This is a list of local government organizations i.e. associations or groupings of
local government
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municipalities
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Australia
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Australian Local Government Association
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is the principal organisation representing all 537 Local Government councils in Australia, and acts as the independent interest body for Australian local mayors, councillors and local government ...
** Local Government NSW
** Local Government Association of Northern Territory
** Local Government Association of Queensland
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Local Government Association of South Australia
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** Local Government Association of Tasmania
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Municipal Association of Victoria
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is the legislated peak body for representing the local governments in Victoria.
Aims
The overall purpose of the MAV is to represent the interests of the 79 local governments in Victoria. Its stated r ...
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Western Australian Local Government Association
Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) is an organisation of local government bodies in Western Australia
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Bangladesh Local Government Association
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White Crescent Society Local Authorities
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Canada
Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB)
Established: 1989
Association of Manitoba Municipalities The Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) is an organization of municipal governments in the province of Manitoba, Canada. All municipalities in Manitoba are members.
The AMM was founded in 1999, by a merger of the Union of Manitoba Municip ...
(AMM)
Founded: 1999
Formed from the merger of:
* The Union of Manitoba Municipalities (UMM) – 1905-1999
* Manitoba Association of Urban Municipalities (MAUM) – est. 1949 – formerly the Manitoba Urban Association (MUA)
All municipalities in Manitoba are members
Founded: 1972
Formed from the merger of:
* Ontario Municipal Association (OMA) – 1899-1972
* Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves (AOMR) – 1944-1972
* Association of Counties and Regions (Ontario) (ACRO) – 1960-1982
* Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities (OARM) – 1933-1982
Current sub-associations within AMO:
* Association francaise des municipalités de l’Ontario (AFMO)
* Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA)
* Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM)
* Eastern Ontario Wardens Group
* Western Ontario Wardens Group
* Large Urban Mayors Caucus Ontario (LUMCO)
* Regional Chairs Group
* Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA)
* Organization of Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM)
Association des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (AMBM)
Founded: 1995
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)
Founded: 1905
Formerly the Union of Alberta Municipalities (UAM)
Cities of New Brunswick Association – Association des cités du Nouveau-Brunswick (CNBA-ACNB)
Founded: 1948/1949
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM, ''Fédération canadienne des municipalités'') is an advocacy group representing over 2000 Canadian municipalities. It is an organization with no formal power but significant ability to influence d ...
(FCM)
Founded: 1937
Formed from the merger of the:
* Union of Canadian Municipalities (UCM) – 1901-1935
* Dominion Conference of Mayors (DCM) – 1935-1937
Formerly the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities (CFMM)
Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities (FPEIM)
Founded: 1957
Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités The Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités (FQM) is an organization representing municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec. Its stated purpose is to provide political and strategic leadership to represent the interests of local and reg ...
(FQM)
Founded: 1944
Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL)
Founded: 1951
Formerly the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities (NFM) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities (NLFM)
New North - SANC Services Inc.
Founded: 1996
Formerly the Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities (SANC)
Provincial Association of Resort Communities of Saskatchewan (PARCS)
Founded: 1996
Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA)
Founded 1909
Formerly the Albert Association of Municipal Districts (AAMD), the Alberta Local Improvement Districts Association (ALIDA), and Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC)
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, often abbreviated as SARM, is an independent association that is responsible for representing the governments of the many rural municipalities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is an ...
(SARM)
Founded: 1905
Formerly the Saskatchewan Local Improvement Districts Association (SLIDA)
Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA)
Founded: 1906
Formerly the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities (USM)
Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM)
Founded: 1905
Area Associations within UBCM:
* Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG)
* Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC)
* Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA)
* North Central Local Government Association (NCLA)
* Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA)
Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ)
Founded: 1919
Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB)
Founded: 1995
Formed for the merger of:
* Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB)
* Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)
Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM)
Founded: 1906
Former Municipal Associations in Canada
Towns and Villages of New Brunswick (TVNB)
* 1966-1974
* Split into Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB) and Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)
* AVNB and TNBA-AVNB merged to become UMNB
Union of New Brunswick Municipalities (UNBM)
* 1907-1970
* Last convention: 1966
* Last meeting: 1968
* Disbanded after the New Brunswick Equal Opportunities Program dissolved county governments
Croatia
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Joint Council of Municipalities
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''(Council of Municipalities with a Serbian majority population established on the basis of
Erdut Agreement
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* Croatian community of municipalities ''(Association that connects 347 of 428 municipalities across Croatia)''
*Association of Towns of the Republic of Croatia ''(Association that connects 126 of 128 towns across Croatia)''
*Croatian community of counties ''(Association that connects all 20 counties and city of Zagreb)''
Faroe Islands
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Greenland
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KANUKOKA
KANUKOKA ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaanni Kommunit Kattuffiat, da, De Grønlandske Kommuners Landsforening) was the national association of Greenland's municipalities, led by Palle Jeremiassen. The name was an acronym formed from the first two letters o ...
''(municipal organization of
Greenland
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Germany
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Deutscher Städtetag
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*the Union of Municipalities (Defunct / Disbanded)
*Supreme Council of Provinces
*Organization of Municipalities and Villages of the country
Ireland
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Local Government Management Agency
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Italy
*Standing Committee for EuromMediterranean Partnership of local and regional authorities COPPEM
Japan
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Greater Nagoya Initiative The Greater Nagoya Initiative (GNI) is a local revitalization project in central Japan established in 2004 to promote the industry and economy of the Chūkyō Industrial Area and to attract foreign companies to invest in the Greater Nagoya region. ...
Association of Netherlands Municipalities
The Association of Netherlands Municipalities ( nl, Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten or VNG) was established in 1912 by 28 Dutch cities, at a time when the number of tasks delegated to municipalities saw a rapid increase. As a result of this in ...
Each local government level and elective position has its own league:
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Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) is the umbrella organization of all leagues of local government units (LGUs) and locally elected government officials, and was formed in 1998, registered in 1999, and further endorsed through ...
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League of Provinces of the Philippines
The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), also referred to as the League of Provinces, is an organization composed of governors of the provinces in the Philippines. All of the 82 provinces are members of the organization.
Statutory basis ...
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League of Vice Governors of the Philippines
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Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines
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League of Cities of the Philippines
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Statutory Basis
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Vice Mayors' League of the Philippines
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Philippine Councilors League
The Philippine Councilors League – or more simply the PCL – is a formal organization of all the municipal and city councilors in the Philippines.
Last February 27, 2020, the outgoing national board declared a failure of elections after the au ...
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League of Barangays in the Philippines
The Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas (League of Barangays in the Philippines) and the Asosasyon ng mga Kapitan ng Barangay (Association of Barangay Captains) or ABC are formal organizations of all the barangays in the Philippines. Presently, al ...
The Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland
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Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia ( sl, Skupnost občin Slovenije) (SOS) was established in 1992 and is the biggest representative association of the municipalities of Slovenia. The association has 167 member municipalities (from 2 ...
Sweden
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Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
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** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities
The Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities (AACT, ua, Всеукраїнська Асоціація об’єднаних територіальних громад, Vseukrayinsʹka Asotsiatsiya ob'yednanykh terytorialʹnykh hromad, ...
The Association of Ukrainian Cities
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East of England Local Government Association
The East of England Local Government Association (EELGA) is an association of the 52 local authorities in the East of England. It is a regional grouping of the Local Government Association and the regional employers organisation. It was establishe ...
Association of North East Councils
The Association of North East Councils was a partnership body made up of representatives of local authorities in North East England. It was a regional grouping of the Local Government Association.
In April 2009 it assumed the role of the regional ...
South East England Councils
South East England Councils (SEEC) is a voluntary association of council leaders from the 74 local authorities in the South East region of England. It is a regional grouping of the Local Government Association. It was established following the ab ...
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South West Councils
South West Councils is an association of council leaders from the South West of England. It is a regional grouping of the Local Government Association and the regional employers organisation.
It was established in May 2009 following the abolit ...
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West Midlands Councils
West Midlands Councils was a regional grouping of the Local Government Association.
It was established as the Local Authority Leaders’ Board for the West Midlands region of England. It assumed the functions previously carried out by the West Mi ...
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Local Government Yorkshire and Humber
Local Government Yorkshire and Humber (LGYH) was the partnership of local authorities, including fire, police and national park authorities, across Yorkshire and Humber. It had links to the Local Government Association at national level and incorpo ...
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) is the national association of Scottish councils and acts as an employers' association for its 32 member authorities.
History
Formed in 1975, COSLA exists to promote and protect the intere ...
Wales
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Welsh Local Government Association
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) ( cy, Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru) represents the interests of local authorities in Wales. It is an affiliated member of the Local Government Association of England and Wales and the regional em ...
United States
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National League of Cities
The National League of Cities (NLC) is an advocacy organization in the United States that represents the country's 19,495 cities, towns, and villages along with 49 state municipal leagues. Created in 1924, it has evolved into a leading membership ...
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Michigan Municipal League
The Michigan Municipal League is a nonprofit association of municipalities and municipal leaders in the State of Michigan. The group banded in 1899 under the motto “Cooperation solves any problem” to reflect the organizers’ combined purpo ...
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United States Conference of Mayors
The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is the official non-partisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. The cities are each represented by their mayors or other chief elected officials. The organization was founded i ...
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Maricopa Association of Governments
Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) is a Council of Governments (COG) that serves as the regional agency for the greater Maricopa region in Arizona, United States. This includes the Phoenix area and the neighboring urbanized area in Pinal C ...
Arab Towns Organization The Arab Towns Organization (ATO) is a network which exists to develop cooperation between Arab cities in order to promote their development, while preserving their Arab identity.
History and profile
ATO was set up in Kuwait on 15 March 1967. It is ...
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Council of European Municipalities and Regions
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the largest organisation of local and regional governments in Europe. Its members are 60 national associations of towns, municipalities and regions from 41 countries that are part of th ...
Sister Cities International
Sister Cities International (SCI) is a nonprofit organization, nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between communities in the United States and those in other countries, particularly through the establish ...
See also
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Decentralization
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List of intergovernmental organizations
The following is a list of the major existing intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
For a more complete listing, see the '' Yearbook of International Organizations'', which includes 25,000 international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), ...
Tertiary government {{Unreferenced, date=May 2009
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Organizations
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