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 Political divisions of the Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tainan City and Tainan County, for example, have no special administrative connection with each other.
Keelung City into a metropolitan Taipei region would allow for better regional planning, the Democratic Progressive Party argues that this is merely an excuse to eliminate the government of Taipei County, which it controls by swamping it with votes from Taipei City and
In particular, most of the administrative cities are much smaller than the actual metropolitan areas, and there are no formal means for coordinating policy between an administrative city and its surrounding areas.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Political_divisions_of_the_Republic_of_China

  
 County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
County governments are typically responsible for services such as record-keeping, elections administration, and judicial administration.
County sheriffs are the principal agents of law enforcement in some states, for areas outside of cities and towns.
The only purpose with the county is an office of a state governor who shall conduct law and order in the county.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/County

  
 County-controlled city - InformationBlast
A county-controlled city (縣轄市) is one of the 32 cities in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China administered under one of the 16 counties of the Republic of China.
A county-controlled city has urban villages (里) directly under it.
In contrast, the counties under the People's Republic of China cannot administer cities (but since it has prefecture-level city absent in ROC, it still has 3 kinds of cities as well).
www.informationblast.com /County-administered_city.html

  
 Municipality of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They were established in 1927 soon after they were designated as "cities" during the 1920s.
Some cities of lower levels may also refer to themselves as municipalities in the English language.
These cities were first called special municipalities/cities (特別市), but were later renamed
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Municipality_of_China

  
 Political divisions of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was popular for counties to become county-level cities in the 1990s, though this has since been halted.
The Republic of China streamlined the levels to just provinces and counties, and made the first attempt to extend political administration beyond the county level by establishing townships below counties.
However, the constitution does allow for some cities, which are a constitutionally guaranteed level of administration, to be "prefecture-level" (in the sense that they can take surrounding counties under them), though the original intention was likely to have just a few very large cities in each province be
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Political_divisions_of_China

  
 San Mateo County Pet Overpopulation Ordinance
Justification for asking County to reduce fees for ease of uniform administration when County staff helped induce the two enacting cities toadopt different fees: "I dod not induce any city to adopt the ordinance.
The review by many groups, City Counsil, and the re-numbering of the County's entire ordinance system delayed the iten being put on the Board's agenda.
County staff role in promoting ordinance: "Under direction of the Board, promotion of cities to adopt the ordinance is a major goal."
www.fanciers.com /npa/sanmateo.html

  
 Joint Powers Agreement, Sonoma County Library
In each instance in which a city shall construct a library building under this Agreement, to be maintained and operated by the Commission, the County Library Director shall advise the City in all matters regarding the design, construction and equipment of said building.
County agrees to provide housing, maintenance, fuel and depreciation funds, all to be paid for by the Commission from its budget, the same as for all County vehicles.
The architects retained by the cities and the County for the construction of library buildings under this Agreement shall consult with the Director as often as the latter deems necessary to the proper exercise of his responsibilities.
www.sonoma.lib.ca.us /jpa.html

  
 Marion County Housing Authority
MCHA also provides housing assistance to low income families, elderly people and people with disabilities who reside in the Marion County area (excluding the cities of Salem and Keizer as well as County administered lands within in the Urban Growth Boundary).
To make Marion County a better place to live by developing, administering, and maintaining safe, decent, affordable housing for its citizens.
The Marion County Housing Authority is a non-profit corporation with the three Marion County Commissioners as its board of directors.
housing.co.marion.or.us

  
 Greene County Planning and Economic Development
The grant will be administered by the Department of Planning and Economic Development with the cosponsor, Greene County Industrial Development Agency, providing the grant’s cash match contribution and jointly working with the architects/engineers to evaluate the selected historic buildings.
These funds are available as part of the annual Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and administered by the Governor’s Office for Small Cities.
Greene County Industrial Development Agency Chairman, Willis Vermilyea, noted, “A prime example of a successful high-tech reuse in Greene County, is the rehabilitation of the former D.M. Hamilton Firehouse building in Coxsackie.
www.greeneeconomicdevelopment.com /news/25kgov.htm

