List of forms of government
31-891: Administrative divisions in Italy and in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Municipio" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( March 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) 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
62-474: 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
93-559: A country is sometimes called the " first-level (or first-order ) administrative division" or "first administrative level". Its next subdivision might be called "second-level administrative division" or "second administrative level" and so on. An alternative terminology is provided by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics which terms the principal division as the second level or NUTS-2. Administrative divisions are conceptually separate from dependent territories , with
124-455: A mayor ( alcalde / alcaldesa municipal ), a title that was introduced in 1998. The mayor's main duties are to liaise with the municipal council, district councils and the entire administrative apparatus of the canton, and to approve and implement the decisions taken by the municipal council. The number of members of the municipal council varies from one canton to another, and they are elected by local elections held every four years. The head of
155-406: A number of smaller entities. Within those entities are the large and small cities or towns, which may or may not be the county seat . Some of the world's larger cities culturally, if not officially, span several counties, and those crossing state or provincial boundaries have much in common culturally as well, but are rarely incorporated within the same municipal government. Many sister cities share
186-660: A particular independent sovereign state is divided. Such a unit usually has an administrative authority with the power to take administrative or policy decisions for its area. Usually, sovereign states have several levels of administrative division. Common names for the principal (largest) administrative divisions include: states (subnational states, rather than sovereign states), provinces , lands , oblasts and regions . These in turn are often subdivided into smaller administrative units known by names such as comarcas , raions or districts , which are further subdivided into municipalities , communes or communities constituting
217-1483: A partir de 2010" . data.com.uy. 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011 . Retrieved 23 May 2011 . v t e Spanish terms for administrative divisions National, Federal Comunidad autónoma Departamento Distrito federal Estado Provincia Región Regional, Metropolitan Cantón Comarca Comuna Corregimiento Delegación Distrito Mancomunidad Merindad Municipalidad Municipio Parroquia Ecuador Spain Urban, Rural Aldea Alquería Anteiglesia Asentamiento Asentamiento informal Pueblos jóvenes Barrio Campamento Caserío Ciudad Ciudad autónoma Colonia Lugar Masía Pedanía Población Ranchería Sitio Vereda Villa Village (Pueblito/Pueblo) Historical subdivisions in italics . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Municipio&oldid=1257343700 " Categories : Types of administrative division Spanish words and phrases Portuguese words and phrases Italian words and phrases Hidden categories: Pages with Catalan IPA Pages with Galician IPA Pages with Basque IPA Articles with short description Short description
248-427: A province, region, canton, land, governorate, oblast, emirate, or country. Administrative units that are not federated or confederated but enjoy a greater degree of autonomy or self-government than other territories within the same country can be considered autonomous regions or de facto constituent states of that country. This relationship is by some authors called a federacy or asymmetric federalism . An example
279-443: A water boundary, which quite often serves as a border of both cities and counties. For example, Cambridge and Boston , Massachusetts appear to the casual traveler as one large city, while locally they each are quite culturally different and occupy different counties. General terms for these incorporated places include " municipality ", " settlement ", "locality", and "populated place". Cantons of Costa Rica Costa Rica
310-467: Is (by area or population), the fewer levels of administrative divisions it has. For example, Vatican City does not have any administrative subdivisions, and Monaco has only one level (both are city-states ), while such countries as France and Pakistan have five levels each. The United States is composed of states, possessions, territories , and a federal district , each with varying numbers of subdivisions. The principal administrative division of
341-508: Is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 84 cantons , and these are further subdivided into districts . Cantons are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of municipalities . Each municipality has its own mayor and several representatives, all of them chosen via municipal elections every four years. The original 14 cantons were established in 1848, and
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#1732772811673372-745: Is also an administrative sub-division of a large city, such as Rome . ^ In Catalan municipi ( IPA: [muniˈsipi] ), Galician municipio ( IPA: [muniˈθipjʊ] ) or bisbarra ( IPA: [bizˈβarɐ] ) and Basque udalerria ( IPA: [udaleria] ). References [ edit ] ^ "Municipality" . Dictionary.com . Dictionary.com, LLC . Retrieved 23 June 2015 . ^ "municipio" . Word Reference . Word Reference . Retrieved 23 June 2015 . English: township - borough - county - township line ^ "Município" . Word Reference . Word Reference . Retrieved 23 June 2015 . ^ "Creación de municipios en Uruguay
