Municipalidad
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Municipalidad (Municipality) is a Spanish term used in government. It is used in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Puerto Rico. In Mexico and other countries the term municipio is used.
| Spanish language terms for geographic and political country subdivisions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Federal: | Cantón | Departamento | Estado | Provincia | |
| Local: | Comarca | Cabildo | Comuna | Municipalidad | Municipio | Merindad | Corregimiento | |
| Metropolitan: | Delegación | Parroquia | |
| National: | Distrito federal | |
| Rural: | Comisaría | Ejido | Ranchería | |
| Urban: | Barrio | Colonia | Fraccionamiento | |
| See also: List of terms for subnational entities, List of subnational entities, Matrix of subnational entities | ||
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