In some communities of
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, minor local entity ( es, Entidad de Ámbito Territorial Inferior al Municipio EATIM) is a territorial entity of scope smaller than
municipality
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 ...
defined and regulated by the regional governments.
Some examples are ''caseríos, parroquias, aldeas, barrios, anteiglesias, concejos, pedanías, lugares anejos'', decentralised municipal entity ( ca, entidad municipal descentralizada EMD in
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, autonomous local entity ( es, entidad local autónoma) in
Andalucía,
rural parish ( es, parroquia rural) in
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ...
.
The administration of these entities have various names including an
open council
Open or OPEN may refer to:
Music
* Open (band), Australian pop/rock band
* The Open (band), English indie rock band
* ''Open'' (Blues Image album), 1969
* ''Open'' (Gotthard album), 1999
* ''Open'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2001
* ''Open'' ( ...
( es, concejo abierto), a single person mayor called ''Alcalde pedáneo'' and a rural council ( es, junta vecinal) and
councils of Álava.
See also
*
Local government in Spain
Local government in Spain refers to the government and administration of what the Constitution calls "local entities", which are primarily municipalities, but also groups of municipalities including provinces, metropolitan areas, comarcas and manco ...
References
Bibliography
* {{cite web, title=Organic Law 7/1985, Local Government Regulatory Law
, url=https://www.boe.es/eli/es/l/1985/04/02/7/con , publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado , access-date=12 June 2022 , year=1985, language=Spanish, ref={{harvid, Organic Law 7/, 1985
Subdivisions of Spain