Town

Seal of Sofasi — Sofasi is an example of a regular town, having a seal, a flag, a mayor, a supplementary neighborhood and all basic infrastructure

A town is a type of settlement, which is smaller than a city but larger than a village. Towns are required to contain anywhere between 5000 to 20,000 inhabitants. The size of a town can vary from the size of a normal neighborhood to four neighborhoods. Under the Settlement Act, towns become cities when their population reaches 20,000, and become hamlets if their population falls under 5000.

Settlement Act[]

Main article: Federal Law.

The regulations on hamlets, neighborhoods, villages, towns, and city sizes are described in the Public Law, Article 1 - Settlement Act, adopted in May 2011, replacing the Town and City Act of April 2008. Passages related to towns are listed below.

Article 1 - Settlement Act
1. A town is a mid-sized settlement that does not border the urban areas of a more populous settlement.
  1. A town must:
    1. Have a population of at least five thousand and at most twenty thousand.
      1. If a town's population drops below five thousand, it is classified as a village.
      2. If a town's population rises above twenty thousand, it is classified as a city.
  2. A town may have a village or hamlet affiliate with the town if Congress recognizes this affiliation by a simple majority.
  3. A town may have a new, bordering, distinct urban area become a neighborhood of the town if Congress recognizes this affiliation by a simple majority.
  4. If a town borders a less populous settlement, the smaller settlement may become a neighborhood of the town if Congress recognizes this affiliation by a simple majority.