Administrative divisions of Cartadania: Difference between revisions

The states are divided into smaller administrative regions, called counties (comarcas) in all but two states and one territory. In Milan, Montecarlo, Porta Bianca, and Santa Elena, the county equivalents are called parishes while Providência refers to them as municipios (municipalities). These are, nonetheless, treated as counties by the federal government. Counties have varying degrees of political and legal significance. In some states, mainly in Cambria, they are primarily used as judicial districts. In other states, counties have broad powers in housing, education, transportation and recreation.

Counties may contain a number of cities, towns, or villages, or sometimes just a part of a city. Some cities are consolidated with, and coterminous with, their counties, like [[Lahua, São Ricardo|Lahua]]—that is to say, these counties consist in their entirety of a single municipality the government of which also operates as the county government. Some counties, such as Malta County, Alexandria, do not have any additional subdivisions. Some states, mainly Acara and Treviso, contain independent cities that are not part of any county.