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Election District (AMB_22)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: amb_22.ttl

Name

electionDistrict

Attribute

AMB Special Administrative Unit

Definition

An administrative district established by a national government, in which an electoral constituency resides that elects a single member of a congress.

Description

In the United States it is a territorial division of a state whose residents are entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives. The division is based on population determined during a census conducted every ten years; the process of subsequently establishing the division is termed 'reapportionment'.

Accepted

2016-03-22

Allowed for

• FA003 Administrative Division

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_04488 Congressional District
• RWO_04491 Election District

Mappings

• osm#boundary=political-polygon: FA003 (AMB_22) closeMatch boundary=political (polygon)

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.

OSM mappings: OSM_to_DGIF_V3.csv of che-dgif-interlis-tools. Licence: MIT, © 2026 Michael Lanini (swisstopo). See the FAQ.