Araba/Álava is a province in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, Spain, that is divided into 51 municipalities.
Amongst other tasks, they are in charge of urban planning, water supply, lighting, road network, local police and firefighting.
[4] Municipalities are the basic local political division in Spain,[5] and can only belong to one province.
[15] Elections in municipalities with more than 250 inhabitants are carried out following a proportional representation system with closed lists,[14] whilst those with a population lower than 250 use a block plurality voting system with open lists.
[12] The junta de gobierno local, whose role is to assist the mayor between meetings of the plenary assembly, may not include more than one third of the councillors.