List of local government organizations explained

This is a list of local government organizations i.e. associations or groupings of local governments and municipalities.

Australia

• Australian Local Government Association
  • Local Government NSW
  • Local Government Association of Northern Territory
  • Local Government Association of Queensland
  • Local Government Association of South Australia
  • Local Government Association of Tasmania
  • Municipal Association of Victoria
  • Western Australian Local Government Association

Bangladesh

• Association of Central Councils
• Bangladesh Local Government Association
• White Crescent Society Local Authorities

Canada

Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB)

Established: 1989

Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM)

Founded: 1999
Formed from the merger of:

• The Union of Manitoba Municipalities (UMM) – 1905-1999
• Manitoba Association of Urban Municipalities (MAUM) – est. 1949 – formerly the Manitoba Urban Association (MUA)

All municipalities in Manitoba are members^[1]

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)

Founded: 1972
Formed from the merger of:

• Ontario Municipal Association (OMA) – 1899-1972
• Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves (AOMR) – 1944-1972
• Association of Counties and Regions (Ontario) (ACRO) – 1960-1982
• Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities (OARM) – 1933-1982

Current sub-associations within AMO:

• Association francaise des municipalités de l’Ontario (AFMO)
• Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA)
• Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM)
• Eastern Ontario Wardens Group
• Western Ontario Wardens Group
• Large Urban Mayors Caucus Ontario (LUMCO)
• Regional Chairs Group
• Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA)
• Organization of Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM)

Association des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (AMBM)

Founded: 1995

Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)

Founded: 1905
Formerly the Union of Alberta Municipalities (UAM)

Cities of New Brunswick Association – Association des cités du Nouveau-Brunswick (CNBA-ACNB)

Founded: 1948/1949

Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

Founded: 1937Formed from the merger of the:

• Union of Canadian Municipalities (UCM) – 1901-1935
• Dominion Conference of Mayors (DCM) – 1935-1937

Formerly the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities (CFMM)

Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities (FPEIM)

Founded: 1957

Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités (FQM)

Founded: 1944

Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL)

Founded: 1951
Formerly the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities (NFM) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities (NLFM)

New North - SANC Services Inc.

Founded: 1996
Formerly the Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities (SANC)

Provincial Association of Resort Communities of Saskatchewan (PARCS)

Founded: 1996

Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA)

Founded 1909
Formerly the Albert Association of Municipal Districts (AAMD), the Alberta Local Improvement Districts Association (ALIDA), and Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC)

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM)

Founded: 1905
Formerly the Saskatchewan Local Improvement Districts Association (SLIDA)

Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA)

Founded: 1906
Formerly the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities (USM)

Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM)

Founded: 1905
Area Associations within UBCM:

• Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG)
• Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC)
• Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA)
• North Central Local Government Association (NCLA)
• Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA)

Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ)

Founded: 1919

Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB)

Founded: 1995
Formed for the merger of:

• Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB)
• Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)

Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM)

Founded: 1906

Former Municipal Associations in Canada

Towns and Villages of New Brunswick (TVNB)

• 1966-1974
• Split into Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB) and Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)
• AVNB and TNBA-AVNB merged to become UMNB

Union of New Brunswick Municipalities (UNBM)

• 1907-1970
• Last convention: 1966
• Last meeting: 1968
• Disbanded after the New Brunswick Equal Opportunities Program dissolved county governments

Croatia

• Joint Council of Municipalities (Council of Municipalities with a Serbian majority population established on the basis of Erdut Agreement)
• Croatian community of municipalities (Association that connects 347 of 428 municipalities across Croatia)
• Association of Towns of the Republic of Croatia (Association that connects 126 of 128 towns across Croatia)
• Croatian community of counties (Association that connects all 20 counties and city of Zagreb)

Czech Republic

• Sdružení místních samospráv ČR
• Svaz měst a obcí České republiky
• Asociace krajů České republiky

Denmark

• Venskabsbyforeningen i Ribe

Faroe Islands

• Føroya Kommunufelag (municipal organization of the Faroe Islands)

Greenland

• KANUKOKA (municipal organization of Greenland)

Germany

• Deutscher Städtetag (Association of German Cities)
• German Association of Towns and Municipalities

Iran

• the Union of Municipalities (Defunct / Disbanded)^[2]
• Supreme Council of Provinces^[3]
• Organization of Municipalities and Villages of the country^[4]

Ireland

• Local Government Management Agency

Italy

• Standing Committee for EuromMediterranean Partnership of local and regional authorities COPPEM - http://www.coppem.org

Japan

• Greater Nagoya Initiative

Netherlands

• Interprovinciaal Overleg
• Association of Netherlands Municipalities
• Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven

Norway

• Landssamanslutninga av Vasskraftkommunar (It groups municipalities that are involved in hydropower production)

Philippines

Each local government level and elective position has its own league:

• Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
• League of Provinces of the Philippines
• League of Vice Governors of the Philippines
• Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines
• League of Cities of the Philippines
• League of Municipalities of the Philippines
• Vice Mayors' League of the Philippines
• Philippine Councilors League
• League of Barangays in the Philippines
• Metro Manila Councilors League

Poland

• The Association of Polish Cities (Związek Miast Polskich)
• The Union of Polish Metropolises (Unia Metropolii Polskich)
• Association of Polish Counties (Związek Powiatów Polskich)
• The Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland (Związek Gmin Wiejskich RP)

Slovakia

• Združenie miest a obcí Slovenska
• Únia miest Slovenska

Slovenia

• Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia

Sweden

• Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting)
• National Association of Swedish Eco-Municipalities (Sveriges Ekokommuner)

Ukraine

• Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities (Всеукраїнська Асоціація об’єднаних територіальних громад)
• The Association of Ukrainian Cities (Асоціація міст України)

United Kingdom

• Local Government Association (England and Wales)

England

• East of England Local Government Association
• East Midlands Councils
• Association of North East Councils
• North West Regional Leaders Board
• South East England Councils
• South West Councils
• West Midlands Councils
• Local Government Yorkshire and Humber

Northern Ireland

• Northern Ireland Local Government Association

Scotland

• Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

Wales

• Welsh Local Government Association

United States

• National League of Cities
• Michigan Municipal League
• United States Conference of Mayors
• Maricopa Association of Governments
• National Association of Counties
• Arizona Association of Counties
• New Jersey State League of Municipalities (voluntary association created by State Statute in 1915)
• GMIS International
• International City/County Management Association

International

• Alpine Pearls
• Arab Towns Organization
• Council of European Municipalities and Regions
• Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities
• League of Historical Cities
• Municipal Alliance for Peace
• Organization of World Heritage Cities
• Sister Cities International

See also

• Decentralization
• List of intergovernmental organizations
• Localism
• Regionalism
• Tertiary government

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manitoba History: A Union of Manitoba Municipalities.
2. Web site: مرکز پژوهشها - لایحه اساسنامه سازمان اتحادیه شهرداریهای ایران .
3. Web site: بودجه ۹۸ هزار میلیاردی شهرداری و دهیاری های کشور . 26 June 2021 .
4. Web site: علیرضا احمدی در سمت ریاست شورای عالی استان ها ابقاء شد . 10 December 2020 .