Editing Montevideo (section)

===Intendancy of Montevideo===
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[[File:Intendencia de Montevideo 02.jpg|thumb|235x235px|The [[Palacio Municipal (Montevideo)|Palacio Municipal]] is the [[City Hall]] of Montevideo.]]
The Intendancy of Montevideo was first created by a legal act of 18 December 1908.<ref>[http://www.ccee.edu.uy/ensenian/catderpu/material/departamentales.PDF Propiedad de las Chacras del Ejido de Bella Union] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427042410/http://www.ccee.edu.uy/ensenian/catderpu/material/departamentales.PDF |date=27 April 2011 }}, Asociación de Escribanos del Uruguay Informe de la Comisión de Derecho Público {{in lang|es}}</ref> The municipality's first mayor (1909–1911) was Daniel Muñoz. Municipalities were abolished by the [[Uruguayan Constitution of 1918]], effectively restored during the 1933 military coup of [[Gabriel Terra]], and formally restored by the [[Uruguayan Constitution of 1934|1934 Constitution]]. The [[Uruguayan Constitution of 1952|1952 Constitution]] again decided to abolish the municipalities; it came into effect in February 1955. Municipalities were replaced by departmental councils, which consisted of a collegiate executive board with 7 members from Montevideo and 5 from the interior region. However, municipalities were revived under the 1967 Constitution and have operated continuously since that time.

Since 1990, Montevideo has been partially decentralized into 18 areas; administration and services for each area is provided by its Zonal Community Center (''Centro Comunal Zonal'', CCZ), which is subordinate to the Intendancy of Montevideo.<ref>[http://www.chasque.net/vecinet/goblocal.htm Los Organos del Gobierno Local y el Presupuesto Participativo de Montevideo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118094746/http://www.chasque.net/vecinet/goblocal.htm |date=18 November 2010 }}. Chasque.net. Retrieved on 20 November 2010.</ref><ref>[http://municipalesps.com/documentos/descentenmdeo.htm La descentralización en Montevideo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513183858/http://municipalesps.com/documentos/descentenmdeo.htm |date=13 May 2011 }}. Municipalesps.com. Retrieved on 20 November 2010.</ref> The boundaries of the municipal districts of Montevideo were created on 12 July 1993, and successively amended on 19 October 1993, 6 June 1994 and 10 November 1994. In 2010, the city CCZ were abolished and eight municipalities were created instead.

The city government of Montevideo performs several functions, including maintaining communications with the public, promoting culture, organizing society, caring for the environment and regulating traffic. The city hall is the [[Palacio Municipal (Montevideo)|Palacio Municipal]] on 18 de Julio Avenue in the [[Centro, Montevideo|Centro]] area of Montevideo.<ref>[http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/institucional/tramites-y-servicios Trámites y servicios|Intendencia de Montevideo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426045333/http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/institucional/tramites-y-servicios |date=26 April 2011 }}. Montevideo.gub.uy. Retrieved on 20 November 2010.</ref>

The legislative branch of government, the Junta Departamental, or the Congress of Montevideo, governs the [[Montevideo Department|Department of Montevideo]]. The Junta, composed of 31 unsalaried elected members, is responsible for such things as the freedom of the citizens, the regulation of cultural activities, the naming of streets and public places, and the placement of monuments; it also responds to proposals of the Intendant in various circumstances.<ref name="juntamvd.gub.uy">{{Cite web|url=http://www.juntamvd.gub.uy/es/parlamento/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421225825/http://www.juntamvd.gub.uy/es/parlamento/index.html |url-status=dead |title=El Parlamento de Montevideo|archive-date=21 April 2013}}</ref> Its seat is the architecturally remarkable Casa de Francisco Gómez in Ciudad Vieja.<ref name="juntamvd.gub.uy" />

A 2016 private ranking named ''Subnational Legislative Online Opening Index'' measured the data availability in official websites, scoring Montevideo as the second most open district nationally at 17.50 points.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Índice de Apertura en línea de Órganos Legislativos Subnacionales |url=https://uruguayatp.org/index.php/posts/53-indice-de-apertura-en-linea-de-organos-legislativos-subnacionales |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814135003/https://uruguayatp.org/index.php/posts/53-indice-de-apertura-en-linea-de-organos-legislativos-subnacionales |archive-date=14 August 2018 |access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref>