The concept of town hall is a political concept that has to do with the administration and political functioning of a territory called a municipality. The city council is then the body in which both the executive and legislative powers can settle, generally leaving the judicial power outside of it and having its own building. Town halls exist throughout the world, although it is considered that the first forms of this political body arose in Europe, in the Middle Ages. From there, they have moved to many parts of the planet as managerial forms in relatively small spaces.
When we talk about a municipality, we are referring to a relatively small territory (although this can vary) and that can have the name of a city, village or town depending on the number of people who live in it, the administrative and political functions that it develops and also of the economic activities that are carried out. In this sense, the municipality is the last political-administrative unit, indivisible and that can be part of other provinces or states and then of a country or nation.
The council is therefore the political body from which that territory known as a municipality is governed. This is why in some places in Latin America the city council is also known as the municipality, in others as the mayor’s office. In the town hall, the governor, mayor, mayor or the one who fulfills the highest executive position generally resides. In some cases, the legislative body may also be made up of legislators, deputies and councilors elected by the people of the municipality. Among the functions that the city council fulfills are those of control and administration of various topics (education, economy or finance, culture, urban planning, etc.) as well as the legislation on these topics.
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