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.