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===Pakistan===
{{Main article|Local government in Pakistan}}

Local government is the third tier of government in [[Pakistan]], after [[Government of Pakistan|Federal Government]] and Provincial Government. There are three types of administrative unit of local government in Pakistan are [[Local government in Pakistan|District Government Administrations]], Town Municipal Administrations and [[Union councils of Pakistan|Union Council Administrations]]

There are over five thousand local governments in Pakistan. Since 2001, these have been led by democratically elected local councils, each headed by a Nazim (the word means "supervisor" in Urdu, but is sometimes translated as Mayor). Some districts, incorporating large metropolitan areas, are called City Districts. A City District may contain subdivisions called Towns and Union Councils. Council elections are held every four years. District Governments also include a District Coordination Officer (DCO), who is a civil servant in-charge of all devolved departments. Currently, the Powers of Nazim are also held by the DCO.