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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pakistan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Pakistan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pakistan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Russia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Russia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Russia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Russia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sweden" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sweden"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>Sweden</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sweden-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>United Kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Geospatial_modeling" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Geospatial_modeling"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Geospatial modeling</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Geospatial_modeling-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Abandonment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Abandonment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Abandonment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Abandonment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%A9" title="مستوطنة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مستوطنة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asentamientu" title="Asentamientu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Asentamientu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D3%80%D1%83%D0%BC%D1%80%D1%83_%D0%B3%D1%8C%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B1_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D3%80" title="ГӀумру гьабулеб бакӀ – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="ГӀумру гьабулеб бакӀ" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya%C5%9Fay%C4%B1%C5%9F_m%C9%99nt%C9%99q%C9%99si" title="Yaşayış məntəqəsi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Yaşayış məntəqəsi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF" title="মানব বসতি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মানব বসতি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB-lo%CC%8Dh" title="Chū-lo̍h – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Chū-lo̍h" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82" title="Населены пункт – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Населены пункт" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82" title="Населены пункт – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Населены пункт" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80" title="मानव बस्ती – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="मानव बस्ती" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%BC%D1%8F%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE" title="Населено място – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Населено място" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naselje" title="Naselje – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Naselje" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assentament" title="Assentament – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Assentament" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%80%C4%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%80%C4%83%D0%BD" title="Пурăнан вырăн – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Пурăнан вырăн" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%ADdeln%C3%AD_%C3%BAtvar" title="Sídelní útvar – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Sídelní útvar" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebyggelse" title="Bebyggelse – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Bebyggelse" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siedlung" title="Siedlung – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Siedlung" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asula" title="Asula – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Asula" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9F%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82" title="Οικισμός – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Οικισμός" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asentamiento" title="Asentamiento – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Asentamiento" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setlejo" title="Setlejo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Setlejo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giza_kokagune" title="Giza kokagune – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Giza kokagune" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="سکونتگاه انسانی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سکونتگاه انسانی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tablissement_humain" title="Établissement humain – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Établissement humain" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%95%EC%B0%A9%EC%A7%80" title="정착지 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="정착지" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsugunni" title="Matsugunni – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Matsugunni" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80" title="मानव बस्ती – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मानव बस्ती" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naselje" title="Naselje – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Naselje" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pola_permukiman" title="Pola permukiman – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pola permukiman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insediamento_umano" title="Insediamento umano – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Insediamento umano" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%91" title="יישוב – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="יישוב" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="დასახლებული პუნქტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დასახლებული პუნქტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%96_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD" title="Елді мекен – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Елді мекен" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apdz%C4%ABvota_vieta" title="Apdzīvota vieta – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Apdzīvota vieta" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyvenviet%C4%97" title="Gyvenvietė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gyvenvietė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sit%C3%A9" title="Sité – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Sité" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telep%C3%BCl%C3%A9s" title="Település – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Település" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE" title="Населено место – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Населено место" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%82" title="അധിവാസക്രമം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="അധിവാസക്രമം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86" title="تجمع سكان – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="تجمع سكان" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petempatan_manusia" title="Petempatan manusia – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Petempatan manusia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woonplaats" title="Woonplaats – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Woonplaats" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naederzetting" title="Naederzetting – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Naederzetting" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80" title="मानव बस्ती – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="मानव बस्ती" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80" title="मनुया बस्ती – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="मनुया बस्ती" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9B%86%E8%90%BD" title="集落 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="集落" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%ABttamijnd" title="Sëttamijnd – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Sëttamijnd" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%85_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B3" title="Нах беха меттиг – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Нах беха меттиг" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boplass" title="Boplass – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Boplass" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Илымвер – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Илымвер" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aholi_punkti" title="Aholi punkti – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Aholi punkti" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%AA%DA%BE%D8%A7%DA%BA" title="آباد تھاں – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="آباد تھاں" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miejscowo%C5%9B%C4%87" title="Miejscowość – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Miejscowość" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Povoamento_humano" title="Povoamento humano – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Povoamento humano" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Localitate" title="Localitate – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Localitate" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rmy mw-list-item"><a href="https://rmy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanipen" title="Thanipen – Vlax Romani" lang="rmy" hreflang="rmy" data-title="Thanipen" data-language-autonym="Romani čhib" data-language-local-name="Vlax Romani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Romani čhib</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82" title="Населеный пункт – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Населеный пункт" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82" title="Населённый пункт – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Населённый пункт" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toun_(disambiguation)" title="Toun (disambiguation) – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Toun (disambiguation)" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendbanimi" title="Vendbanimi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Vendbanimi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%80_%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%83" title="මානව ජනාවාස – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="මානව ජනාවාස" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_settlement" title="Human settlement – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Human settlement" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A_%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A" title="انساني وسندي – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="انساني وسندي" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%ADdlo_(geografick%C3%A1_jednotka)" title="Sídlo (geografická jednotka) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Sídlo (geografická jednotka)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naselje" title="Naselje – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Naselje" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%99%D0%B5" title="Насеље – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Насеље" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naselje" title="Naselje – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Naselje" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asutus" title="Asutus – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Asutus" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samh%C3%A4lle_(geografi)" title="Samhälle (geografi) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Samhälle (geografi)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamayanang_pantao" title="Pamayanang pantao – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Pamayanang pantao" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81" title="மனிதக் குடியிருப்பு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மனிதக் குடியிருப்பு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82" title="Торак пункт – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Торак пункт" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tay mw-list-item"><a href="https://tay.wikipedia.org/wiki/mutuw" title="mutuw – Atayal" lang="tay" hreflang="tay" data-title="mutuw" data-language-autonym="Tayal" data-language-local-name="Atayal" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tayal</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A1" title="นิคม – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="นิคม" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D2%B3%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%B0%D2%B3%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Маҳалли аҳолинишин – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Маҳалли аҳолинишин" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerle%C5%9Fim_yeri" title="Yerleşim yeri – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Yerleşim