what is the mean of District ?

Answer 1

You know it is not possible to have a good administration,& good develoment in a big area, so the country ie devided in smller units "STATES", which again are big, So again devided in more small areas, "DIVISIONS" ,Still problem remains unsolved, so further division" DISTRICTS". Administration is done by District Collectors with the help of subordinate looking to smaller area.

Answer 2

District= a place which was divided on the basis of gegraphy fo the purpose of adminstration.
District= a place which was divided on the basis of common feaaaturs like industrial district.

Answer 3

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1.A division of an area, as for administrative purposes
2.A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature: went to the lake district for their vacation.

Answer 4

a state is divided into districts for administrative convenience

Answer 5

Definitions of district on the Web:

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
zone: regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Districts are a form of local government in several countries.


The district (郡; gun) was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States. It was ranked at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. The district was initially called kōri and has ancient roots in Japan. Although the Nihon Shoki claims they were established dring the Taika Reforms, kōri was originally written 評. ...


The Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts.

Geographic areas into which the United States and its territories are divided for the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s field operations or one of three overseas offices located in Rome, Bangkok, and Mexico City. Each District Office, headed by a District Director, has a specified service area that may include part of a state, an entire state, or many states. District Offices are where most INS field staff are located. ...

A geographical area designated for representation by a senator and/or representative. Legislative districts are drawn to ensure that a nearly equal number of constituents reside in each legislator’s district, and are re-drawn by a specially-appointed legislative committee every ten years to accurately reflect changes in population.

A geographic division of the state made on the basis of population and in accordance with conditions dictated by state law and the state constitution.

The area of the state represented by a legislator. Each district is determined by population and is designated by a number. There are 40 Senate districts and 80 Assembly districts.

A terms used to classify neighborhoods according to their use: residential, commercial, industrial, etc.

An area geographically set apart for a specific purpose, such as a congressional district or drainage district. The boundaries of one may overlap the other.

A group of chapters, usually three to six, located within a geographic area of a state Junior Chamber organization.

A district is a portion of a community identified on the locality’s zoning map within which one or more principal land uses are permitted along with their accessory uses and any special land uses permitted by the zoning provisions for the district.

One of the 16 geographic and administrative regions of the Society.

The geographic area from which a US House member or state legislator is elected.

Administrative area consisting of colonies (qv) and households, controlled by the District Governess. Usually a group of Aristasians in regular social contact will form a District. Children of the Void is a story of the daily life of the semi-fictional District of Maryhill.

A subdivision of the state or of a county, city or other unit of local government in which all registered voters residing within the district are entitled to participate in the election of one or more candidates to serve as the district's representatives. [top]

A subdivision of a military Department.

An office of the USGS, Water Resources Division, located in any of the States or territories of the United States.

Each Council is divided into a number of Districts. Pack 114 is part of the Goldenrod District. Mr. Larry Koubsky is our District Executive, and oversees the activities of all Units in the District.

The boundaries that define the constituency of an elected official.

A territorial division composed of schools by county or city, organized for administrative purposes.

a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development.

This is subdivision within a fire department. This is usually comprised of several battalions. Some fire departments use the term "district" to describe a group of resources made up of companies. This is more commonly referred to as a battalion in the US. In Canada the word district is usually used in place of the word battalion.

one of the veryfew tax-based economic development incentives allowed in the Stateof New Hampshire. Communities may declare a district where taxvaluations are "frozen" at the current level. Increasedvaluation from property improvements and new construction areput aside into a fund that allows for bonding of local infrastructureimprovements without directly impacting the local tax rate.

any one of the parts into which an area, such as a city, is divided for some special purpose


the territorial area known as the District of Columbia or the municipal government of the District of Columbia, as the context may require.

geographic area(s); specifically, groups of UM churches within defined geographic areas. There are 518 UM districts within the United States.