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:
- Ciudad (city): Census population in excess of 15,000 inhabitants.
- Villa (town): Census population of over 1,000.
- Poblado (village): Census population of between 500 and 1,000.
- Ranchería (hamlet): All other settlements.