Municipio

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Municipio (Spanish and Italian) and Município (Portuguese) are terms used for subnational entities. They are often translated as municipality.

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Country	note	more	administrated by
Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	municipalidad is used	Municipalities of Argentina
Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Chile	comuna is used	Municipalities of Chile	municipalidad
Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	Municipio (Colombia)	Municipalities of Colombia
Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica	municipalidad is used	Municipalities of Costa Rica
Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador	municipalidad is used	Municipalities of Ecuador
Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala	municipalidad is used	Municipalities of Guatemala
Image:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras	municipalidad is used	Municipalities of Honduras	Alcalde (elected mayor)
Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	more commonly called comune, but also administrative Sub-division of a large city (as Rome)
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	Municipio (Mexico) - Sub-divisions of estados. Not to be confused with Delegación - Sub-divisions of the distrito federal (federal district).	Municipalities of Mexico	Ayuntamiento headed by a municipal president
Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay	municipalidad is used	Municipalities of Paraguay
Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	municipalidad is used	Municipalities of Peru
Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	Municipio (Puerto Rico)	Municipalities of Puerto Rico	Alcalde (mayor) and Municipal Legislature
Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines	munisipyo or bayan is used in Tagalog	Municipalities of the Philippines
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Municipio (Spain)	Municipalities in Spain
Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela	Municipio (Venezuela)	Municipalities of Venezuela