units:
**18 urban settlements
**390 rural settlements.

Within the framework of the administrative-territorial structure, they include settlements and districts in the city.

The administrative center of the Rostov Oblast is the city of Rostov-on-Don.

Public authority

The system of public authorities of the Rostov region, formed in accordance with the Charter, consists of:

*Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Oblast (the highest and only body of legislative (representative) power)

*Governor