A Câmara Municipal (literally, "municipal chamber"; can also refer to the building: "town" or "city hall") is the executive body of a concelho (municipality) in Portugal. Its members (vereadores, aldermen) are elected, serve year-round and are paid. The president of a municipal chamber is the candidate for that body who had received the most votes. Each chamber has a council, composed of representatives from a variety of organizations, which serve as a consultative body. The size of these municipal bodies is determined by the number of registered voters within the municipality. A concelho is the primary local administrative unit in Portugal (and other Lusophone countries). ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

See also: Assembleia Municipal An Assembleia Municipal (municipal assembly) governs a concelho (municipality) in Portugal. ...

Source: PORTUGAL: a country study, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress; Edited by Eric Solsten (public domain)