  
 England Hotels - England Encyclopedia - Hotels in England - Accommodation in England
Liverpool is a city in Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary, and in the historic County of Lancashire.
Manchester is a city with a population of 422,300 (2001) and home to Manchester City F.C. It is the centre of the Greater Manchester Conurbation which has a population of 2,438,000, in North West England.
It is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of six councils within Merseyside.
england.asinah.net

  
 Why do you think they call them counties?
The largest county in terms of area (not counting the quasi-counties of Alaska) is San Bernardino County in California, which has an area of 20,038 sq.
Usually, you visit a county in a car, but it is possible to visit counties by biking, hiking, or even skiing.
There are 31 states that have a Washington County (including Washington Parish in Louisiana).
www.mob-rule.com /counties

  
 Adherents.com
There are hundreds of these, often registered as charities, administered and staffed by Opus Dei members and others.
Perry carried the Pentecostal message to Alabama & in 1910 converted P. Brown, then president of the Jackson County Baptist Association...
Table, grouped by state, columns for city, state, "size " (avg.
www.adherents.com /Na/Na_476.html

  
 ★ New Zealand Information. Information about NZ
Due to its colonial heritage, New Zealand local government was modelled fairly closely on British local government structures, with city, borough and county councils.
Since 1876, local government has administered the various regions of New Zealand.
Today, New Zealand local government is divided into 16 regional Territorial Authorities that encompass 57 districts and 16 cities of which four are unitary authorities, with combined regional and district administrative roles:
www.mkiwi.com /New+Zealand+information

  
 SLO County - Auditor-Controller
The Office enhances the public's trust by acting as a guardian of funds administered for the County, cities, schools, and special districts and by providing an independent source of financial information and analysis.
Responds to questions about application of the rent stabilization ordinance to mobilehome parks located in unincorporated areas of the County.
- Maintains accounting and budgetary records for the County and for districts whose funds are kept in the County Treasury.
www.co.slo.ca.us /SLOCo_InterPortal.nsf/Info_Auditor_Controller.htm?OpenPage&charset=windows-1252

  
 Trails Number 18 July 2001 - Texas State Library
Despite a cold drizzle and a threatening sky, several hundred local townspeople and dignitaries attended the dedication and grand opening of the Joe Barnhart Bee County Library in Beeville, Texas, on Saturday, Mar. 3, 2001.
As County Judge Jose Aliseda put it, the new library is the "cornerstone of downtown revitalization" in Beeville.
The library prepared brief articles about the Talking Book Program in both the Watauga City newsletter and the monthly library newsletter.
www.tsl.state.tx.us /pubs/trails/trailscurrent.html

  
 Government Resources in North Dakota
This site is administered and maintained by the
discovernd.com /government/localgov.html

  
 Encyclopedia: Taiwan Province
A county-controlled city (縣轄市) is one of the 32 cities in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China administered under one of the 16 counties of the Republic of China.
Even though the province-level municipalities of Taipei City and Kaohsiung City are on the island of Taiwan, they are not administratively part of the Province, and instead are administered directly by the ROC government.
Tainan County (台南縣, pinyin: Táinán Xiàn) is a county in Southern Taiwan.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Taiwan-Province   (4905 words)

  
 Consolidated city-county - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The county still exists as a separate entity within Pennsylvania, but the functions of the county are generally administered by the city.
Five cities in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia were formed by the consolidation of a city with a county -- Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk and Virginia Beach.
In American local government, a consolidated city-county, metropolitan municipality or regional municipality is a city and county that have been merged into one jurisdiction.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Consolidated_city-county   (1593 words)

  
 County-controlled city - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A county-controlled city (縣轄市) is one of the 32 cities in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China administered under one of the 16 counties of the Republic of China.
A county-controlled city has urban villages (里) directly under it.
In contrast, the counties under the People's Republic of China cannot administer cities (but since it has prefecture-level city absent in ROC, it still has 3 kinds of cities as well).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/County-controlled_city   (251 words)

  
 Political divisions of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
County-level cities (县级市 xiànjíshì) are, like prefecture-level cities, not " cities " in the traditional sense of the word, since they are actually large administrative regions that cover both urban and rural areas.
The abolishment of district public offices is an ongoing reform to remove an extra level of administration from between the county and township levels.
These cities are known as sub-prefecture-level cities (副地级市 fùdìjíshì), meaning that they are given a level of power higher than a county, but still lower than a prefecture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Political_divisions_of_China   (251 words)

