for ecclesiastical provinces List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Ireland List of Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom and Ireland class toccolours vcard cellpadding 2 style float right clear right margin ... background E0E0E0 big class fn org Provinces of Ireland big br lang ga C ig na h ireann colspan 2 style background white text align center font size 85 Image Four Provinces Flag.svg 175px br Flag of the Four Provinces colspan 2 style background E0E0E0 text align center Location colspan 2 style border 0 vertical align middle File Ireland location provinces.jpg center 250px colspan 2 legend green Leinster ... with groups of counties, although they have no Law of Ireland legal status . They are today seen mainly in a sporting context, as Ireland s four professional rugby teams play under the names of the provinces ... championships . The provinces were supplanted by the present system of Counties of Ireland counties after the Norman invasion. Six of the nine Ulster counties form modern day Northern Ireland , which is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . Northern Ireland is sometimes ... Northern Ireland ref Population for other provinces is all 2011 census results. small Poetic description ... reflist Counties of Ireland DEFAULTSORT Provinces Of Ireland Category Historical regions Ireland Category Provinces of Ireland Category Subdivisions of Ireland ar an Provincias d Irlanda ... Irlandei ru sq Provincat e Irland s simple Provinces of Ireland sr ... Population 2011 6,241,700 Ireland has historically been divided into four province s Leinster ... Meath , was incorporated into Leinster, with parts going to Ulster. History The origins of these provinces ... before the Norman invasion of Ireland Norman invasion , can be traced to the overriding influence exerted ... Norman period the historic provinces of Leinster and Meath gradually merged, mainly due to the impact ... of Munster, the fifth of Ulster and so on. Later record makers dubbed them provinces ... more details
at a local level. There are six Scout Provinces in Ireland Dublin, Northern, North Eastern, Western ... Ireland website http www.scouts.ie provinces dublin metropolitan scout province Dublin Metropolitan ...Image Small province 0.png thumb Break down of Provinces A Scout Province is an administrative division within Scouting Ireland . Each province comprises a number of Scouting Ireland Scout County Scout ... and by assisting in the making of Scouting Ireland s policies and ensuring that these policies are carried out. Wood Badge Training is carried out within Provinces by Provincial Training Co ordinators ... Province after the two original Scout associations in Ireland, Scouting Ireland S.A.I. and Scouting Ireland CSI merged to form Scouting Ireland . Both associations voted to join to form a new single ... Unveils New Visual Identity publisher Scouting Ireland accessdate 2008 05 31 Dead link date November ... Ireland. Dublinia Scout County is mainly made up of the old St Patrick s Region with the addition ... was formed on January 1, 2004 after the two original Scout associations in Ireland, Scouting Ireland S.A.I. and Scouting Ireland CSI merged to form Scouting Ireland . The currnet Provincial Commissioner ... after the two original Scout associations in Ireland, Scouting Ireland S.A.I. and Scouting Ireland CSI merged to form Scouting Ireland . The current Provincial Commissioner is James O Toole. There are 7 ... in Ireland, Scouting Ireland S.A.I. and Scouting Ireland CSI merged to form Scouting Ireland ... Scout Province was formed on January 1, 2004 after the two original Scout associations in Ireland, Scouting Ireland S.A.I. and Scouting Ireland CSI merged to form Scouting Ireland . The current ... South Eastern Scout Province Image South Eastern Scout Province Scouting Ireland .png thumb Logo of South ... original Scout associations in Ireland, Scouting Ireland S.A.I. and Scouting Ireland CSI merged to form Scouting Ireland . The current Provincial Commissioner is John Watmore. There are 7 counties ... more details
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Nine Provinces Japanese and Chinese may refer to Nine Provinces China , territorial divisions during Xia and Shang Dynasty China. Ky sh , an island of Japan. disambig ... more details
