A municipio (Spanish: [muniˈθipjo, muniˈsipjo] ) or município ( Portuguese: [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 ( Latin: [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 ( IPA: [muniˌt͡ʃipaliˈta] ) refers to a single city or to a group of cities and towns in a township, and the term municipio ( IPA: [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 ( Tagalog: [mʊnɪˈsipjo] ) may refer to a town hall.
Overview
edit| 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
editNotes
edit- ↑ 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 ( 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] ).
- ↑ In Tagalog punong-bayan ( IPA: [ˌpuː.n̪omˈbaː.jɐn̪] ), Cebuan punong-lungsod ( IPA: [ˌpuː.n̪onˈl̪uŋ.s̪od̪] ), Iloco basar ( IPA: [baˈsaɾ] ).
- ↑ 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] ).
- ↑ In Tagalog Sangguniang Bayan ( IPA: [sɐŋ.ɡʊ.n̪ɪˌʔam ˈbaː.jɐn̪] ).
- ↑ 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] ).
- ↑ In Catalan municipi ( IPA: [muniˈsipi] ), Galician municipio ( IPA: [muniˈθipjʊ] ) or bisbarra ( IPA: [bizˈβarɐ] ) and Basque udalerria ( IPA: [udaleria] ).
References
edit- ↑ "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.