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Classification of inhabited localities in Russia

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74: 226: 65:. While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely based on the system used in the RSFSR. In all federal subjects, the inhabited localities are classified into two major categories: urban and rural. Further divisions of these categories vary slightly from one federal subject to another, but they all follow common trends described below. 640:
do not name issues of the administrative and territorial structure among the tasks handled on the federal level or jointly with the governments of the federal subjects. As such, all federal subjects pass
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In the Russian SFSR, the issues of the administrative and territorial division, including the system of classification of the inhabited localities, was regulated by the Statute
621:Положение "О порядке решения вопросос административно-территориального устройства РСФСР", утверждённое Указом Президиума Верховного Совета РСФСР от 17 августа 1982 г. 239:
Multiple types of rural localities exist, some common through the whole territory of Russia, some specific to certain federal subjects. The most common types include:
566:), a newly formed rural locality of one or several families. Pochinoks were established as new settlements and usually grow into larger villages as they developed. 17: 206:)—mostly urban population occupied in services to holidaymakers (on the seaside or a mineral water spa, or in the mountains for walks and alpine skiing). 157:) is a type of smaller urban locality. This type of urban locality was first introduced in the Soviet Union in 1924, with the following subcategories: 642: 54: 686:Указ Президиума ВС РСФСР от 12 сентября 1957 г. "О порядке отнесения населённых пунктов к категории городов, рабочих и курортных посёлков" 581: 133:" is used for both). Some translators prefer the word "city" for urban populated places with population of at least 100,000 persons. 708: 576: 297: 728: 586: 733: 668:Постановление ВЦИК и СНК РСФСР от 15 сентября 1924 г. "Общее положение о городских и сельских поселениях и посёлках" 58: 671:(Resolution of the All-Union Executive Committee and the Soviet of People's Commissars of September 15, 1924 596: 591: 50: 536: 402:) designation is added to the settlements the population of which is mostly occupied in agriculture, while 62: 57:, had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After the 618:, approved by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR on August 17, 1982 ( 440: 637: 691:
On Procedures of Categorizing the Inhabited Localities as Cities, Work and Resort Settlements)
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On Procedure of Resolving the Issues of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the RSFSR
137: 61:, the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the 511: 350: 8: 645:
establishing the system of the administrative-territorial divisions on their territories.
540:, a type of rural locality in the Russian Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 34: 244: 217:
In 1957, the procedures for categorizing urban-type settlements were further refined.
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which could be put up quickly within rough walls of debarked pointed timber
412:) proper indicates a mix of population working in agriculture and industry. 46: 229: 272: 160:
Urban-type settlement proper—mostly urban population of 3,000–12,000.
225: 119:). Cities and towns are classified by their level of jurisdiction ( 374:), villages (historically, settlements freed from taxes and levies) 304: 37:
has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries.
519: 329: 529: 523: 336: 193: 77: 476: 455: 187: 173:)—mostly urban population occupied in industrial manufacture. 120: 95: 89: 518:
majority and such towns are referred to in English by the
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classification system of inhabited localities in Russia
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Doukhobor Genealogy Website. Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.
454:, usually including a castle and surrounded by a 720: 346:), small hamlets, only in some federal subjects 186:)—typically, a suburban settlement with summer 673:General Statute on Urban and Rural Settlements 632: 630: 127:has no separate words for "town" and "city" (" 684: 666: 619: 557: 547: 493: 481: 445: 426: 407: 397: 391: 381: 365: 355: 341: 319: 309: 287: 277: 259: 249: 197: 177: 164: 152: 142: 128: 110: 100: 627: 582:List of terms for administrative divisions 296:), villages (historically, ones with an 224: 209:Shift settlements for shift method work. 72: 18:Types of inhabited localities in Russia 14: 721: 656:results of the 2002 population Census 648: 514:; typically a mestechko would have a 577:City of federal subject significance 587:Lists of rural localities in Russia 24: 25: 745: 706:Index of Russian Geographic Terms 698: 486:), a medieval suburban settlement 636:Articles 71 and 72 of the 123:/federal