Municipalities

Dillon, Montana — county seat on the Beaverhead River Dillon, Montana Dillon is the county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, founded as a Union Pacific railroad town in 1880. It sits on the Beaverhead River and serves as a local center for educatio…

Dillon, South Carolina: regional center and county seat Dillon, South Carolina Dillon is a small city in northeastern South Carolina and the county seat of Dillon County. This entry summarizes its location, history, economy, institutions, transportation, and…

Dillwyn, Virginia — small town in Buckingham County Dillwyn, Virginia Dillwyn is a small, rural town in Buckingham County, Virginia. This article summarizes its setting, character, history, local life, and why it represents typical rural communities…

Dilsen‑Stokkem Dilsen-Stokkem Dilsen‑Stokkem is a Belgian municipality in Limburg, formed from several villages on the Maas plain. It combines residential communities, light industry, and riverine recreation ne…

Dimmitt, Texas: county seat and agricultural hub in the Texas Panhandle Dimmitt, Texas Dimmitt (pronounced DIM-it) is a small city and the county seat of Castro County in the Texas Panhandle. It serves as a local agricultural center and community focal point. Populat…

Dinan — medieval port town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany Dinan Dinan is a historic commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany, northwestern France, known for its preserved medieval centre, ramparts, timbered houses and river port on t…

Dinant: Belgian riverside town in Namur province Dinant Dinant is a picturesque Walloon town on the Meuse in Namur province, Belgium—known for its cliffs, citadel, the Collegiate Church and as the birthplace of instrument maker Adolphe…

Dindigul, Tamil Nadu Dindigul Dindigul is a city in Tamil Nadu, India, noted for its rock fort, lock and leather industries, agricultural hinterland and distinctive cuisine. It serves as the administrative cent…

Dinhard — municipality in the Winterthur district, canton of Zurich Dinhard Dinhard is a small municipality in the Winterthur district of the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Rural in character, it combines agricultural land, woodlands and residential villag…

Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia Dinslaken Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Known for its harness racing track, the Lohberg coal mine (now closed), and the residential areas H…

Dintikon (Aargau, Switzerland) Dintikon Dintikon is a municipality in the Lenzburg district of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. This entry summarizes its geography, history, economy, transport links, governance and loc…

Dinwiddie, Virginia Dinwiddie is a small unincorporated community and the county seat of Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It serves as a local administrative center with historical ties to the Civil War an…

Diocese (ecclesiastical district) Diocese A diocese is the principal territorial unit of church governance overseen by a bishop. This article explains its structure, history, functions, and variations across Christian trad…

Diomede, Alaska: Little Diomede Island community in the Bering Strait Diomede, Alaska Small Inupiat village on Little Diomede Island in the Bering Strait, noted for extreme remoteness, proximity to the International Date Line, subsistence culture, and minimal infras…

Dioști commune, Dolj County, Romania Dioști Dioști is a rural commune in Dolj County, southwestern Romania, in the historical region of Oltenia. It is a local administrative unit with agricultural economy, Orthodox cultural…

Diou, Allier Diou is a commune in the Allier department of central France (Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes). This article summarizes its location, administration, landscape, history and local character.

Dippoldiswalde — Town in Saxony, Germany Dippoldiswalde Historic town in Saxony near Dresden, formerly capital of Weißeritzkreis. A gateway to the Ore Mountains foothills, known for the Weisseritz heritage narrow‑gauge steam railway, ou…

Dire Dawa — Ethiopian chartered city and transport hub Dire Dawa Dire Dawa is a chartered city in eastern Ethiopia, founded around the Ethio–Djibouti Railway; it serves as a regional transport, commercial and educational center and is divided in…

Discord, Iowa — small unincorporated community in Woodbury County Discord, Iowa Discord is a small unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, known for a short-lived 19th-century post office and an unusual, uncertain place-name origin.

DISH, Texas Small town in Denton County, Texas, renamed from Clark after an agreement with Dish Network; noted for its corporate naming deal and later local environmental monitoring efforts.

