Political Subdivision Submitted Place Names

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Xeorxia (Country & Political Subdivision) Galician
Galician form of Georgia 1 and Georgia 2
Xeresa (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Xeresa is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Xiangkhouang (Political Subdivision) Lao
Means "horizontal city" in Lao.
Xiangkhouang (Political Subdivision) Lao
Means "horizontal city" from Lao ຊຽງ (siang) meaning "city, town" and ຂວາງ (khuang) meaning "horizontal, broad, wide". This is the name of a province of Laos.
Xian-kaan (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Wu)
Wu form of Hong Kong.
Xiaweiyi (Political Subdivision & Island) Chinese
Chinese form of Hawaii.
Xibraltar (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Gibraltar.
Xinjiang (Political Subdivision & Region) Chinese
Means "new frontier" from Chinese 新 (xīn) meaning "new" and 疆 (jiāng) meaning "boundary, border, frontier". This is the name of an autonomous region in western China as well as a historical region in Central Asia.
Xishuangbanna (Political Subdivision) Chinese
From Lü ᧑᧒ᦗᧃᦓᦱ or ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂᦗᧃᦓᦱ (sipsoangpanna) meaning "twelve-thousand fields", derived from ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂ (sipsoang) meaning "twelve", ᦗᧃ (pan) meaning "thousand" and ᦓᦱ (na) meaning "rice paddy, field"... [more]
Xuelan'e (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Selangor.
Yaang'na (Political Subdivision) Tongva
This is the name of a Tongva village under the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles and for the region Los Angeles. This village used to be a important trading center. The Los Angeles City Council in 2013 stated its support for the Tongva to have a government-to-government relationship with America.
Yahkaing (Political Subdivision) Burmese
Burmese form of Rakhine.
Yakute (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Yakutia.
Yakutia (Political Subdivision) English
From Russian Якутия (Yakutiya), which is from the name of the Yakut people. The ethnic name ultimately comes from Yаkо, the Evenki name for the Yakuts, which was eventually transferred to Russian... [more]
Yakutiya (Political Subdivision) Russian
Russian form of Yakutia.
Yakutsk (Political Subdivision) Russian
"Place" of the Yakut (from the Evenk "Yako," a term Russia uses to refer to the "Sakha" people, whose name (of Turkic origin) comes from words that mean "Edge, Collar")
Yala (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Derived from Malay jala meaning "net", ultimately from Sanskrit जाल (jala). This is the name of a province in southern Thailand as well as the region's capital city.
Yalabama (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Alabama.
Yalisangna (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Arizona.
Yamagata (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "mountain form" in Japanese.
Yamaguchi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "mountain opening, mouth of the mountain" in Japanese.
Yamanashi (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "mountain pear" in Japanese.
Yamoussoukro (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, French, Danish, Portuguese
In honor of Yamousso, a Baoulé queen and great-aunt of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993), with the addition of the suffix kro ("village"). This is the name of the de iure capital city of Côte D'ivoire, as well as the name of the district around it.
Yanghgangj (Political Subdivision) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Hong Kong via the Chinese form 香港 (Xiānggǎng).
Yaqi (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Aceh.
Yava (Political Subdivision & Island) Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Sanskrit, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Java.
Yazd (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Persian
Derived from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩⁩ (yzdty) meaning "god, divinity", ultimately from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata). This is the name of a province and city in Iran.
Yên Bái (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 安 (yên) meaning "safe" and 沛 (phải) meaning "copious".
Yên Bái (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 安 (yên) meaning "calm, peaceful" and 沛 (bái) meaning "abundant, full". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam.
Yilinuoyi (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Illinois.
Yipronta (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Gibraltar.
Yisifahan (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Isfahan.
Yogyakarta (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian
From Javanese ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (ngayogyakarta), itself derived from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhya) meaning "unconquerable, irresistible" (also referring to the mythical city of Ayodhya mentioned in Hindu texts such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata) and कृत (krta) meaning "done, made, accomplished"... [more]
Youngstown (Political Subdivision) English
Youngstown is a city in Ohio, USA.
Youta (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Utah.
Yperdneisteria (Political Subdivision & Region) Greek
Greek form of Transnistria.
Yspyhan (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Isfahan.
Yucatán (Political Subdivision & Region) Spanish
Most likely from Chontal Maya Yokot'an either meaning "I do not understand you" or "hear how they talk!", both phrases supposedly uttered by the Mayans when questioned by Spanish explorers. Alternately it may mean "land of yucas", referring to the edible tuber... [more]
Yuriria (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Body of Water) Mexican
Short form of Purépecha Yuririapundaro meaning "lake of blood" or "place of the bloody lake". This is the name of a lake, town and municipality in central Mexico, located in the 'Bajío', or lowlands, of Guanajuato (state)... [more]
Yutha (Political Subdivision) Thai
Thai form of Utah.
Yúukatan (Political Subdivision & Region) Indigenous American, Mayan
Yucatec Maya form of Yucatán.
Yuzhno-zakhalinsk (Political Subdivision) Russian
literally "South Sakhalin City" - a city in Sakhalin island, and the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located in the Far East part of Russia, situated north of Japan... [more]
Zacatecas (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Derived from Nahuatl zacatēcah meaning "people of the place of grass" or "where grass is abundant", ultimately from zacatl meaning "grass". This is the name of a state of Mexico.
Zagaing (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Sagaing.
Zamboanga (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Filipino, Chavacano, Cebuano, Tagalog, English, Spanish
Spanish form of Sinama Samboangan meaning "mooring place", derived from samboang meaning "mooring pole" and the place marker suffix -an. This is the name of a peninsula in the Philippines, as well as three provinces and a city located on the peninsula.
Zamora (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
The name of a Spanish city and municipality, possibly derived from Berber ⴰⵣⵎⵎⵓⵔ (azemmur) meaning "wild olive tree".
Zarzal (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
Name of a city in Colombia.
Zhibuluotuo (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Gibraltar.
Zinme (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Chiang Mai.
Zuid-Holland (Political Subdivision) Dutch
Dutch form of South Holland.