Cities with more than NUMBER@1 inhabitants -LRB- and smaller towns in some states -RRB- do usually not belong to a district , but take over district responsibilities themselves , similar to the concept of independent cities .

Cities with more than NUMBER@1 inhabitants -LRB- and smaller towns in some states -RRB- are not usually part of a district , but do the work of a district themselves . These cities belong to a district , but still do so the districts jobs themselves , as though they were independent .
