Parish (administrative division)
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This article is about civil administration. For the ecclesiastical parish, see Parish. For other uses, see Parish (disambiguation).
A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. In the British Isles it is known as a civil parish to distinguish it from the ecclesiastical parish.
Country or territory | Local name |
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Andorra | Parròquia |
Angola | Comuna (Commune) |
Antigua and Barbuda | Parish |
Australia | Parish |
Barbados | Parish |
Bermuda | Parish |
Canada: New Brunswick | Parish |
Canada: Quebec | Parish municipality |
Cape Verde | Freguesia |
Croatia | Županija |
Dominica | Parish |
Ecuador | Parroquia |
Estonia | Vald |
Grenada | Parish |
Guernsey | Parish |
Ireland | Civil parish |
Jamaica | Parish |
Jersey | Parish |
Latvia | Pagasts |
Macau | Freguesia / 堂區 |
Montserrat | Parish |
Portugal | Freguesia |
Romania | Sat |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Parish |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Parish |
Spain | Parroquia |
Sweden | Parish |
United Kingdom: England | Civil parish |
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | Civil parish |
United Kingdom: Scotland | Civil parish |
United Kingdom: Wales | Community |
United States: Louisiana | Parish |
Venezuela | Parroquia |
[edit] External links
- In praise of ... civil parishes Editorial in The Guardian, 2011-05-16.
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