Rural council may refer to:
Administrative subdivisions
*Former name of
Sangguniang Barangay
The Sangguniang Barangay, known in English as the Barangay Council is the local government of a barangay, the smallest administrative division in the Philippines. Each of the 42,004 barangays in the country has its respective Sangguniang Baran ...
, subdivision type in Philippines
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Rural municipality (Nepal)
A gaunpalika ( ) is an administrative division in Nepal. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing village development committees and announced the establishment of this new local body. It is a sub-unit of a dis ...
or ''gaunpalika'', Nepal
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Rural Council (Ukraine)
Local government in Ukraine () consists of two systems based on the administrative divisions of Ukraine.Batanov, O. Local government (Місцева влада)'. Legal Encyclopedia. There are 24 oblasts, one autonomous republic, and two citie ...
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Selsoviet
A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings:
*The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area.
*The territorial subdivision administered ...
(literally "rural council"):
** Lowest level of administrative division in rural areas in the Soviet Union, preserved as a third tier of administrative-territorial division throughout Ukraine, Belarus and some parts of Russia
** Administrative organ (council) which manages the division
** The building of the ''selsoviet'' administration
Other
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Rural community council
The rural community councils (RCCs) were established in rural England during the twentieth century to promote rural community life.
Each shire county now has one, although some are relative newcomers. The RCCs also form a national coalition call ...
, Great Britain
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Rural district council
A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the adm ...
, former local government unit in England, Ireland and Wales
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White House Rural Council
The White House Rural Council was an entity within President Obama's Domestic Policy Council of the Executive Office of the President of the United States
The Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) comprises the offices a ...
, entity within President Obama's Domestic Policy Council of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
See also
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Municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...
; some of these may be for rural localities
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Community council
A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain.
In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies. ...
, lowest tier of local government in England, Scotland and Wales
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Village council (Palestinian Authority)
A Village council is a type of local government used in the Palestinian Authority localities that usually number between 800 and 3,000+ inhabitants. The village council is also known D-level municipalities. There are 355 village councils in Pales ...
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