According to the Law on the Political and Administrative Classification of Population Centres in the State of Chiapas,[4] 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.
According to Article 6 of the Organic Law of the Free Municipality of the State of Durango,[8][permanent dead link] the state categorises its settlements as follows:
According to Article 23 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Morelos,[15][permanent dead link] 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.
According to the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Puebla,[18] the state classifies its settlements in terms of their populations and their provision of certain basic public services (schools, clinics, abattoirs, 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.
According to the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Querétaro,[19] the state classifies its settlements in terms of their populations and their provision of certain basic public services (schools, clinics, abattoirs, 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.
According to article 9 of the Organic Municipal Law of the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí,[21] 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.
According to article 9 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Tabasco,[23] the state classifies its settlements in terms of their population and their provision of certain basic public services:
According to the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Tlaxcala,[25] 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.