Image Nigeria Provinces 1910.jpg thumb 250px Map of the provinces of Nigeria in 1910 The Provinces of Nigeria are a former administrative division in Nigeria , which were in use in Colonial Nigeria and shortly after independence from 1900 to 1967. They were altered many times through their history. They were divided into divisions, some of these were further subdivided into native authorities. Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigeria were also sometimes known as the Northern Provinces or Southern Provinces respectively. Currently Nigeria uses States of Nigeria states as its administrative division. The first use of provinces was in Northern Nigeria after United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Britain took over administration of the area from the Royal Niger Company in 1900. The British originally divided the area into eleven provinces which were Bauchi Bida Borno State Bornu Kabba Kontagora Lower Benue or Nassarawa Illorin Muri Nigeria Muri Sokoto Upper Bema Zaria In 1903 six more provinces were added five following the Sokoto Kano campaign, and also Gwandu province, making a total of 17. The number of provinces was reduced to 13 in 1911, and 12 after World War I . In 1926 Adamawa State Adamawa and Plateau became new provinces. The provinces and divisions in 1945, with the names or number of Native Authorities in each division class wikitable sortable style text align center Province Region Division Native Authorities Abeokuta Western Region, Nigeria Western Egba Abeokuta Abeokuta Western Region, Nigeria Western Egbado 5 Adamawa State Adamawa Northern Region, Nigeria Northern Adamawa, Nigeria Adamawa Adamawa Adamawa State Adamawa Northern Region, Nigeria Northern Muri, nigeria Muri Muri Adamawa State Adamawa Northern Region, Nigeria Northern Numan, Nigeria Numan Numan, Shellen Bauchi Northern Region, Nigeria Northern Bauchi Bauchi, Dass, Ningi Bauchi Northern Region ... thirteen provinces in Northern Nigeria in 1966 which were abolished in May 1967 Bauchi Benue Borno ... more details
United Provinces may refer to United Provinces, another name for the Dutch Republic 1581 1795 , now The Netherlands United Provinces of Agra and Oudh 1902 1921 , a former province of British India now Uttar Pradesh United Provinces of British India 1921 1937 , a former province of British India now Uttar Pradesh United Provinces 1937 1950 , a former province of British India & Dominion of India now Uttar Pradesh United Provinces of New Granada , 1810 1816 , a Confederacy formed after the independence of Colombia United Provinces of Canada or Province of Canada 1841 1867 , a former British colony in North America Federal Republic of Central America United Provinces of Central America 1823 1840 , a former country in Central America United Provinces of Central Italy 1859 1860 , a short lived client state of the Kingdom of Piedmont Sardinia United Provinces of China 1911 1912 , was an Federalism in China Nationalist era proposals early translation of the Republic of China in Xinhai Revolution United Provinces of Heilongjiang and Nenjiang 1947 , a short lived Communist Chinese province now Heilongjiang United Provinces of South America or United Provinces of the River Plate 1816 1853 , official name of Argentina. See also United States disambiguation disambig ca Prov ncies Unides desambiguaci es Provincias Unidas pt Prov ncias Unidas ru ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Citations missing date September 2008 Danubian provinces refer to the Roman provinces of the Lower Danube Dacia Dacia Trajana Trajana and Dacia Aureliana Aureliana , Moesia Inferior and Superior and Scythia Minor , as well as Pannonia Inferior . DEFAULTSORT Danubian Provinces Category Ancient Rome sh Dunavske provincije ... more details
The Provinces of Eritrea existed between Eritrea s incorporation as a Colony of Italy until the conversion of the provinces into administrative regions. When ruled as the Italian Eritrea Colony of Eritrea , the Italian Colonial Administration had divided the colony into eight provinces administrative regions . These administrative regions relied heavily upon the historical political boundaries in the region, including, but not exclusively, that of local nobility. These Provinces of Eritrea were also used by the Federated Eritrean Government from 1952 1962 and as districts in Eritrea when it was annexed by Ethiopia from 1962 1991. These eight provinces are enumerated below Akele Guzay Barka Eritrea Barka Denkalia Hamasien Sahel Eritrea Sahel Semhar Senhit Seraye After Independence, the Provisional Government of Eritrea converted the original eight Provinces of Eritrea from the Italian Colonial period to ten provinces by splitting the Barka province in two, the north known as Barka Eritrea Barka Province and the south as Gash Setit Province, while at the same time separating Asmara from the rest of Hamasien . On 1996 04 15, the Government of Eritrea converted the then ten Provinces of Eritrea into six administrative regions. See also Regions of Eritrea Category Former provinces of Eritrea Category Subdivisions of Eritrea Category Lists of former subdivisions of countries Category Eritrea related lists Provinces Eritrea stub it Province d Eritrea ... more details
