Subprefecture
Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below
prefecture or
province.
There are twelve Albanian prefectures, each of which is subdivided into several
districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures.
- Examples: District of Kor��, District of Sarand�
Burkina Faso
Examples: Djibasso Subprefecture
Examples: N'Gouri Subprefecture, Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture, and Massakory Subprefecture.
It was used in Qing Dynasty. Called
ting (廳 or 厅) in
Chinese, it is also on the same level as a
department (州) and a
district (縣). And is below prefecture (府).
Examples: Danshui Subprefecture (淡水廳 dan4 shui3 ting1) and Ga'malan Subprefecture (噶瑪蘭廳 ga2 ma3 lan2) (both in Taiwan).
Sous-pr�fecture is the capital city of arrondissement. The civil servant in charge is the sous-pr�fet.
Examples: Aix en Provence, Apt, Arles, Bayonne, Boulogne-Billancourt, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Cambrai, Ch�teau-Thierry, Cherbourg, Le Havre, Narbonne, Reims, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Omer, Sedan, Vichy
Examples:
Examples:
Japan also has subprefectures called 支庁 (shicho) or 庁 (cho) in Japanese depending on prefectures. They belong to prefectures and govern subordinate cities, towns or villages. Subprefectures are also translated as "Branch office" or "Branch of the Prefectural Government". See
Subprefectures of Japan.
Examples: Tsushima Subprefecture (Tsushima shicho)
Examples: Hacibektas Subprefecture.
Examples: Quang Hoa subprefecture (Thanh Hoa province)