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'''Second-level administrative divisions of Kiravia''' (Kiravic: ''Idotorūix astrotheśkæ Kiraviá'') are those administrative-territorial formations existing directly<ref>In some provinces the [[Canton (Kiravia)|canton]], an intermediate level of administrative division between the province and the countyship/raion, exists. However, cantons are not present in all provinces or even fully throughout the provinces where it is present.</ref> below the [[Kiravian federal subjects|provinces of the Kiravian Federacy]]. They are known generically as '''countyships''' (Kiravic: ''amtra''), though in some provinces they bear the formal designation of '''raion''' (Kiravic: ''raīon''). | '''Second-level administrative divisions of Kiravia''' (Kiravic: ''Idotorūix astrotheśkæ Kiraviá'') are those administrative-territorial formations existing directly<ref>In some provinces the [[Canton (Kiravia)|canton]], an intermediate level of administrative division between the province and the countyship/raion, exists. However, cantons are not present in all provinces or even fully throughout the provinces where it is present.</ref> below the [[Kiravian federal subjects|provinces of the Kiravian Federacy]]. They are known generically as '''countyships''' (Kiravic: ''amtra''), though in some provinces they bear the formal designation of '''raion''' (Kiravic: ''raīon''). | ||
All Kiravian federal subjects, even those which are uninhabited, comprise at least one nominal countyship-at-large. Most states and territories in mainland [[Great Kirav]] are divided into | All Kiravian federal subjects, even those which are uninhabited, comprise at least one nominal countyship-at-large. Most states and territories in mainland [[Great Kirav]] are divided into between twenty (20) and forty (40) countyships/raions. | ||
==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
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Most provinces have only one class of second-level division, the countyship. | Most provinces have only one class of second-level division, the countyship. | ||
Provincial laws sometimes define other classes of second-level administrative divisions distinct from but hierarchically equivalent to countyships. The most common of these is the '''free city''' (''víutisar''), which is typically a populous, thoroughly urbanised municipality of special significance that is beyond the jurisdiction of any countyship. Free cities exist in [[Ventarya]] (X such cities), [[Hanoram]] (two cities), [[Suderavia]] (one city), [[ | Provincial laws sometimes define other classes of second-level administrative divisions distinct from but hierarchically equivalent to countyships. The most common of these is the '''free city''' (''víutisar''), which is typically a populous, thoroughly urbanised municipality of special significance that is beyond the jurisdiction of any countyship. Free cities exist in [[Ventarya]] (X such cities), [[Hanoram]] (two cities), [[Suderavia]] (one city), [[Xula]] (one city), [[Asperidan]] (one city), [[Sydona]] (one city), and the [[District of Coīnvra]] (one city). | ||
Some sparsely-populated areas or frontier regions may be designated as '''districts''' (''distriktuv'') or '''peripheries''' (''rymnivera''). This is usually indicative of a smaller, weaker governmental apparatus with greater dependency on the provincial government than the subject's countyships. Districts exist in [[Verastia Territory]], [[West Rhuon]], and various parts of Kiravian Crona. | Some sparsely-populated areas or frontier regions may be designated as '''districts''' (''distriktuv'') or '''peripheries''' (''rymnivera''). This is usually indicative of a smaller, weaker governmental apparatus with greater dependency on the provincial government than the subject's countyships. Districts exist in [[Verastia Territory]], [[West Rhuon]], and various parts of Kiravian Crona. | ||
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* Electoral administration | * Electoral administration | ||
* Health clinics | * Health clinics | ||
* {{wp|Community college|Countyship colleges}} | |||
{{col-break}} | {{col-break}} | ||
*Spatial planning | *Spatial planning | ||
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*Utilities contracts | *Utilities contracts | ||
*Waste management | *Waste management | ||
*{{wp|Flood control}} and drainage | |||
*{{wp|Land value tax|LVT}} assessment | *{{wp|Land value tax|LVT}} assessment | ||
{{col-break}} | {{col-break}} | ||
*Animal control | *{{wp|Animal control service|Animal control}} | ||
*{{wp|Bus rapid transit}} | *{{wp|Bus rapid transit}} | ||
*Library systems | *Library systems | ||
*Park systems | *Park systems | ||
*Ag' halls | *Ag' halls | ||
*{{wp|Public housing}} | |||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
The scope of countyships' functions and undertakings is mainly a product of the province's devolution régime and population: Provinces such as [[Hanoram]] and [[Ventarya]] have a "strong-county, weak municipality" model where most or even *all* matters of local governance are undertaken by the countyship, whereas Fariva and Harma have a contrasting model of strong municipalities and weak countyships, and Kaviska and Niyaska have more of a mixed system where municipalities and countyships have many concurrent powers. Depending on the province, countyships may possess the power of initiative to proäctively address any matters of local interest, or may have their functions and competences limited to those devolved by the provincial constitution or statute law. Generally, more populous urban and inner-suburban countyships tend to take on (or be assigned) more programmes and initiatives than rural countyships of the same province, though in strong-municipality provinces the opposite is usually true, as more urbanised countyships will rely more heavily on large, strong incorporated municipalities for local governance. | |||
Countyship governments are the most common class of applicants for grants from the federal [[Kiravian Development Executive#Structural Adjustment Fund|Structural Adjustment Fund]], which help to finance economic development projects, business and tourism promotion, infrastructure and human capital investments, and cultural programmes. | |||
===Policing=== | ===Policing=== | ||
[Role of ''amtra'' in policing] | [Role of ''amtra'' in policing] | ||
==Statistical Role== | |||
Countyships are important units for the collection and analysis of various statistics. They are more useful for statistical comparison than more local units such as municipalities because they encompass the entire territory of the Kiravian Federacy, and because they are much more comparable to one another in terms of geographic size than other units such as census tracts and blocs. Countyships are the most local units for which a great deal of demographic and economic data are collected, and since their inception have been the most local unit for which agricultural data is collected. In addition, because so much archival information is recorded by countyship registries, countyships are a natural level of analysis for data gleaned from administrative databases, such as vital statistics. | |||
==Articles on Specific Countyships== | ==Articles on Specific Countyships== | ||
*[[County Altair, Kastera]] | *[[County Altair, Kastera]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Ardrossan Countyship]], [[Hanoram]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Astorin Countyship]], [[Kaviska]] | ||
*[[County Dannen, Devahoma]] | *[[County Dannen, Devahoma]] | ||
*[[Elumenor Countyship]], [[Hanoram]] | |||
*[[Kalmastra Countyship]], [[Kaviska]] | |||
*[[County Kant, Etivéra]] | *[[County Kant, Etivéra]] | ||
*[[County Killary, Irovasdra]] | *[[County Killary, Irovasdra]] | ||
*[[County Manôt, Niyaska]] | *[[County Manôt, Niyaska]] | ||
*[[County Nescafé, North Æonara]] | *[[County Nescafé, North Æonara]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Paramór Countyship]], [[Central Æonara]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Sergion Countyship]], [[Hanoram]] | ||
*[[Tomcollinsonia|Tomcollinsonia Countyship, Êrdesta Bay]] | *[[Tapanin Countyship]], [[Kaviska]] | ||
*[[Tomcollinsonia|Tomcollinsonia Countyship]], [[Êrdesta Bay Territory|Yordest Bay Colony]] | |||
*[[County Upśur, Hanoram]] | *[[County Upśur, Hanoram]] | ||
*[[County Voneın]], [[East Æonara]] | *[[County Voneın]], [[East Æonara]] | ||
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[[Category:Kiravia]] | [[Category:Kiravia]] | ||
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