The Central Provinces was a Provinces of India province of British India . It comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Maratha s in central India, and covered parts of present day Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Its capital was Nagpur . The Central Provinces was formed in 1861 by the merger of the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories and Nagpur Province . It was almost an island encircled by a sea of native States such as Bhopal State and Rewa State to the north, Chota Nagpur State and Kalahandi State to the east, and the Nizam s territories of Hyderabad, India Hyderabad to the south and Berar Province Berar to the west. ref cite book url http www.lib.virginia.edu area studies SouthAsia Ideas CP ch02regions.html title Colonial Administration and Social Developments in middle India The Central Provinces, 1861 1921 Ph. D. Dissertation year 1980 author Philip F. McEldowney ... of the Hyderabad State Hyderabad princely state was annexed to the Central Provinces. On 8 November 1913 the Central Provinces Legislative Council was formed. ref http www.maharashtra.gov.in english ... Provinces. Between 1920 to 1936 the Legislative Council continued for the Governor of the Central Provinces. After 1936, Legislative Assembly of Central Provinces and Berar was formed. ref http www.idcpublishers.com pdf 240 titlelist.pdf ref On 24 October 1936, it became the new Central Provinces ... into the Central Provinces and Berar, which, when the Constitution of India went into effect in 1950 ... Saugor and Nerbudda Territories Berar Province Central Provinces and Berar List of Governors of the Central Provinces and Berar References references Markovits, Claude ed. 2004 . A History of Modern ... Provinces of British India Category History of Madhya Pradesh Category History of Maharashtra Category ... Category Historical Indian regions Category Central Provinces ca Prov ncies Centrals de Central Provinces sv Centralprovinserna i Brittiska Indien ... more details
In its history, Brazil was divided into provinces. The first seven were Gr o Par Maranh o Pernambuco Bahia Rio de Janeiro S o Paulo S o Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul File Brazil provinces 1825.PNG thumb 300px Provinces of the Brazilian Empire in 1825 . In 1825 Brazil had these additional provinces Mato Grosso Goias 1822 Santa Catarina state Santa Catarina Cisplatina Province In 1821, the Provincia Oriental del R o de la Plata present day Uruguay , was annexed by Brazil under the name of Prov ncia Cisplatina. Ceara 1822 Category Subdivisions of Brazil pt Prov ncias no Brasil ... more details
The Provinces of Venezuela were administrative divisions used from Venezuela s independence from Gran Colombia in 1830 to 1864, when the States of Venezuela were created. There were initially 11 provinces, with 3 created later, until in 1856 the Law of Territorial Division divided Venezuela into 21 provinces. Most of the provinces created at independence had previously existed in a similar form during the Spanish Empire, in some cases having been abolished during the Gran Colombia period. With the conclusion of the Federal War in 1863, a new constitution transformed the provinces into the States of Venezuela . At independence, 1830 Apure Province Barcelona Province Venezuela Barcelona Province created 1520, see also Barcelona Province Gran Colombia Barinas Province 1786 Carabobo Province Caracas Province 1527, during Spanish Empire also known as Venezuela Province Coro Province 1815 Cuman Province 1537, during Spanish Empire also known as Nueva Andalusia Province Guayana Province 1585 Maracaibo Province Venezuela Maracaibo Province 1830 Maracaibo Province Spanish Empire Maracaibo Province originally created 1676 see also Maracaibo Province Gran Colombia Margarita Province 1525 M rida Province Venezuela M rida Province 1811 see also M rida Province Spanish Empire M rida Province 1622 1676 Later Barquisimeto Province 1832, splitting from Carabobo Province Trujillo Province Venezuela Trujillo Province 1831, splitting from Maracaibo Province see also Trujillo Province Gran Colombia Aragua Province 1848, splitting from Caracas Province 1856 Law of Territorial Division divides Venezuela into 21 provinces, with the new provinces being Amazonas Province , Cojedes Province , Gu rico Province , Maturin Province , Portuguesa Province , T chira Province Yaracuy Province . 1860 Amazonas ... of Apure and Barinas provinces the merger was reversed in 1864 External links http www.statoids.com ... Provinces of Venezuela ... more details
