Division (country subdivision)
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A division is a type of administrative division of some Asian and African countries. Some have been dissolved or been renamed.
Administrative divisions
England
Some of the hundreds and wapentakes in England (both historic subdivisions of historic counties) were subdivided into divisions. Also a number of the Wards of the City of London are, or were, divided into two divisions.
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| See also: Census division · Electoral division · Political division · Arabic terms for country subdivisions · French terms for country subdivisions · Spanish terms for country subdivisions · Table of administrative divisions by country |
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