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.
[edit] Administrative divisions
Group | Continent | Level | Note |
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divisions of Bangladesh | South Asia | 1st | |
divisions of Cameroon (also called departments) | Africa | 2nd | below provinces of Cameroon |
divisions of the Gambia | Africa | 1st | renamed to regions |
divisions of India | South Asia | 2nd | below states of India |
divisions of Malaysia | South Asia | 1st | alongside the states of Malaysia |
divisions of Myanmar | South Asia | 1st | renamed to regions, per 2008 Constitution |
divisions of Pakistan | South Asia | 2nd | dissolved in 2000, partially re-established in 2008 |
[edit] 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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