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Populated places inEstonia (officially: settlement units^[a]), are cities or settlement units of ruralmunicipalities, 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]

• Municipalities of Estonia
• List of cities and towns in Estonia
• Counties of Estonia

• Place Names Board of Estonia
• Territory of Estonia Administrative Division Act

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