In the structure of the State, a municipality is usually the smallest administrative entity with its own representatives.
From the Latin municipium , municipality is the group of inhabitants who live in the same jurisdictional area , which is governed by a town council . By extension, the term also allows you to name the city council or the municipal corporation.
For example: "The residents of the municipality are tired of the silence of the authorities in the face of pollution" , "It is difficult to live in one of the most violent municipalities in the country" , "The paving works were promised by the municipality in 2006 and have not yet been completed." There is news about it .
The municipality, an administrative entity
The municipality, therefore, can be an administrative entity . Typically, it groups together a single locality, although the concept is also used to name a town or a city .
The territory (delimited by legislation) and the population that lives in it (registered in the municipal register) make up the municipality. Administration is carried out by a body that is usually known as the town hall , municipality , council or mayor's office . The highest leader of this body is the mayor or mayor.
Historical and regional differences
In modern States , the municipality is usually the smallest administrative division with its own representative leaders. This means that the inhabitants elect the representatives of the municipality.
Some countries that do not use the notion of municipality appeal to the concept of commune, which constitutes an equivalent territorial entity.
In Ancient Roman times, the municipality ( municipium ) was a free city governed according to its own laws. The inhabitants of the municipality had the same rights and privileges as the citizens of Rome .
It is common for municipalities to promote sports, recreational and cultural activities for the well-being of their population.
Promotion of social integration in municipalities
Municipalities usually offer their neighbors recreational and training activities at no cost, or at very affordable prices, to promote study and social integration . Among the most common examples are language and music courses; They are generally organized in small groups to compensate for the lack of budget but, at the same time, to encourage cultural exchange among their participants.
The courses offered at cultural centers (sometimes known as civic centers ) are often a starting point for many people who have not yet discovered their calling, or who do not have the financial means to enroll in a private institute . It is common for many future professional singers to take their first steps in neighborhood choirs and to face an audience for the first time.
Without a doubt, one of the greatest benefits of municipal activities is that they invite us to leave social barriers behind, to get closer to those people who, despite living so close to each other, do not know each other, do not greet each other in the morning, They don't share their experiences. Life in the city is often devastating, especially for the most introverted individuals, who do not have or believe they do not have the tools to establish relationships with their environment . Through a vocational interest, social skills that one never imagined possessing often emerge.
Sports activities and recreation
In addition to training, it is normal for sports competitions to be organized open to all residents of a municipality, and it is known that physical activities are ideal for promoting cultural exchange, given that they are based on a universal language, which transcends much of those differences that do interfere in a meeting in which, for example, conversation takes precedence.
In these cases it is especially necessary for each person to respect the establishment and the game elements, such as balls and nets. The care of materials and buildings is essential for these activities to continue to exist, especially considering that they do not always receive generous subsidies from their governments; It is perhaps one of the most important lessons that can be learned through an experience of this type.