Ƙaramar hukuma
Karamar hukuma, kalma ce ta gama gari ga mafi ƙanƙanta matakan gudanar da mulki a cikin wata ƙasa mai iko. Wannan musamman amfani da kalmar gwamnati tana nufin wani matakin gudanarwa wanda aka keɓe a yanki kuma yana da iyakacin iko. Yayin da a wasu ƙasashe, “gwamnati” galibi ana keɓance shi ne don gudanar da mulki na ƙasa (gwamnati) (wanda za a iya saninta da gwamnatin tsakiya ko ta tarayya), ana amfani da kalmar ƙaramar hukuma a ko da yaushe sabanin gwamnatin ƙasa – haka ma. , a yawancin lokuta, ayyukan ƙananan hukumomi, ƙungiyoyin gudanarwa na matakin farko (wanda aka fi sani da sunaye irin su kantuna, larduna, jihohi ko yankuna). Ƙananan hukumomi gabaɗaya suna aiki ne kawai a cikin ikon da doka ta ba su musamman da/ko umarnin babban matakin gwamnati. A cikin jihohin tarayya, ƙananan hukumomi sun ƙunshi mataki na uku ko na huɗu na gwamnati, yayin da a cikin jihohin tarayya, ƙananan hukumomi sukan mamaye mataki na biyu ko na uku na gwamnati.
 ƙaramar hukuma | |
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form of government (en)  | |
| Bayanai | |
| Ƙaramin ɓangare na | gwamnati da ma'aikata |
| Facet of (en) |
administrative territorial entity (en) |
| Filin aiki |
local administration (en) |
| Manifestation of (en) |
local self-government (en) |