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ORG_0000049 - region
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.. topic:: Label

    region

.. topic:: Sub class of

    :doc:`doc-ORG_0000045`

.. topic:: Definition

    A subdivision of the territory of a country

.. topic:: Definition source

    Michael Conlon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-8447

.. topic:: Example

    US states, counties, Candian Provinces, US Zip codes, US SMSAs, US time zone territories are all examples of regions.

.. topic:: Editor's note

    This term is about the territory, not its governance.  It could be subclassed to define verious types of regions -- census tracts, zip codes, and others.

.. topic:: Term editor

    Michael Conlon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-8447