403-664: Is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from March 2023 All articles needing additional references Articles containing Spanish-language text Pages with Spanish IPA Articles containing Portuguese-language text Pages with Portuguese IPA All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2023 Administrative division Administrative divisions (also administrative units , administrative regions , #-level subdivisions , subnational entities , or constituent states , as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which
434-730: Is no fixed rule, for " all politics is local " as is perhaps well demonstrated by their relative lack of systemic order. In the realm of self-government, any of these can and does occur along a stretch of road—which for the most part is passing through rural, unsettled countryside. Since the terms are administrative political divisions of the local regional government, their exact relationship and definitions are subject to home rule considerations, tradition, as well as state statute law and local governmental (administrative) definition and control. In British cultural legacy, some territorial entities began with fairly expansive counties which encompass an appreciably large area, but were divided over time into
465-485: Is the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan within Uzbekistan . Due to variations in their use worldwide, consistency in the translation of terms from non-English to English is sometimes difficult to maintain. In many of the following terms originating from British cultural influence, areas of relatively low mean population density might bear a title of an entity one would expect to be either larger or smaller. There
496-452: 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
527-555: 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
558-413: 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
589-541: 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 ,
620-762: 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 [ edit ] Municipalidad Commune (country subdivision) Notes [ edit ] ^ Municipalità refers only to administration, whereas comune refers to both administration and territory; it
651-475: Is used for city subdivisions, but Portuguese usage of the term is almost entirely restricted to a cluster of cities or towns like in a county, township and so forth. However, in Brazil, a Municipio is an independent city & a public corporation with status of Federated Entity. Overview [ edit ] Country Term Detailed article Administered by Comment Angola Município
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#1732772811673682-618: The canton of Golfito . According to the latest population estimate from the National Institute of Statistics and Census , the largest canton by population is the capital San José with a population of 352,381 , while the smallest by population is Monteverde with 5,386 residents. The latest report from the National Geographic Institute listed the largest canton by land area as San Carlos , which spans 3,352.14 km (1,294.27 sq mi) and
713-522: 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, like 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"
744-462: 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
775-463: The council is titled the municipal president ( presidente municipal ). The council's main task is to manage the canton at the local level, and is responsible for planning basic policies and establishing budgets. More specifically, the responsibilities include urban and agricultural planning and organizing cultural affairs, health care, education and industry. Each municipal president appoints a number of working commissions that deal with issues specific to
806-491: 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
837-431: The former being an integral part of the state and the other being only under some lesser form of control. However, the term "administrative division" can include dependent territories as well as accepted administrative divisions (for example, in geographical databases ). Communities united in a federation under a federal government are more specifically known as federated states . A federated state may be referred to as
868-496: The municipality. According to the Executive Decree N°41548-MGP ( Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República ), a city in Costa Rica is a ceremonial title awarded to a district or districts which contain the administrative center regardless of factors such as population, population density, or economic indicators. This designation
899-415: The number has risen gradually by the division of existing cantons. Law no. 4366 of 19 August 1969, which outlines the creation of administrative divisions of Costa Rica, states that new cantons may only be created if they have at least one percent of the republic's total population, which was 5,044,197 as of the latest estimate (2022). The newest canton, Puerto Jiménez , was created on June 21, 2022, from
930-435: The smallest as Flores at 6.75 km (2.61 sq mi). Each canton is controlled by a government unit called Municipalidad . The term reflects the fact that the cantons in Costa Rica have approximately the same function as municipios ("municipalities") in many other Spanish-speaking countries. This administrative unit consists of two bodies: a municipal council ( Concejo Municipal ) and an executive officer called
961-402: The smallest units of subdivision (the local governments ). Some administrative division names (such as departments , cantons , prefectures , counties or governorates ) can be used for principal, second-level, or third-level divisions. The levels of administrative divisions and their structure largely varies by country (and sometimes within a single country). Usually the smaller the country