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subdistrict

subdistrict

1 4.5
A smaller area inside a district with its own local council
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌdɪstrɪkt/
  • Formal
translation icon : subdistrito
  • Residents of the subdistrict met to discuss community improvements and local issues.

Examples

  • The study was conducted from April to September 1992 in 20 rural villages in three subdistricts of Bogor, West Java.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The election will be held in each subdistrict to select representatives for the district council.

  • Each upazila, or subdistrict, field team had one senior person in charge.

    Academic text (1997)
  • John Sieh believed he knew what the people of Oahe Conservancy subdistrict wanted, and it was not another big water project.

    Blog text (24)
  • The mayors of Caylloma's 20 subdistricts estimated the losses to exceed $1.5 million.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Khulna district has fourteen Upazilas (subdistricts), of which six Upazilas border the forest.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The literacy rate of men in the subdistrict regional unit of which Naudada is a part was 60.1 percent, with a corresponding rate of 23.3 percent for females (Save the Children 1990).

    Academic text (2008)
  • The next largest enumeration category comprises 201 subdistricts or towns; then come 20 districts, including several villages and some towns (Rizal 2002).

    Academic text (2009)
  • Patients resided in 18 (19%) of the 96 subdistricts within Nakhon Phanom, and 10 (26%) patients resided in the same subdistrict.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The government divided the region into smaller subdistricts to ensure better management and distribution of resources.

Synonyms

ward
vssubdistrict
  • Formal
66 3.4

A district of a city used to choose local officials

is a smaller part of a larger district used beyond just cities or elections
subprefecture
vssubdistrict
  • Specialized
8.9

A local government area or office below a prefecture that manages local services

is a smaller area within a larger district rather than a higher regional unit

How Big

region
977 2.0
district
1.5
subdistrict
  • Formal
1 4.5
neighborhood
  • US
1.8

Surface Forms

subdistrict singular
subdistricts plural

Morphology

subdistrict = district (transparent) = sub + district

Productive prefix 'sub-' meaning 'under' or 'secondary' combined with 'district' yields the straightforward meaning 'a smaller or subordinate district'.

Etymology

The word subdistrict is made of sub- meaning 'under' and district meaning 'an area for local government'. So a subdistrict is a smaller area that sits under or inside a larger district.