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A number of further cantons are considering (or have already decided) an abolition of the district level in the future: Schwyz in 2006 voted on its abolition, but voted in favour of keeping the division. Bern in 2006 decided a reduction of its 26 districts to five administrative regions. Vaud decided a reduction from 19 to 10 districts.
Bern in 2006 decided a reduction of its 26 districts to 10 districts to be overseen by 5 regions, which took effect in 2010. St. Gallen, Solothurn and Lucerne removed the administrative role, but retained districts for elections. In 2008 Vaud decided on a reduction from 19 to 10 districts, followed by Thurgau which combined eight into five in 2012.
10 districts (districten) 62 resorts (ressorten) Sweden: Unitary 21 counties (län) 20 county councils (landsting) 290 municipalities (kommuner) 2,523 registration districts: Switzerland: Federal 26 cantons [bz] 137 districts [citation needed] (not in all cantons, names vary) 2,131 municipalities or communes [35] (varies by canton) Syria: Unitary
Switzerland is divided into twenty-six cantons, all of which contain many municipalities.Sixteen of the cantons also have an intermediate set of subdivisions. These have different names in different cantons, but for convenience they are collectively referred to as the districts of Switzerland.
For administrative purposes Switzerland is divided into cantons, sometimes districts and municipalities. There are also various non-administrative regions based on physical geography, culture or history.
Category: Districts of Switzerland by canton. 6 languages. ... Districts of the canton of Vaud (1 C, 10 P) Z. Districts of the canton of Zürich (1 C, 12 P)
District 10 is a district in the Swiss city of Zurich. The district comprises the quarters Wipkingen and Höngg . Both entities were formerly municipalities of their own but were incorporated into Zurich in 1893 and 1934, respectively.
The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Switzerland for statistical purposes. [1] As a member of EFTA Switzerland is included in the NUTS standard, although the standard is developed and regulated by the European Union, [2] an organization that Switzerland does not belong to.