Editing Plovdiv (section)

==City government==
Plovdiv is the administrative center of [[Plovdiv Province]] which consists of the Municipality of Plovdiv, the [[Maritsa municipality]], and the [[Rodopi municipality]]. The mayor of the Municipality of Plovdiv, [[Kostadin Dimitrov]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plovdiv.bg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=196 |title=Кмет |publisher=www.plovdiv.bg |access-date=8 July 2009 |archive-date=17 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517115049/http://www.plovdiv.bg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=196 |url-status=live }}</ref> with the six district mayors represent the local executive authorities. The Municipal Council which consists of 51 municipal counsellors, represents the legislative power, and is elected according to the proportional system by parties' lists.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://new.plovdiv.bg/?lang_id=1&prm=power&subprm=plovdiv
 |title=Община Пловдив
 |access-date=16 August 2006
 |archive-date=6 July 2011
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706143457/http://new.plovdiv.bg/?lang_id=1&prm=power&subprm=plovdiv
 |url-status=live
 }}</ref> The executive government of the Municipality of Plovdiv consists of a mayor who is elected by majority representation, five deputy mayors, and one administrative secretary. All the deputy mayors and the secretary control their administrative structured units.

According to the ''Law for the territorial subdivision of the Capital municipality and the large cities,''<ref>[http://lex.bg/laws/ldoc.php?IDNA=2133624321 Law for the territorial subdivision of the Capital municipality and the large cities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530004423/http://lex.bg/laws/ldoc.php?IDNA=2133624321 |date=30 May 2008 }}, посетен на 16 ноември 2007 г.</ref> the territory of Plovdiv Municipality is subdivided into six district administrations with their mayors being appointed following approval by the Municipal Council.