# List of local government organizations

This is a list of local government organizations i.e. associations or groupings of local governments and municipalities.

## Australia

* Australian Local Government Association
** Local Government NSW
** Local Government Association of Northern Territory
** Local Government Association of Queensland
** Local Government Association of South Australia
** Local Government Association of Tasmania
** Municipal Association of Victoria
** Western Australian Local Government Association

## Bangladesh

* Association of Central Councils
* Bangladesh Local Government Association
* White Crescent Society Local Authorities

## Canada
### Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick (AFMNB)

Established: 1989

### Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM)

Founded: 1999 Formed from the merger of:
* The Union of Manitoba Municipalities (UMM) – 1905-1999
* Manitoba Association of Urban Municipalities (MAUM) – est. 1949 – formerly the Manitoba Urban Association (MUA)
All municipalities in Manitoba are members

### Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)

Founded: 1972
Formed from the merger of:
* Ontario Municipal Association (OMA) – 1899-1972
* Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves (AOMR) – 1944-1972
* Association of Counties and Regions (Ontario) (ACRO) – 1960-1982
* Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities (OARM) – 1933-1982
Current sub-associations within AMO:
* Association francaise des municipalités de l’Ontario (AFMO)
* Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA)
* Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM)
* Eastern Ontario Wardens Group
* Western Ontario Wardens Group
* Large Urban Mayors Caucus Ontario (LUMCO)
* Regional Chairs Group
* Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA)
* Organization of Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM)

### Association des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (AMBM)

Founded: 1995

### Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)

Founded: 1905 Formerly the Union of Alberta Municipalities (UAM)

### Cities of New Brunswick Association – Association des cités du Nouveau-Brunswick (CNBA-ACNB)

Founded: 1948/1949

### Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

Founded: 1937 Formed from the merger of the:
* Union of Canadian Municipalities (UCM) – 1901-1935
* Dominion Conference of Mayors (DCM) – 1935-1937
Formerly the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities (CFMM)

### Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities (FPEIM)

Founded: 1957

### Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités (FQM)

Founded: 1944

### Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL)

Founded: 1951 Formerly the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities (NFM) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities (NLFM)

### New North - SANC Services Inc.

Founded: 1996 Formerly the Saskatchewan Association of Northern Communities (SANC)

### Provincial Association of Resort Communities of Saskatchewan (PARCS)

Founded: 1996

### Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA)

Founded 1909 Formerly the Albert Association of Municipal Districts (AAMD), the Alberta Local Improvement Districts Association (ALIDA), and Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC)

### Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM)

Founded: 1905 Formerly the Saskatchewan Local Improvement Districts Association (SLIDA)

### Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA)

Founded: 1906 Formerly the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities (USM)

### Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM)

Founded: 1905 Area Associations within UBCM:
* Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG)
* Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC)
* Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA)
* North Central Local Government Association (NCLA)
* Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA)

### Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ)

Founded: 1919

### Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB)

Founded: 1995 Formed for the merger of:
* Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB)
* Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)

### Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM)

Founded: 1906

### Former Municipal Associations in Canada

Towns and Villages of New Brunswick (TVNB)
* 1966-1974
* Split into Association of Villages of New Brunswick (AVNB) and Towns of New Brunswick Association – L’Association des Villes du Nouveau-Brunswick (TNBA-AVNB)
* AVNB and TNBA-AVNB merged to become UMNB
Union of New Brunswick Municipalities (UNBM)
* 1907-1970
* Last convention: 1966
* Last meeting: 1968
* Disbanded after the New Brunswick Equal Opportunities Program dissolved county governments

## Croatia

* Joint Council of Municipalities (Council of Municipalities with a Serbian majority population established on the basis of Erdut Agreement)
* Croatian community of municipalities (Association that connects 347 of 428 municipalities across Croatia)
* Association of Towns of the Republic of Croatia (Association that connects 126 of 128 towns across Croatia)
* Croatian community of counties (Association that connects all 20 counties and city of Zagreb)

## Czech Republic

* Sdružení místních samospráv ČR
* Svaz měst a obcí České republiky
* Asociace krajů České republiky

## Denmark

* Venskabsbyforeningen i Ribe

### Faroe Islands

* Føroya Kommunufelag (municipal organization of the Faroe Islands)

### Greenland

* KANUKOKA (municipal organization of Greenland)

## Germany

* Deutscher Städtetag (Association of German Cities)
* German Association of Towns and Municipalities

## Iran

* the Union of Municipalities (Defunct / Disbanded)
* Supreme Council of Provinces
* Organization of Municipalities and Villages of the country

## Ireland

* Local Government Management Agency

## Italy

* Standing Committee for EuromMediterranean Partnership of local and regional authorities COPPEM -

## Japan

* Greater Nagoya Initiative

## Netherlands

* Interprovinciaal Overleg
* Association of Netherlands Municipalities
* Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven

## Norway

* Landssamanslutninga av Vasskraftkommunar (It groups municipalities that are involved in hydropower production)

## Philippines

Each local government level and elective position has its own league:
* Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
* League of Provinces of the Philippines
* League of Vice Governors of the Philippines
* Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines
* League of Cities of the Philippines
* League of Municipalities of the Philippines
* Vice Mayors' League of the Philippines
* Philippine Councilors League
* League of Barangays in the Philippines
* Metro Manila Councilors League

## Poland

* The Association of Polish Cities (Związek Miast Polskich)
* The Union of Polish Metropolises (Unia Metropolii Polskich)
* Association of Polish Counties (Związek Powiatów Polskich)
* The Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland (Związek Gmin Wiejskich RP)

## Slovakia

* Združenie miest a obcí Slovenska
* Únia miest Slovenska

## Slovenia

* Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia

## Sweden

* Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting)
* National Association of Swedish Eco-Municipalities (Sveriges Ekokommuner)

## Ukraine

* Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities (Всеукраїнська Асоціація об’єднаних територіальних громад)
* The Association of Ukrainian Cities (Асоціація міст України)

## United Kingdom

* Local Government Association (England and Wales)

### England

* East of England Local Government Association
* East Midlands Councils
* Association of North East Councils
* North West Regional Leaders Board
* South East England Councils
* South West Councils
* West Midlands Councils
* Local Government Yorkshire and Humber

### Northern Ireland

* Northern Ireland Local Government Association

### Scotland

* Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

### Wales

* Welsh Local Government Association

## United States

* National League of Cities
* Michigan Municipal League
* United States Conference of Mayors
* Maricopa Association of Governments
* National Association of Counties
* Arizona Association of Counties
* New Jersey State League of Municipalities (voluntary association created by State Statute in 1915)
* GMIS International
* International City/County Management Association

## International

* Alpine Pearls
* Arab Towns Organization
* Council of European Municipalities and Regions
* Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities
* League of Historical Cities
* Municipal Alliance for Peace
* Organization of World Heritage Cities
* Sister Cities International