The City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (simplified Chinese: 城市管理行政执法局; traditional Chinese: 城市管理行政執法局; pinyin: Chéngshì Guǎnlǐ Xíngzhèng Zhífǎ Jú), commonly shortened to Chengguan (Chinese: 城管; pinyin: Chéngguǎn), is a local government agency that has been established in every city in the People's Republic of China.
The agency is usually part of a municipal's City Urban Management Bureau (Chinese: 市城市管理局; pinyin: shì chéngshì guǎnlǐ jú). The agency is in charge with enforcement of urban management of the city. This includes local bylaws, city appearance bylaws, environment, sanitation, work safety, pollution control, health, and can involve enforcement in planning, greening, industry and commerce, environment protection, municipal affairs and water in large cities.
The bureau is sometimes translated in English as City Urban Administrative Enforcement Bureau or City Urban Management Enforcement Bureau.
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