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=== Greece and Cyprus ===
In ordinary speech, Greeks use the word {{Lang|el|χωριό}} ('village') to refer to smaller settlements and the word {{Lang|el|πόλη}} or {{Lang|el|πολιτεία}} ('city') to refer to larger ones. Careful speakers may also use the word {{Lang|el|κωμόπολη}} to refer to towns with a population of 2,000–9,999.
In Greek administrative law there used to be a distinction between {{Lang|el|δήμοι}}, i.e. municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants or considered important for some other geographical (county seats), historical or ecclesiastical (bishops' seats) reason, and κοινότητες, referring to smaller self-governing units, mostly villages. A sweeping reform, carried out in two stages early in the 21st century, merged most {{Lang|el|κοινότητες}} with the nearest {{Lang|el|δήμοι}}, dividing the whole country into 325 self-governing {{Lang|el|δήμοι}}. The former municipalities survive as administrative subdivisions ({{Lang|el|δημοτικά διαμερίσματα}}, {{Lang|el|δημοτικές ενότητες}}).

Cyprus, including the Turkish-occupied areas, is also divided into 39 {{Lang|el|δήμοι}} (in principle, with at least 5,000 inhabitants, though there are exceptions) and 576 {{Lang|el|κοινότητες}}.