Municipalities of Doggerland



Municipalities are the local administrative divisions of Doggerland. In total, there are 233 municipalities or equivalent in Doggerland, each municipality is led by either a prefect or mayor for larger cities.

The island of Slaavas is a department, but is jurisdictionally similar to a municipality. The four main islands of the Vikingland Islands are usually counted as municipalities for statistical purposes.

History
Traditionally, each municipality used to correspond to a single settlement, but over time smaller municipalities were merged into larger ones until being redrawn completely along a more compact pattern. As such, most municipalities consist of multiple towns or cities, and they are independent from the administration of metropolises.

A project to abolish municipalities in favor of local and metropolitan government was drafted in 1992, but was dropped due to backlash, mostly linked to the historical consistency and statistical usage.