City and Region Rules

The rules for specifying the city and region of an artist's origin are given below, organized by region. (Less formally, "extra reading material for the ultra crazy/bored".)

Rules will be added as artists from the corresponding regions are added to music lists.

General

  • All city and region names are given solely in the Latin alphabet (as a transliteration if required).
  • English versions of city and region names are generally favored where reasonably available.
  • Artists based in multiple regions will have a separate page for each region, as required, and will receive an additional comment after their description:
    • "This is their [regional] music page. For songs produced in other languages/countries, please see their entry in the appropriate sections."

North America

  • Canada
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding province or territory.
  • United States
    • Every city (except Washington) is listed with the corresponding state.
    • The city of Washington is listed as "Washington, District of Columbia" to avoid confusion with the state of Washington.
    • The unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico is listed as its own region in Latin America.

Latin America

  • Barbados
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding parish.
  • Brazil
    • Every city (except Brasilia) is listed with the corresponding state.
  • Colombia
    • Every city (except Bogota) is listed with the corresponding department.
  • Mexico
    • Every city (except Mexico City) is listed with the corresponding state.
  • Venezuela
    • Every city (except Caracas) is listed with the corresponding state.
  • Virgin Islands
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding island.

Europe

  • Austria
    • Every city (except Vienna) is listed with the corresponding state.
  • Belgium
    • Every city (except Brussels) is listed with the corresponding province.
  • Denmark
    • Every city (except Copenhagen) is listed with the corresponding region.
  • Finland
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding region.
  • France
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding region.
  • Germany
    • Every city (except Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg) is listed with the corresponding state.
  • Hungary
    • Every city (except Budapest) is listed with the corresponding county.
  • Ireland
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding province.
  • Italy
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding region.
  • Latvia
    • Every city is listed independently.
  • Netherlands
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding province.
  • Norway
    • Every city (except Oslo) is listed with the corresponding county.
  • Poland
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding voivodeship.
  • Spain
    • Every city (except Madrid and Navarre) is listed with the corresponding autonomous community.
  • Sweden
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding county.
  • Switzerland
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding canton.
  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • Every city (except Bristol and London) is listed with the corresponding county.
    • Scotland
      • Every city (except Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow) is listed with the corresponding council area.
    • Wales
      • Every city (except Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea) is listed with the corresponding county (principal area).

Western Asia

  • Iran
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding province.
  • Israel
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding district.

Africa

  • South Africa
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding province.

Commonwealth of Independent States

  • Moldova
    • Every city (except Bălți, Bender, and Chișinău) is listed with the corresponding district.
    • "District" is defined to include Gagauzia and Transnistria.
  • Russia
    • Every city (except Moscow and Saint Petersburg) is listed with the corresponding federal subject.
  • Ukraine
    • Every city (except Kiev) is listed with the corresponding oblast.

China

N.B. No section for music from China exists yet, but the Tibetan artist alan currently has a Japanese music page.

  • Every city (except Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, and Tianjin) is listed with the corresponding province.
  • "Province" is defined to include the autonomous (but not special administrative) regions.

Korea

  • Every city (except Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Incheon, Sejong, Seoul, and Ulsan) is listed with the corresponding province.
  • "Province" is used with the modern definition, as opposed to the traditional "eight provinces" definition encompassing the entire Korean peninsula.

Japan

  • Every city (except Tokyo) is listed with the corresponding prefecture.
  • If the special ward of Tokyo is known, it is listed and Tokyo is treated as a region rather than a city.

Southeast Asia

  • Indonesia
    • Every city (except Jakarta) is listed with the corresponding province.
  • Taiwan
    • Every city (except Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, and Taipei) is listed with the corresponding province.

Australia

  • Australia
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding state.
  • New Zealand
    • Every city is listed with the corresponding region.