This is a list of local government organizations i.e. associations or groupings of

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municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Australia

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 **

Local Government Association of South Australia Local government in the Australian state of South Australia describes the organisations and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by section 64A of ''Constitution Act 1934 (SA)''. LGAs sorted ...

** Local Government Association of Tasmania **

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 ...

Western Australian Local Government Association Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) is an organisation of local government bodies in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area ...

Bangladesh

Association of Central Councils Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

Bangladesh Local Government Association Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

White Crescent Society Local Authorities White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

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

Association of Municipalities of Ontario The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is a non-profit organization representing municipal and regional governments in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created on June 22, 1972 through a merger of the Ontario Municipal Associa ...
(AMO)

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

Joint Council of Municipalities sr, Заједничко веће општина , logo = Joint Council of Municipalities Logo.png , size = 150px , alt = , caption = Flag of The Joint Council of Municipalities , ...

''(Council of Municipalities with a Serbian majority population established on the basis of

Erdut Agreement The Erdut Agreement ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Erdutski sporazum, Ердутски споразум), officially the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, was an agreement reached on 12 November 1 ...

)'' * 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)''

Czech Republic

* Sdružení místních samospráv ČR * Svaz měst a obcí České republiky * Asociace krajů České republiky

Denmark

Venskabsbyforeningen i Ribe Ribe () is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,257 (2022). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe covering southwestern Jutland. Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality and county. It i ...

Faroe Islands

Føroya Kommunufelag The National Association of Municipalities (''Føroya Kommunufelag'') is the original municipal organisation of the Faroe Islands. All Faroese municipalities except those in Kommunusamskipan Føroya are members of Føroya Kommunufelag. Føroya Ko ...

''(municipal organization of the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

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Greenland

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 Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

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Germany

Deutscher Städtetag The Deutscher Städtetag (Association of German Cities) is an organization that represents interests of cities in Germany. It began in 1905, dissolved in 1933, then re-formed in 1945. As of 2019 some 200 cities comprise its membership. The associat ...

(Association of German Cities) *

German Association of Towns and Municipalities The German Association of Towns and Municipalities (Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund, DStGB) is a German central organisation of the municipal self-government () which represents the interests of 14.000 towns and municipalities belonging to a cou ...

Iran

*the Union of Municipalities (Defunct / Disbanded) *Supreme Council of Provinces *Organization of Municipalities and Villages of the country

Ireland

Local Government Management Agency Local may refer to: Geography and transportation * Local (train), a train serving local traffic demand * Local, Missouri, a community in the United States * Local government, a form of public administration, usually the lowest tier of administrat ...

Italy

*Standing Committee for EuromMediterranean Partnership of local and regional authorities COPPEM

Japan

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. T ...

Netherlands

Interprovinciaal Overleg The Association of Provinces of the Netherlands ( nl, Interprovinciaal Overleg; IPO) is the association of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. The association looks after provincial interests and forms a platform for exchanging knowledge and ex ...

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 ...

* Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven

Norway

Landssamanslutninga av Vasskraftkommunar Landssamanslutninga av Vasskraftkommunar (LVK) is a Norwegian interest group. It groups municipalities that are involved in hydropower production. Established in 1978, in 2004 it had a membership of 150 municipalities, accounting for 60% of the are ...

''(It groups municipalities that are involved in hydropower production)''

Philippines

Each local government level and elective position has its own league: *

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 ...

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 ...

League of Vice Governors of the Philippines League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact footba ...

Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines Provincial may refer to: Government & Administration * Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country * Provincial city (disambiguation) * Provincial minister (disambiguation) * Provincial Secretary, a position in Canad ...

League of Cities of the Philippines The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), also known simply as the League of Cities, is a formal organization of all cities in the Philippines. As of September 3, 2022, there are 147 cities which are part of the organization. Statutory Basis ...

League of Municipalities of the Philippines The League of Municipalities of the Philippines - or more simply the League of Municipalities or LMP - is a formal organization of all the municipalities in the Philippines. Presently, sixty eight municipalities are part of this organization. Stat ...

Vice Mayors' League of the Philippines A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character tra ...

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 ...

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 ...

Metro Manila Councilors League Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urban ...

Poland

The Association of Polish Cities ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

(''Związek Miast Polskich'') *

The Union of Polish Metropolises ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speak ...

(''Unia Metropolii Polskich'') *

Association of Polish Counties Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

(''Związek Powiatów Polskich'') *

The Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

(''Związek Gmin Wiejskich RP'')

Slovakia

* Združenie miest a obcí Slovenska * Únia miest Slovenska

Slovenia

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

Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

(''Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting'') *

National Association of Swedish Eco-Municipalities National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

(''Sveriges Ekokommuner'')

Ukraine

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, ...

(''Всеукраїнська Асоціація об’єднаних територіальних громад'') *

The Association of Ukrainian Cities ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

(''Асоціація міст України'')

United Kingdom

Local Government Association The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. Its core membership is made up of 339 English councils and the 22 Welsh councils through the Welsh Local Government Association. The LGA is p ...

(England and Wales)

England

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 ...

East Midlands Councils East Midlands Councils is a consultative forum for local government in the East Midlands region of England. It is a regional grouping of the Local Government Association and the regional employers organisation. It was established in April 2010 ...

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 ...

North West Regional Leaders Board The North West Regional Leaders Board is the Local Authority Leaders’ Board for the North West region of England. It was established on 15 July 2008 and replaced the North West Regional Assembly. It was initially based at Wigan, in Greater Manch ...

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 ...

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 aboliti ...

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 ...

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 ...

Northern Ireland

* Northern Ireland Local Government Association

Scotland

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

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 emp ...

United States

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 ...

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 purpos ...

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 ...

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 ...

National Association of Counties The National Association of Counties (NACo) is an organization that represents county governments in the United States.Arizona Association of Counties *

New Jersey State League of Municipalities The New Jersey State League of Municipalities is a voluntary association created by a New Jersey statute in 1915 to serve municipalities and local officials in the U.S. state of New Jersey. All 565 of New Jersey's municipalities are members of the L ...

''(voluntary association created by State Statute in 1915)'' * GMIS International

International

* Alpine Pearls *

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 ...

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 the ...

Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities The Standing Committee for Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities (COPPEM), was created in 2000 to promote dialogue and development between local and regional authorities in the Euro-Mediterranean area. COPPEM is an intern ...

League of Historical Cities The League of Historical Cities (LHC) was established in Kyoto, Japan in 1987. It holds a biennial world conference and provides cities from different cultures with a platform for bilateral cooperation and mutual learning. The League also acts as ...

* Municipal Alliance for Peace *

Organization of World Heritage Cities The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization of 250 cities in which sites of the UNESCO World Heritage list are located. It was founded in 1993 in Fez, Morocco, during the second In ...

Sister Cities International Sister Cities International (SCI) is a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between communities in the United States and those in other countries, particularly through the establishment of "sister cities"� ...

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