Only placenames or subcategories are permitted in this category and its subcategories. These are used for maintaining a valid placename list used for form autocompletion and other error checking. Please use the other placename categories to classify events or people by place.
A strict naming standard for this particular category tree is necessary for the correct operation of Familypedia software. These standards are actively enforced by administrators.
Pattern: [[Category:Valid name- {geography unit} of {placename}]] where:
geography unit = locality; county; or subdivision. No variations please.
place name = a place name which appears exactly as it does in the title of its English Wikipedia article. EG: "Netherlands" not "The Netherlands".
Note: Misnamed categories will be moved or deleted.
Terminology:
Nation-subdiv1 corresponds to the first level political subdivision of a sovereign nation's government. Examples: province, oblast, region, state, canton...
