This is a list of administrative divisions whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling.
Argentina
editAustralia
edit- 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)
Brazil
editCanada
edit- Acadia → Nova Scotia
- Isle Saint-Jean → Prince Edward Island
- Upper Canada → Canada West → Ontario
- Newfoundland → Newfoundland and Labrador (2001)
- Red River Colony → Manitoba
- Province of Quebec → Lower Canada → Canada East → Quebec
Czechia
edit- Budějovický kraj → Jihočeský kraj (2001)
- Jihlavský kraj → Vysočina (2001) → Kraj Vysočina (2011)
- Brněnský kraj → Jihomoravský kraj (2001)
- Ostravský kraj → Moravskoslezský kraj (2001)[1]
France
edit- Centre → Centre-Val de Loire (2015)
Hong Kong
edit- Castle Peak → Tuen Mun
India
edit- Madras State → Tamil Nadu (1969) [2]
- Mysore State → Karnataka (1973) [3]
- Orissa → Odisha (2009) [4]
Indonesia
edit- Daerah Istimewa Aceh → Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2002) → Aceh (2009) [5][6]
- Irian Jaya → Papua (2002) [7]
- Irian Jaya Barat → Papua Barat (2007)
Ireland
edit- King's County → County Offaly (1922)
- Queen's County → County Laois (1922)
- County Donegal → County Tirconaill (1922) → County Donegal (1927)
Kazakhstan
edit- South Kazakhstan Region → Turkistan Region (2018)
Mozambique
edit- Lourenço Marques Province → Maputo Province (1976)
- Moçambique Province → Nampula Province (1975)
Pakistan
edit- North-West Frontier Province → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2010)
Philippines
edit- Compostela Valley → Davao de Oro (2019)[8][9]
- North Cotabato → Cotabato (1984)[10]
Serbia
edit- Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (1944–1968) → Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (1968–1990)
- Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija (1945–1963) → Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (1963–1968) → Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo (1968–1990) → Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (1990–present)
South Africa
edit- Natal → KwaZulu/Natal (27 April 1994) → KwaZulu-Natal (4 February 1997)
- Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging → Gauteng (3 July 1995)
- Orange Free State → Free State (3 July 1995)
- Eastern Transvaal → Mpumalanga (20 September 1995)
- Northern Transvaal → Northern Province (20 September 1995) → Limpopo (11 July 2003)
- North-West → North West (4 February 1997)
South Korea
editSweden
edit- Kopparberg County → Dalarna County (1997)
Thailand
edit- Khukhan province → Sisaket province (1938)[11]
- Krung Kao province → Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (1919)[12]
- Sawankhalok province → Sukhothai province (1939)[13]
United States
edit- Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Rhode Island (30 November 2020)
References
edit- ↑ "Wayback Machine". www.czso.cz. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ "The State Legislature - Origin a". www.assembly.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "$PageTitle$". www.kamat.com. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "Orissa now Odisha, Oriya becomes Odia". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "Indonesia Provinces". statoids.com. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "INDONESIA | Population and Administrative Divisions" (PDF). www.pcgn.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14.
- ↑ "Behind Irian Jaya's name change". 2002-01-03. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ Fenequito, Armando Jr. (9 December 2019). "Compostela Valley is now Davao de Oro". Manila Bulletin. Intramuros, Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ↑ Regalado, Edith (9 December 2019). "Residents vote for renaming of Compostela valley to Davao de Oro". The Philippine Star. San Dionisio, Parañaque: Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ↑ An Act Changing the Name of the Province of North Cotabato to Cotabato (Batas Pambansa 660). 7 March 1984.
- ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัดและอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011.
- ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามมณฑลกรุงเก่าและจังหวัดกรุงเก่า (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 35 (ก): 24–27. 1919-03-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008.
- ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัดและอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 351–353. 1939-04-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008.