micro-region

• microregion

micro- +‎ region

micro-region (plural micro-regions)

1. An administrative system that is equivalent to a county or a prefecture and a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.
2. (Czech Republic) Partnership of neighbouring municipalities following a common goal.
   • 2014, Carlos Costa, Emese Panyik, Dimitrios Buhalis, European Tourism Planning and Organisation Systems: The EU Member States‎, Channel View Publications, →ISBN, page 194:

     Between 1999 and 2009 in the regions of the Czech Republic a number of micro-regions and local action groups (LAGs) have formed, due to the joint promotion of the interests of municipalities and local communities to achieve change.

• macro-metropolitan region
• metropolitan region