Consejo popular

In Cuba, a consejo popular (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkonsexo populaɾ]; English: popular council, people's council; sometimes shortened to CP) is an electoral ward or political-administrative demarcation[1] of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba.

The legal terms of a ward of Cuba as said in the Cuban Constitution:[3] 660: Sección Cuarta: Consejo Popular 661: Artículo 193.

"The Popular Council is a local body of the Popular Power of a representative nature, invested with the highest authority for the performance of its functions and, without constituting an intermediate instance for the purposes of the political-administrative division, it is organized in cities, towns, neighborhoods, towns and rural areas, from the delegates elected in the constituencies of their demarcation, who must choose among themselves who presides over it."

662: "Representatives of mass and social organizations, and of the most important entities in the demarcation, may be invited to the meetings of the Popular Council, with the main objective of strengthening coordination and collective effort for the benefit of the community, always from the proper functions that correspond to each one."

Exercises control over production entities and local advocacy services, and works actively to meet the needs of the economy, health, care, education, culture, sports and recreation, as well as prevention and social care tasks, promoting the greater participation of the population and local initiatives for its achievement."