- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Kazakhstan
- Mozambique
- Pakistan
- Serbia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- References
- See also
This is a list of administrative divisions whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling. Australia{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2008}}- 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)
Brazil- Guaporé → Rondônia (1946)
- Rio Branco → Roraima (1946)
Canada- Newfoundland → Newfoundland and Labrador (2001)
Hong Kong India- Assam → Asom (2006) [1]
- Madras State → Tamil Nadu (1969) [2]
- Mysore State → Karnataka (1973) [3]
- Orissa → Odisha (2009) [4]
Indonesia- Daerah Istimewa Aceh → Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2002) [5][6]
- Irian Jaya → Papua (2002) [7]
Ireland- King's County → County Offaly (1922)
- Queen's County → County Laois (1922)
- County Donegal → County Tirconaill (1922) → County Donegal (1927)
Kazakhstan - South Kazakhstan Region → Turkistan Region (2018)
Mozambique - Lourenço Marques Province → Maputo Province (1976)
- Moçambique Province → Nampula Province (1975)
Pakistan- North-West Frontier Province → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2010)
Serbia- Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (1944–1968) → Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (1968–1990)
- Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija (1945–1963) → Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (1963–1968) → Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo (1968–1990) → Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (1990–present)
South Africa{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2008}}- Natal → KwaZulu/Natal (27 April 1994) → KwaZulu-Natal (4 February 1997)
- Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging → Gauteng (3 July 1995)
- Orange Free State → Free State (3 July 1995)
- Eastern Transvaal → Mpumalanga (20 September 1995)
- Northern Transvaal → Northern Province (20 September 1995) → Limpopo (11 July 2003)
- North-West → North West (4 February 1997)
South Korea- Sabi → Soburi → Buyeo
- Tamra → Cheju → Jeju
References 1. ^The Hindu : Front Page : Assam is Asom
2. ^The State Legislature - Origin a {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413233934/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/history/history.htm |date=2010-04-13 }}
3. ^Kamat's Potpourri: A Brief History of Karnataka
4. ^Times of India: Orissa is now Odisha
5. ^Indonesia Provinces
6. ^http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Indonesia-%20Population&AdminDivs-%202003.pdf {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614193129/http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Indonesia-%20Population%26AdminDivs-%202003.pdf |date=2007-06-14 }}
7. ^BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Behind Irian Jaya's name change
See also - List of city name changes
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