yeri" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tyv mw-list-item"><a href="https://tyv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D1%83%D1%80%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%87%D1%8B%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%B3_%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Чурттакчылыг чер – Tuvinian" lang="tyv" hreflang="tyv" data-title="Чурттакчылыг чер" data-language-autonym="Тыва дыл" data-language-local-name="Tuvinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тыва дыл</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82" title="Населений пункт – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Населений пункт" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85" title="آباد مقام – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="آباد مقام" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%C3%A4ndpunkt" title="Eländpunkt – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Eländpunkt" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%BA%E7%B1%BB%E8%81%9A%E5%B1%85%E5%9C%B0" title="人类聚居地 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="人类聚居地" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" 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Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, is a large settlement with a human population of 14 million in its metropolitan area.</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Geography" title="Geography">geography</a>, <a href="/wiki/Statistics" title="Statistics">statistics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Archaeology" title="Archaeology">archaeology</a>, a <b>settlement</b>, <b>locality</b> or <b>populated place</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Community" title="Community">community</a> of people living in a particular <a href="/wiki/Location" title="Location">place</a>. The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of <a href="/wiki/Dwelling" title="Dwelling">dwellings</a> grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">urbanized areas</a>. Settlements include <a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(place)" title="Hamlet (place)">hamlets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Village" title="Village">villages</a>, <a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">towns</a> and <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">cities</a>. A settlement may have known historical properties such as the date or era in which it was first settled, or first settled by particular people. A number of factors like war, erosion, and the fall of great empires can result in the formation of abandoned settlements which provides relics for archaeological studies </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Human_settling" class="mw-redirect" title="Human settling">process of settlement</a> involves <a href="/wiki/Human_migration" title="Human migration">human migration</a>. </p><p>In the field of <a href="/wiki/Geospatial_predictive_modeling" class="mw-redirect" title="Geospatial predictive modeling">geospatial predictive modeling</a>, settlements are "a city, town, village or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work".<sup id="cite_ref-Semantics_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Semantics-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A settlement conventionally includes its constructed facilities such as <a href="/wiki/Road" title="Road">roads</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enclosure" title="Enclosure">enclosures</a>, <a href="/wiki/Field_systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Field systems">field systems</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boundaries_in_landscape_history" title="Boundaries in landscape history">boundary</a> banks and <a href="/wiki/Ditch" title="Ditch">ditches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pond" title="Pond">ponds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Park" title="Park">parks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Woodland" title="Woodland">woodlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windmill" title="Windmill">wind</a> and <a href="/wiki/Water_mill" class="mw-redirect" title="Water mill">water mills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manor_house" title="Manor house">manor houses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moat" title="Moat">moats</a> and <a href="/wiki/Church_(building)" title="Church (building)">churches</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An <i><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated area</a></i> is a related designation used in the United States. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The earliest geographical evidence of a human settlement was <a href="/wiki/Jebel_Irhoud" title="Jebel Irhoud">Jebel Irhoud</a>, where <a href="/wiki/Early_modern_human" title="Early modern human">early modern human</a> remains of eight individuals date back to the Middle Paleolithic around 300,000 years ago. </p><p>The oldest remains that have been found of constructed dwellings are remains of huts that were made of mud and branches around 17,000 BC at the <a href="/wiki/Ohalo" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohalo">Ohalo</a> site (now underwater) near the edge of the <a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee" title="Sea of Galilee">Sea of Galilee</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Natufian" class="mw-redirect" title="Natufian">Natufians</a> built houses, also in the <a href="/wiki/Levant" title="Levant">Levant</a>, around 10,000 BC. Remains of settlements such as <a href="/wiki/Village" title="Village">villages</a> become much more common after the invention of agriculture, The oldest of them is <a href="/wiki/Jarmo" title="Jarmo">Jarmo</a>, located in Iraq. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_landscape_history">In landscape history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: In landscape history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eoste_Keldrim%C3%A4gi.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Eoste_Keldrim%C3%A4gi.JPG/220px-Eoste_Keldrim%C3%A4gi.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Eoste_Keldrim%C3%A4gi.JPG/330px-Eoste_Keldrim%C3%A4gi.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Eoste_Keldrim%C3%A4gi.JPG/440px-Eoste_Keldrim%C3%A4gi.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Some settlement sites may go out of use. This location in <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> was used for human settlement in 2nd half of first millennium and it is considered an <a href="/wiki/Archaeological_record" title="Archaeological record">archaeological record</a>, that may provide information on how people lived back then.