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Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units[a]), are cities or settlement units of rural municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements[b] and urban regions[c] (subdivisions of cities).
Officially there are four types of settlement unit in Estonia:[1]
- village (Estonian: küla) - a sparsely populated settlement or a densely populated settlement with fewer than 300 permanent inhabitants
- township (Estonian: alevik) - a densely populated settlement with at least 300 permanent inhabitants
- town (Estonian: alev) - a densely populated settlement with at least 1000 permanent inhabitants
- city (Estonian: linn)
As of 2024, there were 47 cities, 13 towns, 186 hamlets and 4457 villages in Estonia.[2]
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- ^ "Asustusüksuse liigi, nime ja lahkmejoonte määramise alused ja kord–Riigi Teataja". www.riigiteataja.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Eesti haldus - ja asustusjaotuse klassifikaatori (EHAK) muudatused" (PDF). stat.ee. Retrieved 18 November 2024.