Subdivisions Autonomous communities of Spain

the spanish constitution recognizes municipalities , guarantees autonomy. municipal, or city, councils in charge of municipalities government , administration, , integrated mayor , councillors, latter elected universal suffrage, , former elected either councillor or suffrage.

provinces groups of municipalities , recognized constitution. competences , institutions of government vary among communities. in communities have more 1 province, provinces governed provincial deputations or provincial councils , limited scope of administrative competences.

in basque country, provinces, renamed historical territories , governed chartered deputations —with assume competences of provincial deputation fiscal powers of chartered regime —and general juntas —parliaments legislative powers.

in canary islands , balearic islands, each major island governed insular council . in catalonia, provincial deputations have little power, other territorial subdivisions have been created.

in 7 autonomous communities formed single province, provincial deputations have been replaced communities institutions of government; in fact, provinces not coterminous communities, correspond in essence communities themselves. two-tier territorial organization common communities—first province, municipalities—is therefore non-existent in these uniprovincial communities.

the constitution allows creation of other territorial entities formed groups of municipalities. 1 of such territorial subdivision comarca (equivalent of district , shire or county ). while communities have unofficial historical, cultural or natural comarcas, in aragon , catalonia have been legally recognized territorial entities administrative powers (see comarcal councils).

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