Municipio

Administrative divisions in Italy and in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations

A municipio (Spanish: [muniˈθipjo, muniˈsipjo]) or município (Portuguese: [muniˈsipiu]) is an administrative division in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. It is often translated as "municipality." It comes from mūnicipium (Latin: [muːnɪˈkɪpiʊ̃ˑ]), meaning a township.

In English, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or town,[1] but in Spanish, the term municipio may mean not a single city or town but rather a jurisdiction with several towns and cities such as a township, county, borough or civil parish.[2] The Italian term municipalità (IPA: [munitʃipaliˈta]) refers to a single city or to a group of cities and towns in a township, and the term municipio (IPA: [muniˈtʃiːpjo]) is used for city subdivisions. On the other hand, usage of município in Portuguese is almost entirely restricted to a cluster of cities or towns such as a county or township. However, in Brazil, a município is an independent city and a public corporation with the status of a federated entity.[3] In the Philippines, a munisipyo may refer to a town hall.

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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 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)  |
East Timor  | Município is used  | Municipalities of East Timor | Autoridade Municipal (Municipal Authority), with a president (presidente), along with a Municipal Council (Concelho Municipal)  |
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
Equatorial Guinea  | Municipio is used  | Municipalities of Equatorial Guinea | Alcalde |
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[citation needed][a] | 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  | Municipio (munisipyo) and sometimes municipalidad (municipalidad) are used[b] | Municipalities of the Philippines | Elected alcalde (alkalde, “mayor”)[c] as the executive, vicealcalde (bise alkalde, “vice mayor”)[d] and concejales (konsehal, “councilor”) of the Sangguniang Bayan[e] (Ayuntamiento, “Municipal Council”).  | Below provinces (except Pateros); equivalent to a town; has a lower income than a city[f] (ciudad). Like a city, it is also further subdivided into barangays.
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[g] | Municipalities of Spain | Ayuntamiento (municipal corporation) or Concejo abierto, headed by an alcalde |
Uruguay  | Municipio is used[4] | 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

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* Municipalidad
* Commune (country subdivision)

## Notes

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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 Tagalog bayan (IPA: [ˈbaː.jɐn̪]), Cebuan lungsod (IPA: [ˈl̪uŋ.s̪od̪]), Iloco ili (IPA: [ˈʔi.li]), Hiligaynon banwa (IPA: [ˈban.wa]), Central Bicol banwaan (IPA: [ban̪ˈwa.ʔan̪]), Waray bungto (IPA: [ˈbuŋ.toʔ]), Kapampangan balen (IPA: [bəˈlɛːn]), Pangasinan baley (IPA: [ˈba.lɨɪ̯]).
3. ^ In Tagalog punong-bayan (IPA: [ˌpuː.n̪omˈbaː.jɐn̪]), Cebuan punong-lungsod (IPA: [ˌpuː.n̪onˈl̪uŋ.s̪od̪]), Iloco basar (IPA: [baˈsaɾ]).
4. ^ In Tagalog pangalawang punong-bayan (IPA: [pɐ.ŋɐ.lɐˌwam puː.n̪omˈbaː.jɐn̪]), Cebuan puli-punong-lungsod (Cebuano pronunciation: [pu.li.pu.n̪onˈl̪uŋ.s̪od̪IPA]), Iloco kasandi a basar (IPA: [kasanˈdi a baˈsaɾ]).
5. ^ In Tagalog Sangguniang Bayan (IPA: [sɐŋ.ɡʊ.n̪ɪˌʔam ˈbaː.jɐn̪]).
6. ^ In Tagalog lungsod (IPA: [lʊn̪ˈsod̪̚]), Cebuan dakbayan (IPA: [d̪ɐk.bɐˈjan̪]), Iloco dak-ili (IPA: [dɐkˈʔi.li]), Hiligaynon dakbanwa (IPA: [dakˈban.wa]), Central Bicol dakbanwaan (IPA: [dak.ban̪ˈwa.ʔan̪]), Kapampangan lakanbalen (IPA: [lə.xəm.bəˈlɛn]).
7. ^ In Catalan municipi (IPA: [muniˈsipi]), Galician municipio (IPA: [muniˈθipjʊ]) or bisbarra (IPA: [bizˈβarɐ]) and Basque udalerria (IPA: [udaleria]).

## References

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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.

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