diff --git a/src/FACT_geo.jl b/src/FACT_geo.jl
index c412f96efe4bddf3235110ecd8fc967fbbced3ab..7085d252018962f3e6ca61c67639ee2869fb7afc 100644
--- a/src/FACT_geo.jl
+++ b/src/FACT_geo.jl
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ function eu_provinces(conn::MySQL.Connection)
 end
 
 """
-    eu_municipalities(conn::MySQL.Connection) -> DataFrame
+eu_lau(conn::MySQL.Connection) -> DataFrame
     # Description
-    Retrieve geographical data for European municipalities from a MySQL database.
+    Retrieve geographical data for European LAU (local administrative units) from a MySQL database.
 
     # Arguments
     - `conn::MySQL.Connection`: An active connection to a MySQL database.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ end
     # Returns
     - `DataFrame`: A DataFrame containing columns for the geographic ID, WKT representation of the shape, area of the municipality, and the region 'EU'.
 """
-function eu_municipalities(conn::MySQL.Connection)
+function eu_lau(conn::MySQL.Connection)
     dftemp = query_connection(conn, "SELECT CONCAT(cntr_code, lau_id) as geo_id, ST_AsText(SHAPE) as shape_obj, ST_Area(SHAPE) as area FROM eu_municipalities;")
     dftemp[!, :region] = fill("EU", nrow(dftemp))
     return dftemp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ function get_geo_objects(scale::String, selection::Dict; host::String="127.0.0.1
     table_dict = Dict(
         "eu_countries" => eu_countries,
         "eu_macro_regions" => eu_macro_regions,
-        "eu_municipalities" => eu_municipalities,
+        "eu_lau" => eu_lau,
         "eu_provinces" => eu_provinces,
         "eu_regions" => eu_regions,
         "us_block_groups" => us_block_groups,