Special administrative region
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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)
Contemporary
Arrondissement · Bailiwick · Banner · Autonomous banner · Barangay · 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 · 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 · National 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.
