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Municipality

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A municipality or general-purpose district (see also: special-purpose district) is an administrative region generally composed of a clearly defined are. Municipalities are not necessarily the same as townships. In most countries, this is the smallest administrative subdivision that has its own democratically elected leadership.

See also: special-purpose district

  • In Belgium a municipality is called gemeente (Dutch) / commune (French); it is part of a province (provincie / province).
  • In Denmark a municipality (kommune) is part of a county (amt).
  • In France a municipality is called a commune; it is part of a département.
  • In Germany a municipality is called a Gemeinde. It may be a county-free city (kreisfreie Stadt) or part of a county (Kreis).
  • In the Netherlands a municipality is called gemeente; it is part of a province (provincie).
  • In Sweden a municipality is part of a county.
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