Meaning & use
municipio
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A municipality or local administrative division, a term used especially in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries and the Philippines.
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Each municipio in the province elects its own mayor and council.
The municipio issued new zoning regulations for the coastal district.
A note on using this word
"Municipio" is a direct borrowing from Spanish and Portuguese, used in English mainly when discussing Latin American or Filipino local government.
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