Common Mistakes : District

noun

.BAD: We will be touring the famous fruit-growing districts
.GOOD: We will be touring the famous fruit-growing regions

.BAD: The original inhabitants of the district were probably Chinese
.GOOD: The original inhabitants of the region/area were probably Chinese

= district
: N1. one of the official divisions of a city or country
the London postal district
the South Cambridgeshire District
the Liverpool 8 district of Merseyside
.Last winter several London health districts faced a cash crisis
N2. an area in a city (or sometimes in a country) that has a particular quality or feature
a very wealthy district
one of the most deprived districts in the inner city
an old slum district where the gangs operate
: A region is usually a large area of a country and has no official boundaries
.The President has declared the region a disaster area
.Such expansion would most likely occur in the Amazon region
.The people who live in this region have a strong accent

When you are unsure about which word to choose, use area . An area can be large or small and has a very general meaning