U ovom radu autori prikazuju stanje lokalne samouprave na primjeru dviju skupina jedinica lokalne samouprave, različitih po svom geografskom, ekološkom, prostornom i drugim obilježjima. Riječ je o prostoru Imotske krajine koja je, od nekoć jedinstvenog teritorijalnog prostora, diferencirana na 8 općina i grad Imotski, te o otoku Braču koji je podijeljen na 7 općina i grad Supetar. Upravo ta različitost u okviru Splitsko-dalmatinske županije temeljni je spiritus movens ovoga rada, bez pretenzija da ova analiza dade apodiktične i kategorične sudove, primjerice o tome je li nova teritorijalna organizacija dovela do poboljšanja i jačanja svekolikih kapaciteta lokalne samouprave. In this work the authors show the situation of local self-government on the example of two local self-government groups of units, different by their geographic, ecologic, spatial and other characteristics. The subject is about the area of Imotska Krajina which has been differentiated from formerly unique territory area onto 8 communities and the City of Imotski, then the island of Brač which has been divided in 7 municipalities and the City of Supetar. Precisely, such a diversity in the setting of Split-Dalmatia County is the fundamental spiritus movens of this work, unpretentious to give apodictic and decisive judgments of this analysis, for instance on a subject whether the new territory organization has led to an improvement and strengthening of comprehensive capacities of local self-government.