Comarca
A comarca (Spanish: [koˈmaɾka] , Portuguese: [kuˈmaɾkɐ], Catalan: [kuˈmarkə] , Galician: [koˈmaɾka̝]) 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".