According to the current cadre positions, they are all at the department level. However, the general administrative level of the township heads and mayors of municipalities directly under the central government is the main hall level, and the mayor is the chief executive of the town and is responsible for the overall work of the town government; The township head is the chief executive responsible for the overall work of the township government.

Although at the same level, towns are more important than towns in economy, culture, education and health. Towns can be used as the seat of government organs of counties, county-level cities or municipal districts, while towns and villages can rarely be used as the seat of government organs. The mayor of the central town is generally half a level higher, which is a place class. The level of the township head is generally a section, and there are very few place classes.

Generally, the township head and the mayor are at the same level and both belong to the leadership of the county government, but the mayor has more promotion opportunities than the township head.

Let me briefly talk about villages and towns. Formerly called commune. Later, after the system reform, the commune was changed to villages and towns. Then why are some called towns and some called townships?

That is, according to the relevant provisions of the state, population, economy, geographical location and other factors. Their levels are the same, they are all the first-level government agencies below the county or district level, and they are also the last-level government. Every town or township has a relatively complete government department, which can completely solve and handle all government functions of the town and township.

Every town or township has a resident police station, which is responsible for the public safety of the town or township. Resident courts or county courts have circuit courts from time to time to solve and deal with the civil rectification work of townships or towns.

The mayor or township head is fully responsible for the work of the town or township government, and there are also first-level people's congress organizations and some directors in the town or township. The party organization of a town or township is the party committee of the town or township, with a secretary of the party committee. In other words, the mayor, the township head, the director of the National People's Congress, and the secretary of the Party Committee are all national cadres at the same level!

According to the constitution, the administrative divisions of the country are divided into three levels: province, county and township, of which township includes township, nationality township and town; In fact, there are streets and towns at the first level, which are the agencies of districts and counties.

According to the Civil Service Law and other regulations, the leading positions of civil servants are: national level, provincial and ministerial level, departmental level, county level and township level, and each level has a deputy; The township head and the mayor belong to the civil servants at the township level, so they belong to the same level.

In fact, due to the different levels of economic development in different places, there will be a certain gap in the treatment of township heads and mayors at the township level.

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