the Dominican Republic, when a municipality consists of more than one urban center, those beside the municipalities seat can be elevated to the status of a municipal district (distrito municipal). A municipal council (Junta Municipal) for such a municipal district is nominated by the municipal council of the municipality to which it belongs (Ley 3455 Titulo I Capitulo IV). Republic of Ireland In Ireland, each county and city and county is divided into municipal districts consisting of one or more local electoral areas (LEAs). The members elected to the county council or the county and city council for these LEAs are also municipal district members for the relevant areas. Some municipal districts are titled "borough districts" (Clonmel, Drogheda, Sligo and Wexford) or "metropolitan districts" (Limerick and Waterford), though they have no additional powers. This does not apply to the in the case of the counties of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal or South Dublin, or to the cities of Cork, Dublin or Galway. The system of municipal districts came into operation from 1 June 2014 following local elections in May, at the same time as the abolition of town and borough councils. Russia In Russia, municipal districts are a form of local self-government and a type of municipal formations. They are usually formed within the borders of existing administrative districts. United States In the United States, the District of Columbia is divided into two municipal districts, based on the city's wards, solely for the purposes of electing delegates in the Democratic Party's presidential primaries to the Democratic National Convention. References Local government in Canada Municipal divisions of Russia Municipalities Subdivisions of Canada Subdivisions of the Dominican Republic Subdivisions of Ireland