In present-day Spain a mancomunidad (English: municipal association[note 1]) is an association of municipalities voluntarily established by some municipalities with the aim of carrying out joint projects or providing common services.[1][2]
A mancomunidad is one of the local entities[3] defined for the purpose of local government, to which those municipalities may voluntarily delegate some of their functions and powers. There were 1,023 mancommunidades in 2011.[4]
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- ^ Cools & Verbeek 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 32 on page 10.
- ^ Mancomunidades en España Archived 2010-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Local Government Act 1985, Article 3.
- ^ Colino & del Pino 2010, p. 364.