Municipio (en. Municipality)

/muniˈθipjo/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Political and administrative division of a country that has its own government.

The municipality of Madrid is well known for its rich history.

El municipio de Madrid es muy conocido por su rica historia.

Territory that includes a set of localities or villages.

The rural municipality has implemented environmental conservation projects.

El municipio rural ha implementado proyectos de conservación ambiental.

Entities responsible for public administration at the local level.

Municipal elections are held every four years.

Las elecciones municipales se celebran cada cuatro años.

From the Latin 'municipium', which refers to a community with the right to self-govern.

autonomous municipality

Municipality that has a degree of local self-government.

municipio autónomo

municipal government

Set of institutions and authorities that manage a municipality.

gobierno municipal

city municipality

City that acts as the head of a municipality.

ciudad municipio

commune

Territorial division that can have its own local government.

comuna

province

Administrative division that groups several municipalities.

provincia

city

Largest human settlement within a municipality.

ciudad

Municipality

In the municipality, they are very proud of their annual fair.

En el municipio están muy orgullosos de su feria anual.

The muni

Let’s take a tour of the muni this weekend.

Vamos a hacer un recorrido por la muni este fin de semana.