municipalities
Cities and towns
Municipalities is the plural of municipality—a city, town, or other local government unit with its own administration.
The term is formal and administrative, appearing in legal, political, and planning contexts: Several municipalities have banned single-use plastics.
A municipality typically has defined boundaries and the authority to govern local matters like zoning, utilities, and local taxes.
Advisory deliberative group
- mayorElected head of municipality
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- charterFounding organizational document
elections · budget · regulations · policies · bylaws · alderman · councillor · city hall
Sectioning areas by use
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- urban designShaping cities physically
- masterplanComprehensive guiding strategy
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
green space · mixed-use · revitalization · infrastructure · transit · pedestrianization · development · rezoning
Essential infrastructure services
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
- sewerageWastewater removal infrastructure
- waste managementRefuse collection and disposal
fire department · police · public works · roads · parks · recreation · libraries · permits
People living somewhere
- citizensMembers of a nation
- taxpayersThose who owe the state
- constituentsParts of a whole
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
civic engagement · town meeting · public hearing · voter · ratepayer · community board · civic association · homeowners
council
Advisory deliberative group
- mayorElected head of municipality
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- ordinancesLocal government rules
charter · elections · budget · regulations · policies · bylaws · alderman · councillor · city hall · town hall
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- urban designShaping cities physically
- masterplanComprehensive guiding strategy
density · green space · mixed-use · revitalization · infrastructure · transit · pedestrianization · development · rezoning · subdivision
utilities
Essential infrastructure services
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
- sewerageWastewater removal infrastructure
waste management · fire department · police · public works · roads · parks · recreation · libraries · permits · licensing
residents
People living somewhere
- citizensMembers of a nation
- taxpayersThose who owe the state
- constituentsParts of a whole
neighborhood · civic engagement · town meeting · public hearing · voter · ratepayer · community board · civic association · homeowners · stakeholders
city
Large populated area
township · hamlet · district · suburb · metropolis · capital · parish · precinct · ward · enclave
- BulgariaSofia, Bulgarian, Bulgarians, lev, oblast
- public bodiespublic bodies, public corporations, public institutions, federal agencies, state agencies
- Belgian governmentFlanders, provinces, communes, arrondissements, regional government
- InnlandetLillehammer, Land
- regionsregion, regions, area, areas, zone
- East AsiaChina, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Korea
municipalitiesfederal government
Centralized national ruling body
nation-states · states · provinces · counties · empires
municipalitieswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
unincorporated areas · rural areas · countryside · hinterlands · backcountry
municipalitiesunincorporated areas
Regions outside municipal boundaries
- nearby municipalitiesAdjacent local government areas
commune, communal, municipal, municipality, communality, communalize, municipalize, municipally, municipals