Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units[1]), are cities or settlement units of rural municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements[2] and urban regions[3] (subdivisions of cities).
Officially there are five types of settlement units in Estonia:
city (est: linn)
cities without municipal status (est: vallasisene linn)
town (est: alev)
small town (est: alevik)
village (est: küla)
See also
- Municipalities of Estonia
- List of cities and towns in Estonia
- Counties of Estonia
Notes
^ Estonian: asustusüksus
^ Estonian: asula
^ Estonian: asum
External links
- Place Names Board of Estonia
- Territory of Estonia Administrative Division Act
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