Geographical Classification
The Geographical Classification outlines a standardised framework for categorising regions relevant to the natural rubber value chain.
| ------------ Country / Nation ----------- The highest level of geographic categorization, referring to a sovereign state or nation | ------ State / Province / Region ------ The second highest level, referring to the primary administrative divisions within a country. Generally 100-150km in width. | -------- Sub-Province / County ------- The third level, often referring to the local government administrative divisions within a state or province. Generally 75km in width. | ------------------- District ----------------- The fourth level, referring to populated areas that are a subset of the third level. Generally 25km in width. | --- Neighborhood / Sub-District --- The fifth level, referring to smaller subdivisions within a district. Generally 7km in width. |
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| Brazil | 26 States (Estados) | > 5.500 Municipalities (Municípios) | Districs (Distritos) | Bairros |
| Cambodia | 25 Provinces (Khaet) | 159 Districts ( Srok) | 1.600 Communes (Khum) | 14.000 Villages (Phum) |
| Cameroon | 10 Regions (Régions) | 58 Departments (Départments) | 360 Arrondissments: sub-divisions of departments, while communes are the local government units | 360 Communes: sub-divisions of departments, while communes are the local government units |
| China | 34 provinces (Shěng) | 300 Prefectures (Dìqū) | 2.800 Counties (Xiàn) | 40.000 Townships (Xiāng) |
| Columbia | 32 Departments (Departamentos) | 1.100 Municipalitites (Municipios) | Corregimientos: rural subdivisions within municipalities, acting as local government units in rural areas | Veredas: smallest administrative divisions, consisting of clusters of rural households or settlements) |
| Ghana | 16 Regions | 260 Districts (metropolitan, municipal, district assemblies) | Constituencies (electoral districts within districts) | Towns and villages |
| Guatemala | 22 Departments (Departamentos) | 340 Municipalities (Municipios) | Cantons (Cantones): rural subdivisions within municipalitites, acting as local government units in rural areas | Aledas: smallest administrative divisions, consisting of clusters of rural households or settlements |
| Guinea | 8 Regions (Régions) | 33 Prefectues (Préfectures) | 300 Sub-Prefectures (Sous-Préfectures) | Districts (Quartiers): smallest administrative unit, which are districts or neighborhoods within sub-prefectures |
| India | 28 States and 8 Union Territories | 700 Districts | Tehsils/Talukas: sub-districts or county-level administrative units | Blocks: community development divisions within Tehsils/Talukas |
| Indonesia | 34 Provinces | 514 Regencies (Kabupaten) | 7,000 Districts (Kecamatan) | 80.0000 Villages (Desa) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 14 Regions (Régions) | 31 Departments (Départements) | >500 Sub-Prefectures (Sous-Préfectures) | Villages |
| Liberia | 15 Counties (Kaunti) | 90 Districts (Distrik) | 400 Clans (Klan) | Towns (Taon) |
| Malaysia | 13 States (Negeri) and 3 Federal Territories (Wilayah Persekutuan) | 150 Districts (Daerah) | 500 Subdistricts | Mukims: consisting of groups of villages or towns. |
| Mexico | 32 States (Estados) | 2.400 Municipalities (Municipios) | Localities (Localidades): Cities, Towns, Villages and other populated areas | n.a. |
| Myanmar | 7 States (Pyi Ne) and 7 Regions (Taing Ne) | 70 Districts (Khum) | 330 Townships (Myaing) | Village Tracts (Ywa Gyi): group of villages |
| Nigeria | 36 States (Osun, Lagos, etc.) | 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) | Wards | Communites/ Villages |
| Philippines | 17 Regions (Rehiyon) | 81 Provinces (Lalawigan) | 146 Cities (Lungsod) and 1.488 municipalities (Bayan) | 42.000 Barangays: smallest administrative devision |
| Sri Lanka | 9 Provinces (Pahala) | 25 Districts (Jilla) | 256 Divisional Secretariats (Pradesha Secretariathaya) | >14.000 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GND) |
| Thailand | 4 Regions (Khet) | 77 Provinces (Changwat) | > 900 Districts (Amphoe) | > 7,000 Subdistricts (Tabon) |
| Vietnam | 8 Regions (Vùng) | 58 Provinces (Tỉnh) | 5 Cities (Thành phố) and >600 Districts (Huyện) | >11.000 Communes (Xã) and Wards (Phường |
| ------------ Country / Nation ----------- The highest level of geographic categorization, referring to a sovereign state or nation | ------ State / Province / Region ------ The second highest level, referring to the primary administrative divisions within a country. Generally 100-150km in width. | -------- Sub-Province / County ------- The third level, often referring to the local government administrative divisions within a state or province. Generally 75km in width. | ------------------- District ----------------- The fourth level, referring to populated areas that are a subset of the third level. Generally 25km in width. | --- Neighborhood / Sub-District --- The fifth level, referring to smaller subdivisions within a district. Generally 7km in width. |
