Municipio
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Municipio (Spanish: [muniˈθipjo], Italian: [muniˈtʃiːpjo]) and município (Portuguese: [muniˈsipiu]) are country subdivisions in Italy and several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as "municipality". In the English language, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or town;[1] however, in Spanish, the term "municipio" may not mean a single city or town, but rather a jurisdiction housing several towns and cities, like a township, county, borough, or civil parish.[2] The Italian term "municipalità" refers either to a single city or a group of cities and towns in a township,[citation needed] but the Portuguese use is almost entirely restricted to group of cities or towns like in a county, township, and so forth.[3]
Overview
| Country | Term | Detailed article | Administered by | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
Município is used | Municipalities of Angola | ||
 Argentina |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Argentina | According to laws of the provinces | |
 Bolivia |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Bolivia | Below the provinces | |
 Brazil |
Município is used | Municipalities of Brazil | Município with elected Prefeito (mayor) and Vereador (plural: Vereadores) (councilors) | |
 Chile |
Comuna is used | Communes of Chile | Municipalidad with elected alcalde (mayor) and councilors | |
 Colombia |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Colombia | Below departments | |
 Costa Rica |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Costa Rica | Coterminous with the Cantones | |
 Cuba |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Cuba | ||
 Dominican Republic |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of the Dominican Republic | ayuntamiento (elected municipal council) and síndico (mayor) | |
 Ecuador |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Ecuador | ||
 El Salvador |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of El Salvador | Alcalde | Below departments |
 Guatemala |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Guatemala | Municipalidad | Below departments |
 Honduras |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Honduras | Alcalde | Below departments |
 Italy |
Municipalità (municipio is the comune hall, the building housing the government.) Municipio is also a station on the Naples Metro. |
Municipalities of Italy | Sometimes a subdivision of comune[4] | |
 Mexico |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Mexico | Ayuntamiento, headed by a municipal president | Below states |
 Nicaragua |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Nicaragua | Alcalde | Below departments |
 Paraguay |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Paraguay | ||
 Peru |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Peru | ||
 Philippines |
Municipalidad (Spanish), Munisipalidad, or Munisipyo (Tagalog and Cebuano) | Municipalities of the Philippines | alkalde (informal expression for mayor) and councilors (konsehal, a Spanish loanword in local languages) | Below provinces |
 Portugal |
Município is used (also called concelho) | Municipalities of Portugal | Câmara Municipal (executive) and Assembleia Municipal (legislative) | |
 Puerto Rico |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Puerto Rico | Alcalde and municipal legislature | |
 Spain |
Municipio is used[5] | Municipalities of Spain | Ayuntamiento, headed by an alcalde or Presidente de la Corporación | |
 Uruguay |
Municipio is used[6] | Municipalities of Uruguay | Alcaldía (municipal council), headed by an alcalde | |
 Venezuela |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Venezuela | Consejo Municipal (municipal council) with separately elected alcalde and independent comptroller | Below state |
See also
Notes
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- ↑ Municipalità refers only to administration, whereas comune refers to both administration and territory; it is also an administrative sub-division of a large city, such as Rome
- ↑ In Catalan/Valencian municipi (IPA: [muniˈsipi]), Galician municipio (IPA: [muniˈθipjo]) or bisbarra (IPA: [bizˈβara]) and Basque udalerria (IPA: [udaleria]).
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