Urban settlement
An Urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that constitutes or is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures.
The term has official meanings referring to settlements in urban areas in various nations, including:
- Urban settlement (Belarus)
- Municipal urban settlement, a type of municipal formation in Russia
- Urban settlement, a synonym for urban localities in Russia
- Urban-type settlement, an official designation for a certain type of urban locality used in some of the former republics of the Soviet Union
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