Government level
The level a government sits at. It's worded to work in any country. Local names vary a lot - commune, municipio, kommun, ward, prefecture. Pick the closest term here, and put the local name in an identifier or alternateName instead of asking for a new one.
Part of the Core profile, used by Jurisdiction, GovernmentOrganization.
Terms
| Code | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
supranational |
Supranational | A body above the national level, like the European Union. |
national |
National | The country itself. Matches the country codes in ISO 3166-1. |
regional |
Regional | The first level below the country: a state, province, region, land, or canton. Matches ISO 3166-2. |
subregional |
Subregional | The second level below the country: a county, district, department, or prefecture. |
municipal |
Municipal | A local government: a city, municipality, commune, town, or borough. |
submunicipal |
Submunicipal | A part of a municipality: a ward, parish, neighbourhood council, or arrondissement. |
specialPurpose |
Special purpose | A body set up to do one job instead of govern an area, like a school district, transit authority, or water board. |
indigenous |
Indigenous | An Indigenous, tribal, or First Nations government. It stands on its own here instead of nesting under another level, because its authority doesn't always come from a territory. |