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The municipalities of the Dominican Republic are, after the regions and the provinces, the third level of the political and administrative division of the Dominican Republic.
The division of provinces into municipalities (municipios) is established in the Constitution[1] and further regulated by Law 5220 on the Territorial Division of the Dominican Republic.[2] It was enacted in 1959 and has been frequently amended to create new provinces, municipalities and lower-level administrative units.
Municipalities may be further divided into secciones (literally: sections) and parajes (literally: places or neighborhoods).[3] Municipal districts (distritos municipales) may be formed in the case of municipalities with several urban centres.[4]
The provinces as the second level of political and administrative division contain at least two municipalities. The Distrito Nacional, which is neither a municipality nor a province, consists of only one municipality, Santo Domingo (Constitution: "the city of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is the Distrito Nacional"[5]).
- ^ "Constitución 2015. Tít. I Cap. III Secc. III Art. 12" (PDF). p. 5.
- ^ "Ley Nº 5220 sobre división territorial de la República Dominicana" (PDF). Observatorio Político Dominicano. September 30, 1959.
- ^ "Constitución 2015. Tít. IX Cap. II Secc. I Art. 196 f." (PDF). p. 60.
- ^ "Ley 176-07. Tít. V Cap. II (Distritos municipales) Art. 77–83" (PDF). p. 39–42. Law 176-07 replaced Law Nº 3455 de Organización Municipal from January, 29, 1953; that had long served as the basis for municipal administration, see "Ley Nº 3455 de Organización Municipal. Tít. I Cap. II Secc. I Art. 5 ff." (PDF). p. 1 ff.
- ^ "Constitución 2015. Tít. I Cap. III Secc. III Art. 13" (PDF). p. 5.