ORG_0000049 - region¶
Label
region
Sub class of
Definition
A subdivision of the territory of a country
Definition source
Michael Conlon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-8447
Example
US states, counties, Candian Provinces, US Zip codes, US SMSAs, US time zone territories are all examples of regions.
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.
Term editor
Michael Conlon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-8447