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Municipio

Administrative divisions in Italy and in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations

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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, boroughorcivil 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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• Municipalidad
• Commune (country subdivision)

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