subdistrict
- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌdɪstrɪkt/
- Formal
- Residents of the subdistrict met to discuss community improvements and local issues.
Examples
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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.
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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).
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The next largest enumeration category comprises 201 subdistricts or towns; then come 20 districts, including several villages and some towns (Rizal 2002).
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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
A district of a city used to choose local officials
A local government area or office below a prefecture that manages local services
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Morphology
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.