Sector

Mapping unit in astrography equal to sixteen subsectors. Average density 500 to 650 worlds per sector. Sectors are named, and several synonyms are in common use, including march (or marches), region, reach (or reaches), quadrant, and matrix. The Spinward Marches, for example, is a sector.

As a rough means of comparing size, the sector counts of the large interstellar states and areas of settlement are: the Imperium 27, the Aslan Hierate 18, the Hive Federation 17, the Two Thousand Worlds 14, the Vargr Extents 14, the Zhodani Consulate 13, the Solomani Confederation 11.

Type

Galactic Sector