District
Bhutanese districts (dzongkhag) are local administrative units consisting of village blocks called gewog.
All district offices are government departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs (Malay: Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri).
Although Canada and the provinces hardly recognize the legitimacy of Mi'kma'ki, the nation remains and still retains functions as a Wabanaki country.
Originally present-day Southern Ontario (then part of the Province of Quebec and after 1791, Upper Canada) was divided into districts in 1788 [1].
In the context of pre-modern China, the English translation "district" is typically associated with xian (縣; xiàn), another Chinese administrative division.
After a reform in 2002, the districts lost administrative power to regions (kraje) and selected towns (pověřené obce) and became statistical zones.
They generally form the tier of local government immediately below that of India's subnational states and territories.
Usually, the Deputy Commissioner/District Collector is granted magisterial powers under section 20 of Criminal Procedure Code, and designated as the District Magistrate.
Districts are most frequently further sub-divided into smaller administrative units, called either tahliks or mandalss or mavattams, depending on the region.
An intermediate level (the sub-division) between district and tehsil/taluka may be formed by grouping these units under the oversight of Assistant Commissioners, Sub-collectors or Sub-divisional magistrate.
A district (郡, gun) is a local administrative unit comprising towns and villages but not cities.
Mauritius is divided into nine districts which consist of 2 cities, 4 towns and 130 villages, the capital is Port Louis.
Official documents like citizenship cards and passports are issued by the Chief of District Office (CDO).
A district in New Zealand is a territorial authority (second-tier local government unit) that has not gained the distinction of being proclaimed a city.
Deputy Commissioner is entrusted with overall responsibility of law & order, implementation of government schemes and is also authorized to hear revenue cases pertaining to the district.
In addition, each congressional district that falls under the jurisdiction of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (a total of 8) elects three members each to the country's only subnational legislative assembly.
Several barangays (the lowest level of government) also have the word 'district' in their names – examples are those in Jala-jala and Zamboanga City.
During Spanish and early American colonial rule, certain areas of the Philippines were designated as 'districts,' mainly those that had not been formally organized into provinces or incorporated into existing ones.
The second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (LAU-1) in other countries is called a powiat.
In Russia, districts are administrative and municipal divisions of the federal subjects, as well as administrative divisions of larger cities ("city districts") which are commonly referenced as raion (Russian: Районы) and okrug (Russian: Округа) respectively.
The term "district" is also used to refer to the type of administrative division of the Sakha Republic—ulus (Russian: улус; Yakut: улуус).
These areas take a variety of different Swedish names; however, "district" is usually the official English term for them.
In the Republic of China on Taiwan, the district (Chinese: 區; pinyin: Qū) is the 3rd level of the administrative division.
They are governed by a district governor/official (Kaymakam) appointed by the Ministry of the Interior, and a by the local population elected Mayor.
Many cities in the late 20th century adopted names for non-governmental districts as a way of increasing the recognition and identity of these distinct areas and neighborhoods.
This can be confusing, as the difference between districts and neighboring cities is usually not readily apparent, for they all make up the Greater Los Angeles area.
Northern Liberties, Southwark, and Spring Garden were among the ten largest municipalities by population in the United States.
Local residents may vote to establish a municipal utility district, which is represented by a board of directors elected by constituents.
[15] PUDs are created by a local government body, such as a city, county, or metropolitan service area (two or more communities joining together for public utility purposes).
The term district in Vietnam refers to the second-level administrative unit, below provinces (tỉnh) and municipalities (thành phố trực thuộc trung ương).
