4.1.2. Adding attributes to administrative divisions

This section contains the rules for entering administrative division attributes for Russia and the majority of the former Soviet republics.

4.1.2.1. Type (level)

Choose the type (level) of an administrative division from the drop-down list in the upper panel:

The available types of administrative divisions form a hierarchy: every division includes divisions of an equal or greater level within it. For example:

• Country → Region → District → Locality → Named territory
• Country → Region → District → City → City district → Block

For general rules, see Section 3.2.2.1. Type (level).

For a detailed description of every type of administrative devision and the rules for building the hierarchy, see below.

4.1.2.2. Name

Administrative division names are primarily determined by the State Catalogue of Geographical Names of Russia (or similar documents for ex-USSR countries).

The Catalogue fully regulates the name format (for Official and Caption names): word order, capitalization, the usage of the letter ё, brackets, quotes, and so on.

If the name from the Catalogue doesn't sound good or violates the Map Editor naming rules, the better-sounding name should be included on the map as Also known as.

If the name isn't specified in the Catalogue, the attribute values for the Name of any administrative division should be set in accordance with the following rules:

• 3.1.3.1. Name types: general rules
• 3.2.2.2. Name

4.1.2.2.1 Rules for entering various types of names

• Official — mandatory name type. Rules for writing names of this type are found in section 4.1.2.2.2.

• Caption — specify if the item's caption on the map should differ from the official name. Rules for writing names of this type are found in section 4.1.2.2.3.

• Part of address — specific rules and standards currently apply to setting these names for administrative divisions of the city, municipality, and city region types:

  • Localities with the city status. Only enter the item's proper name (without the type) for Part of address name.

    For example: official name — город Москва, part of address — Москва.

  • Municipal districts. Enter the item's proper name and a shortened form of the district type for the in address name.

    For example: official name — Ростовский муниципальный район, part of address — Ростовский район.

  • Municipal districts, urban municipalities, and rural municipalities that feature the locality type in their official names. This type is omitted from the Part of address name.

    For example:

    Official name — городской округ город Чкаловск, part of address — городской округ Чкаловск.

    Official name — Yerdenyovo village settlement, part of address — Yerdenyovo settlement.

  Note

  If an item's proper name contains its historical, traditional, or national type, you don't have to specify its official type as part of address.

  Examples of the official name → part of address format:

  • муниципальный округ Завьяловский район → Завьяловский район.
  • сельское поселение Васильевский сельсовет → Васильевский сельсовет.
  • муниципальное образование Ядрышевская волость → Ядрышевская волость.
  • муниципальный район Намский улус → Намский улус.

• Abbreviated — see Section 3.1.3.1.4. Abbreviated.

• Previously called — see section 3.1.3.1.5. Renaming.

• Also known as, historical — see Section 3.1.3.1.6. Also known as, historical

4.1.2.2.2. Rules for Official names

4.1.2.2.2.1

An official name must specify the relevant type of administrative unit (as per the administrative and territorial division and applicable laws and regulations of the country in question).

For example: Ямало-Ненецкий автономный округ, Уральский федеральный округ, Тюменская область, Государство Российская Федерация, посёлок Высокая Гора, микрорайон Зелёный Остров, посёлок Маршала Жукова.

One exception to this rule is administrative divisions of the named territories type: you can specify their type in the official name field.

4.1.2.2.2.2

4.1.2.2.2.2.1

For descriptive and technical names of administrative division units that can be mapped, use lowercase letters for all words except proper names. For example: гаражный кооператив в районе детского сада Ёлочка; гаражный кооператив в районе улицы Чехова, 72; гаражно-строительный кооператив по улице Сукманской; территория 300 метров южнее деревни Малиновка.

4.1.2.2.2.2.2

Uppercase/lowercase letters in official names:

• Use lowercase for the type of administrative division (unless it is an abbreviation).

