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Municipal seat

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Municipal palace in the city of Puebla, Mexico.

A municipal seat (Spanish: 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,[citation needed] Colombia,[1] Mexico, Guatemala and Venezuela.

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In Ecuador the term used is canton seat; in Argentina, department seat.

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References

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  1. ^ DANE Government of Colombia, January 29, 2017.


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