Split

Simple Split

Definition

The dissolution of one municipality, whose territory is divided among two newly established municipalities, neither of which retains the legal or administrative aspects of the original entity.

Implication of the change

Before (year t):

• Municipality A (with id 1¹) exists as a separate entity with its own name, id, and territory

After (year t + 1):

• Municipality A was dissolved.
• Municipalities B and C were created, covering the territory of Municipality A.
• Municipalities B and C have their own names and ids, or one of them retains Municipality A’s id.

Visual overview

The number of municipal units involved is indicated in brackets under each description.

Example

Since 2020, the municipality (dímos in Greece) of Lesvos (id 5301) has been dissolved. Two new municipalities were created in its place: Dytiki Lesvos (id 5302) and Mytilini (id 5301), covering the entire territory of the former municipality of Lesvos. Dytiki Lesvos received a new id, while the id of Mytilini was retained from the former municipality of Lesvos (source). The case was registered in the metadata dataset under the id: gr-s-4-2019-2020.

Plots

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After

Multiple Split

Definition

The dissolution of one municipality, whose territory is divided among more than two newly established municipalities, none of which retains legal or administrative aspects of the original entity.

Implication of the change

Before (year t):

• Municipality A (with id 1) exists as a separate entity with its own name, id, and territory.

After (year t + 1):

• Municipality A was dissolved.
• Municipalities B, C, and D were created, covering the territory of Municipality A.
• Municipalities B, C, and D have their own names/ids, or one of them retains Municipality A’s id.

Visual overview

The number of municipal units involved is indicated in brackets under each description.

Example

Since 2020, the municipality (dímos in Greece) of Kefalonia (id 3501) has been dissolved. Three new municipalities were created in its place: Lixouri (id 3502), Sami (id 3503), and Argostoli (id 3501), covering the entire territory of the former municipality of Kefalonia. Lixouri and Sami received new ids, while the id of Argostoli was retained from the former municipality of Kefalonia. The case was registered in the metadata dataset under the id: gr-s-3-2019-2020.

Plots

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After

References

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1. By id we mean code identifier of the municipality. ↩