Western (country subdivision)

Western (country subdivision)

Many subnational entities are named West or Western, due to their location in their country. This lists all of the different types.

;Main lists:
*Western Province
*Western Region and West Region

;Other:
*Western Division, Fiji
*Western Division, The Gambia
*Western Australia
*West Malaysia
*Western Area, Sierra Leone
*West Greenland

;In other languages:
*Al Gharbiyah Region (Arabic for "Western") municipality, Bahrain
*Al Gharbiyah Governorate, Egypt
*Ouest Department, Haiti
*Oeste region in Portugal

;See also:
*West (disambiguation)


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