In Belgium, a municipality ( commune in French, gemeente in Dutch or Gemeinde in German) is the equivalent of a township and is the lowest level of administrative division. In Australia and New Zealand the designation of "township" traditionally refers to a small town: a place that in Britain might qualify as a village or a hamlet. miles), which is larger than the United Kingdom. Possibly the largest municipality in the world is Baie-James in northern Quebec, Canada, with a land area of 297,330 km² (114,800 sq. The largest municipalities can be found in Canada and Greenland. In most countries, a municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision to have its own democratically elected representative leadership. Small (in terms of population) rural subdivisions with limited administrative responsibilities are better referred to as "parishes" or "communities", and this (rather than "municipality") is the preferred translation of the expressions commune, gemeende, Gemeinte, comuna, obec, etc referred to below. "Municipality" refers to a town or "an area governed like a town". In the Scottish Highlands the term describes a very small agrarian community, usually a local rural or semi-rural government within a county. However there are many exceptions to this rule, especially in the U.S. Township (or municipality) is generally associated with an urban area.
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