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A municipio () or município () is an administrative division in several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. It is often translated as 'municipality' in English. It comes from mūnicipium (), meaning 'township'.
In English, a municipality is often defined as relating to a single city or town, but in Spanish, the term municipio may not refer to a single city or town but rather a jurisdiction with several towns and cities such as a township, county, borough or civil parish. The Italian language term municipalità () refers to a single city or to a group of cities and towns in a township, and the term municipio () is used for city subdivisions. On the other hand, usage of município in Portuguese is almost entirely restricted to a cluster of cities or towns such as a county or township. However, in Brazil, a município is an independent city and a public corporation with the status of a federated entity. In the Philippines, a munisipyo () may refer to a town hall.
| Angola | Município is used | Municipalities of Angola | ||
| Argentina | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Argentina | According to laws of the provinces | |
| Bolivia | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Bolivia | Below provinces | |
| Brazil | Município is used | Municipalities of Brazil | Município with elected (Prefeito) (mayor) and Vereador (plural: Vereadores) (councilors).They are part of the federation De facto et De jure | |
| Chile | Comuna is used | Communes of Chile | Municipalidad with elected alcalde (mayor) and councilors | |
| Colombia | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Colombia | Below departments | |
| Costa Rica | Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Costa Rica | Coterminous with the Cantones | |
| Cuba | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Cuba | ||
| Dominican Republic | Municipio is used | Municipalities of the Dominican Republic | ayuntamiento (elected municipal council) and Syndic (mayor) | |
| East Timor | Município is used | Municipalities of East Timor | Autoridade Municipal (Municipal Authority), with a president ( presidente), along with a Municipal Council ( Concelho Municipal) | |
| Ecuador | Cantón is used | Cantons of Ecuador | Municipio or Municipalidad with elected alcalde (mayor) and concejales (councilors) | Below provinces. Further subdivided into urban and rural parishes. |
| El Salvador | Municipio is used | Municipalities of El Salvador | Alcalde | Below departments |
| Equatorial Guinea | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Equatorial Guinea | Alcalde | |
| Guatemala | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Guatemala | Municipalidad | Below departments |
| Honduras | Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Honduras | Alcalde | Below departments |
| Italy | Comune is used; in some parts of Italy the municipio is the building housing the administration of the comune; elsewhere it is simply called comune. A municipalità may be a subdivision of comune | Municipalities of Italy | Consiglio comunale, headed by a sindaco | |
| Mexico | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Mexico | Ayuntamiento, headed by a municipal president | Below states |
| Mozambique | Município is used | Municipalities of Mozambique | ||
| Nicaragua | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Nicaragua | Alcalde | Below departments |
| Paraguay | Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Paraguay | ||
| Peru | Municipalidad is used | Municipalities of Peru | ||
| Philippines | Municipio (munisipyo) and sometimes municipalidad (municipalidad) are used | Municipalities of the Philippines | Elected alcalde (alkalde, “mayor”) as the executive, vicealcalde (bise alkalde, “vice mayor”) and concejales (konsehal, “councilor”) of the Sangguniang Bayan (Ayuntamiento, “Municipal Council”). | Below provinces (except Pateros); equivalent to a town; has a lower income than a city ( ciudad). Like a city, it is also further subdivided into Barangay. |
| Portugal | Município is used (also called concelho) | Municipalities of Portugal | Câmara Municipal (executive) and Assembleia Municipal (legislative) | |
| Puerto Rico | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Puerto Rico | Alcalde and municipal legislature | |
| Spain | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Spain | Ayuntamiento (municipal corporation) or Concejo abierto, headed by an alcalde | |
| Uruguay | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Uruguay | Alcaldía (municipal council), headed by an alcalde | |
| Venezuela | Municipio is used | Municipalities of Venezuela | Consejo Municipal (municipal council) with separately elected alcalde and independent comptroller | Below state |
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