Mesoregion (geography)

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A mesoregion is a medium-sized region between the size of a city or district and that of a nation. [1] Examples of conceptual mesoregions in Southeast Europe include Epirus, Istria, and Kosovo etc. [1] An example of the official usage of the term is Mesoregion (Brazil), a grouping of municipalities for statistical purposes.

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  1. 1 2 Klaus Roth; Ulf Brunnbauer (1 October 2009). Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 19–. ISBN   978-3-8258-1387-1.