Municipalities of Puerto Rico
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There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the United States Government, but Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities or "municipios" at the second order. For U.S. Census purposes, a municipality in Puerto Rico is equivalent to a county[1]. They are conveniently grouped into eight electoral districts, which do not possess administrative functions. In 1991, the Autonomous Municipalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico law was created as a strategy for the decentralizing and the improving government services to the people. In recent years, several mayors have demanded a revision of the law[citation needed].
The municipalities elect a Mayor and a legislative assembly in the general elections every 4 years.
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[edit] Alphabetical list of municipalities
[edit] List of mayors of each municipality
[edit] List of municipalities grouped by expansions of the June 31, 2010 Municipal Amalgamation Referendum Law [2]
[edit] North Region[edit] San Juan (expanded)
[edit] Bayamón (expanded)
[edit] Toa Baja (expanded)
[edit] Vega Baja (expanded)
[edit] Manatí (expanded)
[edit] Arecibo (expanded)
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[edit] West Region[edit] Aguadilla (expanded)
[edit] San Sebastián (expanded)
[edit] Mayagüez (expanded)
[edit] San Germán (expanded)
[edit] Yauco (expanded)
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[edit] South Region[edit] Utuado (expanded)
[edit] Ponce (expanded)
[edit] Juana Díaz (expanded)
[edit] Cayey (expanded)
[edit] Guayama (expanded)
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[edit] East Region[edit] Caguas (expanded)
[edit] Humacao (expanded)
[edit] Fajardo (expanded)
[edit] Carolina (expanded)
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