Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia are cities or settlement units of rural municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions.
Officially there are four types of settlement unit in Estonia:village – a sparsely populated settlement or a densely populated settlement with fewer than 300 permanent inhabitantssmall borough – a densely populated settlement with at least 300 permanent inhabitantstown – a densely populated settlement with at least 1000 permanent inhabitantscity - a densely populated settlement with at least 1000 permanent inhabitants.
As of 2024, there were 47 cities, 13 towns, 186 hamlets and 4457 villages in Estonia. There were 3 cities with under 1000 permanent inhabitants as of 2023.