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Mexico's states classify their settlements in a variety of fashions: AguascalientesUnder Article 106 of the Municipal Law of the State of Aguascalientes, {{dead link|date=May 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} the state defines its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): Census population in excess of 15,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): Census population of over 1,000.
- Poblado (village): Census population of between 500 and 1,000.
- Ranchería (hamlet): All other settlements.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Aguascalientes}}Baja California{{See also|Category:Populated places in Baja California}}Baja California SurAccording to Article 10 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Baja California Sur, the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): A settlement with more than 12,000 inhabitants, or a municipal seat irrespective of population.
- Villa (town): More than 5,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): More than 2,000 inhabitants.
- Congregación (congregation): More than 200 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): Fewer than 200 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Baja California Sur}}CampecheAccording to Article 12 of the Organic Municipalities Law of the State of Campeche, the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): A settlement with at least 5,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): At least 2,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): At least 1,000 inhabitants.
- Congregación (congregation): Fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, but with facilities for a rural school and municipal offices.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Campeche}}ChiapasAccording to the Law on the Political and Administrative Classification of Population Centres in the State of Chiapas,[https://web.archive.org/web/20070613095028/http://congresochiapas.gob.mx/internet/leyes/l_categorizacion.txt] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudades (cities): At least 10,000 inhabitants, and adequate urban infrastructure.
- Villas (towns): At least 5,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblos (villages): At least 2,500 inhabitants
- Rancherías, colonias, parajes, cantones and riberas (hamlets and neighbourhoods): At least 300 inhabitants.
To serve as a municipal seat, a settlement must be either a city or town. The granting of all settlement statuses is a function of the State Congress. {{See also|Category:Populated places in Chiapas}}ChihuahuaAccording to Article 13 bis of the Municipal Code of the State of Chihuahua, {{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): More than 8000 inhabitants.
- Poblado (town): More than 2500 inhabitants.
- Comunidad (community): More than 500 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): More than 100 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Chihuahua (state)}}CoahuilaAccording to Article 22 of the Municipal Code for the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): More than 20,000 inhabitants, or a municipal seat irrespective of size.
- Villa (town): More than 7,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): More than 2,500 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): More than 1,000 inhabitants.
- Caserío (rural hamlet): Up to 1,000 inhabitants, in rural areas.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Coahuila}}ColimaAccording to Article 13 of the Organic Law of Free Municipalities of the State of Colima,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031114859/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_Ley_Organica] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): Census population in excess of 10,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (town): Census population in excess of 2,000 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (village): All other settlements.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Colima}}DurangoAccording to Article 6 of the Organic Law of the Free Municipality of the State of Durango, {{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the state categorises its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): At least 6,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): At least 4,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): At least 1,000 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Durango}}GuanajuatoAccording to Article 23 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Guanajuato,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031123229/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_Ley_Organica_Municipal_para_el_Estado_de_Guan] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): At least 20,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): At least 7,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): At least 2,500 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): At least 500 inhabitants.
- Caserío (rural hamlet): Less than 500 inhabitants, in rural areas.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Guanajuato}}GuerreroAccording to Article 1 of the Law number 59, territorial division of the state, the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): At least 5,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): between 500 and 4,999 inhabitants.
- Cuadrilla (hamlet): between 100 and 499 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (rural hamlet): between 50 and 99 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Guerrero}}HidalgoAccording to Article 20 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Hidalgo,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031105039/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_Ley_Organica_Municipal_del_Estado_de_Hidalgo] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): More than 25,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): More than 10,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): More than 5,000 inhabitants.
- Comunidad (community) or congregación (congregation): More than 500 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): Fewer than 500 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Hidalgo (state)}}JaliscoAccording to Chapter II of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Jalisco,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031113403/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_Ley_Organica_del_Poder_Legislativo_del_Estado] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): At least 50,000 inhabitants.
- Delegación municipal (municipal borough): At least 2,500 inhabitants.
- Poblado (town): All others.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Jalisco}}Estado de MéxicoAccording to Article 9 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Mexico,[https://web.archive.org/web/20081020051044/http://www.cddiputados.gob.mx/POLEMEX/leyes/Ley39.html] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): More than 15,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): Between 5,000 and 15,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): Between 1,000 and 5,000 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): Between 500 and 1,000 inhabitants.
- Caserío (small hamlet): Fewer than 500 inhabitants.
Elevating a settlement to a city status is a function of the State Congress. The lower statuses can be granted by municipal authorities. {{See also|Category:Populated places in the State of Mexico}}MichoacánAccording to Article 1 of the Organic Law of the Territorial Division of Michoacán, the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Distrito (district): Number of inhabitants not specified.
- Municipalidad (municipality): Number of inhabitants not specified.
- Tenencia (tenure or holding): Number of inhabitants not specified.
- Otras (others): Hacienda, Rancho, Ranchería, and Colonia.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Michoacán}}MorelosAccording to Article 23 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Morelos, {{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): More than 25,000 inhabitants, and appropriate urban infrastructure.
- Villa (town): More than 15,000 inhabitants, and appropriate urban infrastructure.
- Pueblo (village): More than 7,000 inhabitants, and appropriate urban infrastructure.
- Ranchería (hamlet): More than 3,000 inhabitants, and appropriate urban infrastructure.
- Congregación (congregation): Fewer than 3,000 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Morelos}}NayaritUnder the Law of Political Categories for Settlements in the State of Nayarit,[https://web.archive.org/web/20080413163840/http://www.tsjnay.gob.mx/Leyes/ley_de_categorias_politicas_para.htm] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): At least 3,000 inhabitants, of whom 75% are active in commerce, industry, or professions or trades.
- Villa (town): At least 1,500 inhabitants, of whom 50% are active in commerce, industry, or professions or trades.
