The
Towns and Local Service Districts Act is the legislation enabling the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council to incorporate, amalgamate, and disorganize towns in Newfoundland and Labrador upon recommendation by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment. It also provides opportunities for towns to annex areas, and establish or alter their boundaries. Newfoundland and Labrador's largest town by population is
Conception Bay South with 27,168 residents and the largest by land area is
Baie Verte with . Little Bay Islands is its smallest town by population with zero residents, and Brent's Cove is the smallest town by land area with . == Inuit community governments == Newfoundland and Labrador has five
Inuit community governments that had a total population of 2,323 in the 2021 Canadian Census. The five Inuit community governments were formed in 2005 with the signing of the
Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement. The agreement granted them powers similar to other types of municipal governments in the province such as the establishment of a local government, municipal parks and recreation, public libraries, and public advertising. Each community elects
at-large a council comprising an angajukkak (mayor) and Inuit community councillors. == List of municipalities ==