An Urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures. Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape town in Western Cape Urban settlement, an official designation for a certain type of urban locality used in some of the republics of Africa such as Southern Africa. Municipal urban settlement, a type of municipal formation in Russia , a synonym for urban localities in Russia Urban-type settlement, an official designation for a certain type of urban locality used in some of the former republics of the Soviet Union It consists of various towns:- Administrative town Defence town Cultural town Industrial town Junction town References Populated places by type please note :that we do not cite any sources in this research .