COMARCA

A '''comarca''' (Spanish and Portuguese plural ''comarcas'', Catalan plural ''comarques'') is a traditional region or local administrative subdivision found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama and Brazil.
The ''comarca'' is also known in Aragonese as a ''redolada''.

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The ''comarca'' in Spain

Panama

Brazil

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The ''comarca'' in Spain

The term ''comarca'' is used in several regions of the Iberian Peninsula.

★ In Catalonia and Aragon, the ''comarca'' exists as a local government area, and has a representative ''comarcal council''.

★ In the Valencian Community, the ''comarca'' exists only as a traditional region with no administrative competences. They are legally referred as ''homologated territorial demarcations'' instead of as ''comarques''.

★ In Galicia the ''comarca'' or ''bisbarra'' are tradional divisions of the land and enjoy limited official recognition, but has no administrative entity.
In other places, such as Extremadura, the ''comarca'' may be simply a loosely-defined region.
Because of the ''comarca's long-standing use, it is sometimes used as the basis for the promotion of tourism, with emphasis on local cultural tradition and history.

Panama

In Panama, the ''comarca indígena'' is an administrative region for an area with a substantial Indian population. Three ''comarcas'' exist as equivalent to a province, with two smaller ''comarcas'' subordinate to a province and considered equivalent to a ''corregimiento'' (municipality).

Brazil

In Brazil, the ''comarca'' is a territorial division in the judicial system. It indicates the area covered by a lower level court. It may correspond to a municipality, or group together several small municipalities under one court.

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★ List of terms for country subdivisions

★ Comarcas of Spain

★ Comarcas of Aragon

★ Comarcas of Asturias

★ Comarques of Catalonia

★ Comarques of the Valencian Community

★ Provinces of Panama

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★ History of comarca divisions in the Catalan Countries