List of micro-regional organizations
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Canada
- Association of Manitoba MunicipalitiesAssociation of Manitoba MunicipalitiesThe Association of Manitoba Municipalities is an organization of municipal governments in the province of Manitoba, Canada. All municipalities in Manitoba are members....
(All municipalities in Manitoba are members) - Francophone Association of Municipalities of Ontario (CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
organization of municipalities in OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
which have significant Franco-OntarianFranco-OntarianFranco-Ontarians are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. They are sometimes known as "Ontarois"....
communities) - Association of Municipalities of OntarioAssociation of Municipalities of OntarioThe Association of Municipalities of Ontario is a non-profit organization representing municipal and regional governments in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created on June 22, 1972 through a merger of the Ontario Municipal Association and the Ontario Association of Mayors and Reeves...
(Every municipality in Ontario is eligible to become a municipal member of the AMO) - Federation of Canadian MunicipalitiesFederation of Canadian MunicipalitiesThe Federation of Canadian Municipalities is a civic advocacy group representing many Canadian municipalities. It is an organization with no formal power but significant ability to influence debate and policy, as it is main national lobby group of mayors, councillors and other elected municipal...
(organization with no formal power but significant ability to influence debate and policy) - Fédération Québécoise des MunicipalitésFédération Québécoise des MunicipalitésThe Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités is an organization representing municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec. Its stated purpose is to provide political and strategic leadership to represent the interests of local and regional municipalities.Most municipalities in the FQM are...
Croatia
- Joint Council of MunicipalitiesJoint Council of MunicipalitiesJoint Council of Municipalities is a body that aligns the interests of the Serb ethnic community in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia in the Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Syrmia County, coordinate the law and provides initiatives and proposals to the institutions of government,...
(Council of Municipalities with a Serbian majority population established on the basis of Erdut AgreementErdut AgreementThe Erdut Agreement , officially the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, was the agreement reached on November 12, 1995 between the authorities of the Republic of Croatia and the local Serb authorities of the Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia...
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Philippines
- League of Municipalities of the PhilippinesLeague of Municipalities of the PhilippinesThe League of Municipalities of the Philippines - or more simply the League of Municipalities or LMP - is a formal organization of all the municipalities in the Philippines...
- League of Cities of the PhilippinesLeague of Cities of the PhilippinesThe League of Cities of the Philippines - or more simply the League of Cities or LCP - is a formal organization of all the cities in the Philippines...
Netherlands
- Interprovinciaal OverlegInterprovinciaal OverlegThe Interprovinciaal Overleg is the association of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. The association looks after provincial interests and forms a platform for exchanging knowledge and experience among the twelve Dutch provinces...
- Association of Netherlands Municipalities
- Samenwerkingsverband Regio EindhovenSamenwerkingsverband Regio EindhovenThe Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven is a regional governmental agency for the city region of Eindhoven in The Netherlands . The SRE comprises 21 municipalities in the Eindhoven agglomeration, with a total area of 1,457.81 square kilometers...
Denmark
- Føroya KommunufelagFøroya KommunufelagFøroya Kommunufelag is the original municipal organization of the Faroe Islands. All Faroese municipalities except those in Kommunusamskipan Føroya are members of Føroya Kommunufelag. Føroya Kommunfelag also hosts the municipal environmental bureau, Agendaskrivstovan....
(municipal organization of the Faroe IslandsFaroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
) - Venskabsbyforeningen i RibeVenskabsbyforeningen i RibeVenskabsbyforeningen i Ribe is the name of the Friendship town or Sister city organization in Ribe, Denmark.-Twin cities and towns of Europe: Balleroy, région Basse-Normandie, France Ely, county of Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Güstrow, state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Krems an...
USA
- National League of CitiesNational League of CitiesThe National League of Cities is an American advocacy organization representing 19,000 cities, towns, and villages, and encompassing 49 state municipal leagues....
