In
Portugal,
concelho is an alternative name for a municipality, see Municipalities of Portugal.
In Macao,
concelho was also the alternative name for a municipality, especially under the local administration system for the Overseas Provinces of Portugal before 1974. There were two
concelhos in Macao, under the now abolished Portuguese Overseas Organic Law (Lei Orgânica do Ultramar Português). Upon the promulgation of the new legal regime governing municipalities of Macau in 1984, the
concelhos were referred to as
municípios, and the word
concelho was rarely used since.
See also: List of Concelhos of Macao
Category:Geography of Macau
Category:Geography of Portugal
Category:Municipalities of Portugal
Category:Politics of Macau
Category:Subnational entities
