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List of urban local bodies in Maharashtra
Urban local bodies of Maharashtra: 422 statutory bodies (29 municipal corporations, 244 municipalities, 149 nagar panchayats) with 7,256 wards, governed by the 1949 and 1965 Maharashtra municipal acts.
List of urban local bodies in Odisha
Urban local bodies of Odisha: municipal corporations, municipalities, and Notified Area Councils under the Orissa Municipal Act 1950; 115 ULBs at Census 2011, 143 per the Local Government Directory after 2024-2025 expansions.
Litchfield County
Litchfield County, Connecticut: northwestern county established 1751 with Litchfield as county town; largest of the eight counties at 938 square miles; county government abolished 1960, now a geographic name.
Local government areas of Nigeria
Local government areas of Nigeria (LGAs): the 774 third-tier units (768 in 36 states plus 6 FCT area councils) listed in the 1999 Constitution's First Schedule, created mainly in 1976 and 1996, with 2024 Supreme Court financial autonomy ruling.
Local government areas of Western Australia
Local government areas of Western Australia: the districts (cities, towns, shires) governed by elected councils under the Local Government Act 1995; about 137-139 areas, biennial voluntary elections, rates-funded, ranging from under 100 to over 220,000 residents.
Logan City
Logan City is a Queensland local government area between Brisbane, Ipswich, and the Gold Coast. Established 1979, it covers 957 square kilometres, 70 suburbs, and 392,339 people (2024), and is Queensland's fastest-growing council area.
London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet: north London borough formed in 1965, population about 389,300 (Census 2021), 87 km², 63 councillors in 24 wards, Leader and Cabinet governance since May 2023, Labour minority administration after 2026 elections.
London Borough of Brent
London Borough of Brent: Outer London borough created 1 April 1965 from Wembley and Willesden, named after the River Brent. Population about 340,000 (2021); among the UK's most ethnically diverse areas; home to Wembley Stadium.
London Borough of Bromley
London Borough of Bromley: southeasternmost and largest London borough by area, formed 1 April 1965 from Bromley, Beckenham, Chislehurst, Orpington, and Penge; 330,000 residents (2021), 22 wards, postal address still Kent.
London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Camden: Inner London borough formed in 1965 from Hampstead, Holborn, and St Pancras, named after the first Earl Camden. About 217,000 residents, Labour-led with 55 councillors, led by Sagal Abdi-Wali.
London Borough of Croydon
London Borough of Croydon: London's southernmost and most populous borough (390,506, Census 2021), created 1 April 1965 from the County Borough of Croydon and Coulsdon & Purley Urban District in Surrey; 28 wards, elected mayor since 2021, two Section 114 notices since 2020.
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney: inner-east London borough formed 1 April 1965 by merging Hackney, Shoreditch, and Stoke Newington; governed by Hackney Council from Hackney Town Hall; 21 wards, about 280,900 residents in 2020, Green Party-controlled under Mayor Zoë Garbett.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham, also known as Hammersmith & Fulham, is an inner London borough in West London, created in 1965 by merging Fulham and Hammersmith.
London Borough of Haringey
London Borough of Haringey: north London borough formed in 1965 from Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green; population about 264,000; 3rd most deprived London borough (IMD 2025); Labour-led council; HDV scrapped 2018.
London Borough of Hillingdon
London Borough of Hillingdon: west London borough formed 1 April 1965 from Uxbridge and three urban districts, centred on Uxbridge; 305,900 residents at Census 2021, up 11.7% since 2011.
London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow, west London borough formed 1 April 1965 from Feltham, Brentford and Chiswick, and Heston and Isleworth; about 288,200 residents in 2021, 23 square miles, Heathrow-adjacent, £14.9bn GVA.
London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth is an inner London borough on the south bank of the Thames, formed in 1965 by merging Lambeth with Clapham and Streatham, known for the 1985 rate-capping rebellion.
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: southwest London borough formed 1 April 1965 from Barnes, Richmond, and Twickenham; the only borough on both sides of the Thames; population 195,200 (2021).
London Borough of Wandsworth
London Borough of Wandsworth: inner London borough in south-west London, created 1965 from the Metropolitan Boroughs of Wandsworth and Battersea. Over 3,200 acres, 22 wards, 58 councillors, five town centres, lowest council tax in the country.
London County Council
The London County Council governed inner London from 1889 until 1965, building housing on an unmatched scale, running London's schools, and managing the Thames riverwall.
Londrina
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil's second-largest Paraná city (577,318 est. 2024), founded 1929 by the British Companhia de Terras Norte do Paraná, named for London, municipality created 3 December 1934, regional coffee-boom pole of northern Paraná.
Lorain County
Lorain County, Ohio, a Lake Erie county created December 26, 1822 from Cuyahoga, Medina, and Huron counties; county seat Elyria; about 323,000 residents (2025 estimate); home of Oberlin College and the city of Lorain.
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County, Virginia: northern Virginia county, seat Leesburg (est. 1757, named for the fourth Earl of Loudoun). Known as Data Center Alley, it holds the world's highest concentration of data centers, generating 39% of its FY2026 budget.
Loving County, Texas
Loving County, Texas: least populous county in the United States, 64 residents at the 2020 census across 668.82 square miles; county seat Mentone; organized twice, 1893 and 1931; oil-based economy.
Loyalist, Ontario
Loyalist Township, Ontario: lower-tier municipality in Lennox and Addington County on Lake Ontario between Napanee and Kingston, formed January 1, 1998 by amalgamating Ernestown, Amherst Island, and Bath; about 17,000 residents, 342 km².
Lubango (district)
Lubango (formerly Sá da Bandeira) is a municipality of Huíla province, Angola, founded 19 January 1885 by 222 Madeiran colonists, elevated to city in 1923, renamed 1978; 890,384 residents in the 2024 census.
Luque
Luque names two South American municipalities: a farming town of about 7,000 people in Córdoba Province, Argentina, named for Ignacio Luque in 1910, and a city of about 260,000 in Paraguay's Central Department, named for Captain Miguel Antón de Luque.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: northeastern county with seat Wilkes-Barre, created 1786 and named for Chevalier de la Luzerne; historic anthracite coal center of the Wyoming Valley with 76 municipalities and a 2010 Home Rule Charter.
Luziânia
Luziânia (formerly Santa Luzia) is a Goiás, Brazil municipality founded 13 December 1746 by Antônio Bueno de Azevedo as a gold-mining arraial; renamed 1943, city 1867, 209,129 people (2022), 58 km from Brasília. Distinct from Luiziânia, São Paulo.
Lyeninski Rayon
Lyeninski Rayon (Ленінскі раён, Leninsky District) is one of nine city districts of Minsk, Belarus, formed in 1951 and named after Lenin. It covers 26 km² on both banks of the Svislach, had 211,545 residents in 2026, and hosts national government buildings, the Kupala Theatre, and the Serebryanka and Loshitsa microdistricts.