Urban settlement (Belarus)

According to a 1998 law of the Republic of Belarus, there ate three categories of urban-type settlements in Belarus:

The notion of urban-type settlement is inherited from the times of Belarusian SSR within the Soviet Union.

Before the Soviet times, many modern urban settlements in Belarus were classified as miastechka/miasteczko ("market town").

As of October 14, 2009 (census), there were 94 urban-type settlements, including 83 urban settlements, 1 resort settlement, 10 worker settlements.

As of January 1, 2016, there were already 90 urban-type settlements, including 81 urban settlements, 1 resort settlement and 8 worker settlements.

Orša (since 2013)