List of administrative division name changes
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This is a list of administrative divisions which changed their name over the course of history.
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Australia
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- 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)
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Brazil
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India
- Assam → Asom (2006) [1]
- Madras State → Tamil Nadu (1969) [2]
- Mysore State → Karnataka (1973) [3]
- Orissa → Odisha (2009) [4]
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Indonesia
- Daerah Istimewa Aceh → Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2002) [5][6]
- Irian Jaya → Papua (2002) [7]
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South Africa
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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
[edit] References
- ^ The Hindu : Front Page : Assam is Asom
- ^ The State Legislature - Origin a
- ^ Kamat's Potpourri: A Brief History of Karnataka
- ^ Times of India: Orissa is now Odisha
- ^ Indonesia Provinces
- ^ http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Indonesia-%20Population&AdminDivs-%202003.pdf
- ^ BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Behind Irian Jaya's name change
