Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

's states classify their settlements in a variety of fashions:

Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....

Under Article 106 of the Municipal Law of the State of Aguascalientes,http://www.e-mexico.gob.mx/work/EMM10/EMM_aguascalientes/lom.pdf 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:Cities, towns and villages in Aguascalientes.

Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...

According to Article 10 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Baja California Sur,http://intranet.diputados.gob.mx/bibliot/infolegi/consedos/LEY_ORG/leybcs.htm 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 (village): More than 5,000 inhabitants.
• Pueblo (town): More than 2,000 inhabitants.
• Congregación (congregation): More than 200 inhabitants.
• Ranchería (hamlet): Fewer than 200 inhabitants.

See also: :Category: Cities, towns and villages in Baja California Sur.

Campeche

Campeche

Campeche is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in Southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west...

According to Article 12 of the Organic Municipalities Law of the State of Campeche,http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/CAMPECHE/Municipios/APGLey2.pdf 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: Cities, towns and villages in Campeche.

Chiapas

Chiapas

Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...

According to the Law on the Political and Administrative Classification of Population Centres in the State of Chiapas,http://www.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

Congress of Chiapas

The Congress of Chiapas is the legislature of Chiapas, a state of Mexico. The Congress is unicameral....

.

See also: :Category:Cities, towns and villages in Chiapas

Chihuahua

According to Article 13 bis of the Municipal Code of the State of Chihuahua,http://www.delicias.gob.mx/Transparencia/leyesyreglamentos/CODIGO_MUNICIPAL_PARA_EL_ESTADO_DE_CHIHUAHUA.pdf 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:Cities, towns and villages in Chihuahua

Coahuila

Coahuila

Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...

According to Article 22 of the Municipal Code for the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza,http://www.sfcoahuila.gob.mx/compendio%20fiscal%202004/principal_codigo_municipal.htm 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:Cities, towns and villages in Coahuila

Colima

Colima

Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....

According to Article 13 of the Organic Law of Free Municipalities of the State of Colima,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:Cities, towns and villages in Colima.

Durango

Durango

Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...

According to Article 6 of the Organic Law of the Free Municipality of the State of Durango,http://www.municipio.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/ELOC_Ley_Organica_del_Municipio_Libre_del_Edo_Dgo 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:Cities and towns in Durango.

Guanajuato

Guanajuato

Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....

According to Article 23 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Guanajuato,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:Cities and towns in Guanajuato

Hidalgo

According to Article 20 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Hidalgo,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:Cities and towns in Hidalgo.

Jalisco

Jalisco

Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...

According to Chapter II of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Jalisco,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:Cities and towns in Jalisco

Estado de México

According to Article 9 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Mexico,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

Congress of the State of México

The Congress of the State of México is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Mexico. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of the State of Mexico, which is equal to, and independent of, the executive...

. The lower statuses can be granted by municipal authorities.

See also: :Category:Cities and towns in the State of Mexico.

Morelos

Morelos

Morelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca....

According to Article 23 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Morelos,http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/resources/LocalContent/2409/1/leyorg.html 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:Cities and towns in Morelos

Nayarit

Nayarit

Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...

Under the Law of Political Categories for Settlements in the State of Nayarit,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:Cities and towns in Nayarit

Oaxaca

Oaxaca

Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...

According to the Municipal Law of the State of Oaxaca,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
  Ejido
  The ejido system is a process whereby the government promotes the use of communal land shared by the people of the community. This use of community land was a common practice during the time of Aztec rule in Mexico...
  
   settlement of at least 5,000 people engaged in agriculture.
• Nucleo rural (rural community): at least 500 inhabitants.

See also: :Category:Cities and towns in Oaxaca

Puebla

Puebla

Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....

According to the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Puebla,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, colonia
  Colonia (Mexico)
  In general, colonias are neighborhoods in Mexican cities, which have no jurisdictional autonomy or representation. It is plausible that the name, which literally means colony, arose in the late 19th, early 20th centuries, when one of the first urban developments outside Mexico City's core was...
  
  s, communities, or hamlets that individually or collectively total more than 1,000 inhabitants.

See also: :Category:Cities and towns in Puebla

Querétaro

Querétaro

Querétaro officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities and its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro....

According to the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Querétaro,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:Cities and towns in Querétaro

Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....

According to the Organic Municipal Law of the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo,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:Cities and towns in Quintana Roo

Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala....

According to the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Tlaxcala,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
  Colonia (Mexico)
  In general, colonias are neighborhoods in Mexican cities, which have no jurisdictional autonomy or representation. It is plausible that the name, which literally means colony, arose in the late 19th, early 20th centuries, when one of the first urban developments outside Mexico City's core was...
  
  (neighbourhood): At least 300 inhabitants.
• Ranchería (hamlet): Fewer than 300 inhabitants.

See also: :Category:Cities and towns in Tlaxcala

Veracruz

Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...

According to Article 11 of the Organic Law of the Free Municipality of the State of Veracruz,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:Cities and towns in Veracruz