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Definition: Geographic hierarchy
Category: UN - Geographic Information Systems
In the context of census-mapping, a system of usually nested area units that are designed for administrative or data-collection purposes. For instance, a country is divided into provinces, which are divided into districts and so on to the lowest level, which may be the enumeration area. See also "Census geographic framework". http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Handbook_Geo_Infrastr_Supp_Census_Activ.pdf
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United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
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