Political and administrative structures of Thai local government are similar to those of other nations. Each local government consists of the executive body and the local council, each of which is headed by locally elected persons form local resident and serves a four-year term. BMA has a rather unique administrative structures, however. It covers the whole Bangkok provincial territory and has partitiones tis administration to 50 district units. Though each district is composed of the executive branch and the council, only the council member are locally elected by Bangkok dwellers. The district heads are permanent staff and indeed appointed by the BMA governor.