Is a precinct inside or outside?

Question

Is a precinct inside or outside?

Answer 1

A precinct, in police jurisdiction or in voting, is a name for the whole area covered.

Answer 2

I believe it's outside an inside....

i.e. it's contained by something but is actually 'outside'

Good question.

Answer 3

A precinct is the domain surrounded by limited to or confined by precincts or boundaries.