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28-420: This is a distinct canine population, it is a native to the comarca of Garafía , on the island of La Palma, where it was used by shepherds to bring the herds of goats . Because of this, the animal thrives well in steep and rocky areas. It has very heterogeneous characteristics, because there has only been performed a functional selection. Its core competency is the grazing of goats and sheep in rugged terrain, by

56-553: A country is sometimes called the " first-level (or first-order ) administrative division" or "first administrative level". Its next subdivision might be called "second-level administrative division" or "second administrative level" and so on. An alternative terminology is provided by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics which terms the principal division as the second level or NUTS-2. Administrative divisions are conceptually separate from dependent territories , with

84-406: A number of smaller entities. Within those entities are the large and small cities or towns, which may or may not be the county seat . Some of the world's larger cities culturally, if not officially, span several counties, and those crossing state or provincial boundaries have much in common culturally as well, but are rarely incorporated within the same municipal government. Many sister cities share

112-660: A particular independent sovereign state is divided. Such a unit usually has an administrative authority with the power to take administrative or policy decisions for its area. Usually, sovereign states have several levels of administrative division. Common names for the principal (largest) administrative divisions include: states (subnational states, rather than sovereign states), provinces , lands , oblasts and regions . These in turn are often subdivided into smaller administrative units known by names such as comarcas , raions or districts , which are further subdivided into municipalities , communes or communities constituting

140-478: A province and considered equivalent to a corregimiento . The term comarca is used in several regions in Spain: In other places, such as Extremadura , the comarca may refer simply to a loosely-defined region. Because of the word's long-standing use, comarca is sometimes used as the basis for the promotion of tourism with emphasis on local cultural tradition and history. Some Spanish-language editions of

168-427: A province, region, canton, land, governorate, oblast, emirate, or country. Administrative units that are not federated or confederated but enjoy a greater degree of autonomy or self-government than other territories within the same country can be considered autonomous regions or de facto constituent states of that country. This relationship is by some authors called a federacy or asymmetric federalism . An example

196-467: Is (by area or population), the fewer levels of administrative divisions it has. For example, Vatican City does not have any administrative subdivisions, and Monaco has only one level (both are city-states ), while such countries as France and Pakistan have five levels each. The United States is composed of states, possessions, territories , and a federal district , each with varying numbers of subdivisions. The principal administrative division of

224-760: Is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal , Spain , and some of their former colonies, like Brazil , Nicaragua , and Panama . The term is derived from the term marca , meaning a "march, mark" , plus the prefix co - , meaning "together, jointly". The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada ( IPA: [reðoˈlaða] ) and in Basque as eskualde ( IPA: [es̺kualde] ). In addition, in Galician , comarcas are also called bisbarras ( IPA: [bizˈβarɐs] ). Although

252-730: Is no fixed rule, for " all politics is local " as is perhaps well demonstrated by their relative lack of systemic order. In the realm of self-government, any of these can and does occur along a stretch of road—which for the most part is passing through rural, unsettled countryside. Since the terms are administrative political divisions of the local regional government, their exact relationship and definitions are subject to home rule considerations, tradition, as well as state statute law and local governmental (administrative) definition and control. In British cultural legacy, some territorial entities began with fairly expansive counties which encompass an appreciably large area, but were divided over time into

280-457: Is tawny or alobada. Puppies are born brown, changing color as adults, appearing in some cases white hairs or spots on the chest, toes or tail tip, usually disappearing to grow. The hair is abundant and more or less long. Sometimes it is soft while in other cases it is rough. It accumulates at the base of the ears, neck, tails, tail and the edges of the legs. The tail is usually crowded with hair, taking sabre shape being slightly curled, but never on

308-479: Is the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan within Uzbekistan . Due to variations in their use worldwide, consistency in the translation of terms from non-English to English is sometimes difficult to maintain. In many of the following terms originating from British cultural influence, areas of relatively low mean population density might bear a title of an entity one would expect to be either larger or smaller. There

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336-541: The comarca now is the basic territorial division in the judicial system. It corresponds to the territorial area of jurisdiction of a court of first instance. The comarca may correspond to a municipality or group several small municipalities together. Presently, in Brazil, there are 2,680 comarcas . A judiciary organization reform implemented in Portugal in 2014 reduced the number of comarcas from 231 to 23. According to

364-520: The British writer J. R. R. Tolkien 's works use the term La Comarca as a translation for the English " The Shire ". Administrative division List of forms of government Administrative divisions (also administrative units , administrative regions , #-level subdivisions , subnational entities , or constituent states , as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which

392-536: The Crown in the district. In the 19th century, the comarcas were replaced by separate administrative and judicial divisions to reflect the implementation of the separation of executive and judicial powers. The new administrative divisions became the administrative districts and the new judicial divisions kept the name comarca . In Brazil, Portugal, and some other countries of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries,

