A municipio (muniˈθipjo, muniˈsipjo) or município (muniˈsipju, muniˈsipiu) is an administrative division in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. It is often translated as 'municipality' in English. It comes from mūnicipium (muːnɪˈkɪpiʊ̃ˑ), meaning 'township'.
In English, a municipality is often defined as relating to a single city or town,[1] but in Spanish, the term municipio may not refer to 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 (muniˌt͡ʃipaliˈta) refers to a single city or to a group of cities and towns in a township, and the term municipio (muniˈt͡ʃiːpjo) 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 (mʊnɪˈsipjo) may refer to a town hall.
Overview
| Country | Term | Detailed article | Administered by | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ In Tagalog bayan (ˈbaː.jɐn̪), Cebuan lungsod (ˈl̪uŋ.s̪od̪), Iloco ili (ˈʔi.li), Hiligaynon banwa (ˈban.wa), Central Bicol banwaan (ban̪ˈwa.ʔan̪), Waray bungto (ˈbuŋ.toʔ), Kapampangan balen (bəˈlɛːn), Pangasinan baley (ˈba.lɨɪ̯).
- ^ In Tagalog punong-bayan (ˌpuː.n̪omˈbaː.jɐn̪), Cebuan punong-lungsod (ˌpuː.n̪onˈl̪uŋ.s̪od̪), Iloco basar (baˈsaɾ).
- ^ In Tagalog pangalawang punong-bayan (pɐ.ŋɐ.lɐˌwam puː.n̪omˈbaː.jɐn̪), Cebuan puli-punong-lungsod (pu.li.pu.n̪onˈl̪uŋ.s̪od̪IPA), Iloco kasandi a basar (kasanˈdi a baˈsaɾ).
- ^ In Tagalog Sangguniang Bayan (sɐŋ.ɡʊ.n̪ɪˌʔam ˈbaː.jɐn̪).
- ^ In Tagalog lungsod (lʊn̪ˈsod̪̚), Cebuan dakbayan (d̪ɐk.bɐˈjan̪), Iloco dak-ili (dɐkˈʔi.li), Hiligaynon dakbanwa (dakˈban.wa), Central Bicol dakbanwaan (dak.ban̪ˈwa.ʔan̪), Kapampangan lakanbalen (lə.xəm.bəˈlɛn).
- ^ In Catalan municipi (muniˈsipi), Galician municipio (muniˈθipjʊ) or bisbarra (bizˈβarɐ) and Basque udalerria (udaleria).
References
- ^ "Municipality". Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, LLC. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "municipio". Word Reference. Word Reference. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
English: township - borough - county - township line
- ^ "Município". Word Reference. Word Reference. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "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.