Politics of Mozambique stack Image Mozambique Provinces numbered 300px.png thumb right 250px Provinces of Mozambique Mozambique is divided into 10 province s prov ncias and 1 capital city cidade with provincial status Cabo Delgado Province Gaza Province Inhambane Province Manica Province Maputo City Maputo Province Nampula Province Niassa Province Sofala Province Tete Province Zambezia Province See also Districts of Mozambique ISO 3166 2 MZ External links http www.statoids.com umz.html Provinces of Mozambique , Statoids.com MZ Provinces Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Category Provinces of Mozambique Category Subdivisions of Mozambique Category Lists of country subdivisions Mozambique, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Mozambique 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Mozambique Category Mozambique related lists af Provinsies van Mosambiek bg bs Provincije u Mozambiku de Provinzen Mosambiks el es Organizaci n territorial de Mozambique eu Mozambikeren banaketa administratiboa gl Subdivisi ns de Mozambique ko it Suddivisioni del Mozambico he sw Mikoa ya Msumbiji nl Provincies van Mozambique ja pl Podzia administracyjny Mozambiku pt Prov ncias de Mo ambique ru sco Provinces o Mozambique fi Mosambikin maakunnat sv Mo ambiques provinser tr Mozambik in y netim b lgeleri zh ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2008 Politics of Burundi Burundi is divided into seventeen province s, each named after their respective Capital political capital . col begin width auto col 2 Bubanza Province Bubanza Bujumbura Mairie Province Bujumbura Mairie Bujumbura Rural Province Bujumbura Rural Bururi Province Bururi Cankuzo Province Cankuzo Cibitoke Province Cibitoke Gitega Province Gitega Karuzi Province Karuzi Kayanza Province Kayanza Kirundo Province Kirundo Makamba Province Makamba Muramvya Province Muramvya Muyinga Province Muyinga Mwaro Province Mwaro Ngozi Province Ngozi Rutana Province Rutana Ruyigi Province Ruyigi col 2 Provinces of Burundi Image Map col end See also Communes of Burundi Collines of Burundi Geography of Burundi List of Burundian provinces by area List of Burundian provinces by population List of Burundian provincial governors Ranked list of Burundian provinces ISO 3166 2 BI Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Provinces of Burundi Burundi topics Category Provinces of Burundi Category Subdivisions of Burundi Category Lists of country subdivisions Burundi, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Burundi 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Burundi Category Burundi related lists Burundi geo stub be be x old bg de Provinzen Burundis es Organizaci n territorial de Burundi eo Provincoj de Burundo fr Subdivisions du Burundi ko it Province del Burundi hu Burundi tartom nyai nl Provincies van Burundi ja no Burundis provinser pl Podzia administracyjny Burundi pt Prov ncias do Burundi ro Subdiviziunile Burundiului ru fi Burundin provinssit sv Burundis provinser tg tr Burundi nin y netim b lgeleri zh ... more details
Province Mahajanga Province Toamasina Province Toliara Province The provinces were dissolved ... 2009 for the transition. But in the new constitution, adopted in 2010, six autonomous provinces are listed again. ref Art. 5 of the Constitution ref History The provinces were created in 1946, when .... Paris 1960. Pages 268 and 274. ref The same provinces continued to exist after the independence ..., departments and communes. The provinces were not mentioned in the law. After former president ... existing provinces were transformed to autonomous provinces . Before that, no constitution had stated ... provinces were created in 2000. The official motivation was to make Madagascar a decentralised federal ... from most of the provinces his party AREMA won the provincial elections 2000 in all provinces except ... provinces , although they nominally remain in place because they are included in the constitution. Rumours about the dissolution of the autonomous provinces had been around for some time, when ... a revised constitution without any provinces. The new Regions of Madagascar regions will become the highest ... . The communes were created in 1996. The existing provinces were not mentioned in the law. With former ... and specifically mention six autonomous provinces, divided into undefined regions and communes. The autonomous provinces, having the same names and territories as the already existing provinces, were ... in an AREMA majority in all provinces except Antananarivo. During the power struggle after the presidential elections in 2001, five of those provinces, whose governors supported Ratsiraka, declared themselves ... provinces have ceased to exist as such, and their dissolution is planned see below . In 2004, the regions ... originally proposed had become 22. Although they are subdivisions of the provinces, they are representatives .... In the 2007 Constitution the autonomous provinces have been removed. Instead, the regions ... provinces ISO 3166 2 MG Subdivisions of Madagascar Regions of Madagascar Districts of Madagascar ... more details
