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Ponce City Hall
The Ponce City Hall, in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, is the seat of the government for both the city and the surrounding barrios making up the municipality.

A municipality is a word used for a city, a town or a village, or a small group of them. It has a clearly defined territory, and all the people living on that territory share one common local government.

In most countries, a municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision to have its own democratically elected representative leadership. A municipality is usually governed by a mayor and a city or municipal council.

In some countries, municipalities are referred to as "communes" (for example, French commune, Italian comune or Swedish kommun).

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Municipio para niños

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