Editing Municipality (section)

== Municipalities by country ==
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! Term
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! Notes
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|[[Brazil]]
|{{Lang|pt|[[Municipio|município]]}}
|[[Blumenau]], [[Cuiabá]], [[Maceió]], [[Porto Alegre]]
|a state (''[[Federative units of Brazil|estado]]''), which is part of a region (''[[Regions of Brazil|região]]'')
|5,570
|A municipality usually is divided in the urban part, the city (''cidade''), and the rural part.
|[[List of municipalities of Brazil]]
|-
|[[Croatia]]
|{{Lang|hr|[[Općina]]}}
|[[Fužine,_Croatia]], [[Bosiljevo]], [[Klana]], [[Kršan]]
|Županija (county in English)
|428
|A municipality usually has center village of same name. Exception: Vinodolska općina - center village: Bribir. 
|[[Municipalities of Croatia]]
|-
|[[Greece]]
|''Deme'' / ''Δήμος''
|[[Municipality of Athens|Athens]], [[Thessaloniki (municipality)|Thessaloniki]]
|
|332
|A municipality usually is divided in Municipal Units and them into Communities.
|[[List of municipalities of Greece]]
|-
|[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|''bardas, contae'' or ''comhairle''
|[[Dublin Corporation|Baile Átha Cliath]]
|a province ([[Provinces of Ireland|''cúige'']]) or a county ([[Counties of Ireland|''contae'']])
|31
|A municipality usually has authority of the whole county. In some cases however, authority is reduced to a subdivision of the county for highly populated regions, especially in Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath)
|[[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|Local governments in the Republic of Ireland]]
|-
| [[Italy]]
| ''[[municipio]]''
|[[Rignano Flaminio]]
| a ''[[comune]]'' which is part of a province (''[[Provinces of Italy|provincia]]'') which is part of a region (''[[Regions of Italy|regione]]'').
| 9 for Milan, 15 for Rome
| Solely used for subdivisions of larger ''comuni'', especially in Rome; ''municipio'' indicates the city hall; in some case, they are joined in mountain communities (''comunità montane'')<ref>The law provides for the possibility of overlapping of the office of President of the mountain community with that of mayor of one of the municipalities of the community: {{cite journal|last1=Buonomo|first1=Giampiero|title=Compatibile il sindaco-dirigente della locale Comunità montana|journal=Diritto&Giustizia Edizione Online|date=2001|url=https://www.questia.com/projects#!/project/89289480|access-date=18 March 2016|archive-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324160801/https://www.questia.com/projects#!/project/89289480|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Municipi of Rome]], [[List of municipalities of Italy]]
|-
|[[India]]
|[[Municipal council (India)|municipality]] (''nagar palika, or nagar parishad in Hindi)''
|
* [[Darjeeling Municipality]]
* [[English Bazar Municipality]]
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|It is an administrative unit that governs a specific urban area, such as a town or city. Municipalities are established under state legislation and operate under the framework of the relevant state municipal acts. Municipalities have their own elected bodies, which typically include a mayor or chairperson and councilors representing different wards or constituencies within the urban area. 
|[[Municipal governance in India]]
|-
|[[Netherlands]]
|[[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] (''gemeente)''
|
* [[Government of Amsterdam]]
* [[Government of Rotterdam]]
| a [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] or special [[Caribbean Netherlands|municipality]] which doesn't fall under any province but directly under the central government.
| 345
|It is the lowest administrative unit of the country that governs a specific area, such as a town or city. Municipalities fall under the Dutch Municipalities Act. It is governed by a directly elected municipal council, a municipal executive and a mayor.
|[[Municipal council (Netherlands)]]
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| [[Philippines]]
| ''[[municipalities of the Philippines|bayan]]'', ''[[Municipio|munisipyo]]'' or ''[[Municipalidad|munisipalidad]]''
| [[Janiuay]]
| a [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] (''lalawigan'' or ''probinsya'', except for [[Pateros]])
| 1,488<ref>{{cite web | url=https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/downloads/PSGC-2Q-2021-Publication-Datafile-01092021.xlsx | title=National Summary –number of Provinces, Cities, Municipalities and Barangays, by Region – As of 30 June 2021 | work=[[Philippine Statistics Authority]] | date=30 June 2021 | access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>
| A municipality is the official name for a [[town]] and is divided into [[barangay]]s. Municipalities with a larger population and income may become a [[Cities of the Philippines|city]] through a [[municipal charter|city charter]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Republic Act 7160 – Local Government Act of 1991 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1991/10/10/republic-act-no-7160/ |work=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)]] |date=11 October 1991 |access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>
| [[Municipalities of the Philippines]]
|-
|[[Portugal]]
|[[:pt:Município|''município'']]
|[[Lisbon]], [[Sintra]], [[Vila Nova de Gaia]]
|18 districts and 2 autonomous regions ([[Azores]] and [[Madeira]])
|308
|Usually a municipality is named after its largest or historically most important town or city. Municipalities are typically much larger than the city or town after which they are named.