Politics of Gabon stack Provinces of Gabon Image Map Gabon is divided into nine province s capitals in parentheses Estuaire Province Estuaire Libreville Haut Ogoou Franceville Moyen Ogoou Lambar n Ngouni Mouila Nyanga Province Nyanga Tchibanga Ogoou Ivindo Makokou Ogoou Lolo Koulamoutou Ogoou Maritime Port Gentil Woleu Ntem Oyem These provinces are further divided into 37 Departments of Gabon departments . See also ISO 3166 2 GA Provinces of Gabon Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Gabon topics Category Provinces of Gabon Category Subdivisions of Gabon Category Lists of country subdivisions Gabon, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Gabon 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Gabon Category Gabon related lists be x old bg de Provinzen von Gabun es Provincias de Gab n eu Gabonen banaketa administratiboa fr Provinces du Gabon ko it Province del Gabon he sw Mikoa ya Gabon lt Gabono provincijos nl Provincies van Gabon ja no Gabons provinser pl Podzia administracyjny Gabonu pt Prov ncias do Gab o ro Provinciile Gabonului ru fi Gabonin maakunnat sv Gabons provinser zh ... more details
Politics of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven province s singular oblast , plural oblasttar . The capital, Bishkek , is administratively an independent city shaar , as well as being the capital of Chuy Province . Osh also has shaar status Citation needed date June 2011 . stack Kyrgyzstan Provinces Image Map The provinces, with their capitals, are as follows Bishkek shaar Batken Province Batken Chuy Province Bishkek Jalal Abad Province Jalal Abad Naryn Province Naryn Osh Province Osh Talas Province Talas, Kyrgyzstan Talas Issyk Kul Province Karakol Osh shaar Each province is further divided into Raions of Kyrgyzstan raions districts , administered by government appointed officials. Rural communities aiyl okmotus consisting of up to twenty small settlements have their own elected mayor s and Local government councils . See also ISO 3166 2 KG Provinces of Kyrgyzstan Provincial seats of Kyrgyzstan Articles on first level administrative divisions of Asian countries Category Provinces of Kyrgyzstan Category Subdivisions of Kyrgyzstan Category Lists of country subdivisions Kyrgyzstan, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Asia Kyrgyzstan 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Kyrgyzstan Category Kyrgyzstan related lists Kyrgyzstan geo stub bg es Organizaci n territorial de Kirguist n eo Teritoria organizado de Kirgizio fr Subdivisions du Kirghizistan ko hy it Suddivisioni del Kirghizistan he ky la Oblasta Chirgisiae lt Kirgizijos sritys hu Kirgiziszt n k zigazgat sa nl Oblasten van Kirgizi ja uz Qirgiziston Hududiy bo linishi pl Podzia administracyjny Kirgistanu pt Subdivis es do Quirguist o ru sco Provinces o Kyrgyzstan sv Kirgizistans provinser tg tr K rg zistan n illeri uk ... more details
Laos is divided into provinces Lao alphabet Lao , khoeng , qwang or khoueng and 1 prefecture kampheng nakhon plus the Vientiane Capital city municipality , nakhon louang, or Na Kone Luang Vientiane . The special administrative zone , khet phiset Xaisomboun created in 1994 was dissolved on January 13 2006. ref http www.statoids.com ula.html Statoids ref Distribution of provincesProvinces of Laos Image Map Attopu Province Attapu Attapeu Bokeo Province Bokeo Borkeaw Bolikhamxai Bolikhamsai, Borlikumsai Champasak Province Champasak Champasack Houaphanh Province Houaphan Houaphanh, Huapun, Hoapang Khammouane Province Khammouan Khammuane Louang Namtha Province Louang Namtha Luang Prabang Province Louangphabang Luang Prabang Oudomxay Province Oudomxai Oudomxay Phongsaly Province Phongsali Phongsaly, Pongsalee Sainyabuli Province Sainyabuli Xaignabouli, Saiyabouly Salavan Province Salavan Saravan Savannakhet Province Savannakhet Sawangnekate Sekong Province Sekong Xekong Vientiane Prefecture and Vientiane Vientiane Capital municipality Vientiane Province Xiangkhouang Province ... provinces.png thumb Provinces of Laos 700px div style width 55 Attopu Province Attapu Attapeu Bokeo ... parts of Bolikhamxai, Vientiane, and Xiangkhoang provinces. In 2006 Xaisomboun special region was dissolved ... district was transferred to Xiengkhuang province. Further divisions The provinces are then subdivided into Districts of Laos district s muang and villages baan . Geography The provinces are grouped ... article http www.laos travel guide.com provinces of laos.html Provinces Of Laos Laos geo stub Provinces of Laos Articles on first level administrative divisions of Asian countries Category Provinces of Laos Category Subdivisions of Laos Category Lists of country subdivisions Laos, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Asia Laos 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces ... do Laos ru sco Provinces o Laos sv Laos provinser th ... more details
