Administrative divisions by sovereign state Legend The "Type" column indicates a federation (which includes lower-level units that exercise some sovereignty), unitary state (where the highest-level entity is the only sovereign), or regional state (unitary with substantial delegation of power) Terms in italics are terms in languages other than English, in plural form (except languages that take the singular form with numbers, such as Hungarian). Square brackets indicate a term that has not yet been confirmed.
The table below indicates the types and, where known, numbers of administrative divisions used by countries and their major dependent territories:
Member and observer states of the United Nations
+ Country Type Administrative divisions First-level Second-level Third-level Fourth-level Fifth-level+ Afghanistan Unitary 34 provinces (velaya'at) 421 districts (woleswali) subdistricts (alaqadari) * villages (kali)* neighborhoods (gawandi) Albania Unitary 12 counties () 61 municipalities () 373 units of local governance () 2,972 villages () Algeria Unitary 69 provinces () 547 districts (daïras) 1,541 communes (baladiyahs) localities Andorra Unitary 7 parishes (parròquies) 53 populated places (llocs poblats or poblacions):* quarters (quarts)* neighbourhoods (veinats) in Canillo Angola Unitary 21 provinces (províncias) 326 municipalities (municípios) 618 communes (comunas) villages (aldeias) Antigua and Barbuda Unitary 6 parishes 15 divisions8 districts 116 communities353 localities 2 dependencies Argentina Federal 23 provinces () 378 departments (departamentos) 1,218 municipalities (municipios)559 communes ("comunas")113 rural communes ("comunas rurales")110 developmental commissions ("comisiones de fomento")178 municipal commissions ("comisiones municipales")138 governing boards ("juntas de gobierno") localities (localidades)settlements (asentamientos) 135 partidos 1 autonomous city: Buenos Aires 15 communes (comunas) 48 neighbourhoods (barrios) Armenia Unitary 10 provinces (marzer) 70 municipalities (hamaynkner) 1 autonomous city: Yerevan 12 districts Australia Federal 6 states: New South Wales 58 shireswards (electoral unit) suburbs [urban] and localities [rural] 28 cities 28 councils 8 regional councils 6 municipalities 2 unincorporated areas Queensland 30 regions 28 shires 12 Aboriginal shires 7 cities 1 town South Australia 25 district councils 21 cities 15 councils 5 Aboriginal councils 4 regional councils 2 towns 1 rural city 1 unincorporated area Tasmania 23 municipalities 6 cities Victoria 39 shires 33 cities 10 unincorporated areas 6 rural cities 1 borough Western Australia 104 shires 29 cities 8 towns 2 internal territories that are self-governing: Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory 9 regional councilswards (electoral unit) suburbs [urban] and localities [rural] 5 unincorporated areas 3 municipalities 3 shires 2 cities 1 internal territory that is not self-governing: Jervis Bay Territory 7 external territories: Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Christmas Island 1 shire Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 shire Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island Austria Federal 9 states (Bundesländer) 94 districts (Bezirke) 2,095 municipalities (Gemeinden) villages (Ortschaften) Azerbaijan Unitary57 districts (rayonlar)
10 cities of republican significance (respublika tabeli şəhər) 12 city districts (şəhər rayonları) 1,857 administrative-territorial circuits (inzibati ərazi dairələri) 4,374 settlements (yaşayış məntəqələri)Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic:7 districts (rayonlar)
1 cities of republican significance (respublika tabeli şəhər) 166 administrative-territorial circuits (inzibati ərazi dairələri) 212 settlements (yaşayış məntəqələri) The Bahamas Unitary 33 districts 32+ town committees New Providence 24 supervisory districts Bahrain Unitary 4 governorates (muḥāfaẓāt) Bangladesh Unitary 8 divisions (bibhag) 64 districts (zila) 495 sub-districts (upazila) 12 City corporations 4,596 union councils (union parishads) 327 municipal corporations (paurasabhas) Barbados Unitary 11 parishes Belarus Unitary 6 regions (oblasti or voblastsi) 118 districts (raiony) 1 autonomous city: Minsk Belgium Federal 3 communities (Dutch: gemeenschappen; French: communautés; German: Gemeinschaften) 3 regions (Dutch: gewesten; French: régions; German: Regionen): Brussels 43 arrondissements(Dutch: arrondissementen;French: arrondissements;German: Arrondisements) 565 municipalities(Dutch: gemeenten;French: communes;German: Gemeinden) FlandersWallonia 10 provinces(Dutch: provincies;French: provinces;German: Provinzen) Belize Unitary 6 districts 247 municipalities Benin Unitary 12 departments (départements) 77 communes (communes) 545 districts (arrondissements) Bhutan Unitary 20 districts (dzongkhag) 205 blocks (gewogs) 1,044 chiwogs 5,000+ villages (yue or depa) 61 "thromdes" Bolivia Regional 9 departments (departamentos) 112 provinces (provincias) 340 municipalities (municipios) Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal 2 federal