Municipalidad

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Municipalidad (Spanish pronunciation: [munisipaliˈðað]) is a Spanish term for municipality used in many Latin American countries such as Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Puerto Rico. It refers to the governing body of a particular territory and not to the territory, which is often referred to as "municipio".

In Chile the territory governed is called a "comuna," which is the third-level administrative division of the country.

v t e Spanish terms for country subdivisions

National, Federal	Comunidad Autónoma Departamento Distrito Federal Estado Provincia Región

Regional, Metropolitan	Cantón Comarca Comuna Corregimiento Delegación Distrito Ledanía Mancomunidad Municipalidad Municipio Merindad Parroquia

Urban, Rural	Aldea Alquería Anteiglesia Asentamiento Asentamiento informal Pueblo joven Barrio Caserío Campamento Ciudad Ciudad Autónoma Colonia Fraccionamiento/Urbanización Lugar Masía Pedanía Pueblo/Poblado Vereda Villa Ranchería Sitio

Historical subdivisions in italics.

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