prefecture
Let an agent explain what prefecture means in each country or institution, identify the prefecture of a place, and describe its government and history with sources.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain what prefecture means in each country or institution, identify the prefecture of a place, and describe its government and history with sources.
An administrative division found in several countries and institutions, including the prefectures of Japan as first-level regions, the departmental prefectures of France as state offices under a prefect, the historical zhou prefectures of China, prefectures in Greece, Italy and Madagascar, and apostolic prefectures as missionary jurisdictions of the Catholic Church; the meaning depends on country and era.
What it is for: Administrative and ecclesiastical divisions called prefectures.
It can be explain prefecture types by country; identify the prefecture of a place; describe government and role; separate ecclesiastical senses.
Distinguishing features
Country-specific
Administrative or ecclesiastical
Historical depth
Codified
What it looks like
Not physical; boundaries on maps and offices.
How it is recognised
Division under a prefect or equivalent
Meaning varies by country
A province is a different term in many systems
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - French subdivisions
is related to - first-level divisions elsewhere
is related to - another national system
In practice
Families and kinds
prefectures of Japan
French prefectures as state offices
Chinese zhou and modern prefecture-level divisions
prefectures in other countries such as Greece and Madagascar
apostolic prefectures
Standards and regulation
National administrative codes
Canon law for apostolic prefectures
Statistical coding standards
Failure modes and hazards
Applying one country model to another
Confusing historical and current prefectures
Outdated boundaries
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.prefecture
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify Which prefecture.
Lookup.
Place
Prefecture of a place.
Place
Lookup.
- Which prefecture does this place belong to, and what is its code? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific prefecture? action
Sense
Which sense.
Sense
Sense.
- Is a Japanese, French, Chinese, other national or apostolic prefecture meant? boundary
- How does the term translate in this language? provenance
Govern Role and government.
Administration.
Role
What a prefecture does.
Role
Role.
- What does a prefecture govern in this country, and who leads it? provenance
- How does the French prefecture as a state office differ from the Japanese prefecture as a region? definition
Services
Services.
Services
Services.
- Which services and permits are handled at prefecture level here? provenance
- Where are the offices? provenance
History Origins.
Context.
Origins
Origins of the term.
Origins
Origins.
- Where does the term prefecture come from, and how did it spread to different systems? provenance
- What were Chinese zhou and zhili zhou? provenance
Changes
Reforms.
Changes
Reforms.
- How have prefectures been created, merged or abolished in this country? provenance
- Which are historical only? provenance
Church Apostolic prefectures.
Ecclesiastical sense.
Apostolic
Apostolic prefectures.
Apostolic
Apostolic prefectures.
- What is an apostolic prefecture in the Catholic Church, and how does it differ from a vicariate or diocese? definition
- Which exist today? provenance
Data
Codes and boundaries.
Data
Data.
- Where can boundary and code data for prefectures be obtained? provenance
- Which vintage applies? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each country system be a separate entry?
- How should code registers be linked?
- How should historical zhou be modelled?