Generic Term
The term "municipality" is a generic term, and can describe any political jurisdiction from a sovereign state, such as the Principality of Monaco, or a small village, such as West Hampton Dunes, New York.
The territory of a municipality may encompass
- only one populated place such as a city, town or village
- several of such places (e.g., Municipalities of Mexico)
- only parts of such places, sometimes boroughs of a city like the 34 municipalities of Santiago, Chile.
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