Governance
Seyhan district is administered by three levels of government; central government, provincial administration and the municipality.
Seyhan Governorship is the district branch of the central government operating under the Adana Governorship. The chief executive of the Seyhan district is the District Governor who is appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Seyhan Governorship overseas the functioning of the district directorates of the ministries.
Seyhan directorate of the Adana Province Special Administration is the district branch of the provincial administration. Seyhan district is represented with 11 members at the 61-member Adana Provincial Parliament.
The only municipality incorporated in the Seyhan district is the Seyhan Municipality since the district is completely absorbed within the city of Adana. The municipality serves the entire Seyhan district and it is further divided into neighborhoods, the smallest administrative units of the province. Seyhan is the only district in the Adana Province that does not have a village.
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