Village head

In China, village head (simplified Chinese: 村长; traditional Chinese: 村長; pinyin: cūn zhǎng) is a local government or tribal post.

Examples of headmanship have been observed among the Zuni,[2] !Kung, and Mehinacu,[3] among others.

Nearby tribal leaders recognized or appointed by the Chinese were known as tusi (tu-szu; Chinese: 土司; pinyin: tǔsī; Wade–Giles: t'u3-szu1), although they could command larger areas than a single village.

In Sarawak, the head of a traditional long house is called Tuai Rumah.

Head of a barangay or village in the Philippines In the Qing and early Republican era, dibao were officially appointed village officials, usually selected from the local landowning class and responsible for land use and boundaries in their jurisdiction.