420-520: The English word " county " and its near synonym " shire " have similar meanings, they are usually translated into Spanish and Portuguese as condado , a term which in the Iberian Peninsula refers only to regions historically ruled by a conde ( count or earl ). However, "comarca" is occasionally used such as in the Spanish Misplaced Pages entry for comarca and some translations of The Lord of

448-554: The Rings (see below). In the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), comarcas are used as follows. From the Middle Ages until the 16th century, the comarcas corresponded to the large administrative divisions of Portugal. There were six such traditional divisions: Entre-Douro-e-Minho , Trás-os-Montes , Beira , Estremadura , Alentejo and Algarve , of which the last had

476-533: The back. The character of Pastor Garafiano is docile and friendly. When it meets strangers shows a typical attitude: barking, folding ears, tail movements and turns in the head showing the corner of its mouth in a smile. It is quiet and restful appearance but it becomes very active while performing any physical activity. Comarca A comarca ( Spanish: [koˈmaɾka] , Portuguese: [kuˈmaɾkɐ] , Catalan: [kuˈmarkə] , Galician: [koˈmaɾka̝] )

504-399: The cities of Torreón , Coahuila , Gómez Palacio and Lerdo Durango . In Panama, the comarca indígena is an administrative region for an area with a substantial Amerindian population. Four comarcas ( Emberá-Wounaan , Guna Yala , Naso Tjër Di , and Ngöbe-Buglé ) exist as equivalent to provinces . Two smaller comarcas ( Guna de Madugandí and Guna de Wargandí ) are subordinate to

532-459: The ears, that may be split or prone split to forward. May also appear erect, observing then a tendency to keep them folded to any stimulus, showing its inner face. The nose is always black. Eyes are oblique, almond-shaped and brown. Short collected lips. Pincer bite. Stop soft and very pronounced. The legs are strong, well-positioned, highlighting further for its proportions. Sometimes it has spurs, which are often double and some implanted. The coat

560-431: The former being an integral part of the state and the other being only under some lesser form of control. However, the term "administrative division" can include dependent territories as well as accepted administrative divisions (for example, in geographical databases ). Communities united in a federation under a federal government are more specifically known as federated states . A federated state may be referred to as

588-525: The geography of La Palma . Its origin lies the pre-Hispanic times, although the crossings with other races (most importantly the Belgian shepherds) after the conquest contributed to the development of the Pastor Garafiano. For a time, this breed was on the verge of disappearing due to out-breeding with other dog breeds. Successive crosses, especially from 1960s with other breeds of shepherd dogs, demonstrated

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616-415: The honorary title of "kingdom". In the 16th century, the comarcas started gradually to be referred to as "provinces". The name " comarca " was then applied to the new administrative and judicial subdivisions of the provinces, created in the 17th century. Each comarca corresponded to the territorial area of jurisdiction of a corregedor , a high-ranking administrative and judicial officer who represented

644-565: The necessity to work for its recovery and selection from the few pure specimens of the race that kept the shepherds of the island. To avoid the disappearance of the dog breed the working group to recovery of the Pastor garafiano was created, which became the Spanish association of the Pastor Garafiano Dog . Among the objectives of the association are the censuses, the creation of breeding centers,

672-530: The new judicial division of 2015, Angola will be again subdivided into 60 comarcas , each with a court of first instance. The courts of comarca will replace the previous provincial and municipal courts. Comarca is also the name of a suburb of Luanda , the capital of Angola. The ninth-largest metropolitan area in Mexico is known as the Comarca Lagunera . The region is made up of 15 municipalities, including

700-622: The participation in dog shows and fairs, etc. The breed has been brought in samples of indigenous breeds that have been held in the Canary Islands, as well as international exhibitions held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas . The Department of Ethnology of the School of Veterinary of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has conducted several studies on the breed, which were presented at

728-402: The smallest units of subdivision (the local governments ). Some administrative division names (such as departments , cantons , prefectures , counties or governorates ) can be used for principal, second-level, or third-level divisions. The levels of administrative divisions and their structure largely varies by country (and sometimes within a single country). Usually the smaller the country

756-508: The symposium of indigenous breeds held in Córdoba in March 1992. Lupoid, medium proportions or moderately rangy, well balanced, medium to large. The rump slightly higher than the cross, rather short neck and small head in relation to the body. Specimens typically weigh between 28 and 35 kg for males and between 24 and 30 kg for females. These are the weights that were given before, currently

784-410: The weight is 35 to 46 kg for males and 25 to 35 kilos for females. The height at the withers of males is between 57 and 64 cm , whereas in females between 55 and 62 cm. Currently, this data also changed to 60–70 cm for males and 55-65 for females. Conical, relatively small compared to the body, slightly curved front, which highlights for the somewhat back implantation and separated from

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