…England and Wales were divided into 52 geographical counties, 58 administrative counties, and 83 county boroughs. However, since 1973-75, the county system has been significantly reformed throughout the UK, and the old counties and county cities have been merged and abolished, and Greater London, 6 metropolitan counties, and 47 non-metropolitan counties have been created in England and Wales. Scotland has been divided into 9 regions and 3 island areas, and Northern Ireland has been divided into 26 districts. However, in the case of England, the geographical counties are generally the basis, so it can be said that the old counties are still in existence. … From 【Rose】…The term borough came to refer to incorporated cities for internal governance. However, in 1974, boroughs were abolished except for those in Greater London, and local government functions were completely handed over to the newly established districts, which were subdivisions of counties. Of course, this did not mean that boroughs were deprived of the privileges they once had, and districts can be granted borough status in special cases, but in principle, boroughs have continued to have the practical meaning of population and economic centres. … *Some terms that mention "district" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…イングランドとウェールズは地理上のカウンティとしては52に区分され,行政上の単位としては〈行政上のカウンティadministrative county〉が58,それと同格の〈カウンティ都市county borough〉が83あった。しかし1973‐75年以来,イギリス全体でこのカウンティ制にかなり大幅の改革が行われ,従来のカウンティ,カウンティ都市が統廃合され,新たにイングランドとウェールズでは,大ロンドンGreater London,6大都市圏カウンティmetropolitan county,47非大都市圏カウンティnon‐metropolitan countyが生まれ,スコットランドは9地方regionと3島区island areaに,北アイルランドは26地区districtに区分された。ただしイングランドについて言えば,一般的には地理上のカウンティがその基礎に置かれており,したがって旧来のカウンティは事実上生き続けていると言えよう。… 【バラ】より…バラは都市内部の統治に関して法人化されている都市を指すようになっていくのである。しかし1974年には,バラは大ロンドン内のバラを除いてなくなり,地方統治機能をカウンティの下級区分である新設の地区districtに完全に譲った。もちろん,これによりかつてバラが有していた特権も同時に奪われたわけではないし,また特別の場合には地区にバラの資格を与えることも認められているが,原則としてバラは以後,人口と経済の中心地という実質的意味のみもち続けている。… ※「district」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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