Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments...

Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed...

Local government in India is governmental jurisdiction below the level of the state. Local self-government means that residents in towns, villages and...

Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by a local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and...

Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Irish: An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland...

Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath...

Local government in the Bahamas exists at two levels: 32 districts and 41 towns. The boundaries of districts are defined by the First Schedule of The Bahamas...

see: Local government in England Local government in Northern Ireland Local government in Scotland Local government in Wales For the history of local government...

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified...

Local government in Wales is primarily undertaken by the twenty-two principal councils. The councils are unitary authorities, meaning they are responsible...

that state, see Local government in Queensland. For former local government areas in Queensland, see List of former local government areas of Queensland...

Local government law may refer to: Local Autonomy Law, a Japanese statute Local government in the United States Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 This...

Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including...

Pakistan is a federal republic with three tiers of government: national, provincial and local. Local government is protected by the constitution in Articles...

Local government in Canada can be defined as all elected local authorities which are legally empowered to make decisions on behalf of its electors, excluding...

In the Philippines, local government is divided into three levels: provinces and independent cities, component cities and municipalities, and barangays...

Local government. in Maharashtra State follows the general structure of Local Governance in India and is broadly classified into two categories: Urban...

may make bylaws and impose rates (local taxes), subject to the approval of the iTaukei Affairs Board a government department. The board must also approve...

Most U.S. states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities. Louisiana uses the term parish and Alaska uses...

Local government in Northern Ireland is divided among 11 single-tier districts known as 'Local Government Districts' (abbreviated LGDs) and formerly known...

Local government in Malaysia is the third tier of government, administered under states and federal territories which in turn are beneath the federal tier...

A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country...

Local Government Act 1890 No. 1112. Local Government Act 1903 No. 1893. Local Government Act 1915 No. 2686. Local Government Act 1928 No. 3720 Local Government...

the Capital. The five divisions consist of a total of 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The LCDAs include Agbado/Oke-Odo...

The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc (Scotland)...

The Government of Thailand, officially the Royal Thai Government (RTG; Thai: รัฐบาลไทย, RTGS: Ratthaban Thai, pronounced [rát.tʰā.bāːn tʰāj]), is the unitary...

(officially, local authority districts, abbreviated LADs) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. As the...

of Local Government in Japan" (PDF). Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. Retrieved 6 September 2015. "The Organization of Local Government...

establishing Panchayati Raj institutions and Urban Local Bodies for devolution of powers, the Kerala government enacted the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act and the...

extent permitted by the Local Government Act 1995. The Local Government Act 1995 also makes provision for regional local governments (referred to as "regional...