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A ___MASK88___ is a clustered human settlement or community , larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town , with a population ranging from a few ___MASK55___ to a few thousand . Though often located in rural areas , the term urban ___MASK88___ is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods . Villages are normally permanent , with fixed dwellings ; however , transient villages can occur . Further , the dwellings of a ___MASK88___ are fairly close to one another , not scattered broadly over the landscape , as a dispersed settlement . A ___MASK87___ is usually a ___MASK50___ urban administrative division having corporate status and powers of self - government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws , to which it is subordinate . It is to be distinguished from the ___MASK34___ , which may encompass rural territory and / or numerous small communities such as towns , villages and hamlets . The term " ___MASK87___ " may also mean the governing or ruling body of a given ___MASK87___ . A ___MASK87___ is a general - purpose administrative subdivision , as opposed to a special - purpose district . The term is derived from French " municipalité " and Latin " municipalis ". A ___MASK34___ is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes , in certain modern nations . The term is derived from the Old French " conté " or " cunté " denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count ( earl ) or a viscount . The modern French is " comté ", and its equivalents in other languages are " contea ", " contado ", " comtat ", " condado ", " Grafschaft ", " graafschap ", " Gau ", etc . ( cf . " conte ", " comte ", " conde ", " Graf "). ___MASK92___ City , locally known as ___MASK92___ or Guate , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of ___MASK92___ , and the most populous in Central America . The city is located in the south - central part of the country , nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita . In 2009 , it had a population of 1 , 075 , 000 . ___MASK92___ City is also the capital of the local ___MASK62___ and of the ___MASK92___ Department . An administrative ___MASK18___ , unit , entity , ___MASK75___ or region , also referred to as a subnational entity , constituent unit , or country ___MASK74___ , is a portion of a country or other region delineated for the purpose of ___MASK89___ . Administrative divisions are granted a certain degree of autonomy and are usually required to manage themselves through their own local governments . Countries are divided up into these smaller units to make managing their land and the affairs of their people easier . For example , a country ___MASK65___ be divided into provinces , which , in turn , are divided into counties , which , in turn , ___MASK65___ be divided in whole or in part into municipalities ; and so on . ___MASK92___ (, or ), officially the Republic of ___MASK92___ , is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west , the Pacific Ocean to the southwest , Belize to the northeast , the Caribbean to the east , Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast . With an estimated population of around 15 . 8 million , it is the most populated state in Central America . A representative democracy , ___MASK92___ ' s capital and largest city is Nueva ___MASK92___ de la Asunción , also known as ___MASK92___ City . Sacatepéquez was a ___MASK64___ in ___MASK92___ from November 21 , 1542 until July 29 , 1773 when it was destroyed by the Santa Marta earthquake . Sacatepéquez means " grasshill " and gave its name to the department of Sacatepéquez . A ___MASK98___ is a human settlement larger than a ___MASK88___ but smaller than a ___MASK64___ . The size definition for what constitutes a " ___MASK98___ " varies considerably in different parts of the world . Pastores is a ___MASK87___ in the Guatemalan ___MASK79___ of Sacatepéquez .