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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 county, 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.