Municipio (Spanish: [muniˈθipjo/muniˈsipjo]) and município (Portuguese: [muniˈsipiu]) are administrative divisions in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as 'municipality'. In the English language, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or town;[1] however, in Spanish, the term municipio may not mean a single city or town, but rather a jurisdiction housing several towns and cities, such as a township, county, borough or civil parish.[2] The Italian term municipalità refers either to a single city or a group of cities and towns in a township, and municipio is used for city subdivisions, but Portuguese usage of the term is almost entirely restricted to a cluster of cities or towns, such as a county, township, and so forth. However, in Brazil, a Municipio is an independent city & a public corporation with status of Federated Entity.[3]
- ^ "Municipality". Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, LLC. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "municipio". Word Reference. Word Reference. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
English: township - borough - county - township line
- ^ "Município". Word Reference. Word Reference. Retrieved 23 June 2015.