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administrative divisions of Russia

vr.tr.administrative-divisions-of-russia · PHY.PLC

Let an agent handle Russian administrative divisions by type, name, codes and government, neutrally noting disputed claims and attributing positions, with official and international sources.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle Russian administrative divisions by type, name, codes and government, neutrally noting disputed claims and attributing positions, with official and international sources.

The system of administrative and territorial units of the Russian Federation, including federal subjects (republics, krais, oblasts, federal cities, an autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs), districts, municipalities and federal districts; some territories claimed by Russia are internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.

What it is for: Government administration, statistics and geography.

It can be identify the type of a Russian administrative unit; find codes such as OKATO or ISO 3166-2; understand federal structure in general terms; present disputed territories neutrally.

Distinguishing features

Asymmetric federal structure

Many unit types

Municipal and administrative layers

Includes disputed claims

What it looks like

Not physical; boundaries on maps and entries in registers.

How it is recognised

Republics, krais, oblasts, federal cities

ISO 3166-2:RU codes

Federal districts are supra-regional groupings

Related models

is a kind of - category

administrative territorial entity of a single country

is part of - country

Russian Federation

is coded by - codes

ISO 3166-2:RU

is related to - context

disputed territory

In practice

Families and kinds

republics

krais and oblasts

federal cities

autonomous oblast and okrugs

districts and municipal units

Identifiers

ISO 3166-2 RU-xxx subdivision codes

Standards and regulation

Constitution of the Russian Federation

UN General Assembly resolutions on territorial integrity of Ukraine

ISO 3166-2

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting disputed annexations as settled

Outdated unit lists

One-sided framing

Also called

city district in Russiacity/town in Russiadistrict of Moscowcity of federal subject significance of Russiatown of rayon significanceEconomic region of Russiamunicipal okrugclosed citycity of krai significancecity of okrug significancecity of oblast significanceurban-type settlement in Russiamilitary district of Russiawork settlement of Russiacity municipalityurban-type settlementmunicipal district in Russiaadministrative territorial entity of the Republic of Crimeaselsoviet of Russiavolost of Russiauluskozhuunadministrative divisions of the Altai RepublicFederal territory of RussiaAdministrative divisions of Primorsky Kraiadministrative divisions of Saint PetersburgAdministrative divisions of Irkutsk OblastAdministrative divisions of Tomsk OblastAdministrative divisions of the Sakha RepublicAdministrative divisions of Zabaykalsky KraiAdministrative divisions of Sakhalin OblastAdministrative divisions of Novosibirsk Oblastinter-settlement territoryAdministrative divisions of Kemerovo OblastAdministrative divisions of Omsk OblastAdministrative divisions of Tyumen OblastAdministrative divisions of Khabarovsk KraiAdministrative divisions of Perm KraiClassification of inhabited localities in RussiaAdministrative divisions of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Units Which unit.

Types differ.

Type

Kind of unit.

Type

Unit type.

  1. What type of administrative unit is this? definition
  2. What is its official name and code? provenance

Layers

Administrative and municipal.

Layers

Layers.

  1. Is this an administrative or municipal division? definition
  2. How do the two systems relate? definition
Status Recognition.

Some claims are disputed.

Disputed

Contested territories.

Disputed

Disputed territories.

  1. Is this territory internationally recognised as part of another state? provenance
  2. How do the UN and the parties describe it? provenance

Attribution

Neutral framing.

Attribution

Neutral framing.

  1. Are positions attributed to Russia, Ukraine and international bodies? boundary
  2. Is the text neutral? boundary
Government Authorities.

Structures vary.

Head

Regional head.

Head

Regional government.

  1. How is the unit governed, according to official sources? provenance
  2. Who is the current head? provenance

Changes

Mergers.

Changes

Changes.

  1. Has the unit been merged, renamed or reorganised? provenance
  2. When? provenance
Data Statistics.

Data need sources.

Population

Census.

Population

Population.

  1. What is its population, according to which census or estimate? measurement
  2. How reliable is the figure? boundary

Maps

Boundaries.

Maps

Maps.

  1. Which boundary data are used, and do they show disputed areas clearly? provenance
  2. Which convention does the map follow? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each federal subject be a separate entry?
  • How should disputed territories be displayed?
  • How should municipal layers be linked?
Draft as JSON