Minor local entity

In some communities of Spain, minor local entity (Spanish: Entidad de Ámbito Territorial Inferior al Municipio EATIM) is a territorial entity of scope smaller than municipality defined and regulated by the regional governments.[1]

Some examples are caseríos, parroquias, aldeas, barrios, anteiglesias, concejos, pedanías, lugares anejos, decentralised municipal entity (Catalan: entidad municipal descentralizada EMD in Catalonia, autonomous local entity (Spanish: entidad local autónoma) in Andalucía, rural parish (Spanish: parroquia rural) in Asturias.

The administration of these entities have various names including an open council (Spanish: concejo abierto), a single person mayor called Alcalde pedáneo and a rural council (Spanish: junta vecinal) and councils of Álava.

See also

References
  1. Organic Law 7/ 1985, Article 24bis.

Bibliography
  • "Organic Law 7/1985, Local Government Regulatory Law" (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. 1985. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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