Hashtags for all economic activities & functions of government in a convenient e-book


A unique tag for each lgu

#WWlgu hashtags are systematically defined for local government units.

Depending on the country the local government units are for states, provinces, districts, counties, cities, municipalities, etc.

For most countries in the world, key #WWlgu hashtags are included in their Actor Atlas lgu page (lgu is the abbreviation for local government unit).

#WWlgu hashtags are constructed using the ISO 3166 country code in combination with numerical (sometimes alphanumerical) codes that are used by the country's National Statistical System.

Currently "complete" #WWlgu guides exist for :


Country constitutions will divide the powers of governance over the central government and the local government units.

See also the chapter on Decentralized Forms of Government of the The Practical Guide to Constitution Building, (2011, The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)).