[Talk-GB] administrative divisions in the UK

[Michael Tsang]

Hi all,

I'm checking out the administrative divisions in the UK. They are mapped in 
the ground in England, Scotland and Wales. However, there are no subdivisions 
mapped in Northern Ireland.

Moreover, I have found that there are some inconsistencies between the UK and 
Ireland. For example, in Ireland, provinces are mapped with admin_level=5 and 
(ceremonial) counties (which currently no longer have an administrative 
function) are mapped with admin_level=6, while counties, in the local 
government sense, are mapped with admin_level=7. If we apply the same scheme 
into (the currently unmapped) Northern Ireland, it will be out of sync with 
what is mapped in Great Britain, where (ceremonial) counties are not mapped as 
administrative boundaries and counties, in the local government sense, are 
mapped with admin_level=6.

How should we deal with this, especially when administrative boundaries within 
NI are added?

Michael
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