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===Canada{{anchor|Canada}}===
====Alberta====
In [[Alberta]], the [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|municipal districts]] and [[List of communities in Alberta#Improvement districts|improvement districts]] are types of [[List of communities in Alberta#Rural municipalities|rural municipalities]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/am_types_of_municipalities_in_alberta.cfm | title=Types of Municipalities in Alberta | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | access-date=July 28, 2013 | archive-date=19 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419011614/http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/am_types_of_municipalities_in_alberta.cfm | url-status=dead }}</ref> They are recognized as [[census subdivisions]] by [[Statistics Canada]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/92f0009x/92f0009x2012000-eng.pdf |title=Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names: From January 2, 2012 to January 1, 2012 |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |year=2012 |access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> which form parts of [[census divisions]].
====British Columbia====
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[[List of Indian districts|India's districts]] are local administrative units inherited from the [[British Raj]]. They generally form the tier of local government immediately below that of [[India]]'s [[states and territories of India|subnational states and territories]]. Where warranted, districts may further be grouped into administrative divisions, which form an intermediate level between the district and the [[State (subnational)|subnational state]] (or [[union territory]]).
A district is headed by a [[Deputy Commissioner]]/ Collector, who is responsible for the overall administration and the maintenance of law and order. The district collector may belong to IAS ([[Indian Administrative Service]]). Other key responsibilities include the collection of [[Tax|revenue]],
Districts are most frequently further sub-divided into smaller administrative units, called either {{transliteration|mis|[[
An intermediate level (the [[Subdivision in India|sub-division]]) between district and tehsil/taluka may be formed by grouping these units under the oversight of [[Assistant Commissioner]]s, Sub-collectors or
[[File:Kollamdistrict.png|right|thumb|A district in [[Kerala]]]]
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====Legislative constituencies====
A constituency with a representative in [[United States Congress|Congress]] is a [[congressional district]]. Each state is organized into one or more such districts; the exact number within each state is based on the [[United States census|most recent census]]. Only voters within each district are allowed to vote in the election for the member of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] from that district. Overall, there are 435 congressional districts in the United States; each has roughly
A constituency with a representative in a state legislature is a ''[[electoral district|legislative district]]''.
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====Municipal utility districts====
A '''municipal utility district '''is a [[special district (United States)|special-purpose district]] or other [[jurisdiction]] that provides services (such as [[electricity]], [[natural gas]], [[sewage treatment]], [[waste collection]]/[[Waste management|management]], [[wholesale]] [[telecommunications]], and [[water]]) to district residents. Local residents may vote to establish a municipal utility district, which is represented by a board of directors elected by constituents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kut.org/post/everything-you-wanted-know-about-muds-were-too-afraid-ask|title=Everything You Wanted To Know About MUDs But Were Too Afraid To Ask|first=Audrey|last=McGlinchy|date=22 February 2016 |publisher=[[KUT]] News|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbgoodwin.com/buying/municipal-utility-districts/|title=What You Need To Know About Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) |publisher= JB Goodwin|website=www.jbgoodwin.com|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="businessdictionary.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/municipal-utility-district-MUD.html |title=What is municipal utility district (MUD)? definition and meaning |website=BusinessDictionary.com |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=20 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320175613/http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/municipal-utility-district-MUD.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelawdictionary.org/municipal-utility-district-mud/|title=What is municipal utility district (MUD)? definition of municipal utility district (MUD) |work=Black's Law Dictionary |date=19 October 2012|access-date=5 July 2018 }}</ref> As governmental bodies, they are usually nonprofit.
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