Concejo (Álava) Explained

Concejos of Álava
Territory:	Álava, Basque Country, Spain
Upper Unit:	Municipality
Current Number:	335^[1]

The concejos (Basque: kontzejuak, Spanish; Castilian: concejos) are a type of sub-municipal administrative unit in the province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain.

Within the Spanish legal framework, the general name for such sub-municipal units is minor local entity (formally in also known by their acronym).^{[2] [3]}

The existence of concejos in Álava is documented since the 13th century.^{[4] [5]} Their current status dates from 1984, when a law providing for elections to the concejos was passed;^[6] and from 1995, when their juridical status was clarified.^[7]

See also

• Local government in Spain

External links

• ACOA-AKE
• Web site: Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation . Register of Local Entities . 10 June 2022 . es. Local Entity Portal. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nomenclátor: Concejos . Diputación Foral de Álava . 11 November 2021 . es.
2. Book: Sub-Municipal Governance in Europe . 2018 . . 978-3-319-64724-1 . 233 .
3. News: Qué es una entidad local menor y qué competencias tiene . 11 November 2021 . Las Provincias . 24 September 2020 . es.
4. Book: Abella y García de Eulate . Alfonso María . Ordenanzas de buen gobierno de los Concejos de Alava . 1985 . Diputación Foral de Alava, Servicio de Publicaciones . 978-8450523911 . es.
5. Book: Ortiz de Zárate . Ramón . Compendio foral de la provincia de Álava . 26 September 2004 . Maxtor . 978-8497611282 . es.
6. News: Ruiz de Gauna . Rebeca . 30.000 alaveses pueden votar en las elecciones a concejos del 21 de noviembre . 11 November 2021 . Noticias de Álava . 24 September 2021 . es.
7. News: Gatón . Natxo . 334 pueblos alaveses han elegido hoy a sus 'alcaldes' de los concejos . 11 November 2021 . Gasteiz Hoy . 26 November 2017 . es.