comarca
Noun
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comarca (plural comarcas)
A traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.
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Gastronomy The gastronomy of Cádiz includes stews and sweets typical of comarca and the city.
Before that, it was administered in the former insular council of Ibiza and Formentera (covering the whole group of the Pityusic Islands), but in a separate comarca (which already covered the current municipality of Formentera).
Between these two tiers, there are 41 comarques (singular, comarca), roughly equivalent to 'district' or 'county'.
Each comarca (rural district) produces a minor variation, and the major dairies produce an industrial product that is acceptable for people with sensitive digestion.
Indeed, a Court of Law organized by the state can encompass many municipalities in a single justice administrative division called comarca (county).
One of such territorial subdivision is the comarca (equivalent of a "district", "shire" or "county").