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    "definition": "Any of the units into which Bangladesh is divided for administration, in a hierarchy of eight divisions, 64 districts and about 495 upazilas or subdistricts, below which rural areas are organised into union councils and wards, and urban areas into city corporations, municipalities called pourashavas and their wards; local government bodies are elected, and divisions and districts are headed by appointed commissioners and deputy commissioners.",
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      "relay counts and roles",
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      "Urban and rural tracks"
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      "Administrative units of India and Pakistan are separate systems"
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        "note": ""
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        "quantity": "upazilas",
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        "unit": "count",
        "note": ""
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        "quantity": "union councils",
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      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "administrative territorial entity of a single country",
        "why": "in registry terms"
      },
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        "relation": "is located in",
        "target": "Bangladesh",
        "why": "the country"
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        "relation": "is governed by",
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        "relation": "includes",
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      "Constitution of Bangladesh provisions on local government",
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      "Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics geocodes"
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      "Stale counts after reorganisations",
      "Confusing tiers",
      "Mixing elected and appointed roles"
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    "out_of_scope": [],
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        "Report the names, levels and codes of Bangladeshi administrative units from official gazettes and the statistics bureau.",
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        "Present an administrative boundary or unit name as current without checking the official gazette.",
        "Use outdated unit lists in ways that misallocate services or statistics.",
        "Assert a boundary in a disputed or newly reorganised area without the official notification.",
        "Attribute demographic or religious characteristics to residents of a unit without data."
      ],
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        "Using boundary data for electoral, land or relief allocation purposes."
      ]
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        "Administrative units decide where schools, clinics and relief go, so stale data leaves people out.",
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        "Residents of the units",
        "Local government officials",
        "People receiving public services"
      ]
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      "steward": "The government of Bangladesh; the statistics bureau and local government division keep the records.",
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        "Official gazette notifications",
        "National statistics bureau geographic codes"
      ]
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      "title": "Wikidata item Q2271985: administrative territorial entity of Bangladesh",
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      "checked_by": "wikidata-api"
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      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Administrative geography of Bangladesh",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_geography_of_Bangladesh",
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      "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink"
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        "id": "understand",
        "name": "Understand",
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        "rationale": "Definition.",
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            "id": "hierarchy",
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            "description": "Hierarchy.",
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                  {
                    "text": "How is Bangladesh divided into divisions, districts, upazilas, unions and wards?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the question about the structure or a specific unit?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "urban",
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            "description": "Urban units.",
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                "id": "urban-finding",
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                "description": "Urban.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How do city corporations, pourashavas and their wards fit into the system?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific unit?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
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              }
            ]
          }
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                "id": "roles-finding",
                "name": "Roles",
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                "questions": [
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                    "text": "What do commissioners, deputy commissioners and elected chairs and mayors do?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "law",
            "name": "Law",
            "description": "Legal basis.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "law-finding",
                "name": "Law",
                "description": "Law.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What laws establish and govern each tier?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits local government in Bangladesh?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "data",
        "name": "Data",
        "description": "Data and codes.",
        "rationale": "Sources.",
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            "description": "Geocodes.",
            "findings": [
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                "id": "codes-finding",
                "name": "Codes",
                "description": "Codes.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How are units coded and counted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
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            "id": "lists",
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            "description": "Lists of units.",
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              {
                "id": "lists-finding",
                "name": "Lists",
                "description": "Lists.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What are the eight divisions and 64 districts?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific division or district?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
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      {
        "id": "context",
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        "description": "History and reform.",
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            "description": "History.",
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                "id": "history-finding",
                "name": "History",
                "description": "History.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How did the structure develop from British and Pakistani administration to the present?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the history of Bangladesh?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "reform",
            "name": "Reform",
            "description": "Reform debates.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "reform-finding",
                "name": "Reform",
                "description": "Reform.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What reforms and debates surround decentralisation, with positions attributed?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the presentation neutral?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
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    "Should each tier be a separate entry?",
    "How should official geocodes be linked?",
    "The registry entry has merged aliases naming tiers; should they be split off?"
  ],
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    "findings": 8,
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}