Circle (administrative division)

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Circle is a type of administrative division of some countries. In Thailand the former monthon are translated as circle. The former Holy Roman Empire was organized into Imperial Circles (German: Reichskreise). Algerian daïras are circles.

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Designations for types of administrative division

Common English terms

Area	Insular area Local government area Special area Unincorporated area Unorganized area
Borough	County borough Metropolitan borough
Canton	Half-canton
Capital	Federal capital Imperial capital
City	Autonomous city Charter city Independent city Incorporated city Imperial city Free imperial city Royal free city
Community	Autonomous community Residential community
County	Administrative county Autonomous county Consolidated city-county County seat County town Metropolitan county Non-metropolitan county Regional county municipality Viscounty
Country	Overseas country
Department	Overseas department
District	Capital district City district Congressional district Electoral district Federal district Indian government district Land district Local government district Metropolitan district Non-metropolitan district Military district Municipal district Police district Regional district Rural district Sanitary district Service district Educational service district Local service district School district Intermediate school district Special district in the US Urban district
Division	Census division Police division Subdivision of India
Indian reserve/reservation	Indian reservation (United States) Indian reserve (Canada)
Municipality	City municipality County municipality Direct-controlled municipality District municipality Neutral municipality Regional municipality Resort municipality Mountain resort municipality Rural municipality Specialized municipality
Prefecture	Autonomous prefecture Subprefecture Super-prefecture Praetorian prefecture
Province	Autonomous province Overseas province Roman province
Region	Administrative region Special administrative region Autonomous region Capital region National capital region Development region Mesoregion Microregion Overseas region Subregion
Reserve	Biosphere reserve Ecological reserve Game reserve Nature reserve
State	Proto-state City-state Federal state Free state Sovereign state
Territory	Capital territory Federal capital territory National capital territory Dependent territory Federal territory Incorporated territory Organized incorporated territory Overseas territory Union territory
Town	Census town Market town
Township	Charter township Civil township Paper township Survey township Urban township
Unit	Regional unit Territorial unit Autonomous territorial unit
Zone	Economic zone Exclusive economic zone Free economic zone Special economic zone Exclusion zone Military exclusion zone Free speech zone Neutral zone Self-administered zone Trade zone Free-trade zone

Other English terms

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Historical

Non-English terms or loanwords

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Historical

Used by ten or more countries or having derived terms. Historical derivations in italics.

See also: Census division; Electoral district; List of administrative divisions by country; Slavic administrative divisions

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