Article 12. Types of settlements

Settlements are subdivided into cities, townships, villages and auls.

Depending on the population, cities are divided into:

largest — a population of over one million people;

large — a population of two hundred and fifty thousand to one million people;

big — a population of one hundred thousand to two hundred and fifty thousand people;

medium — a population from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand people;

small — a population of up to fifty thousand people.

Depending on the population, townships are divided into:

big — a population of over twenty thousand people;

medium — a population of ten thousand to twenty thousand people;

small — a population of up to ten thousand people.

Depending on the population, villages and auls are divided into:

large — a population of over five thousand people;

big — a population of three thousand to five thousand people;

medium — a population of one thousand to three thousand people;

small — a population of up to one thousand people.

Groups of buildings and structures of temporary importance and inconsistent composition of the population and which are the objects of official purpose of the corresponding sector of the economy (shift camps and houses of oilmen, gas workers, surveyors), as well as single houses (railway lineman, foresters, field camps and others) are managed by relevant subjects of urban planning activity with which these buildings and structures are connected in administrative, industrial or territorial relations.

Depending on the type of settlement, the legislation on urban planning establishes the composition of urban planning documentation, the procedure for its development and approval.

The placement of new settlements and development of existing ones shall be carried out in accordance with long-term forecasts of the socio-economic and investment development of the territories, the master plan for the development planning of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, territorial development planning schemes, district (or group of districts) planning projects, and urban planning documents concerning the development planning and construction of settlement areas.

The formation and transformation of settlements, changes in their status and boundaries are carried out on the basis of approved urban planning documentation.