DivisionSubtype
Category of the division from a finite, hierarchical, ordered list of categories (e.g., country, region, locality, etc.) similar to a Who's on First placetype.
Values
country- Largest unit of independent sovereignty, e.g., the United States, France.dependency- A place that is not exactly a sub-region of a country but is dependent on a parent country for defence, passport control, etc., e.g., Puerto Rico.macroregion- A bundle of regions, e.g., England, Scotland, Île-de-France. These exist mainly in Europe.region- A state, province, region, etc. Largest sub-country administrative unit in most countries, except those that have dependencies or macro-regions.macrocounty- A bundle of counties, e.g. Inverness. These exist mainly in Europe.county- Largest sub-region administrative unit in most countries, unless they have macrocounties.localadmin- An administrative unit existing in some parts of the world that contains localities or populated places, e.g. département de Paris. Often the contained places do not have independent authority. Often, but not exclusively, found in Europe.locality- A populated place that may or may not have its own administrative authority.borough- A local government unit subordinate to a locality.macrohood- A super-neighborhood that contains smaller divisions of type neighborhood, e.g. BoCaCa (Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens).neighborhood- A neighborhood. Most neighborhoods will be just this, unless there's enough granular detail to justify introducing macrohood or microhood divisions.microhood- A mini-neighborhood that is contained within a division of type neighborhood.