Municipio

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Municipio

Administrative divisions in Italy and in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations

Municipio (Spanish: [muniˈθipjo/muniˈsipjo]) and município (Portuguese: [muniˈsipiu]) are administrative divisions in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as "municipality". In the English language, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or town;[1] however, in Spanish, the term "municipio" may not mean a single city or town, but rather a jurisdiction housing several towns and cities, like a township, county, borough or civil parish.[2] The Italian term "municipalità" refers either to a single city or a group of cities and towns in a township, and "municipio" is used for city subdivisions, but Portuguese usage of the term is almost entirely restricted to a cluster of cities or towns like in a county, township and so forth. However, in Brazil, a Municipio is an independent city & a public corporation with status of Federated Entity.[3]

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  1. 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.
  2. In Catalan municipi (IPA: [muniˈsipi]), Galician municipio (IPA: [muniˈθipjʊ]) or bisbarra (IPA: [bizˈβarɐ]) and Basque udalerria (IPA: [udaleria]).

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  1. [1]
    "Municipality". Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, LLC. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. [2]
    "municipio". Word Reference. Word Reference. Retrieved 23 June 2015. English: township - borough - county - township line
  3. [3]
    "Município". Word Reference. Word Reference. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. [4]
    "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.
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