Image Provinces of Japan.svg thumb The provinces in Kamakura period to 1868 Before the modern Prefectures of Japan prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , country countries , usually known in English language English as provinces . ref Nussbaum, Louis Fr d ric. 2005 . Provinces and prefectures in Google books p2QnPijAEmEC Japan Encyclopedia , p. 780 page 780 n.b., Louis Fr d ric is pseudonym of Louis Fr d ric Nussbaum, see http dispatch.opac.ddb.de DB 4.1 PPN?PPN 128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File . ref Each province was divided into gun , districts of Japan district s earlier called k ri . The provinces were originally established ... of the sengoku daimyo . Under the rule of Toyotomi Hideyoshi , the provinces were totally replaced as administrative units by daimyo s fief s. In the Edo period , the fiefs became known as han . The provinces ... and rural prefectures ken . Provinces as part of the system of addresses were not abolished but, on the contrary, augmented. As of 1871, the number of prefectures was 304, while the number of provinces ... prefectures were not only very complicated, but also did not match those of the provinces. Prefectures ... total of 47 prefectures. Provinces are classified into Kinai within the capital , and seven or eight ... has been issued abolishing provinces. Provinces are nonetheless today considered obsolete, although ... of old provinces, they may be shared among several prefectures such as the original Adachi District ... of provinces of Japan Notes reflist References Nussbaum, Louis Fr d ric and K the Roth. 2005 . http ...?referer di&ht edition OCLC 58053128 External links Detailed maps of the provinces at different times ... archives Japan Old Province Category Old provinces of Japan cs Japonsk provincie de Provinzen Japans es Provincias de Jap n eo Provincoj de Japanio fr Provinces du Japon gl Provincia hist rica do ... ja pl Prowincje Japonii pt Prov ncias do Jap o ru simple Provinces of Japan sk ... more details
divisions of South American countries Panama topics DEFAULTSORT Provinces Of Panama Categories Category Provinces of Panama Category Subdivisions of Panama Category Lists of country subdivisions Panama, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of the Americas Panama 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Panama Category Panama related lists Panama geo stub Other languages ... de Panam eu Panamaren banaketa administratiboa fr Provinces du Panama hy ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2008 Politics of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is divided into 8 province s and 2 cities with provincial status class wikitable sortable Map key Province Capital 1 Bulawayo city 2 Harare city 3 Manicaland Mutare 4 Mashonaland Central Bindura 5 Mashonaland East Marondera 6 Mashonaland West Chinhoyi 7 Masvingo Province Masvingo 8 Matabeleland North Lupane 9 Matabeleland South Gwanda 10 Midlands Province Gweru colspan 3 Image Zimbabwe Provinces numbered 300px.png center See also Districts of Zimbabwe Municipalities of Zimbabwe List of provincial governors of Zimbabwe ISO 3166 2 ZW External links http www.statoids.com uzw.html statoid site ZW provinces Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Category Provinces of Zimbabwe Category Subdivisions of Zimbabwe Category Lists of country subdivisions Zimbabwe, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Zimbabwe 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Zimbabwe Category Zimbabwe related lists af Provinsies van Zimbabwe be x old bg de Provinzen von Simbabwe es Organizaci n territorial de Zimbabue eu Zimbabweren banaketa administratiboa fr Provinces du Zimbabwe ko hy he mrj nl Provincies van Zimbabwe ja no Zimbabwes provinser pl Podzia administracyjny Zimbabwe pt Prov ncias do Zimbabwe ru fi Zimbabwen provinssit sv Zimbabwes provinser zh ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Until 1995 Ethiopia was divided into province s, further subdivided into awrajja s or districts. They were replaced by regions