municipal seat
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A municipal seat (Spanish: {{lang|es|cabecera municipal}}; ) is the administrative center and seat of government of a municipality or civil parish, with other villages or towns subordinated. The term is used in Brazil,{{cn|date=April 2024}} Colombia,[http://www.dane.gov.co/files/inf_geo/4Ge_ConceptosBasicos.pdf DANE] Government of Colombia, January 29, 2017. Mexico, Guatemala and Venezuela.
Other variations
In Ecuador the term used is canton seat; in Argentina, department seat.
See also
References
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