administrative territorial entity of Sweden
Let an agent identify the level and type of a Swedish administrative or statistical unit, explain the hierarchy and its legal basis, relay codes and counts from official sources, and keep historical, cultural and current units distinct.
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.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify What type a unit is.
Type
Type and level.
Type
Type.
- What type is a given Swedish unit, and at what level does it sit? definition
- Is the unit administrative, statistical, cultural or historical? boundary
Hierarchy
Hierarchy.
Hierarchy
Hierarchy.
- How do counties, municipalities, parishes and statistical areas relate? definition
- Which entry fits the specific unit? action
Law Legal basis.
Basis
Legal basis.
Basis
Basis.
- Which laws define each level, and what powers do counties and municipalities hold? provenance
- Which entry fits Swedish local government? action
Reforms
Reforms.
Reforms
Reforms.
- How did the municipal reforms of the twentieth century and regional reforms change the units? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Data Codes and statistics.
Codes
Codes.
Codes
Codes.
- What codes identify units in official registers and in NUTS and LAU? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Urban
Urban areas and localities.
Urban
Urban.
- How does Statistics Sweden define urban areas and minor localities? provenance
- Which entry fits urban areas in Sweden? action
Context History and provinces.
Provinces
Provinces.
Provinces
Provinces.
- What are the historical provinces, and what role do they play today? provenance
- Which entry fits provinces of Sweden? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Swedish administrative divisions develop from medieval units? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.PLC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- registration district in Sweden, National Areas of Sweden, former administrative territorial entity in medieval Sweden, urban area of Gothenburg, municipal community in Sweden, minor locality in Sweden, stad, market town municipality of Sweden, Boroughs and districts of Gothenburg, secondary municipality
What it is Filled
A unit of administration or statistics in Sweden, including the 21 counties, the 290 municipalities, the parishes used for registration and statistics, statistically defined urban areas and minor localities, the national areas used for statistics, and historical units such as the provinces and the medieval divisions; the levels are defined by Swedish law and coded by Statistics Sweden and the Tax Agency.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent identify the level and type of a Swedish administrative or statistical unit, explain the hierarchy and its legal basis, relay codes and counts from official sources, and keep historical, cultural and current units distinct.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Counties and municipalities
- Parishes for registration
- Statistical urban areas and localities
- Cultural provinces as a separate layer
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Confuse provinces with counties.
- Use stale statistical boundaries without saying so.
- Mix historical and current units.
- Use parish registration data to identify individuals.
Only with a human decision
- Changing codes in a shared register or dataset.
May
- Look up Swedish administrative units and their codes from Statistics Sweden and the Tax Agency.
- Distinguish counties, municipalities, parishes and historical provinces.
- Map statistical units with their reference year.
Moral aspects Filled
- Boundaries determine services, taxes and representation for residents.
- Population registers hold personal data that must be protected.
Who is affected
- Residents
- Data users
- Local governments
Owners Filled
Steward
The Swedish state; Statistics Sweden and the Tax Agency hold official codes.
Master systems
- Swedish population register
- Swedish statistical classifications
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q3268571 - registry parent class
related
- administrative territorial entity of a single country - the registry category
- Swedish law - local government and statistics acts
- Statistics Sweden - the statistical office
- counties of Sweden - the top level
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.administrative-territorial-entity-of-sweden
- Wikidata: Q914262 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q914262)
- county and municipality codes: 2 and 4 digits official codes
- NUTS and LAU: SE codes statistical codes
Direct properties required Filled
- counties: 21 count
- municipalities: 290 count
Recognition required Filled
- County, municipality, parish, urban area or other unit in Sweden
- Defined by Swedish law and statistical practice
- Provinces are cultural and historical, not administrative
- Not a physical object; a category shown on maps and in registers.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify the type of a given unit
- explain the hierarchy and legal basis
- relay codes and counts
- distinguish historical from current units
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing provinces with counties
- Stale statistical boundaries
- Mixing historical and current units
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Local Government Act
- Population registration law
- Statistics Sweden definitions of urban areas
Context of use required Filled
- Organising administration and statistics in Sweden.
- counties and regions
- municipalities
- registration districts and parishes
- urban areas including that of Gothenburg, and minor localities
- national areas for statistics
- historical provinces and medieval units
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q914262: administrative territorial entity of Sweden - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Administrative divisions of Sweden - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each level be a separate entry?
- How should Statistics Sweden codes be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific and historical units; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q914262/spec.json