of Ethiopia regions and two chartered cities with the adoption of a 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia new constitution that year . Eritrea was an Ethiopian province until 1993. File Provinces Ethiopie.png left 450px caption From 1942 until 1995 the provinces of Ethiopia were table tr td align left valign top Arsi Province Arsi Bale Province, Ethiopia Bale Gondar Gamu Gofa Gojjam td td align left valign top Hararghe Illubabor Province Illubabor Kaffa Province, Ethiopia Kaffa Shewa Shoa td td align left valign top Sidamo Province Sidamo Tigray Province Tigray Welega Province Welega Wollo Province Wollo td tr table Older provinces, which are frequently used to indicate location within Ethiopia, include table tr td align left valign top Agame Agawmeder Amhara Province Amhara Dawaro Dembiya Enderta Province Enderta F t gar td td align left valign top Hadiya Ifat Province Ifat Lasta Province Lasta Menz Province Menz Qwara Province Qwara Semien province Semien td td align left valign top Tembien Tselemt Province Tselemt Tsegede Province Tsegede Wag province Wag Wegera td tr table First level administrative divisions of Ethiopia DEFAULTSORT Provinces Of Ethiopia Category Subdivisions of Ethiopia Category Provinces of Ethiopia Ethiopia geo stub es Provincias de Etiop a fr Provinces de l thiopie gl Provincias de Etiop a ... more details
Politics of Rwanda imagemap Image Rwanda Provinces 2006.png left 300px poly 211 66 216 74 223 76 230 102 262 85 306 169 296 177 277 166 247 178 241 188 209 179 193 160 176 155 172 127 167 123 140 119 131 107 153 84 174 84 189 74 204 79 Northern Province, Rwanda poly 348 11 343 18 368 73 392 84 405 95 407 109 426 140 420 198 439 230 426 263 428 281 412 294 398 286 387 298 376 294 370 299 346 278 330 278 328 285 298 288 286 302 277 302 260 288 252 283 241 279 252 228 283 219 292 227 298 221 296 214 299 209 299 204 307 200 303 180 307 170 283 117 286 111 281 109 264 82 273 82 284 73 286 60 321 28 324 14 Eastern Province, Rwanda poly 279 168 296 181 302 181 302 190 306 198 297 202 299 207 296 214 ... 281 109 276 139 267 166 253 179 203 Southern Province, Rwanda desc bottom left imagemap The Provinces ... of Rwanda Rwandan Government decided to establish new provinces in an attempt to address ... the Rwandan Genocide genocide . Second, the new provinces are more Multiethnic society multiethnic than the previous twelve, helping to weaken ethnic divisions. Finally, the new provinces will not have the associations the previous twelve did with events from the genocide. Until 2002, the provinces were called prefectures perefegitura . ref Cite web title Provinces of Rwanda work Statoids publisher ... Provinces Since January 1, 2006, the five provinces of Rwanda are Northern Province, Rwanda Northern ... Previous provinces Prior to 2006 the provinces were . Image Rwanda.geohive.gif thumb 300px left Subnational ... Rwanda redrawn to reflect compass , BBC News , 3 January 2006 Rwanda provinces Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Rwanda topics Category Provinces of Rwanda Category Subdivisions of Rwanda Category Lists of country subdivisions Rwanda, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Rwanda 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces ... Ruandas es Provincias de Ruanda fr Provinces du Rwanda ko he rw Intara ... more details
Turkmenistan Provinces Image Map Politics of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is divided into five provinces or welayatlar singular Wilaya welayat and one capital city district her . class wikitable sortable bgcolor efefef Division ISO 3166 2 TM ISO 3166 2 Capital city Area ref Passport of Turkmenistan 1998 , National Institute of Statistics and Forecasting of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 1998 ru icon . ref Pop 2001 ref Social economic situation of Turkmenistan in 2001 , National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 68 69 ru icon . ref Key A gabat TM S Ashgabat convert 260 km2 sqmi abbr on 730,000 Ahal Province TM A Anau convert 97260 km2 sqmi abbr on 785,800 1 Balkan Province TM B Balkanabat convert 139300 km2 sqmi abbr on 479,500 2 Da oguz Province TM D Da oguz convert 73400 km2 sqmi abbr on 1,196,700 3 Lebap Province TM L T rkmenabat convert 93700 km2 sqmi abbr on 1,160,300 4 Mary Province TM M Mary, Turkmenistan Mary convert 87200 km2 sqmi abbr on 1,287,700 5 The heads of the provinces lang tk hyakim , the leader are appointed by the President of Turkmenistan Constitution of Turkmenistan , Articles 80 81 . See also Districts of Turkmenistan References reflist Turkmenistan geo stub Provinces of Turkmenistan Articles on first level administrative divisions of Asian countries Category Provinces of Turkmenistan Category Subdivisions of Turkmenistan Category Lists of country subdivisions Turkmenistan, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Asia Turkmenistan 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Turkmenistan Category Turkmenistan related lists bg ca Prov ncies del Turkmenistan es Organizaci n territorial de Turkmenist n eo Teritoria organizado de Turkmenio fr Provinces du Turkm nistan hi ko hy ... ru sco Provinces o Turkmenistan sv Turkmenistans provinser ... more details
