Local self-government in Iraq

Decentralization in Iraq is established through the division of local authorities  into governorates. The governorates of southern, central and western Iraq, 15 in all, are governed by the decentralization system. The governorate  is an administrative unit  which, in turn, is composed of districts , sub-districts  and villages . The governorate is administered by two bodies: a legislative and supervisory body called the Governorate Council  and an executive body represented by the governor . The administrative units below the governorate, which are the districts, are also administered by a council, the local council , and an executive authority, represented by the district director . The sub-district, on the other hand, is managed only by the sub-district director  and has no local council .
Unlike the above-mentioned governorates, three governorates in northern Iraq have their own constitutional and administrative status and are governed by a system of political decentralisation. These governorates form the Kurdistan Region of Iraq  , which is managed by three powers