It is a distinct municipality from the adjacent Donegal Township.

While the two are adjacent to one another, they are separate and distinct municipalities.

In 1794, the soldiers of the French Revolution decided to separate these into three distinct municipalities.

Bustos was again separated from Baliuag and became a distinct municipality in 1917.

A town and eleven distinct municipalities are located on the island.

In 1855, Kongsvinger was separated from Vinger to form a distinct municipality.

The town was then a separate and distinct municipality.

However, since 1964 these municipalities had again a common local authority, although they remained distinct municipalities.

If it were a distinct municipality, it would be the 10th largest "city" in New York State.

The result has been the formation of ethnically distinct municipalities such as Richmond and Surrey.