List of administrative division name changes

This is a list of administrative divisions which changed their name over the course of history.

 Australia

• Swan River Colony → Western Australia (1832)
• Van Diemen's Land → Tasmania (1856)
• North Australia → Northern Territory (1931)
• Central Australia → Northern Territory (1931)
• Federal Capital Territory → Australian Capital Territory (1938)

 Brazil

• Guaporé → Rondônia (1946)
• Rio Branco → Roraima (1946)

 India

• Assam → Asom (2006) ^[1]
• Madras State → Tamil Nadu (1969) ^[2]
• Mysore State → Karnataka (1973) ^[3]
• Orissa → Odisha (2009) ^[4]

 Indonesia

• Daerah Istimewa Aceh → Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2002) ^[5][6]
• Irian Jaya → Papua (2002) ^[7]

 South Africa

Note: These are approximations based on the four original provinces. Most of the old provinces were split across multiple new ones.

• Orange Free State → Free State
• Transvaal → Gauteng
• Natal → KwaZulu-Natal

References

1. ^ The Hindu : Front Page : Assam is Asom
2. ^ The State Legislature - Origin a
3. ^ Kamat's Potpourri: A Brief History of Karnataka
4. ^ Times of India: Orissa is now Odisha
5. ^ Indonesia Provinces
6. ^ http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Indonesia-%20Population&AdminDivs-%202003.pdf
7. ^ BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Behind Irian Jaya's name change

See also

• List of city name changes