The City of Düsseldorf consists of 50 city parts (Stadtteile), which are collected into 10 boroughs (Stadtbezirke).Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile, Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022. Hauptsatzung der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, § 23 Stadtbezirke, Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022. Every district has its own local assembly (local parliament Bezirksvertretung) and its own borough mayor (Bezirksbürgermeister). The Bezirksvertretungen have only advisory roles, they do not have their own budgets. Borough 4 is the only borough on the west side of the Rhine.
