Mexican municipios typically have functions such as: local streets and roads,
the local police, some say in the public schools, and most other
responsibilities that one would associate with county and municipal governments
in the USA.
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "adamnvillani" <avillani@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 4:54 PM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: FW: [roadgeek] Online maps of Mexican Municipios?
>
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Patton [DCP]"
> <dpatton@c...> wrote:
>> Brendan wrote:
>> > BP folks,
>> >
>> > Don't meant to cross lists here, but a guy from another list I am
> on > > is requesting information
>
>> He might try contacting the folks at BiciMapas:
>> http://www.bicimapas.com.mx/
>> to see if they have such information, or know
>> where it can be obtained.
>
> Hi! I'm actually the guy he's referring to. I'm actually an occasional
> lurker over here on this group. I'll take a closer look at the site
> you suggested later this evening.
>
> I know the municipios get called county-equivalents because they're
> the first-level subdivisions of the states, but what sorts of
> governmental functions do they serve? Does anybody know any other good
> sites (preferably in English) that might have info on different levels
> of government in Mexico?
>
> Adam