• All remaining words in names should be capitalized with the exception of the words year, imeni (the Russian word for "named after"), or kilometer, as well as other prepositions and conjunctions provided the name doesn't start with them.

  For example: посёлок Высокая Гора, микрорайон Зелёный Остров, посёлок Маршала Жукова, посёлок имени Карла Либкнехта, посёлок 50 лет Октября, посёлок имени 1905 года, ЖК Каскад на Лопатина, квартал 47-й километр, ДНТ Наша Дача, СНТ Калина Красная.

Note

Brand names or legal names of cottage settlements are not considered geographic names. All words in their names, except the first word and proper names, are written in lowercase.

For example:

Official name	Name for caption on map
КП Карпово кантри клаб	Карпово кантри клаб
КП Хатунь форест вилладж	Хатунь форест вилладж

4.1.2.2.2.3

Official name composition:

4.1.2.2.2.3.1. For the locality and block levels, put the type indication in the following position:

• At the end of names, if the name includes an ordinal number. For example, 3rd block.

• In the middle of the name, if the [type + name] combination includes an ordinal number and a noun (or adjective). For example: 2-й посёлок Машиностроения, 9-й микрорайон Тёплого Стана.

  For blocks: if the [type + name] combination includes an ordinal number and an adjective indicating the order of districts. For example: 1-й Заводской посёлок.

• Before the name in all other cases. For example: квартал 25А, посёлок Свердлова, деревня Матвеевское, село Радищево, посёлок Высокая Гора, посёлок Северный, посёлок СУ-4, садовое товарищество Радуга, etc.

4.1.2.2.2.3.2. For the city district level, put the type indication in the following position:

• Before the name if the name is a noun. For example: район Сокол, район Внуково.

  The principle also applies if the name is a combination of an adjective and a noun. For example: район Майская Горка, район Соколиная Гора.

• At the end of the name, if the name is a regular adjective, a possessive adjective, or an adjective with the ск or цк suffixes. For example: Красносельский район, Останкинский район.

4.1.2.2.2.3.3. For the city district level:

To find out the correct name of the administrative and territorial unit and the word order, refer to official documents (regional legislation).

Do not specify the higher-level (parent) administrative unit in the official name, even if the law mandates its inclusion.

4.1.2.2.2.4

Writing official names:

• Do not shorten names. All words must be written in full. This rule does not apply to abbreviations in proper names.

• Do not expand abbreviations in proper names. Capitalize the abbreviations. For example: посёлок КПСС.

  For the administrative division units with the attribute Has no official status enabled, the type of object is specified as an abbreviation. For example: СНТ, СДТ, СОТ, ДНТ, ДНП, ПСК, НСО, КС, ЖК, КП, and so on.

  Exception to this rule: administrative division units that are drawn only if there's internal addressing (see paragraph 7 of rules 3.2.2.3.7). In such units, the type of object is written in full. For example: гаражный кооператив, база отдыха, and so on.

  You can provide the full term for an acronym in the Also known as, historical name type. Expanding the abbreviation in the official name is considered an error.

  If the type or form of ownership of territories occupied by gardening communities is unknown, the official name is specified as садовые участки (without abbreviations) or дачи, if these areas are marked as plots for summer house construction on a cadastral map.

• In memorial names that consist of either a first and last name, a title and last name, or a profession and last name, write out the first name, title and profession completely and put the last name after all these other elements. If the full name is unknown, only the first letter of the name is used. For example: посёлок Академика Королёва.

• If the name contains an ordinal number, write the appropriate ending without a space. For example: 4-й посёлок.

• Use official sources to verify the rules for writing numbers (that is, if a number should be written in letters or as a digit). For example: посёлок XX Партсъезда.

4.1.2.2.2.4.1

If official names of two or more administrative divisions completely overlap and it is impossible to link them to different parent items, please include additional information which would allow users to identify a particular locality into the Official name field. The additional information you include must be based on official documents.

For example: деревня Козлово (Холмовский сельский округ) and деревня Козлово (Свердловский сельский округ).

