what is greek for township?

Answer 1

dimos/δήμος
komopoli/κωμόπολη

Answer 2

Polis.

The word originates from the ancient Greek city-states, which developed during the Archaic period, the ancestor of both modern city and state, and persisted (though with decreasing influence) well into Roman times, when the equivalent Latin word was civitas, also meaning 'citizenhood', while municipium applied to a non-sovereign local entity.