Bezirksamtmann

Bezirksamtmann (plural "Bezirksamtleute") is a German administrative title of gubernatorial or lower rank, roughly translating as equivalent to the British District Officer. It is derived from "Bezirk" ("district") + "Amtmann" ("official").
Colonial use.
The title was used for colonial officials in the following minor German "Schutzgebiete" (i.e. colonial possessions of various status) in the Pacific:
"(probably incomplete list)"
German speaking countries.
Germany.
The "Bezirksamtmann" used to be the head officer of the "Bezirksamt" (district) in Bavaria and the Palatinate between 1862 and 1920.
Switzerland.
Several cantons in Switzerland have a "Bezirksamtmann" or "Bezirksammann" as head officer of the "Bezirksamt" (district).