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Record 1 2016-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Administration
CONT

ABS [Australian Bureau of Statistics] after each census developed a census geographic area classification known as "postal areas" which approximate the area of those postcodes where people live ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration postale
CONT

Avant les codes postaux tels que nous les connaissons aujourd’hui, les adresses de la ville [de Montréal] étaient regroupées en «zones postales» ou en «circonscriptions postales».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración de correos
CONT

Las tres cifras finales [del código postal español] indican la zona postal. Las capitales de provincia y algunas grandes ciudades están divididas en varias zonas postales [...]

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