peruskunta.
basic municipality (a municipality that does not have a governing body but that is not in itself part of a regional governing body)
Meaning & usage
basic municipality (a municipality that does not have a governing body but that is not in itself part of a regional governing body)
basic municipality (a municipality large enough to offer public services in a proposed model)
Where this word comes from
perus- (“base”) + kunta (“municipality”); coined in 2000 - 2005 by advocates of merging existing municipalities into much larger units; refers to the idea that the new, large and strong municipalities would be the principal structure that provides public services to citizens.
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