- Michigan Municipal LeagueMichigan Municipal LeagueThe Michigan Municipal League is a nonprofit association of municipalities and municipal leaders in the State of Michigan. The group banded in 1899 under the motto “Cooperation solves any problem” to reflect the organizers’ combined purposes: exchange of information, shared learning, development...
- United States Conference of MayorsUnited States Conference of MayorsUnited States Conference of Mayors, sometimes referred to as the United States Council of Mayors, is the official non-partisan organization for cities with populations of 30,000 or more. The cities are each represented by their mayor or other chief elected official...
- Maricopa Association of GovernmentsMaricopa Association of GovernmentsThe Maricopa Association of Governments is an association of governments that represents the bulk of the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona. It was formed as a result of the guidelines of the 1973 Federal Transportation Act...
- National Association of CountiesNational Association of CountiesThe National Association of Counties is an organization that represents county governments in the United States.The National Association of Counties is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935, NACo provides essential services to the...
- Appalachian Regional CommissionAppalachian Regional CommissionThe Appalachian Regional Commission is a United States federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life...
- Arizona Association of CountiesArizona Association of CountiesThe Arizona Association of Counties was established in 1968 as a member association for all elected officials of Arizona's 15 counties. AACo represents each Arizona county and its elected officials by serving as a liaison to the Arizona State Legislature, United States Congress, other governmental...
- New Jersey State League of MunicipalitiesNew Jersey State League of MunicipalitiesThe New Jersey State League of Municipalities is a voluntary association created by State Statute in 1915 to serve municipalities and local officials in the U.S. state of New Jersey. All 566 of New Jersey's municipalities are members of the League and all elected and appointed officials of member...
(voluntary association created by State Statute in 1915)
Norway
- Landssamanslutninga av VasskraftkommunarLandssamanslutninga av VasskraftkommunarLandssamanslutninga av Vasskraftkommunar is a Norwegian interest group. It groups municipalities that are involved in hydropower production....
(It groups municipalities that are involved in hydropower production)
International
- Sister Cities InternationalSister Cities InternationalSister Cities International is a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between United States and international communities. More than 2,000 cities, states and counties are partnered in 136 countries around the world...
- Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional AuthoritiesEuro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional AuthoritiesThe Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities , was created in 2000 to promote dialogue and development between local and regional authorities in the Euro-Mediterranean area....
- Council of European Municipalities and RegionsCouncil of European Municipalities and RegionsThe Council of European Municipalities and Regions is the largest organisation of local and regional governments in Europe. Its members are national associations of towns, municipalities and regions from 39 countries...
- Alpine pearlsAlpine pearlsAlpine Pearls is a cooperation which has been established in 2006 and formed of 27 tourism municipalities in six alpine countries. The tourism association’s objective is to support and promote Soft Mobility: that is offering the possibility for guests to arrive without a car at the holiday...
- Organization of World Heritage CitiesOrganization of World Heritage CitiesThe Organization of World Heritage Cities was founded on September 8, 1993 in Fez, Morocco. As of December 31, 2007, the organization was made up of 233 cities in which are located sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List...
- Arab Towns OrganizationArab Towns OrganizationThe Arab Towns Organization is a network which exists to develop cooperation between Arab cities in order to promote their development, while preserving their Arab identity. It was set up on 15 March 1967....
See also
- List of intergovernmental organizations
- Tertiary governmentTertiary governmentTertiary government usually refers to the lowest organizational level of government within three-layered federal systems. Typical federal systems include:#the principal national government;#the secondary provinces, states or departments; and,...
- Localism (politics)Localism (politics)Localism describes a range of political philosophies which prioritize the local. Generally, localism supports local production and consumption of goods, local control of government, and promotion of local history, local culture and local identity...
- DecentralizationDecentralization__FORCETOC__Decentralization or decentralisation is the process of dispersing decision-making governance closer to the people and/or citizens. It includes the dispersal of administration or governance in sectors or areas like engineering, management science, political science, political economy,...
- Regionalism (politics)Regionalism (politics)Regionalism is a term used in international relations. Regionalism also constitutes one of the three constituents of the international commercial system...