  
 Metropolitan county - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Despite the abolition of the MCCs, some local services are still run on a metropolitan county-wide basis, administered by joint-boards of the metropolitan boroughs, these include emergency services, public transport, ( see Passenger Transport Executive), waste disposal and civil defence.
The counties no longer have county councils, as they were abolished in 1986 with most of their functions being devolved to the individual districts or taken over by joint-boards.
The metropolitan counties are sometimes incorrectly referred to as "former metropolitan counties", although the county councils were abolished, the metropolitan counties still exist, both as legal counties, and are also ceremonial counties (or geographic counties), they are also used in government statistics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metropolitan_county   (251 words)

  
 Hubei - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Hubei is divided into 13 prefecture-level divisions (of which there are 12 prefecture-level cities and 1 autonomous prefecture), as well as 3 directly administered county-level cities and 1 directly administered county-level forestry area.
The 13 prefecture-level divisions and 4 directly administered county-level divisions of Hubei are subdivided into 102 county-level divisions (38 districts, 24 county-level cities, 37 counties, 2 autonomous counties, 1 forestry area; the directly administered county-level divisions are included here).
The 3 directly administered county-level cities are more accurately described as sub-prefecture-level cities :
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Hubei   (251 words)

  
 About Anshan - History
Xiuyan County was administered by Andong City(renamed Dandong City in 1965), Liaoyang County was resumed on April 29,1961 and was still administered by Anshan City.
Republic of China (1912-1949), administered by Liaoyang County and Haicheng County.
Sui Dynasty (581-618), Anshan's city proper, Haicheng, a part area of Taian County was seized by Gaogouli.
www.jodani.org /china/about_history.htm   (251 words)

  
 About Anshan - History
Xiuyan County was administered by Andong City(renamed Dandong City in 1965), Liaoyang County was resumed on April 29,1961 and was still administered by Anshan City.
January 1,1976, Taian county's jurisdiction was shifted from Panjin Reclamation Area to Anshan City.
Liaonan Subprovincial Administrative Region was revoked on December 26,1968 and Haicheng County was merged into YingKou City.
www.jodani.org /china/about_history.htm   (251 words)

  
 County-controlled city
A county-controlled city (縣轄市) is one of the 32 cities in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China administered under one of the 16 counties of the Republic of China.
A county-controlled city has urban villages (里) directly under it.
On the same level as a ROC township, it is the lowest-level city of ROC, below provincial and direct-control municipality.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/county_controlled_city   (251 words)

  
 Fairfax, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The public schools in the City of Fairfax are owned by the city, but administered by the Fairfax County Public Schools system under contractual agreement with Fairfax County.
Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
The area the City of Fairfax now encompasses was settled in the early 1700s by farmers from Virginia's Tidewater region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fairfax,_Virginia   (694 words)

  
 Wyandotte County Kansas . com
The Area Technical School, 2220 N. 59th, is administered by the Kansas City, Kansas, School District.
The telephone numbers for the districts are 913-551-3200 for Kansas City, Kansas; 913-288-4100 for Turner; 913-721-2088 for Piper; or 913-422-5600 for Bonner Springs-Edwardsville.
Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, 7250 State, is a public school that offers more than 50 degree programs, including nursing, mortuary science, robotics, mental-health technology, banking, paralegal and travel-tourism.
wyandottecountyks.com /school.htm   (560 words)

  
 Kaohsiung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaohsiung can refer to either Kaohsiung City, which is administered directly by the central government of the Republic of China, or Kaohsiung County, which is administered as part of Taiwan Province.
As the second largest city in Taiwan, the office of Mayor of Kaohsiung is viewed as a presitgious position, oftentimes seen as a counterweight to the Mayor of Taipei.
Kaohsiung is a sister city of Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon in the United States, as well as Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kaohsiung_City   (1032 words)

  
 County-controlled city
A county-controlled city (縣轄市) is one of the 32 cities in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China administered under one of the 16 counties of the Republic of China.
As the criteria of a county-controlled city remains a population between 150,000 and 500,000 and advanced industry and transportation, the number of county-controlled cities will continue to increase by upgrading developed townships.
A county-controlled city has urban villages (里) under it.
www.portaljuice.com /county_controlled_city.html   (1032 words)

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