subject/federal). The 59:Dissolution of the Soviet Union 678: 660: 608: 13: 1: 602: 597:Town of district significance 592:Political divisions of Russia 416: 176:Suburban (dacha) settlement ( 51:republics of the Soviet Union 7: 570: 466:, a more primitive kind of 328:), villages (historically, 10: 750: 729:Populated places in Russia 435:), a fortified settlement 232:, a village (selo) in the 40: 734:Types of populated places 685: 667: 620: 558: 548: 494: 482: 446: 427: 408: 398: 392: 382: 366: 356: 342: 320: 310: 288: 278: 260: 250: 198: 178: 165: 153: 143: 129: 111: 101: 506:), a small town in the 393:посёлки (сельского типа) 388:posyolok (selskogo tipa) 383:посёлок (сельского типа) 378:(Rural-type) settlements 220: 149:posyolok gorodskogo tipa 80:, a town (gorod) in the 68: 154:посёлки городского типа 144:посёлок городского типа 654:See, for example, the 638:Constitution of Russia 503: 396:). The "rural-type" ( 236: 138:Urban-type settlements 84: 450:, citadel), a major 228: 163:Workers' settlement ( 76: 512:partitions of Poland 510:annexed during the 711:2018-10-09 at the 332:rural settlements) 237: 85: 49:time, each of the 35:post-Soviet states 204:kurortny posyolok 199:курортный посёлок 16:(Redirected from 741: 693: 688: 687: 682: 676: 670: 669: 664: 658: 652: 646: 634: 625: 623: 622: 612: 561: 560: 551: 550: 497: 496: 485: 484: 449: 448: 430: 429: 411: 410: 401: 400: 395: 394: 385: 384: 369: 368: 359: 358: 345: 344: 323: 322: 313: 312: 291: 290: 281: 280: 263: 262: 253: 252: 201: 200: 181: 180: 171:rabochy posyolok 168: 167: 156: 155: 146: 145: 132: 131: 125:Russian language 114: 113: 104: 103: 82:Leningrad Oblast 63:federal subjects 53:, including the 21: 749: 748: 744: 743: 742: 740: 739: 738: 719: 718: 713:Wayback Machine 701: 696: 683: 679: 665: 661: 653: 649: 635: 628: 613: 609: 605: 573: 419: 298:Orthodox church 223: 184:dachny posyolok 166:рабочий посёлок 71: 43: 33:and some other 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 747: 737: 736: 731: 717: 716: 700: 699:External links 697: 695: 694: 677: 659: 647: 643:their own laws 626: 606: 604: 601: 600: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 572: 569: 568: 567: 541: 533: 526: 487: 473: 472: 471: 458: 418: 415: 414: 413: 399:сельского типа 375: 347: 333: 301: 269: 234:Vologda Oblast 222: 219: 215: 214: 213: 212: 211: 210: 207: 191: 179:дачный посёлок 174: 134: 70: 67: 42: 39: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 746: 735: 732: 730: 727: 726: 724: 714: 710: 707: 703: 702: 692: 681: 674: 663: 657: 651: 644: 639: 633: 631: 617: 611: 607: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 574: 565: 555: 545: 542: 539: 538: 534: 532: 531: 527: 525: 521: 517: 513: 509: 505: 501: 491: 488: 479: 478: 474: 469: 465: 464: 459: 457: 453: 443: 442: 437: 436: 434: 424: 421: 420: 405: 389: 379: 376: 373: 363: 353: 352: 348: 339: 338: 334: 331: 327: 317: 307: 306: 302: 299: 295: 285: 275: 274: 270: 267: 257: 247: 246: 242: 241: 240: 235: 231: 227: 218: 208: 205: 195: 192: 189: 185: 175: 172: 162: 161: 159: 158: 150: 140: 139: 135: 126: 122: 118: 108: 98: 97: 92: 91: 87: 86: 83: 79: 75: 66: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 38: 36: 32: 27: 19: 690: 680: 672: 662: 650: 615: 610: 563: 553: 543: 535: 528: 508:Western Krai 489: 475: 467: 461: 451: 439: 422: 403: 387: 377: 371: 361: 349: 335: 325: 315: 303: 293: 283: 271: 265: 255: 243: 238: 216: 203: 196:settlement ( 183: 170: 148: 136: 116: 106: 94: 88: 55:Russian SFSR 44: 30: 28: 26: 230:Ferapontovo 45:During the 723:Categories 603:References 504:miasteczko 417:Historical 268:), hamlets 490:Mestechko 305:Stanitsas 245:Derevnyas 709:Archived 571:See also 564:pochinki 554:pochinok 544:Pochinok 495:местечко 428:крепость 404:posyolok 351:Slobodas 326:stanitsy 316:stanitsa 256:derevnya 121:district 559:починки 549:починок 520:Yiddish 498:, from 468:krepost 452:krepost 441:kremlin 423:Krepost 409:посёлок 372:slobody 367:слободы 362:sloboda 357:слобода 330:Cossack 321:станицы 311:станица 266:derevni 261:деревни 251:деревня 41:Classes 556:; pl. 537:Seltso 530:Pogost 524:shtetl 516:Jewish 500:Polish 463:ostrog 447:кремль 390:; pl. 364:; pl. 337:Khutor 318:; pl. 286:; pl. 258:; pl. 194:Resort 188:dachas 151:; pl. 117:goroda 112:города 109:; pl. 90:Cities 78:Vyborg 47:Soviet 522:term 483:посад 477:Posad 456:posad 343:хутор 294:syola 273:Selos 221:Rural 130:город 107:gorod 102:город 96:towns 69:Urban 433:fort 431:, a 289:сёла 284:selo 279:село 93:and 29:The 460:An 725:: 629:^ 562:, 552:, 502:: 438:A 386:, 370:, 360:, 324:, 314:, 300:). 292:, 282:, 264:, 254:, 202:, 182:, 169:, 147:, 115:, 105:, 715:. 675:) 624:) 546:( 492:( 480:( 444:( 425:( 406:( 380:( 354:( 340:( 308:( 276:( 248:( 190:. 141:( 99:( 20:)

Index

Types of inhabited localities in Russia
post-Soviet states
Soviet
republics of the Soviet Union
Russian SFSR
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
federal subjects

Vyborg
Leningrad Oblast
Cities
towns
district
Russian language
Urban-type settlements
dachas
Resort

Ferapontovo
Vologda Oblast
Derevnyas
Selos
Orthodox church
Stanitsas
Cossack
Khutor
Slobodas
fort
kremlin
posad

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