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
[edit | edit source]Australia
[edit | edit source]
- Swan River Colony → Western Australia (1832)
- Van Diemen's Land → Tasmania (1856)
- North Australia → Northern Territory (1931)
- Central Australia → Northern Territory (1931)
- Federal Capital Territory → Australian Capital Territory (1938)
Brazil
[edit | edit source]Canada
[edit | edit source]- Acadia → Nova Scotia
- Isle Saint-Jean → Prince Edward Island
- Upper Canada → Canada West → Ontario
- Newfoundland → Newfoundland and Labrador (2001)
- Red River Colony → Manitoba
- Province of Quebec → Lower Canada → Canada East → Quebec
Czechia
[edit | edit source]- Budějovický kraj → Jihočeský kraj (2001)
- Jihlavský kraj → Vysočina (2001) → Kraj Vysočina (2011)
- Brněnský kraj → Jihomoravský kraj (2001)
- Ostravský kraj → Moravskoslezský kraj (2001)[1]
France
[edit | edit source]- Centre → Centre-Val de Loire (2015)
Hong Kong
[edit | edit source]- Castle Peak → Tuen Mun
India
[edit | edit source]- Madras State → Tamil Nadu (1969) [2]
- Mysore State → Karnataka (1973) [3]
- Orissa → Odisha (2009) [4]
Indonesia
[edit | edit source]- Daerah Istimewa Aceh → Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2002) → Aceh (2009) [5][6]
- Irian Jaya → Papua (2002) [7]
- Irian Jaya Barat → Papua Barat (2007)
Ireland
[edit | edit source]- King's County → County Offaly (1922)
- Queen's County → County Laois (1922)
- County Donegal → County Tirconaill (1922) → County Donegal (1927)
Kazakhstan
[edit | edit source]- South Kazakhstan Region → Turkistan Region (2018)
Mozambique
[edit | edit source]- Lourenço Marques Province → Maputo Province (1976)
- Moçambique Province → Nampula Province (1975)
Pakistan
[edit | edit source]- North-West Frontier Province → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2010)
Philippines
[edit | edit source]- Compostela Valley → Davao de Oro (2019)[8][9]
- North Cotabato → Cotabato (1984)[10]
Serbia
[edit | edit source]- Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (1944–1968) → Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (1968–1990)
- Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija (1945–1963) → Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (1963–1968) → Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo (1968–1990) → Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (1990–present)
South Africa
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]Sweden
[edit | edit source]- Kopparberg County → Dalarna County (1997)
Thailand
[edit | edit source]- Khukhan province → Sisaket province (1938)[11]
- Krung Kao province → Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (1919)[12]
- Sawankhalok province → Sukhothai province (1939)[13]
United States
[edit | edit source]- Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Rhode Island (30 November 2020)
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