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A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods , thoroughfares , parishes , landmarks , geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area (e.g. William Morris Ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest , England).
In the United States, a ward is an optional division of a city or town for administrative and representative purposes, especially for purposes of an election. [1] Depending upon the state and local laws , the term ward can mean any of:
In 2007, for administrative purposes, the city of Bangalore was divided into nine zones, which were further subdivided into a total of 198 wards administered by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). [1] After delimitation in 2023, BBMP increased the number of wards to 225. [2]
The city has not had officials elected to represent wards since 1912, but the ward designations remain a part of New Orleans' fabric. Socially, it is not uncommon for New Orleanians from some wards to identify where they are from by their ward number.
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provide the voters therein with representation in a legislature or other polity.
Kempegowda Ward: Bangalore North (Additional) Yelahanka-1 Yelahanka: Chikballapur: 10.9 8647 21866 34783 2006 3182 59.10 72.60 Yelahanka [12] Yelahanka Yelahanka [13] [14] 2 Chowdeshwari Ward: Bangalore North (Additional) Yelahanka-1 Yelahanka: Chikballapur: 6.5 9506 19626 36602 3019 5635 86.50 111.00 Yelahanka Yelahanka Yelahanka [15] [16] 3 Attur
A ward (Nepali: वडा) is the smallest unit of local governments in Nepal. The local level body (gaunpalika and municipality) which is divided into 753 units, are further divided into 6,743 wards. These wards were previously either a single VDC or a part of VDC. A local level unit is divided into a minimum five wards or a maximum of 33 wards.
Hyderabad Corporation zones, circles and wards are divided by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for its planning and development in Hyderabad, India. [1] The city of Hyderabad is divided into six zones: [2] Charminar, L. B. Nagar, Serilingampally, Kukatpally, Secunderabad and Khairatabad. Each zone is further divided into ...