# district (administrative)

a region that is a part of a big region and has its own boundary

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: district

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [region](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-region.spatial), [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation)

**Through:** The part of a region together with its boundary makes a distinct area of a big region.

**Novel properties:**
- administrative identity
- local governance

## Examples
- The 9th arrondissement in Paris has its own city hall and elected council, distinct within the larger Île-de-France region. *(institutions)*
- The Special Economic Zone in Shenzhen, China, operates under different laws than surrounding Guangdong province. *(economics)*
- The Gila National Forest in New Mexico is partitioned into ranger districts, each managing its own land boundary. *(geography)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-district.administrative.json*  
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