What is a Xunta?

The Xunta de Galicia (Galician pronunciation: [??unta ðe ?a?li?ja], "Government of Galicia") is the collective decision-making body of the government of the autonomous community of Galicia, composed of the President, the Vice-President(s) and the specialized ministers (Conselleiros).

The Xunta has at its disposal a vast bureaucratic organization based at Santiago de Compostela, the capital city of Galicia, although it has delegations in a number of locations throughout the country.

A link to the Wiki page on the subject:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xunta_de_Galicia

And a link to the area (Galicia) the other one is talking about:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_(Spain)

Xunta is the feminine form of the Spanish word xunto which means 'together'.
From Wiktionary
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xunto#Galician

xunto
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Galician
Adjective xunto m. (feminine xunta, masculine plural xuntos, feminine plural xuntas)
1.together, near, next to
Verb xunto
1.first-person singular present indicative of xuntar