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Most provinces have only one class of second-level division, the countyship. | Most provinces have only one class of second-level division, the countyship. | ||
Provincial laws sometimes define other classes of second-level administrative divisions distinct from but hierarchically equivalent to countyships. The most common of these is the '''free city''' (''víutisar''), which is typically a populous, thoroughly urbanised municipality of special significance that is beyond the jurisdiction of any countyship. Free cities exist in [[Ventarya]] (X such cities), [[Hanoram]] (two cities), [[Suderavia]] (one city), [[ | Provincial laws sometimes define other classes of second-level administrative divisions distinct from but hierarchically equivalent to countyships. The most common of these is the '''free city''' (''víutisar''), which is typically a populous, thoroughly urbanised municipality of special significance that is beyond the jurisdiction of any countyship. Free cities exist in [[Ventarya]] (X such cities), [[Hanoram]] (two cities), [[Suderavia]] (one city), [[Xula]] (one city), [[Asperidan]] (one city), [[Sydona]] (one city), and the [[District of Coīnvra]] (one city). | ||
Some sparsely-populated areas or frontier regions may be designated as '''districts''' (''distriktuv'') or '''peripheries''' (''rymnivera''). This is usually indicative of a smaller, weaker governmental apparatus with greater dependency on the provincial government than the subject's countyships. Districts exist in [[Verastia Territory]], [[West Rhuon]], and various parts of Kiravian Crona. | Some sparsely-populated areas or frontier regions may be designated as '''districts''' (''distriktuv'') or '''peripheries''' (''rymnivera''). This is usually indicative of a smaller, weaker governmental apparatus with greater dependency on the provincial government than the subject's countyships. Districts exist in [[Verastia Territory]], [[West Rhuon]], and various parts of Kiravian Crona. | ||