It was again made an independent municipality in the 1952 redistricting changes and received its old name.

By 1953, Yellowknife had grown so much that it was made a municipality, with its own council and town hall.

The local government reform of 1971 made the city a unitary municipality, like all others in the country.

A campaign to make the island an autonomous municipality was successful after two referendum attempts.

In 1958 it was dismembered from Aurilândia and made a municipality.

In 1822, the town was made a municipality by the Haitian government.

The town was made a municipality in 1867.

The parish Partille was made a rural municipality, when the first local government acts came into force in 1863.

It was made a municipality by the Haitian government in 1843.

In 1988 it was dismembered from Edéia and made a municipality.