North Cyprus District Administration

For the efficient administration of North Cyprus the Republic is divided into five districts: Nicosia, Famagusta, Kyrenia, Guzelyurt and Iskele. The capital and seat of government is Nicosia, North. There biggest districts are a total of 186 villages numerically divided as follows:

(a) Nicosia 60,
(b) Famagusta 85,
(c) Kyrenia 41.

Each district is governed by a District Officer (Kaymakam) who is essentially the local representative of the Central Government. The District Officer is the corollary of the Prefect in France and the Commissioner in other countries. The District Officer acts as the state liaison and chief coordinator of the activities of all Ministries in his District, thus establishing a two-way flow of information. The District Officers report and are answerable to the Ministry of the Interior, headed by the Director-General.

In each District there are, in addition to the District Officers, Assistant District Officers and an adequate number of staff personnel. Each District, with the exception of Kyrenia, is further divided into beats, each beat being supervised by a senior District Inspector.

Each village has a Village Commission consisting of five members, viz. the Mukhtar as chairman and four azas, all elected by the public for a period of four years. The chairman of the Village Commission is the head of the village. It is the duty of the chairman of the Village Commission to report to the District Officer any matter of public interest concerning his village. In addition he supervises the work of the Rural Constable, certifies documents requiring his signature, registers births and deaths, and performs the duties assigned to him by the District Officer.

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