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] 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.

According to Article 13 bis of the Municipal Code of the State of Chihuahua,[5] the state classifies its settlements as follows:

According to Article 22 of the Municipal Code for the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza,[6] the state classifies its settlements as follows:

According to Article 13 of the Organic Law of Free Municipalities of the State of Colima,[7] the state classifies its settlements as follows:

According to Article 6 of the Organic Law of the Free Municipality of the State of Durango,[8] the state categorises its settlements as follows:

According to Article 23 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Guanajuato,[9] the state classifies its settlements as follows:

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