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(Redirected from Município) Administrative divisions in Italy and in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations

Municipio (Spanish: [muniˈθipjo/muniˈsipjo]) and município (Portuguese: [muniˈsipiu]) are administrative divisions in 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; however, in Spanish, the term municipio may not mean a single city or town, but rather a jurisdiction housing several towns and cities, such as a township, county, borough or civil parish. The Italian term municipalità refers either to a single city or a group of cities and towns in a township, and municipio is used for city subdivisions, but Portuguese usage of the term is almost entirely restricted to a cluster of cities or towns, such as a county, township, and so forth. However, in Brazil, a Municipio is an independent city & a public corporation with status of Federated Entity.

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).They are part of the federation De facto et De jure
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 Cantón is used Cantons of Ecuador Municipio or Municipalidad with elected alcalde (mayor) and concejales (councilors) Below provinces. Further subdivided into urban and rural parishes.
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 Comune is used; in some parts of Italy the municipio is the building housing the administration of the comune; elsewhere it is simply called comune. A municipalità may be a subdivision of comune Municipalities of Italy Consiglio comunale, headed by a sindaco
Mexico Municipio is used Municipalities of Mexico Ayuntamiento, headed by a municipal president Below states
Mozambique Município is used Municipalities of Mozambique
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 and Município (Spanish), Munisipalidad or Munisipyo (Tagalog and Cebuano) Municipalities of the Philippines alkalde (informal expression for mayor) and councilors (konsehal, a Spanish loanword alcalde and consejal 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 Municipalities of Spain Ayuntamiento (municipal corporation) or Concejo abierto, headed by an alcalde
Uruguay Municipio is used 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

  1. 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.
  2. In Catalan municipi (IPA: [muniˈsipi]), Galician municipio (IPA: [muniˈθipjʊ]) or bisbarra (IPA: [bizˈβarɐ]) and Basque udalerria (IPA: [udaleria]).

References

  1. "Municipality". Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, LLC. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. "municipio". Word Reference. Word Reference. Retrieved 23 June 2015. English: township - borough - county - township line
  3. "Município". Word Reference. Word Reference. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. "Creación de municipios en Uruguay a partir de 2010". data.com.uy. 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
Spanish terms for administrative divisions
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Regional, Metropolitan
Urban, Rural
  • Historical subdivisions in italics.
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