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Urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

s which are a type of a populated places in

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

Overview

According to a 1998 law of the

Republic of Belarus A republic, based on the Latin phrase ''res publica'' ('public affair' or 'people's affair'), is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy. Although a ...

,Закон Республики Беларусь от 5 мая 1998 г. № 154-З «Об административно-территориальном делении и порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Беларусь»
there are three categories of urban-type settlements in Belarus: *Urban settlements (; ): with population over 2,000, industrial enterprises and developed residential infrastructure *Resort settlements (; ,

resort town A resort town, resort city or resort destination is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy. A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding area. Sometimes ...

s): with population of at least 2,000, sanatoriums, resorts or other health recuperation establishments, and developed residential infrastructure *Worker settlements (; ): with population at least 500, servicing industrial enterprises, construction sites, railroad stations, electric stations, or other industrial objects. The notion of

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

is inherited from the period of the

Byelorussian SSR The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, Byelorussian SSR or Byelorussia; ; ), also known as Soviet Belarus or simply Belarus, was a republic of the Soviet Union (USSR). It existed between 1920 and 1922 as an independent state, and ...

within the

Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

. Before the Soviet era, many modern urban settlements in Belarus were classified as ("

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

").

List

As of the

2009 Belarusian census The 2009 Belarusian census was the second census in Belarus after it became an independent state after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The census was carried out during October 14–24, 2009. The initial results are to be announced by February ...

, there were 94 urban-type settlements, including 83 urban settlements, one resort settlement, and ten worker settlements.Перепись населения Республики Беларусь. Численность населения областей и районов
Брестская областьВитебская областьГомельская областьГродненская областьгород МинскМинская областьМогилёвская область
By January 1, 2016, there were 90 urban-type settlements, including 81 urban settlements, one resort settlement and eight worker settlements.

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