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Aparish is anadministrative division used by severalcountries. To distinguish it from anecclesiastical parish, the termcivil parish is used in some jurisdictions, as noted below.
The table below lists countries which use this administrative division:
| Country or territory | Local name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | Parròquia | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Parish | ||
| Australia | Parish | Official use of parishes is done on a state-by-state basis Qld: Prior to the digitisation and renumbering of thecadastre of Queensland parishes were used on title documents. While they have never officially been abolished, they are no longer used except in historical contexts.[1] NSW: Utilised.[2] Vic: Utilised.[3] Tas: Used until the 20th century, when they were renamed to land districts. NT: Useshundreds instead WA: Not utilised. ACT: Not used since the establishment of the Territory | |
| Barbados | Parish | ||
| Bermuda | Parish | ||
| Canada | New Brunswick | Civil Parish | Subdivision of counties; current basis for rural census subdivisions. Formerly a governance unit. |
| Prince Edward Island | Parish | ||
| Quebec | Parish municipality | ||
| China | Macau | Freguesia / 堂區 | |
| Dominica | Parish | ||
| Ecuador | Parroquia | ||
| Estonia | Vald | ||
| Georgia | მუნიციპალიტეტი | ||
| Grenada | Parish | ||
| Guernsey | Parish | ||
| Ireland | Civil parish | In the Republic of Ireland, civil parishes continue to existfor statutory purposes only. | |
| Jamaica | Parish | ||
| Jersey | Parish | ||
| Latvia | Pagasts | ||
| Isle of Man | Parish | ||
| Montserrat | Parish | ||
| (Nordic countries) | Municipality | In Nordic countries, a rural administrative parish corresponds to the concept ofsocken orsogn, a predecessor to today'smunicipalities of Sweden,Finland,Norway andDenmark. | |
| Portugal | Freguesia | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Parish | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Parish | ||
| Spain | (Asturias,Galicia) | Parroquia | |
| Ukraine | район | ||
| United Kingdom | England | Civil parish | In all parts of theBritish Isles exceptScotland andWales, it is known as acivil parish to distinguish it from theecclesiastical parish.[5] In England, a (civil)parish council may choose to rename itself as atown council or as acommunity council. In Northern Ireland, civil parishes continue to existfor statutory purposes only. |
| Northern Ireland | Civil parish | ||
| Scotland (formerly) | Civil parish | ||
| Scotland | Community | ||
| Wales | Community | ||
| United States | Louisiana | Parish | The term "county" is used in 48US states, whileLouisiana andAlaska have functionally equivalent subdivisions calledparishes andboroughs respectively.[6] |
| South Carolina (formerly) | Parish | Until the late 19th century, theSouth Carolina Lowcountry was divided into parishes. Today all of South Carolina is divided into counties.[7] | |
| Venezuela | Parroquia | ||