In city counties the functions of these institutions are performed by the city's own council (rada miejska, rada miasta) and directly elected mayor (prezydent). A county or powiat (pronounced povyat, /pɔv.jät/) is the second level of polish administrative division, between the voivodeship (provinces) and the gmina (municipalities or communes A powiat is part of a larger unit, the voivodeship (polish województwo) or province A powiat is usually subdivided into gminas (in english, often referred to as communes or municipalities). A city with powiat rights (polish Miasto na prawach powiatu) is in poland a designation denoting 66 of the 107 cities (the urban gminas which are governed by a city mayor or prezydent miasta) which exercise also the powers and duties of a county (polish
Powiat), thus being an independent city [1][2] they have roughly the same status as. Un powiat es la unidad de gobierno y administración local de segundo nivel de polonia, equivalente a un condado, distrito o prefectura en otros países. Porównanie podziałów administracyjnych sprzed i po reformie z 1999 r
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