A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
Alcalde is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town. Alcaldes were elected annually, without the right to reelection for two or three years, by the regidores of the municipal council. The office of the alcalde was signified by a staff of office, which they were to take with them when doing their business. A woman who holds the office is termed an alcaldesa.
Barahona is a province of the Dominican Republic. Located in the country's southwestern region, it is dividing into 11 municipalities and its capital bears the city of the same name. Barahona borders the provinces of Pedernales to the southwest, Baoruco and Independencia to the north, and Azua to the east along with coastline to the south with the Caribbean Sea. The province has an approximately three hours drive from Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic. In 2019, volunteers from Amigos de las Americas visited to facilitate projects within the various municipalities of Barahona.
El Seibo, alternatively spelt El Seybo, is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1992 it included what is now Hato Mayor province.
Municipalities are the second-level administrative divisions of Mexico, where the first-level administrative division is the state. They should not be confused with cities or towns that may share the same name as they are distinct entities and do not share geographical boundaries. As of March 2024, there are 2,476 municipalities in Mexico, excluding the 16 boroughs of Mexico City.
Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country.
Bengoetxea, Bengoechea or Bengoetchea is a Basque surname which is common all throughout the Basque Country, especially in cities such as: Murelaga, Lizarza, Alkitza, Aizarna, Aulestia, Igeldo, Oiartzun, Aia, Olaberria, Lazkano, Berrobi (Tolosa) and Zizurkil in Gipuzkoa; Valley of Orozko, Mungia, Zeberio, Mundaka and Galdakao in Biscay; and in Arrieta and Baranbio (Amurrio) in Alava.
The municipality is one of the two fundamental territorial divisions in Spain, the other being the provinces.
Costa Rica is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 84 cantons, and these are further subdivided into districts. Cantons are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of municipalities. Each municipality has its own mayor and several representatives, all of them chosen via municipal elections every four years.
David Seco Amundarain is a Spanish professional racing cyclist. Although he is known as a cyclo cross racer he also race road. He was part of Ripolin Bondex team in the 90s. He was on the same team as Óscar Freire and Iñaki Barrenetxea, both professionals later on.
Unai Emilio Yus Querejeta is a Spanish professional racing cyclist.
José Antonio Díez Arriola is a Spanish professional racing cyclist. He won several nation cyclo-cross races. On the international level he competed between 2011 and 2013 five times in a UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race, with 34th place as best result.
José María 'Txema' Añibarro Astondoa is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Oskorri is a folk band formed in the Western Basque Country in 1971. It is one of the most renowned folk groups in the Basque Country, with songs such as Euskal Herrian Euskaraz becoming popular in the region. Their first album was based on Gabriel Aresti poems. The group's name in Basque means "red sunset". Year after year, highlighted by his work capacity and capacity for experimentation. They began fusing jazz with traditional Basque instruments until they have come to find a style that defined within the European folk scene. It is one of the most veteran folk bands of Euskal Herria.
The Gorbeia Natural Park is the largest in the Basque Country, Spain. The park is located in the municipalities of Orozko, Zeberio and Zeanuri in Biscay and Zigoitia, Zuia and Urkabustaiz in Álava. With a surface area of 200 km2 (77 sq mi), it covers the Gorbeia massif, which is the highest summit in Álava and Biscay. The park was established by decree of the Basque Government in 1994.
Twist is a 2011 crime novel, with elements of political thriller, written by Basque writer Harkaitz Cano. The book won the 2012 Basque Literature Prize. The original Basque version was published by the Editorial Susa in 2011, Gerardo Markuleta translated the novel to Spanish and it was published by Seix Barral in 2013. The English translation by Amaia Gabantxo was published in 2018 by Archipelago Books.
Urtzi Iriondo Petralanda is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back.
Ángel Troncho Beltrán is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for SD Eibar.
Iker Aldai Igartua is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a midfielder for SD Eibar B.
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