District
Districts are a form of
local government in several countries.
Canada
Historically in Canada districts were subdivisions of the Northwest Territories. These no longer exist, however.
China
\nIn the modern sense, a district (市辖区, pinyin: shì xiá qū) is a subdivision of a city such as municipalities, sub-provincial cities and prefecture-level cities. A district has county level status in China. see District of China
In more ancient contexts, "district" is also used to translate xian, another Chinese administrative division. These are now translated as "county". see County of China
England
\nMain article: Districts of England
Districts are the most recognisable form of local government in large parts of England. For those areas which retain two-tier local government, districts usually form the lower tier of that arrangement, with counties forming the upper tier. Districts tend to have responsibility for a number of areas including:\n*tax collection (Council Tax & Non-Domestic Rates)\n*Leisure Services\n*Refuse collection\n*Housing\n*Planning\n*Arts & Entertainment\n*Environmental Health
Each district raises taxes from residents on behalf of itself, and the upper tier authority through the Council Tax. It also raises income from business through the Non-Domestic Rates system, which is co-ordinated nationally.
Germany
\nA district ("Landkreis") is a subdivision of a Regierungsbezirk, an administrative region (or, in those statess that do not contain administrative regions, of a state). See also: list of German districts.
Japan
\nA district (gun in Japanese) is a local administrative unit comprising townss and villagess but not cities. See district (japan) for more complete discription.
Malaysia
\nIn Malaysia, a district is a division of a state.
Nauru
\nA district is the only subdivision of the whole state (Like a state in the USA). See Districts of Nauru to see the nauruan districts.
Portugal
\nDistricts (Portuguese: distritos) are administrative divisions of Portugal. They do not have an elected government; they are governed by a "civil governor" appointed by the central government. With the regionalization that is under way, districts will be phased out. See Districts of Portugal.
Serbia and Montenegro
\nIn Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia is divided into 29 districts (okrug) and the city of Belgrade, each of which is further divided into municipalities (opština) while Montenegro is directly divided into 21 municipalities. See Districts of Serbia.
Thailand
\nA district ("amphoe") is a subdivision of a Province ("changwat") in Thailand. Some provinces also contain sub-districts ("king amphoe"), which are smaller than the average district.
United States
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\nThere are several types of districts in the United States.
A constituency with a representative in Congress is a congressional district. Each state is organized into one or more such districts; the exact number within each state is based on the most recent census. Only voters within each district are allowed to vote in the election for the member of the House from that district. Overall, there are 435 districts in the United States; each has roughly 630,000 people, with some variance.
A constituency with a representative in a state legislature is a legislative district; the territory over which a federal court has jurisdiction is a federal judicial district.
The District of Columbia is the only part of the United States, excluding territories, that is not a located within any of the fifty states.
See also
\n*Municipality
