Municipalities of Mexico
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In Mexico, two of the main types of municipalities are:
Second-level
- Municipios. Sub-divisions of estados (states).
- Delegación. Sub-divisions of the distrito federal (federal district).
See also
| 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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