List of local government organizations
List of associations or groupings of local governments and municipalities.
Canada[]
Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB)[]
Established: 1989
Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM)[]
Founded: 1999
Formed from the merger of:
- The Union of Manitoba Municipalities (UMM) – 1905-1999
- Manitoba Association of Urban Municipalities (MAUM) – est. 1949 – formerly the Manitoba Urban Association (MUA)
All municipalities in Manitoba are members[1]
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)[]
Founded: 1972
Formed from the merger of:
- Ontario Municipal Association (OMA) – 1899-1972
- Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves (AOMR) – 1944-1972
- Association of Counties and Regions (Ontario) (ACRO) – 1960-1982
- Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities (OARM) – 1933-1982
Current sub-associations within AMO:
- Association francaise des municipalités de l’Ontario (AFMO)
- Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA)
- Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM)
- Eastern Ontario Wardens Group
- Western Ontario Wardens Group
- Large Urban Mayors Caucus Ontario (LUMCO)
- Regional Chairs Group
- Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA)
- Organization of Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM)
Association des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (AMBM)[]
Founded: 1995
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)[]
Founded: 1905
Formerly the Union of Alberta Municipalities (UAM)
Cities of New Brunswick Association – Association des cités du Nouveau-Brunswick (CNBA-ACNB)[]
Founded: 1948/1949
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)[]
Founded: 1937 Formed from the merger of the:
- Union of Canadian Municipalities (UCM) – 1901-1935
- Dominion Conference of Mayors (DCM) – 1935-1937
Formerly the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities (CFMM)
Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities (FPEIM)[]
Founded: 1957
Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités (FQM)[]
Founded: 1944
Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL)[]
Founded: 1951
Formerly the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities (NFM) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities (NLFM)
New North - SANC Services Inc.[]
Founded: 1996
Formerly the Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities (SANC)
Provincial Association of Resort Communities of Saskatchewan (PARCS)[]
Founded: 1996
Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA)[]
Founded 1909
Formerly the Albert Association of Municipal Districts (AAMD), the Alberta Local Improvement Districts Association (ALIDA), and Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC)
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM)[]
Founded: 1905
Formerly the Saskatchewan Local Improvement Districts Association (SLIDA)
Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA)[]
Founded: 1906
Formerly the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities (USM)
Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM)[]
Founded: 1905
Area Associations within UBCM:
- Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG)
- Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC)
- Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA)
- North Central Local Government Association (NCLA)
- Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA)
Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ)[]
Founded: 1919
Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB)[]
Founded: 1995
Formed for the merger of:
- Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB)
- Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)
Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM)[]
Founded: 1906
Former Municipal Associations in Canada[]
Towns and Villages of New Brunswick (TVNB)
- 1966-1974
- Split into Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB) and Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)
- AVNB and TNBA-AVNB merged to become UMNB
Union of New Brunswick Municipalities (UNBM)
- 1907-1970
- Last convention: 1966
- Last meeting: 1968
- Disbanded after the New Brunswick Equal Opportunities Program dissolved county governments
Croatia[]
- Joint Council of Municipalities (Council of Municipalities with a Serbian majority population established on the basis of Erdut Agreement)
- Croatian community of municipalities (Association that connects 347 of 428 municipalities across Croatia)
- Association of Towns of the Republic of Croatia (Association that connects 126 of 128 towns across Croatia)
- Croatian community of counties (Association that connects all 20 counties and city of Zagreb)
Czech Republic[]
Denmark[]
England and Wales[]
England[]
- East of England Local Government Association
- East Midlands Councils
- Association of North East Councils
- North West Regional Leaders Board
- South West Councils
- West Midlands Councils
- Local Government Yorkshire and Humber
Wales[]
Faroe Islands[]
- Føroya Kommunufelag (municipal organization of the Faroe Islands)
Germany[]
- Deutscher Städtetag (Association of German Cities)
- German Association of Towns and Municipalities
Greenland[]
Ireland[]
Northern Ireland[]
Italy[]
- Standing Committee for EuromMediterranean Partnership of local and regional authorities COPPEM - [1]
Japan[]
Netherlands[]
- Interprovinciaal Overleg
- Association of Netherlands Municipalities
- Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven
Norway[]
- Landssamanslutninga av Vasskraftkommunar (It groups municipalities that are involved in hydropower production)
Palestine[]
- Coastal Municipalities Water Utility
Philippines[]
Each local government level and elective position has its own league:
- Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
- League of Provinces of the Philippines
- League of Cities of the Philippines
- League of Municipalities of the Philippines
- Philippine Councilors League
- League of Barangays in the Philippines
There are also certain associations for certain demographics:
The secretaries of the local legislatures, an appointive position, also have their own league, the .
Poland[]
- (Związek Miast Polskich)
- (Unia Metropolii Polskich)
- (Związek Powiatów Polskich)
- (Związek Gmin Wiejskich RP)
Bangladesh[]
Scotland[]
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Slovakia[]
Slovenia[]
Sweden[]
- (Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting)
- (Sveriges Ekokommuner)
Ukraine[]
- Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities (Всеукраїнська Асоціація об’єднаних територіальних громад)
- (Асоціація міст України)
United States[]
- National League of Cities
- Michigan Municipal League
- United States Conference of Mayors
- Maricopa Association of Governments
- National Association of Counties
- Arizona Association of Counties
- New Jersey State League of Municipalities (voluntary association created by State Statute in 1915)
- GMIS International
International[]
- Sister Cities International
- Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities
- Council of European Municipalities and Regions
- Alpine Pearls
- Organization of World Heritage Cities
- Arab Towns Organization
- League of Historical Cities
- Municipal Alliance for Peace
See also[]
- List of intergovernmental organizations
- Tertiary government
- Localism (politics)
- Decentralization
- Regionalism (politics)
References[]
- Local government organizations
- Lists of organizations
- Local government-related lists