Ossetia–Alania; in Amur, Rostov, Smolensk, and Voronezh Oblasts As an inhabited locality Some federal subjects of Russia, for example the Sakha Republic, also use the term "town of district significance" to refer to a type of an urban locality instead of an administrative division. Confusingly, the Sakha Republic uses the term "town" to refer to a type of an administrative division. References Sources Administrative divisions of Russia Cities by type