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.
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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
- Newfoundland → Newfoundland and Labrador (2001)
Hong Kong
- Castle Peak → Tuen Mun
India
- Assam → Asom (2006) [1]
- Madras State → Tamil Nadu (1969) [2]
- Mysore State → Karnataka (1973) [3]
- Orissa → Odisha (2009) [4]
Indonesia
- Daerah Istimewa Aceh → Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2002) [5][6]
- Irian Jaya → Papua (2002) [7]
Ireland
- King's County → County Offaly (1922)
- Queen's County → County Laois (1922)
- County Donegal → County Tirconaill (1922) → County Donegal (1927)
Pakistan
- North-West Frontier Province → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2010)
Serbia
- Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (1944–1974) → Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (1974–1990)
- Autonomous District of Kosovo and Metohija (1946–1963) → Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (1964–1974) → Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo (1974–1990)
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
References
- ↑ The Hindu : Front Page : Assam is Asom
- ↑ The State Legislature - Origin a
- ↑ Kamat's Potpourri: A Brief History of Karnataka
- ↑ Times of India: Orissa is now Odisha
- ↑ Indonesia Provinces
- ↑ http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Indonesia-%20Population&AdminDivs-%202003.pdf
- ↑ BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Behind Irian Jaya's name change