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List of administrative division name changes

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This is a list of administrative divisions whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling.

Argentina

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  • Eva Perón → La Pampa (1955)
  • Presidente Perón → Chaco (1955)

Australia

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Brazil

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Canada

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Czechia

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Hong Kong

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  • Castle Peak → Tuen Mun

India

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Indonesia

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Ireland

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Kazakhstan

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Mozambique

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Serbia

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South Africa

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  • Natal → KwaZulu/Natal (27 April 1994) → KwaZulu-Natal (4 February 1997)
  • Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging → Gauteng (3 July 1995)
  • Orange Free State → Free State (3 July 1995)
  • Eastern Transvaal → Mpumalanga (20 September 1995)
  • Northern Transvaal → Northern Province (20 September 1995) → Limpopo (11 July 2003)
  • North-West → North West (4 February 1997)

South Korea

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Sweden

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Thailand

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United States

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/20541263/1804111043.pdf/fa893df8-9745-44ff-bf35-000a059a9bd5?version=1.0
  2. ^ The State Legislature – Origin a Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kamat's Potpourri: A Brief History of Karnataka
  4. ^ Times of India: Orissa is now Odisha
  5. ^ Indonesia Provinces
  6. ^ "INDONESIA | Population and Administrative Divisions" (PDF). www.pcgn.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14.
  7. ^ BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Behind Irian Jaya's name change
  8. ^ Fenequito, Armando Jr. (9 December 2019). "Compostela Valley is now Davao de Oro". Manila Bulletin. Intramuros, Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ^ Regalado, Edith (9 December 2019). "Residents vote for renaming of Compostela valley to Davao de Oro". The Philippine Star. San Dionisio, Parañaque: Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  10. ^ An Act Changing the Name of the Province of North Cotabato to Cotabato (Batas Pambansa 660). 7 March 1984.
  11. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัดและอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011.
  12. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามมณฑลกรุงเก่าและจังหวัดกรุงเก่า (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 35 (ก): 24–27. 1919-03-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008.
  13. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัดและอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 351–353. 1939-04-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008.

See also

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