Editing Town (section)

=== Russia ===
{{Main|Types of inhabited localities in Russia}}
[[File:Vyborg SevernyVal3-5 006 8242.jpg|thumb|The town of [[Vyborg]] in [[Leningrad Oblast]], Russia]]

Unlike English, the Russian language does not distinguish the terms ''city'' and ''town''—both are translated as {{lang|ru|город}} ({{lang|ru-latn|gorod}}). Occasionally the term {{lang|ru|город}} is applied to [[urban-type settlement]]s as well, even though the status of those is not the same as that of a city/town proper.

In Russia, the criteria an inhabited locality needs to meet in order to be granted city/town ({{lang|ru-latn|gorod}}) status vary in different [[federal subjects of Russia|federal subjects]]. In general, to qualify for this status, an inhabited locality should have more than 12,000 inhabitants and the occupation of no less than 85% of inhabitants must be other than agriculture. However, inhabited localities which were previously granted the city/town status but no longer meet the criteria can still retain the status for historical reasons.