Minor local entity

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In some communities of Spain, minor local entity ({{langx|es|Entidad de Ámbito Territorial Inferior al Municipio EATIM}}) is a territorial entity of scope smaller than municipality defined and regulated by the regional governments.{{sfn|Local Government Act|1985|loc=Article 24bis}}

Some examples are caseríos, parroquias, aldeas, barrios, anteiglesias, concejos, pedanías, lugares anejos, decentralised municipal entity ({{langx|ca|entitat municipal descentralitzada (EMD)}}) in Catalonia, autonomous local entity ({{langx|es|entidad local autónoma}}) in Andalucía, rural parish ({{langx|es|parroquia rural}}) in Asturias.

The administration of these entities have various names including an concejo abierto, a single person mayor called Alcalde pedáneo and a rural council ({{langx|es|junta vecinal}}) and councils of Álava.

There are almost 4000 minor local entities; most of them (2,226) are to be found in the autonomous community of Castilla y Leon.{{sfn|MPA||p=5}}