Region

A region can be either:

Administrative regions

The word "region" is taken from the Latin regio, and a number of countries have borrowed the term as the formal name for a type of subnational entity (eg, the región, used in Chile). In English, the word is also used as the conventional translation for equivalent terms in other languages (eg, the ??????? (oblast), used in Russia).

Related Topics:
Latin - Subnational entity - ''región'' - Chile - English - ''???????'' - Russia

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Countries using administrative regions

The following countries use the term "region" (or its cognate) as the name of a type of subnational entity:

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Belgium (in French, région; in German, Region; the term gewest is used in Dutch)
• Chile (región)
• Congo (région)
• Côte d'Ivoire (région)
• France (région)
• Ghana
• Hungary (régió)
• Italy (regione)
• Mali (région)
• Namibia
• New Zealand
• Peru (región)
• Tanzania
• Togo (région)

The Canadian province of Québec also uses the "administrative region" (région administrative).

Related Topics:
Canadian - Province - Québec

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Prior to 1996, Scotland was also divided into regions.

Related Topics:
1996 - Scotland - Regions

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The government of the Philippines uses the region (in Filipino, rehiyon) when it's necessary to group provinces, the primary administrative subdivision of the country.

Related Topics:
Philippines - Filipino

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The government of Singapore makes use of regions for its own administrative purposes. Similarly, the British government also makes limited use of regions for England.

Related Topics:
Singapore - England

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The following countries use an administrative subdivision conventionally referred to as a region in English:

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Russia, which uses the ??????? (oblast).
• Ukraine, which uses the ??????? (oblast).

China has five ??? (zìzhìq?) and two ????? (or ?????; tèbiéxíngzhèngq?) which are conventionally translated as "autonomous region" and "special administrative region", respectively.

Related Topics:
China - Special administrative region

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~