Category talk:Populated places in Croatia

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Cities

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Naselje

Naselje (settlements) needs to be used. I'm not sure why villages have a category. Settlements are used for statistical purposes, and don't have their own government. There are only three municipal divisions according to the Croatian statistics organization:

1. Grad translates to "Town", which is generally defined as a city. It's a local unit of government with its own town board.

2. Opcina translates to "Municipality", which is generally defined as a lesser city. In the United States, these would be defined as townships. They are usually a collection of smaller settlements under one authority. They are also a local unit of government with their own municipal boards.

3. Naselje translates to "Settlement" which is generally defined as an village. In the United States, these would be defined as unincorporated villages, and are not local units of government. They are ONLY used for statistical purposes. Naselje/Settlements are what makes up Opcina/Municipalities, and Grads/Towns. These should be given their own page.

Does this make sense to all? ONLY these three categories need to remain in a list of municipalities for Croatia, as they are the only governmental and statistical local divisions defined by the Croatian statistical department. --Criticalthinker 04:56, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]