A regional municipality (or region) is a type of Canadian municipal government which works much like a county; the method of government depends on how it is defined. Sometimes it is legislated or more efficient to provide certain services, such as water, emergency services, and waste management, over an area that includes more than one local municipality. For this reason, regions may be involved in providing services to residents and businesses. 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. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ...

Regional municipalities are sometimes referred to as "upper tier" municipalities.

Regions tend to be an agglomeration of highly urbanized towns and cities, whereas counties tend to be more rural in nature.

In Ontario, regional municipalities provide many core services to cities, towns, townships and villages within their borders; for example, most provide police protection, and many handle waste management and public transit. Similar to counties, they also provide infrastructure for (at least some) roads, sewers, and bridges; and also handle judicial and social services. See a List of Ontario regional municipalities. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ... In economics and marketing, a service is the non-material equivalent of a good. ... Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials, usually ones produced by human activity, in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local amenity. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... A typical rural county road in Indiana, USA, where traffic drives on the right. ... Sewers transport wastewater from buildings to treatment facilities. ... A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... JUSTICE is a human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. ... A social worker is a person employed in the administration of charity, social service, welfare, and poverty agencies, advocacy, or religious outreach programs. ... In the Canadian province of Ontario, there are three different types of census divisions: single-tier municipalities, upper-tier municipalities (which can be regional municipalities or counties) and districts. ...

In Quebec, regional county municipalities (French, municipalités régionales de comté) has been the 'county' level of government for the entire province since the early 1990s. Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

In Nova Scotia, regional municipalities are a single level of government, and provide all municipal services to their communities. As they tend to include at least some rural areas, they are not called cities. (See HRM, CBRM, Queens County) Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th) Land 53,338 km² Water 1,946 km² (3. ... Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) City Symbol: Kingfisher Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada location. ... Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Queens County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...

In Alberta, Wood Buffalo is a regional municipality. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ... The regional municipality of Wood Buffalo is located in the northeastern corner of Alberta. ...

In the United States, the term "regional municipality" is sometimes used to describe a consolidated city-county or metropolitan municipality that is a mix of urban and/or suburban and/or rural areas. Completely rural areas that include a number of villages and/or small cities or towns are also called "regional municipalities" in the United States.