#local administration

• ADIRI — An administrative acronym structurally used in Romania for associations, directorates, or institutes within rural development and agricultural infrastructure, most often designating the Intercommunity Development Association for Rural Infrastructure. The entity structurally coordinates projects for modernizing public utilities, roads, and irrigation systems within local communities.
• Aghireșu — The name of a commune in Romania, located in Cluj County, composed of eleven villages (including the residence Aghireșu-Fabrici). It represents a historical railway junction and a hilly geographic area in northwestern Transylvania, known in the past for its mining exploitations of brown coal, gypsum, and kaolin clays.
• Așchileu — A commune located in the northwestern part of Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, consisting of the villages Așchileu Mare (the administrative center), Așchileu Mic, Cristorel, Dorna, and Fodora. Historically situated in the Cluj Hills region, the locality is known for its hilly terrain, traditional agrarian activities, and wooden churches of heritage importance.
• Aștileu — A locality serving as a commune seat located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania, situated at the contact zone of the Pădurea Craiului Mountains with the Vad-Borod Depression, on the left bank of the Crișul Repede River. The Aștileu commune is economically and historically recognized for its limestone resources, traditional extraction of building materials (cement and lime manufacturing), and the nearby hydroelectric plant.
• Asuaju — The name of a region and commune located in Maramureș County, Romania, administratively divided into two distinct localities: Asuaju de Sus (the commune seat) and Asuaju de Jos. Situated in the historical zone of Codru, in the southwestern part of the county, the locality is regionally recognized for preserving Codru folklore traditions, organizing the centuries-old 'Târgul Cepelor' (Onion Fair), and the historical craft of woodworking.
• Asuaju de Sus — A rural locality serving as a commune seat located in Maramureș County, Crișana-Maramureș, Romania, situated in the historical and ethnographic zone of Codru, in the southwestern part of the county. The village constitutes the administrative center of the Asuaju commune and is regionally recognized for hosting the centuries-old inter-county festival 'Târgul Cepelor', preserving Codru folk costumes, and traditional woodworking crafts.
• Self-governance — The act of self-governing and its result; a form of political and administrative organization whereby a collectivity or country exercises supreme authority over its own affairs, adopting laws and regulations without external management interference. It constitutes the central pillar of regional autonomy and national self-determination movements.
• Baba Ana — A locality and commune located in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, consisting of the villages Baba Ana (the administrative center), Conduratu, and Cireșanu. Situated in the plains of the southeastern part of the county, the locality is economically recognized for its fertile agricultural lands and, particularly, for its viticultural development, being historically and structurally connected to the famous Dealu Mare wine region.