- Pueblo (village): At least 700 inhabitants, of whom at least 10% are active in commerce, industry, or professions or trades.
- Congregación (congregation): At least 300 inhabitants
- Ranchería (hamlet): At least 90 inhabitants.
- Hacienda (estate): Number irrelevant, homes tied to an estate.
- Rancho (homestead): All others.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Nayarit}}Nuevo León{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}OaxacaAccording to the Municipal Law of the State of Oaxaca,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031121701/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_ley_org_oax] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): at least 20,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): at least 18,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): at least 15,000 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): at least 10,000 inhabitants.
- Congregación (small hamlet): a permanent rural or ejidal settlement of at least 5,000 people engaged in agriculture.
- Nucleo rural (rural community): at least 500 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Oaxaca}}PueblaAccording to the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Puebla,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031115734/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_lom_puebla] the state classifies its settlements in terms of their populations and their provision of certain basic public services (schools, clinics, abbatoirs, graveyards, etc.): - Ciudad (city): Census population of at least 20,000.
- Villa (town): Census population of at least 10,000.
- Pueblo (village): Census population of at least 2,500.
- Ranchería (hamlet): Census population of at least 500, and at least 5 km from the nearest city, town or village.
- Comunidad (community): Up to 500 inhabitants, and at least 5 km from the nearest larger settlement.
- Barrio (neighbourhood): Collection of houses structured as blocks (manzanas) that may be part of a town, village, hamlet, or community.
- Sección (section): Collection of blocks, neighbourhoods, colonias, communities, or hamlets that individually or collectively total more than 1,000 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Puebla}}QuerétaroAccording to the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Querétaro,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031100740/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_Ley_Organica_del_Estado_de_Queretaro] the state classifies its settlements in terms of their populations and their provision of certain basic public services (schools, clinics, abbatoirs, graveyards, etc.): - Ciudad (city): Census population of at least 30,000, or a municipal seat irrespective of size.
- Villa (town): Census population of at least 7,000.
- Pueblo (village): Census population of at least 2,000.
- Ranchería (hamlet): Census population of at least 500.
- Caserío (rural community): Rural settlement of up to 500 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Querétaro}}Quintana RooAccording to the Organic Municipal Law of the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071111123004/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_Ley_Organica_Municipal_del_Estado_Libre_y_Sob] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): more than 10,000 inhabitants, or a municipal seat irrespective of size.
- Villa (town): more than 5,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): more than 2,000 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): more than 500 inhabitants.
- Congregación (small hamlet): fewer than 500 inhabitants
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Quintana Roo}}San Luis PotosíAccording to article 9 of the Organic Municipal Law of the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí,[https://web.archive.org/web/20140424204951/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb/ELOCAL/ELOC_Ley_Organica_del_Municipio_Libre_SLP] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): more than 20,000 inhabitants, wherein certain medical and police services are available and infrastructure is in place.
- Villa (town): more than 6,500 inhabitants, wherein certain medical and police services are available and infrastructure is in place.
- Pueblo (village): more than 1,000 inhabitants, with certain basic services.
- Ranchería (hamlet): fewer than 1,000 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in San Luis Potosí}}SinaloaAccording to article 12 of the Organic Municipal Law of the Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa,[https://web.archive.org/web/20140424211313/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb/ELOCAL/ELOC_Ley_del_Gobierno_Municipal_del_Estado_de_Sina] the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): more than 25,000 inhabitants, or a municipal seat regardless of population.
- Villa (town): more than 5,000 inhabitants, or a sindicate seat regardless of population.
- Pueblo (village): more than 2,000 inhabitants, or a comissarate seat regardless of population.
- Rancho (hamlet): fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Sinaloa}}Sonora{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}TabascoAccording to article 9 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Tabasco, the state classifies its settlements in terms of their population and their provision of certain basic public services: - Ciudad (city): At least 7,500 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): At least 5,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): At least 2,500 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): At least 1,000 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Tabasco}}TamaulipasAccording to Article 13 of the Municipal Code for the State of Tamaulipas, the state classifies its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): At least 25,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): At least 5,000 inhabitants.
- Congregación o Poblado (village): At least 1,000 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (large hamlet): up to 1,000 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Tamaulipas}}TlaxcalaAccording to the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Tlaxcala,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031103146/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_lomtlax] the state classifies its settlements in terms of their population and their provision of certain basic public services: - Ciudad (city): At least 20,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): At least 10,000 inhabitants.
- Pueblo (village): At least 1,000 inhabitants.
- Colonia (neighbourhood): At least 300 inhabitants.
- Ranchería (hamlet): Fewer than 300 inhabitants.
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Tlaxcala}}VeracruzAccording to Article 11 of the Organic Law of the Free Municipality of the State of Veracruz,[https://web.archive.org/web/20080227144631/http://www.xalapa.gob.mx/gobierno/reglamentos/ley_organica.pdf] the state categorises its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): 30000+ inhabitants
- Villa (town): 10000+
- Pueblo (village): 5000+
- Ranchería (large hamlet): 500-2000
- Caserío (small hamlet): up to 500
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Veracruz}}YucatánAccording to Article 12 of the Government Law of the Municipality of the State of Yucatán, the state categorises its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): 15,000+ inhabitants
- Villa (town): 8,000+
- Pueblo (village): 3,000+
- Comisaría (commissariat): 500+
- Subcomisaría (sub-commissariat): up to 500
{{See also|Category:Populated places in Yucatán}}ZacatecasAccording to Article 25 of the Organic Law of the Municipality of the State of Zacatecas, the state categorises its settlements as follows: - Ciudad (city): 15,000+ inhabitants
- Pueblo (town): 2,500+
- Localidad rural (rural community): up to 500
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