ɐ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm ɪn ɪfˈɛkt sˈɪns dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ɹᵻplˈeɪst ðə dˈɪstɹɪkts wɪð tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv dˈɪstɹɪkts ʌv mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz wɪð ɛkstˈɛndᵻd kˈɑːmpɪtəns ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪɾᵻd ˌeɪdˈiː ˌɛmˌiːsˈiː; spɹˈævni ˈɑːbvədi ˈɑːbsaɪ ˈɛs ɹˈɑːzʃaɪɚnˌuː pjˈuːsəbnˌɑːsti, ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪɾᵻd sˌoʊ ˌoʊˌɑːɹpˈiː, ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɔːld θˈɜːdlˈɛvəl mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz, ɔːɹ ʌnəfˈɪʃəli "lˈɪɾəl dˈɪstɹɪkts".
A reform in effect since January 2003 replaced the districts with 205 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Extended Competence (abbreviated AD MEC; správní obvody obcí s rozšířenou působností, abbreviated SO ORP), also called third-level municipalities, or unofficially "little districts".