Municipio (El Salvador)
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Municipios in El Salvador
A municipality is a sub-unit as an administrative unit in El Salvador . It is thus the third-order administrative unit, according to state, province ( department ). Municipios are further subdivided into cantons (Spanish cantones ). The residents of each municipality elect their mayor for a period of 3 years with the possibility of re-election.
There are 262 Municipios in El Salvador.