Municipalities of Peru

Supreme Court of the RepublicPresident Javier Arévalo Vela [es] Municipalities, in Peru, are the government organizations that govern the provinces and districts of that country.

Rural municipalities (those whose seat has an urban population less than 50% the total) receive different classification.

The council, made up of the mayor and elected officials, is normative and.

The election of the mayor and council is held by universal suffrage for a period of three years.

The number of council members is defined by the National Jury of Elections according to Laws of Municipal Elections.