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Landscape_history" title="Landscape history">Landscape history</a> studies the form (morphology) of settlements – for example whether they are <a href="/wiki/Dispersed_settlement" title="Dispersed settlement">dispersed</a> or <a href="/wiki/Nucleated_village" title="Nucleated village">nucleated</a>. <a href="/wiki/Urban_morphology" title="Urban morphology">Urban morphology</a> can thus be considered a special type of cultural-historical landscape studies. Settlements can be ordered by size, centrality or other factors to define a <a href="/wiki/Settlement_hierarchy" title="Settlement hierarchy">settlement hierarchy</a>. A <b>settlement hierarchy</b> can be used for classifying settlement all over the world, although a settlement called a "town" in one country might be a "village" in other countries; or a "large town" in some countries might be a "city" in others. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Geoscience_Australia" title="Geoscience Australia">Geoscience Australia</a> defines a populated place as "a named settlement with a population of 200 or more persons".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Committee_for_Geographical_Names_in_Australasia" class="mw-redirect" title="Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia">Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia</a> used the term <a href="/wiki/Suburbs_and_localities_(Australia)" title="Suburbs and localities (Australia)">localities</a> for rural areas, while the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics" title="Australian Bureau of Statistics">Australian Bureau of Statistics</a> uses the term "urban centres/localities" for urban areas.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bosnia_and_Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bosnia and Herzegovina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Agency_for_Statistics_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agency for Statistics in Bosnia and Herzegovina (page does not exist)">Agency for Statistics in Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> uses the term "populated place" / "settled place" for rural (or urban as an administrative center of some Municipality/City), and "Municipality" and "City" for urban areas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bulgaria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bulgarian Government publishes a National Register of Populated places (NRPP). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Canadian government uses the term "populated place" in the <i><a href="/wiki/Atlas_of_Canada" title="Atlas of Canada">Atlas of Canada</a></i>, but does not define it.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Statistics_Canada" title="Statistics Canada">Statistics Canada</a> uses the term <a href="/wiki/Census_geographic_units_of_Canada#Localities" title="Census geographic units of Canada">localities</a> for historically named locations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Croatia">Croatia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Croatia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Croatian_Bureau_of_Statistics" title="Croatian Bureau of Statistics">Croatian Bureau of Statistics</a> records population in units called <a href="/wiki/Settlement_(Croatia)" title="Settlement (Croatia)">settlements (<i>naselja</i>)</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Census Commission of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> has a special definition of <a href="/wiki/Census_town" title="Census town">census towns</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ireland">Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Central_Statistics_Office_(Ireland)" title="Central Statistics Office (Ireland)">Central Statistics Office</a> (CSO) of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a> has had a special definition of <a href="/wiki/Census_town_(Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Census town (Ireland)">census towns</a>. From the <a href="/wiki/2022_census_of_Ireland" title="2022 census of Ireland">2022 census of Ireland</a>, the CSO introduced an urban geography unit called "<a href="/wiki/Built_up_area_(Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Built up area (Ireland)">Built Up Areas</a>" (BUAs).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pakistan">Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Bureau_of_Statistics" title="Pakistan Bureau of Statistics">Pakistan Bureau of Statistics</a> records population in units of settlements called <a href="/wiki/Tehsil" title="Tehsil">Tehsil</a> – an administrative unit derived from the <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal</a> era. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russia">Russia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Russia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sortavala_-_streets_of_Ulitsa_Karel%27skaya_%26_Ulitsa_Vyaynemyaynena.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Sortavala_-_streets_of_Ulitsa_Karel%27skaya_%26_Ulitsa_Vyaynemyaynena.jpg/220px-Sortavala_-_streets_of_Ulitsa_Karel%27skaya_%26_Ulitsa_Vyaynemyaynena.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Sortavala_-_streets_of_Ulitsa_Karel%27skaya_%26_Ulitsa_Vyaynemyaynena.jpg/330px-Sortavala_-_streets_of_Ulitsa_Karel%27skaya_%26_Ulitsa_Vyaynemyaynena.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Sortavala_-_streets_of_Ulitsa_Karel%27skaya_%26_Ulitsa_Vyaynemyaynena.jpg/440px-Sortavala_-_streets_of_Ulitsa_Karel%27skaya_%26_Ulitsa_Vyaynemyaynena.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2312" data-file-height="1173" /></a><figcaption>Urban structure of <a href="/wiki/Sortavala" title="Sortavala">Sortavala</a>, a town in <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Karelia" title="Republic of Karelia">Republic of Karelia</a>, Russia</figcaption></figure> <p>There are various <a href="/wiki/Types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Types of inhabited localities in Russia">types of inhabited localities in Russia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sweden">Sweden</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Statistics_Sweden" title="Statistics Sweden">Statistics Sweden</a> uses the term <a href="/wiki/Urban_areas_in_Sweden" title="Urban areas in Sweden">localities (<i>tätort</i>)</a> for various densely populated places. The common English-language translation is <i>urban areas</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The UK <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Communities_and_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Communities and Local Government">Department for Communities and Local Government</a> uses the term "urban settlement" to denote an <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">urban area</a> when analysing census information.