Non-metropolitan county (Kilmark–Killarney)

In the Kingdom of Killarney and the Kingdom of Kilmark, which together form the sovereign state and dual monarchy of Kilmark–Killarney, counties form the upper tier of local government and primary administrative divisions of each kingdom, the most common type being the non-metropolitan county (Killarne: ciæmtæ metropolitas-núla; Killian: chónntæ metropolitas-niollo).

Like the other types of counties (metropolitan counties and civil dioceses), non-metropolitan counties consist of multiple districts, which constitute the administrative divisions of their respective county. Like civil dioceses but unlike metropolitan counties, districts of a non-metropolitan county each have their own local government, which can take either the mayor–council or council–manager form of municipal government. Most local government services are provided by the district, while county-wide services (such as public transport and policing) are provided by the county, which in the case of non-metropolitan counties, always uses the council–manager form of government. Districts of non-metropolitan counties can be legally incorporated as cities, towns, civil parishes or townships, the primary distinguishing factor being population and/or population density. For example, the densest, most built-up districts are typically incorporated as cities, their surrounding less dense urban areas as towns, further out suburban areas as civil parishes, and mostly rural areas, dotted with villages and hamlets amongst mostly farmland and/or natural areas, as townships.