Special administrative region
Special administrative region may be:
- People's Republic of China
- Special administrative regions, present-day administrative divisions (as of 2006) set up by the People's Republic of China to administer Hong Kong (since 1997) and Macau (since 1999)
- Republic of China
- Special administrative regions, also translated as "special administrative districts", historic administrative divisions set up by the Republic of China when it administered mainland China
- North Korea
- Special administrative region: Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region (established 2002, present status unclear)
- Indonesia
- Aceh, Special Region of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Special Administrative Region of Aceh)
- East Timor (formerly proposed, now a sovereign state)
- Papua (formerly proposed, currently a province)
- Philippines
- Cordillera Administrative Region (established in 1987)
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Types of country subdivisionContemporary
Arrondissement • Bailiwick • Banner • Autonomous banner • Block • Borough • County borough • Metropolitan borough • Capital • Federal capital • Canton • Census division • Census geographic unit • Census metropolitan area • Census subdivision • Circle • Circuit • City • Autonomous city • Independent city • Colony • Commune • Community • Autonomous community • Residential community • Constituency • County • Administrative county • Autonomous county • Metropolitan county • Council • Croft • Department • Dependency • District • Autonomous district • Capital district • City district • Federal district • Metropolitan district • Municipal district • National capital district • Special capital district • Division • Duchy • Governorate • Hamlet • Insular area • Local administrative unit • Local government area • Municipality • Regional municipality • Regional county municipality • Rural municipality • Neighbourhood • Oblast • Okrug • Parish • Civil parish • Periphery • Prefecture • Autonomous prefecture • Province • Autonomous province • Regency • Region • Autonomous region • Capital region • Special administrative region • Republic • Autonomous republic • Ranchería • Reservation • Reserve • Shire • State • Subdistrict • Subprefecture • Territory • Autonomous territorial unit • Capital territory • Federal capital territory • National territory • National capital territory • Town • Townland • Township • Civil township • Urban (urbanized) area • Village • Vingtaine • Voivodeship • Ward
Historical
Agency • Barony • Burgh • Cantref • Commote • Hundred • Imperial Circle • Imperial Free City • Imperial province • Presidency • Residency • Rural district • Sanitary district (rural • urban) • Urban district
Boldface indicates a type used by ten or more countries; loanwords in italics.
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Country subdivisions