Local Government Act Article 5
Provinces shall establish a provincial government and provincial consultative council.Special municipalities shall establish councils and governments of the special municipality; counties/cities shall establish county/city councils and governments; townships/cities shall establish township/city councils and offices; these are the legislative and administrative bodies, respectively, of special municipalities, counties/cities, and townships/cities.Districts in special municipalities and cities shall have district offices.Villages shall have village offices.
中文原文 地方制度法第5條
省設省政府、省諮議會。
直轄市設直轄市議會、直轄市政府；縣（市）設縣（市）議會、縣（市）政府；鄉（鎮、市）設鄉（鎮、市）民代表會、鄉（鎮、市）公所，分別為直轄市、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、市）之立法機關及行政機關。
直轄市、市之區設區公所。
村（里）設村（里）辦公處。
直轄市設直轄市議會、直轄市政府；縣（市）設縣（市）議會、縣（市）政府；鄉（鎮、市）設鄉（鎮、市）民代表會、鄉（鎮、市）公所，分別為直轄市、縣（市）、鄉（鎮、市）之立法機關及行政機關。
直轄市、市之區設區公所。
村（里）設村（里）辦公處。