<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001012975-18-000387.txt : 20180502
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001012975-18-000387
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180501
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180502
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180502

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HOWARD ALAN H
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001215928

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05245
		FILM NUMBER:		18799808

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUNICIPALS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000818972
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		IRS NUMBER:				133426554
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THE DREYFUS CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		200 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10166
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129226400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		DREYFUS CORP
		STREET 2:		200 PARK AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10166
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    <periodOfReport>2018-05-01</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUNICIPALS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LEO</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>HOWARD ALAN H</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THE DREYFUS CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>200 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10166</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>Index of Exhibits: Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Janna Manes, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-05-01</signatureDate>
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 24.1 - POWER OF ATTORNEY
<TEXT>
							      Exhibit 24.1

			      POWER OF ATTORNEY

       KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose name appears
below nominates, constitutes and appoints Janna Manes, Robert Spiro, James
Bitetto, Joseph M. Chioffi, Sonalee Cross, Maureen E. Kane, Sarah S. Kelleher,
Jeff S. Prusnofsky and Natalya Zelensky, and each of them (with full power to
act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for his and on his
behalf and in his place and stead in any and all capacities to execute and
submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("the "Exchange Act"), Section 30(h) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), or any other
applicable rule or regulation of the SEC, and to execute any and all filings
on Form 3 (Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities), Form 4
(Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities) or Form 5 (Annual
Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities) pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act ("Form 3,
Form 4 and Form 5 Filings") with respect to changes of beneficial ownership of
securities of the funds listed on Schedule A (collectively, the "Funds"), and
to file with the SEC, The New York Stock Exchange and the Funds such Form 3,
Form 4 and Form 5 Filings, granting unto said attorney full power and
authority to do and perform acts and things requisite and necessary to be done
in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned himself might or could do.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 1st
day of May 2018.


 /s/  Alan H. Howard
------------------------
Name:  Alan H. Howard
Title:  Director


STATE OF NEW YORK		)
				)	ss
COUNTY OF NEW YORK		)


On May 1, 2018, before me, the undersigned, personally appeared the
above-named individual, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his
capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the
person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.


 /s/ Loretta Johnston
----------------------
Loretta Johnston
Notary Public



                            SCHEDULE A

             Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
                 Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc.

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