Division (country subdivision)

A division is a type of administrative division of some Asian and African countries, as well as a sub-division of entities in England. Some have been dissolved or been renamed.

Administrative divisions

Group	Continent	Level	Note
divisions of Bangladesh	Asia	1st	after Districts of Bangladesh
divisions of Cameroon (also called departments)	Africa	2nd	below provinces of Cameroon
divisions of the Gambia	Africa	1st	renamed to regions
divisions of India	Asia	2nd	below states of India
divisions of Malaysia	Asia	2nd	subdivisions of two of the states of Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak
divisions of Myanmar	Asia	1st	renamed to regions, per 2008 Constitution
divisions of Pakistan	Asia	2nd	below Provinces of Pakistan dissolved in 2000, partially re-established in 2008
divisions of Tanzania	Africa	3rd	below regions and districts

England

Some of the hundreds and wapentakes in England (both historic subdivisions of the historic counties) were subdivided into divisions. Also a number of the Wards of the City of London are, or were, divided into two divisions.