Settlement classification in Mexico
Mexico's states classify their settlements in a variety of fashions: Under Article 106 of the Municipal Law of the State of Aguascalientes,[1][permanent dead link] the state defines its settlements as follows: According to Article 10 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Baja California Sur,[2] the state classifies its settlements as follows: According to Article 12 of the Organic Municipalities Law of the State of Campeche,[3] the state classifies its settlements as follows: 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: 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.The lower statuses can be granted by municipal authorities.According to Article 1 of the Organic Law of the Territorial Division of Michoacán,[14] the state classifies 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: Under the Law of Political Categories for Settlements in the State of Nayarit,[16] the state classifies its settlements as follows: According to the Municipal Law of the State of Oaxaca,[17] the state classifies its settlements as follows: 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.): 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.