, and district attorney. In most states, the county sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer in the county.
14 county municipalities (fylkeskommuner) 1 combined municipality and county: Oslo: 15 boroughs (bydeler) 2 non-boroughs [bo] 2 integral overseas areas: Jan Mayen: Svalbard: 3 dependencies: Bouvet Island: Peter I Island [bp] Queen Maud Land [bq] Oman: Unitary 11 governorates (muḥāfaẓāt) 61 provinces Pakistan: Federal 4 provinces 2 ...
The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England.Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are three definitions of county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government; [a] and the 39 historic counties.
The older term, shire is historically equivalent to county. By the Middle Ages, county had become established as the unit of local government, at least in England. [1] By the early 17th century, all of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland had been separated into counties. In Scotland shire was the only term used until after the Act of Union 1707.
Subdivisions of England; Subdivisions of England (as of 1 April 2023) that have a principal local authority: two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their non-metropolitan districts; metropolitan boroughs; unitary authorities; London boroughs; and the sui generis City of London and Isles of Scilly.