An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province)...

In the United States, an independent city is a city that is not in the territory of any county or counties and is considered a primary administrative division...

are 38 independent cities in the Philippines, all of which are classified as either "Highly urbanized" or "Independent component" cities. A city classified...

95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government...

The City Independents are a political party based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Formed in 2004, they regularly stand candidates for election to Stoke-on-Trent...

whereas in an independent city, the county does not even nominally exist. Furthermore, a consolidated city-county may still contain independent municipalities...

Look up independent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Independent or Independents may refer to: Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters...

capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. The city's population...

A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They...

38 independent cities. Maryland, Missouri and Nevada are each composed entirely of counties, except that each also has exactly one independent city: Baltimore...