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province

vr.tr.province · PHY.PLC

Let an agent handle provinces by country, name, code, government, population and history, separating ecclesiastical and historical senses.

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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 provinces by country, name, code, government, population and history, separating ecclesiastical and historical senses.

An administrative division within a country or state, used in many countries such as Canada, China, Argentina, the Netherlands and the Philippines; also historical and ecclesiastical provinces.

What it is for: Organising government and administration.

It can be identify provinces and their codes; find provincial government information; compare population and area; trace historical boundary changes.

Distinguishing features

First- or second-level division

Powers vary by country

Often has its own government

Boundaries change over time

What it looks like

Not physical; shown on maps as bounded regions.

How it is recognised

ISO 3166-2 subdivision codes

Provincial capitals and governments

Ecclesiastical provinces are church units

Related models

is a kind of - category

administrative territorial entity

is part of - parent

country

contains - subdivision

municipality

is confused with - another sense

ecclesiastical province

In practice

Families and kinds

provinces of federations

provinces of unitary states

historical provinces

ecclesiastical provinces

Identifiers

ISO 3166-2 country code plus subdivision codes

Standards and regulation

ISO 3166-2

National constitutions and local government law

Failure modes and hazards

Outdated boundaries

Confusing provinces across countries

Also called

province of New Zealandprovince of Irelandhistorical province of Franceecclesiastical provinceformer provinces of Vietnamprovince of SwedenEastern Catholic ecclesiastical provinceRoman Catholic ecclesiastical provinceprovince of the Netherlandsprovince of Belgiumprovince of Spainoblast of Bulgariaprovince of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetiaprovince of Chileprovince of Brazilprovince of Kenyaprovince of Japanprowincjaprovince of Flandersprovince of Walloniaoversea province of Spainprovince of Cataloniahistorical province of SpainProvincial deputation in Spanish Americaprovinces of PrussiaJōkokuShōkokuChūgokuTaikokumiketsukunichigyōkokuformer province of Hokkaidōprovince of South Africaprovince of Thailandprovince of Canadastate of Sudanprovince of AlgeriaProvinces of Koreaprovince of Papua New Guineaprovince of Bolivia

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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.

Identity Which province.

Codes identify.

Name

Province name.

Name

Province identity.

  1. Which province and country is meant? definition
  2. What is its ISO 3166-2 code? provenance

Capital

Seat.

Capital

Capital.

  1. What is the provincial capital? provenance
  2. Has it changed? provenance
Government Powers.

Powers vary.

Powers

Competences.

Powers

Provincial powers.

  1. Which powers does the provincial government have? provenance
  2. Which are national? definition

Services

Contact.

Services

Provincial services.

  1. Which services does the province provide? provenance
  2. How can residents contact it? action
Data Statistics.

Data needs dates.

Population

Census.

Population

Population.

  1. What is its population, according to which census? measurement
  2. How current is it? provenance

Area

Size.

Area

Area.

  1. What is its area? measurement
  2. From which source? provenance
History Changes.

Boundaries change.

Changes

Boundaries.

Changes

Boundary changes.

  1. When did its boundaries last change? provenance
  2. Which former units did it include? provenance

Senses

Disambiguation.

Senses

Other senses.

  1. Is an ecclesiastical or historical province meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each province be a separate entry?
  • How should boundary changes be modelled?
  • How should church provinces be split off?
Draft as JSON