List of administrative division name changes
- List of administrative division name changes
This is a list of administrative divisions which changed their name over the course of history.
AUS
* Swan River Colony → Western Australia (1832)
* Van Diemen's Land → Tasmania (1856)
* North Australia → Northern Territory (1931)
* Central Australia → Northern Territory (1931)
* Federal Capital Territory → Australian Capital Territory (1938)
IND
* Assam → Asom (2006) [ [http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/28/stories/2006022806151200.htm The Hindu : Front Page : Assam is Asom ] ]
* Madras State → Tamil Nadu (1969) [ [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/history/history.htm The State Legislature - Origin a ] ]
* Mysore State → Karnataka (1973) [ [http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/history.htm Kamat's Potpourri: A Brief History of Karnataka ] ]
IDN
* Daerah Istimewa Aceh → Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2002) [ [http://www.statoids.com/uid.html Indonesia Provinces ] ] [http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Indonesia-%20Population&AdminDivs-%202003.pdf]
* Irian Jaya → Papua (2002) [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1740526.stm BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Behind Irian Jaya's name change ] ]
ZAF
"Note: These are approximations based on the four original provinces. Most of the old provinces were split across multiple new ones."
* Orange Free State → Free State
* Transvaal → Gauteng
* Natal → KwaZulu-Natal
References
See also
* List of city name changes
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