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
Australia
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- 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
Canada
- 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
- Budějovický kraj → Jihočeský kraj (2001)
- Jihlavský kraj → Vysočina (2001) → Kraj Vysočina (2011)
- Brněnský kraj → Jihomoravský kraj (2001)
- Ostravský kraj → Moravskoslezský kraj (2001)[1]
Hong Kong
- Castle Peak → Tuen Mun
India
- Madras State → Tamil Nadu (1969) [2]
- Mysore State → Karnataka (1973) [3]
- Orissa → Odisha (2009) [4]
Indonesia
- Daerah Istimewa Aceh → Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2002) → Aceh (2009) [5][6]
- Irian Jaya → Papua (2002) [7]
- Irian Jaya Barat → Papua Barat (2007)
Ireland
- King's County → County Offaly (1922)
- Queen's County → County Laois (1922)
- County Donegal → County Tirconaill (1922) → County Donegal (1927)
Kazakhstan
- South Kazakhstan Region → Turkistan Region (2018)
Mozambique
- Lourenço Marques Province → Maputo Province (1976)
- Moçambique Province → Nampula Province (1975)
Pakistan
- North-West Frontier Province → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2010)
Philippines
- Compostela Valley → Davao de Oro (2019)[8][9]
- North Cotabato → Cotabato (1984)[10]
Serbia
- 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
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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
Sweden
- Kopparberg County → Dalarna County (1997)
Thailand
- Khukhan province → Sisaket province (1938)[11]
- Krung Kao province → Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (1919)[12]
- Sawankhalok province → Sukhothai province (1939)[13]
United States
- Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Rhode Island (30 November 2020)
References
- ^ https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/20541263/1804111043.pdf/fa893df8-9745-44ff-bf35-000a059a9bd5?version=1.0
- ^ The State Legislature – Origin a Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kamat's Potpourri: A Brief History of Karnataka
- ^ Times of India: Orissa is now Odisha
- ^ Indonesia Provinces
- ^ "INDONESIA | Population and Administrative Divisions" (PDF). www.pcgn.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14.
- ^ BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Behind Irian Jaya's name change
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ An Act Changing the Name of the Province of North Cotabato to Cotabato (Batas Pambansa 660). 7 March 1984.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัดและอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011.
- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามมณฑลกรุงเก่าและจังหวัดกรุงเก่า (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 35 (ก): 24–27. 1919-03-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัดและอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 351–353. 1939-04-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008.