alleryStart learning →The mayor is the head of which type of council?
AA town, municipal or city council
BA rural village council
CA ward development council
DA rural district council
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A town, municipal or city council
1. Tanzania's local government has different council types for rural and urban areas.
2. Urban authorities are the town, municipal and city councils, and each is headed by a mayor.
3. The rural equivalent is the district council, which is headed by a chairperson instead.
4. Both the mayor and the chairperson are elected from among the councillors.
5. Confusing the two is what leads candidates to name the mayor as head of a district council.
_Source: NECTA CSEE 2022 Civics 011, Question 1: Multiple Choice, item (i)_
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