Image 1940Italian Libya.jpg thumb right 300px The Provinces of Libya, in 1940 Italian Libya The Provinces of Libya existed during the last period of colonial Italian Libya through post independence Libya . The country was divided into provinces from 1934 in the colonial era to 1963 when the Governorates of Libya Governorates system was instituted. Italian colonial era After Italy took the area from the Ottoman Empire in 1912 it was administered as a single administrative unit called Italian North Africa . Then from 1927 to 1934, the territory was split into two separate colonies, each run by their own Italian governor Italian Cyrenaica and Italian Tripolitania . In 1934 Italy adopted the name Libya Italian Libya as the official name of the reunified area, and administratively divided it up into the three provinces of Cyrenaica , Tripolitania and Fezzan . In 1937 the Cyrenaica and Tripolitania provinces split, with northern Cyrenaica becoming Benghazi Province and Derna Italian Libya province Derna Province , and northern Tripolitania splitting into Tripoli Province and Misurata Italian Libya province Misurata Province . Fezzan was not split in 1937, but the whole southern Sahara Desert area was militarily administered as the Territorio Militare del Sud Libico Libyan Sahara Territory Territorio del Sahara Libico or Il Territorio Militare del Sud Libico . ref Pan, Chia Lin 1949 The Population of Libya Population Studies , 3 1 pp. 100 125, p. 104 ref The Libyan Sahara Territory was divided into four military districts administered from the desert oasis oases towns of Ghat, Libya ... provinces Tripolitania in the northwest, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan Ghadames in the southwest ... Zentrale fü r Unterrichtsmedien ref Independence After independence in 1951 the three provinces ... 1963. The provinces were then replaced by the Governorates of Libya Muhafazah governorates system ... of Libya Districts of Libya Governorates of Libya Notes Reflist Regions of Libya Category Provinces ... more details
Politics of Finland The state of Finland comprised six provinces Finnish language Finnish l nit , Swedish ... makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces was reduced from twelve to six ... did not follow the borders of the provinces. The provinces were abolished altogether on January 1, 2010 .... Provinces governed only state offices, such as the police. Most services, such as healthcare and maintenance ... Swedish language municipalities cooperate even if they do not share a border. Provinces of Finland, 1997&ndash 2009 class wikitable bgcolor efefef No. Coats of arms Provinces Finnish and br Swedish names Residence city Largest city Population 2003 Area km Merged Provinces 1997 Map valign center ... Province of Uusimaa Uusimaa , Province of Kymi Kymi , Province of H me H me rowspan 6 File FI provinces ... No changes small a. note aaa Some duties, which in Mainland Finland are handled by the provinces ... Islands are unilingually Swedish. small NOTOC The provinces that existed in 1917 or thereafter class wikitable Former provinces of the Republic of Finland colspan 3 name rowspan 2 dates of existence ... Finlands l n 1960&ndash 1997 &bull split off from the Provinces of Vaasa, H me, Mikkeli and Kuopio ... l n 1831&ndash 1997 &bull produced by splitting the Province of Uusimaa and H me br &bull merged into the Provinces ... by 1917 br &bull merged into the Provinces of Eastern Finland and Southern Finland Province of Northern ... Ule borgs l n 1634&ndash 2009 &bull one of the original provinces formed in 1634, though parts were ... Turun ja Porin l ni bo och Bj rneborgs l n 1634&ndash 1997 &bull one of the original provinces formed ... 1947 &bull one of the original provinces formed in 1634 br &bull underwent many changes since founding ..., administratives provinces were formed in Sweden, and therefore in Finland, which was a part of Sweden until 1809. Six of the provinces covered what is now Finland some of these also covered parts of what are now Sweden and Russia. The exact division of the country into provinces has fluctuated over ... more details
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