In some communities of Spain, minor local entity (Spanish; Castilian: Entidad de Ámbito Territorial Inferior al Municipio EATIM) is a territorial entity of scope smaller than municipality defined and regulated by the regional governments.
Some examples are caseríos, parroquias, aldeas, barrios, anteiglesias, concejos, pedanías, lugares anejos, decentralised municipal entity (Catalan; Valencian: entidad municipal descentralizada EMD in Catalonia, autonomous local entity (Spanish; Castilian: entidad local autónoma) in Andalucía, rural parish (Spanish; Castilian: parroquia rural) in Asturias.
The administration of these entities have various names including an concejo abierto, a single person mayor called Alcalde pedáneo and a rural council (Spanish; Castilian: junta vecinal) and councils of Álava.
There are almost 4000 minor local entities; most of them (2,226) are to be found in the autonomous community of Castilla y Leon.