Municipio
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Municipio (Spanish: [muniˈθipjo] or [muniˈsipjo], Italian: [muniˈtʃipjo]) and Município (Portuguese: [muniˈsipiu]) are terms used for country subdivisions. They are often translated as municipality.
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| Country | Term | Detailed article | Administered by |
 Argentina |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Argentina | |
 Bolivia |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Bolivia | |
 Brazil |
Município is used | Municipalities of Brazil | |
 Chile |
Comuna is used | Communes of Chile | Municipalidad with elected alcalde (mayor) and councilors |
 Colombia |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Colombia | |
 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 | Elected ayuntamiento (municipal council) and síndico (mayor) |
 Ecuador |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Ecuador | |
 Guatemala |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Guatemala | Municipalidad |
 Honduras |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Honduras | Alcalde |
 Italy |
Municipio is sometimes used in behalf of comune[1] | Municipalities of Italy | |
 Mexico |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Mexico | Ayuntamiento headed by a municipal president |
 Nicaragua |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Nicaragua | Alcalde |
 Philippines |
Municipalidad (Spanish), Munisipalidad, or Munisipyo (Hispanic Tagalog and Cebuano) | Municipalities of Philippines | "alcalde" (informal expression for mayor) and councilors ("konseho", a Spanish loanword in local languages) |
 Paraguay |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Paraguay | |
 Peru |
Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Peru | |
 Puerto Rico |
Municipio is used | Municipalities of Puerto Rico | Alcalde and municipal legislature |
 Spain |
Municipio is used[2] | Municipalities of Spain | Ayuntamiento, headed by an alcalde or Presidente de la Corporación |
 Uruguay |
Municipio is used[3] | 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 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Municipio 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]).
- ^ "Creación de municipios en Uruguay a partir de 2010". data.com.uy. 2009. http://data.com.uy/creacion-de-municipios-en-uruguay-a-partir-de-2010/. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
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