|[[List of municipalities of Portugal]]
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| [[Puerto Rico]]
| ''[[municipio]]''
| [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]]
| none
| 78
| municipality consists of an urban area (termed a city or town) plus all of its surrounding ''[[barrio]]s'' comprising the municipality. It has a popularly elected administration and a municipal mayor. The seat of the municipal government is located in such urban area and serves the entire municipal jurisdiction.<ref>[http://cee.ceepur.org/Ayuda.aspx#Municipio ''Ayuda: Divulgación de Resultados de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones – Municipio.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021053330/http://cee.ceepur.org/Ayuda.aspx#Municipio |date=21 October 2011 }} Comision Estatal de Elecciones. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.surfrider.org/rincon/Ley_Municipios.pdf ''Autonomous Municipalities Law.''] {{in lang|es}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205024802/http://www.surfrider.org/rincon/Ley_Municipios.pdf |date=5 December 2010 }} Retrieved 24 October 2011.</ref>
| [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico]]
|-
| [[Sweden]]
| ''kommun''
|[[Stockholm Municipality]], [[Gothenburg Municipality]], [[Malmö Municipality]], [[Ale Municipality]]
|a [[Regions of Sweden|region]] (''region''), the 21 self-governing areas consisting of one or more municipalities)<br/><br/>a [[Counties of Sweden|county]] (''län''), subdivision of the national state into 21 areas administered by [[County administrative boards of Sweden|County administrative boards]].<br/><br/>Regions and counties often follow the same geographical borders.
| 290
| According to the [[Basic Laws of Sweden|Instrument of Government]], Swedish democracy is realised through a parliamentary form of government and through local selfgovernment. Municipalities are independent of the regions and counties in which they are located.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.riksdagen.se/en/how-the-riksdag-works/democracy/the-constitution/|title= The Constitution |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2023 |website= www.riksdagen.se |publisher= Sveriges Riksdag |access-date= 25 August 2023 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.riksdagen.se/globalassets/05.-sa-fungerar-riksdagen/demokrati/the-instrument-of-government.pdf|title= The Instrument of Government (1974:152) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2018 |website= www.riksdagen.se |publisher= Sveriges Riksdag |access-date= 25 August 2023 |quote= All public power in Sweden proceeds from the people. Swedish democracy is founded on the free formation of opinion and on universal and equal suffrage. It is realised through a representative and parliamentary form of government and through local selfgovernment. Public power is exercised under the law. }}</ref><br/><br/>Before 1971, municipalities were incorporated as either cities (''[[Stad (Sweden)|stad]]''), market towns (''[[köping]]'') or rural municipalities (''[[socken|landskommun]]''). The city-label is still used for marketing purposes, but lacks legal status and cannot be used in formal governing documents. <br/><br/>For [[resident registration|resident]] and [[land registration]] purposes, Sweden is also divided in 2 523 [[Registration districts in Sweden|districts]] (''distrikt''), based on the historic [[Church of Sweden]] parishes of 1999. The districts lack authority, governing body and agency.<ref name="SFS">[http://rkrattsdb.gov.se/SFSdoc/15/150493.PDF SFS 2015:493] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930041909/http://rkrattsdb.gov.se/SFSdoc/15/150493.PDF |date=30 September 2018 }}, Svensk författningssamling: ''Förordning om distrikt''.</ref>
| [[Municipalities of Sweden]]
|}
*In Portuguese language usage, there are two words to distinguish the territory and the administrative organ. When referring to the territory, the word '''''[[concelho]]''''' is used, when referring to the [[Organs of state|organ of State]], the word '''''município''''' is used. This differentiation is in use in Portugal and some of its former overseas provinces, but it is no longer in use in Brazil, where '''''município''''' refers to the territorial boundaries and '''''prefeitura''''' is its administrative organ.