
A ''presidente municipal'' (
English: "municipal president") is the chief of government of
municipios in Mexico. This title was also used in the Philippines during the Spanish and American colonial periods;
it is comparable to a mayor of the town or city. The position is comparable to the
county executive of a
county in the United States or to the
mayor
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of a city in the
United States
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, although the jurisdiction of a ''presidente municipal'' includes not only a city but the municipality surrounding it. Nationally, this position is also equivalent to that of
Head of Government of the Federal District and that is why these positions are sometimes referred to as "mayors" in
English-language
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publications.
Lists
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Municipal president of Cananea
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Municipal president of Chihuahua
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Municipal president of Ciudad Juárez
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Municipal president of Mérida, Yucatán
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Municipal president of Monterrey
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Municipal president of Sabinas Hidalgo
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Municipal president of Puebla
See also
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Alcalde
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Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities () are the administrative divisions under the List of states of Mexico, states of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico, constitution. Municipalities are considered as the second-level administrative divisions by the Feder ...
, the jurisdiction of a ''presidente municipal''
References
Politics of Mexico
Political chief executives in Mexico
Local politicians in Mexico
Heads of local government
Positions of subnational authority
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