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Registrar_General_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Registrar General for Scotland">Registrar General for Scotland</a> defines settlements as groups of one or more contiguous localities, which are determined according to <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> and <a href="/wiki/Postcode" class="mw-redirect" title="Postcode">postcode</a> areas. The Scottish settlements are used as one of several factors defining urban areas.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">United States Geological Survey</a> (USGS) has a <a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">Geographic Names Information System</a> that defines three classes of human settlement: </p> <ol><li><b>Populated place</b> − <a href="/wiki/Location_(geography)" class="mw-redirect" title="Location (geography)">place</a> or geographic area with clustered or scattered <a href="/wiki/Building" title="Building">buildings</a> and a permanent human <a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">population</a> (city, settlement, town, village). A populated place is usually not <a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">incorporated</a> and by definition has no legal boundaries. However, a populated place may have a corresponding "civil" record, the legal boundaries of which may or may not coincide with the perceived populated place.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Census</b> − a statistical area delineated locally specifically for the tabulation of Census Bureau data (census designated place, census county division, unorganized territory, various types of American Indian/Alaska Native statistical areas).<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Civil</b> − a political division formed for administrative purposes (<a href="/wiki/Borough" title="Borough">borough</a>, <a href="/wiki/County" title="County">county</a>, <a href="/wiki/Place_(United_States_Census_Bureau)#Incorporated_place" title="Place (United States Census Bureau)">incorporated place</a>, <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipality</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_parishes_in_Louisiana" title="List of parishes in Louisiana">parish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Township" title="Township">township</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <p>Populated places may be specifically defined in the context of <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">censuses</a> and be different from general-purpose administrative entities, such as <a href="/wiki/Place_(United_States_Census_Bureau)" title="Place (United States Census Bureau)">"place" as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau</a> or <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">census-designated places</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geospatial_modeling">Geospatial modeling</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Geospatial modeling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the field of <a href="/wiki/Geospatial_predictive_modeling" class="mw-redirect" title="Geospatial predictive modeling">geospatial predictive modeling</a>, a settlement is "a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work".<sup id="cite_ref-Semantics_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Semantics-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Global Human Settlement Layer (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/">GHSL</a>) framework produces global spatial information about the human presence on the planet over time. This in the form of built up maps, population density maps and settlement maps. This information is generated with evidence-based analytics and knowledge using new spatial data mining technologies. The framework uses heterogeneous data including global archives of fine-scale satellite imagery, census data, and volunteered geographic information. The data is processed fully automatically and generates analytics and knowledge reporting objectively and systematically about the presence of population and built-up infrastructures. The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/">GHSL</a> operates in an open and free data and methods access policy (open input, open method, open output). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Abandonment">Abandonment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_settlement&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Abandonment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Abandoned_village" title="Abandoned village">Abandoned village</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost town</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Namibie_Kolmanskop_05.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Namibie_Kolmanskop_05.JPG/220px-Namibie_Kolmanskop_05.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Namibie_Kolmanskop_05.JPG/330px-Namibie_Kolmanskop_05.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Namibie_Kolmanskop_05.JPG/440px-Namibie_Kolmanskop_05.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Abandoned buildings in <a href="/wiki/Kolmanskop" title="Kolmanskop">Kolmanskop</a>, Namibia<sup id="cite_ref-MapAtlas.org_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MapAtlas.org-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The term "Abandoned populated places" is a <i>Feature Designation Name</i> in databases sourced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency<sup id="cite_ref-NGA_Geonames_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NGA_Geonames-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/GeoNames" title="GeoNames">GeoNames</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GeoNames_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GeoNames-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sometimes the structures are still easily accessible, such as in a <a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">ghost town</a>, and these may become tourist attractions. Some places that have the appearance of a ghost town, however, may still be defined as populated places by government entities.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A town may become a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, because of a government action, such as the building of a dam that floods the town, or because of natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, uncontrolled lawlessness, or war. 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