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Term for an administrative center used in several Spanish-speaking countries
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Municipal palace in the city of Puebla, Mexico.

A municipal seat (Spanish: cabecera municipal; ) is the administrative center and seat of government of a municipality or civil parish, with other villages or towns subordinated. The term is used in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala and Venezuela.

Other variations

In Ecuador the term used is canton seat; in Argentina, department seat.

See also

References

  1. DANE Government of Colombia, January 29, 2017.


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