In some communities of
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
, 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 municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
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 no ...
, autonomous local entity ( es, entidad local autónoma) in
Andalucía,
rural parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
( 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 community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensi ...
.
The administration of these entities have various names including an
open council ( 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
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