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municipality
vr.tr.municipality · thing-q15284
Let an agent handle municipalities by legal status, boundaries, government, services and codes, and track mergers and changes over time.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.PLC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Which municipality.
Code and name
Official identity.
Identity
Name and code.
- What is its official name and code? provenance
- Has it merged or been renamed? provenance
Status
Type and powers.
Status
Legal status.
- What type of municipality is it? definition
- Which powers does it have? definition
Government Council and mayor.
Council
Elected body.
Council
Council.
- Who governs the municipality? provenance
- When are elections? measurement
Contact
Official channels.
Contact
Contact.
- How can residents contact the municipality? action
- Which services are online? definition
Services What it provides.
Provision
Local services.
Services
Services provided.
- Which services does it provide? definition
- Which are provided by higher levels? boundary
Local taxes
Charges.
Taxes
Local taxes.
- Which local taxes or charges apply? provenance
- How are they paid? action
Geography Boundaries and population.
Boundaries
Map.
Boundaries
Boundaries.
- Where are its boundaries, from which source? provenance
- Which settlements does it include? definition
Population
Residents.
Population
Population.
- What is its population, as of when? measurement
- How is it changing? measurement
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.PLC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- birth domicile, territorial hamlet of Canada, northern hamlet of Saskatchewan, municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic, Rural community (local government), undivided municipality in Czechia, town of the United Kingdom, municipality of the Philippines, incorporated town, metropolitan municipality, rural municipality of Sweden and Finland, Herredskommune
What it is Filled
An administrative division with its own local government, such as a town, city, commune or rural community, with legal status and powers defined by national law.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle municipalities by legal status, boundaries, government, services and codes, and track mergers and changes over time.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Local government unit
- Legal status defined nationally
- Types and powers vary by country
- Mergers change boundaries and names
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Impersonate a municipality or its officials.
- Share residents' records without legal basis.
- Misstate municipal rules or deadlines.
- Help anyone bribe or improperly influence municipal officials.
Only with a human decision
- Submitting applications or complaints on a resident's behalf.
May
- Report municipal services, boundaries and officials from official sources.
- Help residents contact their municipality through official channels.
Moral aspects Filled
- Municipalities provide services residents depend on daily.
- Local corruption harms communities directly.
Who is affected
- Residents
- Municipal staff
- Local businesses
Owners Filled
Steward
Its elected council, under national law.
Master systems
- Official registers of administrative divisions
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1048835 - registry parent class
- Q2659904 - registry parent class
related
- administrative territorial entity - unit
- city - urban municipality
- municipal council - government
- state or region - hierarchy
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.municipality
- Wikidata: Q15284 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15284)
- national municipality code: country-specific such as INSEE or Gemeindeschluessel
- LAU code: EU local administrative unit statistics
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
A municipality is a legal administrative entity whose territory has measurable attributes, but the entity itself has no intrinsic physical properties.
Recognition required Filled
- Official name and municipal code
- Town hall and council website
- Types vary: town, commune, hamlet, rural community
- Town halls, local signs and services; boundaries on maps.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- contact the local council
- access local services
- vote in local elections
- look up codes and boundaries
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Outdated names and boundaries after mergers
- Confusing municipal and statistical units
- Wrong contact details
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- National local government law
- European Charter of Local Self-Government
- EU LAU and NUTS classifications
Context of use required Filled
- Local self-government and service delivery.
- cities and towns
- rural municipalities and communes
- hamlets and villages with local status
- undivided and merged municipalities
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q15284: municipality - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Municipality - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should municipalities be instances with national codes?
- How should mergers be tracked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases such as birth domicile; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q15284/spec.json