A
Town Hall, in the United Kingdom and
many Commonwealth countries, is a
centre of local government, usually
housing the town or city council,
its associated departments and their
employees. A town hall can be located
in any size of village, town or city.
Notable examples include Birmingham
Town Hall, Manchester Town Hall, Leeds
Town Hall, Sheffield Town Hall in
the UK, and the Melbourne Town Hall
and Sydney Town Hall in Australia.
The town hall is usually the base
of the ceremonial mayor of the borough
or county, as well as the council
leader and the rest of the democratically
elected councillors. In larger cities
of the United States the building
is usually called a city hall; town
halls are found in smaller urban areas.
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