Article 3. Categories of settlements of the Law On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Localities are divided into:

1) cities of national significance, which include settlements of special state significance or a population of more than one million people;

2) cities of regional significance, which include settlements that are large economic and cultural centers, have a developed industrial and social infrastructure and a population of more than 50,000 people.;

3) cities of regional significance, which include settlements with industrial enterprises, public utilities, public housing, a well-developed network of educational and healthcare organizations, cultural, educational and commercial facilities, with a population of at least 10,000 people.;

4) settlements, which include settlements with a population of at least 3,000 people.

Settlements located in an area of medical importance with a population of at least 2,000 people are also considered settlements, of which at least half come annually for treatment and recreation. These also include summer cottages, which are places of summer recreation for citizens, in which at least 25 percent of the adult population is constantly engaged in agriculture.;

5) villages – settlements with a population of at least 50 people.

The footnote. Article 3 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.06.2021 No. 60-VII (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 8, 1993 No. 2572-XII.

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