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Local government in Olmeria is organised into two tiers. Upper tier authorities consist of regional boards presiding over the the nations 16 official provinces, usually encompassing a substantial area, and metropolitan councils presiding over the nations 4 designated metropolitan zones. These authorities hold responsibility for enacting government initiatives, allocating money for larger spending projects, and managing province wide networks such as high speed rail links. Lower tier authorities sit underneath their relevant upper tier authority, and consist of district, town and city councils presiding over much smaller local municipalities. These authorities are responsible for more menial management of local affairs such as road maintenance and local public transport. Special cases occur regarding lower tier authorities within Metropolitan zones, as only major cities are allocated a separate lower tier authority, and the rest of the zone remains under the singular Metropolitan council. Local government below these two tiers, such as borough, small town and village councils, are not considered part of the national government structure and as such are named "[[Sub-state Authorities (Olmeria)|sub-state authorities]]".  

There are 20 upper tier authorities in Olmeria, and 82 lower tier authorities, making a total of 102 governmental administrative districts. These districts are run by elected councillors, or regional representatives (shorthand: regional reps) in the case of regional boards, and metropolitan councillors in the case of metropolitan councils.