Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Los municipios son las Administraciones Locales
English translation:
The municipalities are the Local Authorities
Spanish term
Los municipios son las Administraciones Locales
Los municipios son las Administraciones Locales más próximas a los ciudadanos/as, cuya función principal es la de prestar servicios a los/as mismos/as.
The municipalities, whose primary function is to provide service to the citizens, are the local offices closest to the citizens
Dec 15, 2009 16:09: Edward Tully Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English
The municipalities are the Local Authorities
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Patricia Rosas
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thank you Patricia! ;-)
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philgoddard
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thank you! ;-)
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Juan Vilca
: it works, but "authorities" oftentimes has the connotation of law enforcement
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but not with "local" - thank you anyway!
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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thak you Claudia! ;-)
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Emma Ratcliffe
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thank you Emma! ;-)
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United Kingdom
Physics graduate and former IT pro
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Town halls are the local administration offices
It seems to me that, in this context, 'municipio' should be translated as town hall or council rather than municipality.
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=muni...
See the link below for an explanation of 'Administración Local'
http://spainlawyer.com/guialegal/guialegal.cfm?IDCAPITULO=13...
Canada
Criminal, Civil and Immigration Law
Native in: English 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Chilean, Standard-Spain, Mexican)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
municipalities are the local government administration ...
State administration comprises both central and local services, and local government administration comprises the municipalities and counties. ...
www.im.dk/publikationer/Municipalities/html/kap02.htm -
State administration comprises both central and local services, and local government administration comprises the municipalities and counties. ...
www.im.dk/publikationer/Municipalities/html/kap02.htm -
Engineer Specializing in tech documents
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Municipalities are the local administrators
Colombia
17 years in business
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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