Disney, Oklahoma Disney is a small incorporated town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. This article summarizes its setting, local character, historical context, community life, and notable distinction…

Dison (municipality in Liège, Wallonia) Dison Dison is a French-speaking municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, near Verviers. It had about 15,405 inhabitants in 2018 and has roots in the industrial developm…

Diss, Norfolk: market town on the River Waveney Diss Diss is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, known for its spring-fed Mere, historic market, and rail and road links to Norwich and London. Population around 6,900 (…

Dissangis (commune in Yonne, France) Dissangis Dissangis is a small rural commune in the Yonne department of central France. This article summarizes its location, typical features, local governance, history, economy, and points…

Dissay-sous-Courcillon Dissay-sous-Courcillon is a small French commune in the Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire region. This article summarizes its location, character, history, administration and loc…

Dissé-sous-Ballon: former commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire Dissé-sous-Ballon Dissé-sous-Ballon was a small rural commune in the Sarthe department of Pays de la Loire, western France. It was merged into Marolles-les-Braults on 1 January 2019 as part of local…

Dissé-sous-le-Lude — former commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire Dissé-sous-le-Lude Dissé-sous-le-Lude is a small locality in the Sarthe department of western France. It was an independent commune until 1 January 2018, when it merged into the commune of Le Lude.

District (administrative division) District A district is a defined territorial unit used for administration, services, elections or statistics. Its size, name and powers vary widely between countries and contexts.

District council (England) District council A district council is a form of local authority in England that delivers key local services—such as planning, housing, waste collection and local taxation—often operating within a…

Districts of Albania — historical administrative divisions Districts of Albania Overview of Albania's 36 districts: their role as former subnational units grouped into 12 counties, characteristics, historical change, and examples of notable districts.

Districts of Austria (political districts and statutory cities) Districts of Austria Administrative second-level divisions of Austria beneath the federal states; includes political districts (Bezirk) and statutory cities (Statutarstädte), their functions, history a…

Districts of Botswana Administrative structure of Botswana divided into 17 districts (10 rural, 7 urban), their governance, history, functions, and notable urban centres such as Gaborone and Francistown…

Districts of Djibouti Overview of Djibouti's second-level administrative units: the country's six regions subdivided into twenty districts, their roles, history, and practical significance.

Districts of England: structure, types, history and functions Districts of England An overview of England's district-level local government: types of districts, their responsibilities, historical development, and how they fit with counties and unitary authorities…

Districts of Germany (Kreise): structure, functions and varieties Districts of Germany An overview of German districts (Kreise): their types, responsibilities, governance, historical development, and how they differ from other sub‑state units.

Districts of Japan (gun): history, structure, and modern role Districts of Japan Administrative units called districts (gun) have existed in Japan since ancient times. Once local governments, they now serve mainly as geographic and statistical groupings between…

Districts of Nepal The 77 districts of Nepal are the country’s second-level administrative units beneath seven provinces; this article explains their organization, governance, subdivisions, history a…

Districts of Northern Ireland: local government areas and councils Districts of Northern Ireland Overview of Northern Ireland's districts and councils: origins (1973), later reforms (2015), council roles, electoral system (STV), civic titles such as mayors, lord mayor and hist…

Districts of Slovakia (Okresy) — organization, role, and history Districts of Slovakia Overview of Slovakia's districts (okresy): their structure, functions, recent administrative changes, relationship to regions and municipalities, and notable urban divisions like B…

Districts of Sri Lanka: structure, roles, history and notable examples Districts of Sri Lanka An overview of Sri Lanka's 25 districts—second‑level administrative units grouped into nine provinces—covering organization, governance, functions, history and notable districts.

Districts of Switzerland An overview of Swiss districts: their role as sub-cantonal units, varied names and functions across cantons, historical background, examples of organization, and distinctions from…

Districts of Wales (1974–1996): structure, functions and legacy Districts of Wales Summary of the 1974–1996 system of 37 Welsh districts created by the Local Government Act 1972, their responsibilities, status options and the 1996 change to unitary principal area…

Distrito Federal A federal district (Distrito Federal) is a special administrative area that houses a national capital and is governed with a distinct legal status separate from constituent states…

Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic) Distrito Nacional The Distrito Nacional is the special administrative district that contains Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. It functions as a municipality with attributes simi…

Dittingen — municipality in the district of Laufen, Basel-Landschaft Dittingen Dittingen is a small German-speaking municipality in the district of Laufen, canton Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. It combines rural landscape, local community life, and links to n…

Diusse — Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Diusse Diusse is a rural commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of southwestern France. This article summarizes its location, character, history, local economy and cultural contex…

Divandarreh: city in Iran's Kurdistan province Divandarreh Divandarreh is a Kurdish-speaking city in Iran's Kurdistan province. It serves as a local administrative center, has a mainly Muslim population, and a mixed agricultural and pastor…

Dives-sur-Mer Coastal commune in Calvados, Normandy, France, known for its estuary, medieval port tied to William the Conqueror's 1066 embarkation, timber market hall, and seaside tourism.