entities: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 cantons (kantona) 79 municipalities (općine or opštine) local communities Republika Srpska 6 regions 64 municipalities (opštine)local communities 1 condominium of the federal entities: Brčko District Botswana Unitary 10 rural districts 23 sub-districts 519 villageslocalities 7 urban districts Brazil Federal 26 states() 5,569 municipalities()1 state district()10,751 municipal districts()611 municipal subdistricts() 1 federal district() 1 federal capital() 35 administrative regions() Brunei Unitary 4 districts (daerah) 39 subdistricts (mukim) 406 villages (kampung) Bulgaria Unitary 28 provinces or regions (oblasti, области) 265 municipalities (obshtini, общини)villages (selo, село) Burkina Faso Unitary 17 regions (régions) 45 provinces 325 departments (départements) * villages (villages)* neighbourhoods (quartiers) Burundi Unitary 5 provinces 42 communes 3,044 collines Cambodia Unitary 24 provinces (khaet) 163 districts (srok and khan) 1,652 communes and quarters (khum and sangkat) 14,578 villages (phum) blocks (krŏm) 33 municipalities (krong) 1 autonomous municipality (reachtheani): Phnom Penh 14 sections (khan) Cameroon Unitary 10 regions (régions) 58 departments (départements) 360 communes, or districts (arrondissements) * villages (villages)* localities (localités) Canada Federal 10 provinces: Alberta 264 municipalities 8 Metis settlements 63 counties 403 hamlets 7 improvement districts 6 specialized municipalities 3 special areas British Columbia 27 regional districts 162 municipalities160 electoral areas 1 unincorporated area Manitoba 98 rural municipalities 37 municipalities2 local government districtsunincorporated areas New Brunswick 12 regional service commissions 8 cities 28 towns 21 villages 1 regional municipality 17 rural communities 12 rural districts Newfoundland and Labrador 277 municipalities Nova Scotia 9 county municipalities 21 villages 11 district municipalities 25 towns 4 regional municipalities Ontario 173 single-tier municipalities 8 regional municipalities 241 lower-tier municipalities46 local services boards 22 counties 10 districts Prince Edward Island 2 cities 10 towns 44 rural municipalities 1 resort municipality Quebec 87 regional county municipalities (municipalités régionale de comté) (RCM/MRC)
17 territories equivalent to a regional county municipality (territoires équivalents) (TE): 5 TEs coextensive (or nearly coextensive) with an urban agglomeration (agglomérations) 9 cities (cités/villes) independent of any RCM 3 other equivalent territories: Jamésie Eeyou Istchee Kativik 1,108 municipalities (municipalités) 45 boroughs (arrondissements) Saskatchewan 296 rural municipalities 478 municipalities2 unincorporated areas: Northern Saskatchewan Administration District Prince Albert National Park 3 territories: Northwest Territories 5 regions 24 municipalities Nunavut 3 regions 25 municipalities Yukon (unorganized) 8 municipalities 3,406 Indian reserves Cape Verde Unitary 22 councils or municipalities (concelhos) 32 parishes (freguesias) Central African Republic Unitary 7 regions (régions) 20 prefectures (préfectures) 85 sub-prefectures (sous-préfectures) 198 communes * villages (villages)* neighbourhoods (quartiers) Chad Unitary 23 provinces (provinces) 120 departments (départements) 454 sub-prefectures (sous-préfectures) Chile Regional 16 regions (regiones) 56 provinces (provincias) 346 communes (comunas) neighborhood units (unidades vecinales) China, People's Republic of Regional 23 provinces (shěng) 280+ prefecture-level cities (dìjíshī)
17 prefectures (dìqū)
30 autonomous prefectures (zìzhìzhōu) 1,400+ counties (xiàn) 110+ autonomous counties (zìzhìxiàn) 850+ county-level districts ((shìxiá)qū) 1 special district (tèqū) 370+ county-level cities (xiànjíshì) 1 forestry district (línqū) 19,500+ towns (zhèn) 14,600+ townships (xiāng) 1,000+ ethnic townships (mínzúxiāng) 6,100+ subdistricts (jiēbàn or jiēdàobànshìchù) 11 district public offices (qūgōngsuǒ)
Urban areas:(residential) communities (shèqū) or neighbourhoods (jūmínqū)
Rural areas: villages (cūnjí), village areas or village groups 5 autonomous regions (zìzhìqū) 4 municipalities (zhíxiáshì) 2 special administrative regions (tèbié xíngzhèngqū): Hong Kong 18 districts Macau 7 parishes (freguesias) Colombia Unitary 32 departments (departamentos) 1,102 municipalities (municipios) 2,000+ corregimientos (towns) veredas communes (comunas) neighbourhoods (barrios) 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital): Bogotá20 localities (localidades) Comoros Federal 3 autonomous islands(îles autonomes) 16 prefectures (préfectures) 54 communes 318 villes or villages Congo, Democratic Republic of the Unitary 25 provinces 145 territories
33 cities 264 chiefdoms
470 sectors
313 communes 6,070 groupings
2,401 quarters 1 Capital City: Kinshasa Congo, Republic of the Unitary 15 departments 80+ districts communes Costa Rica Unitary 7 provinces (provincias) 84 cantons (cantones) 492 districts (distritos) 3 special cities (ciudades especiales)Urban: asentamiento, caserío, ciudad, localidad