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Populated places in Estonia

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Populated places in Estonia

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]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Estonian: asustusüksus
  2. ^ Estonian: asula
  3. ^ Estonian: asum

References

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  1. ^ "Asustusüksuse liigi, nime ja lahkmejoonte määramise alused ja kord–Riigi Teataja". www.riigiteataja.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Eesti haldus - ja asustusjaotuse klassifikaatori (EHAK) muudatused" (PDF). stat.ee. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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