4.1.2.2.2.5

The names of cottage settlements, gardening communities, and other items listed on billboards or developers' websites (hereinafter "brand names") take priority over the names of localities and address-forming blocks (hereinafter "official names").

Here are the options for displaying such items on the map:

• If the boundaries of a cottage settlement completely overlap with the boundaries of a cadastral block, their names differ only by type, and the items share a common address, then the Official name of the administrative division must include the brand name, and the Synonym, historical name should include the official name of the locality.

  For example:

  • Official: КП Первомайское.
  • Also known as, historical: СНТ Первомайское.

• In other cases, two administrative divisions units are created on the map within the same area, each with its own name (for example: КП Морской and НСТ Труд).

4.1.2.2.2.6

Official names of administrative divisions must be written in Cyrillic letters for languages that use the Cyrillic alphabet. Latin letters (and foreign versions of names) are allowed in "Also known as" names only.

4.1.2.2.2.7

The names of cadastral blocks in Moscow and the Moscow Region specified in the Official field should omit the word cadastral. You can use the term in a name variant in the "Also known as" field.

For example, for cadastral block № 48, specify квартал № 48 as the official name.

4.1.2.2.3. Rules for writing names in the For caption on map field

Rules differ for the following types of administrative divisions:

• Locality (4) and Block (7), see point 4.1.2.2.2.3.1.

• District (3) — for urban and rural settlements as well as city and municipal districts, see point 4.1.2.2.2.3.2.

4.1.2.2.3.1. Locality (4) and Block (7)

Generally, you should only include the map item name (without its type) in the For caption on map field for administrative divisions of type 4 Locality and 7 Block, but there are exceptions to this rule.

For Uzbekistan, use the full form of the terms махалля, овул, and кишлок when setting them as the item types. Don't use short forms or abbreviations.

For example:

• Official name (Uzbek): Jayxun mahalla fuqarolar yigʻini.
• Caption name (Uzbek): Jayxun mahallasi.
• Official name (Russian): махаллинский сход граждан Жайхун.
• Caption name (Russian): махалля Жайхун.

4.1.2.2.3.1.1

In most cases, map caption names include only the item's proper name and do not mention its type:

Official name	Name for caption on map
город Воронеж	Воронеж
посёлок Северный	Северный
территория СНТ Солнечный	Солнечный
СТ Солнечный	Солнечный

4.1.2.2.3.1.2

A caption name includes the item's type and proper name in the following cases:

Naming particulars	Official name	Name for caption on map
Proper name is in the genitive case *)	посёлок имени Ленина	пос. им. Ленина
The proper "name" is a number *)	территория квартала 25А	квартал 25А
Proper name is an abbreviation *)	посёлок СУ-4 посёлок НИИРП	пос. СУ-4 пос. НИИРП
Proper name is a historic name that includes the item type	Прибрежная слобода	Прибрежная слобода
Localities, blocks, or districts of any type whose name may be perceived as an indication that a type of industrial activity takes place there or that a military base is located nearby *)	посёлок Аэродромный	пос. Аэродромный
If a locality is marked Doesn't have an official status and is located near another locality with the same name *)	деревня Вариксолово, КП Вариксолово	Вариксолово, КП Вариксолово
The block is marked with the Has no official status attribute and is located near another block with the same name *)	ЖК Ромашка, микрорайон Ромашка	ЖК Ромашка, Ромашка
If a block is marked Doesn't have an official status and is located near another block with the same name that is marked Doesn't have an official status *)	ЖК Звезда, гаражный кооператив Звезда (addresses set according to the garage co-op)	ЖК Звезда, ГК Звезда
The block is marked with the Has no official status attribute and is located near another block with the same name that isn't marked with the Has no official status attribute *)	село Ивановка (obsolete name but used as an address component), микрорайон Ивановка	с. Ивановка, мкр. Ивановка
The locality is located next to another locality with the same name and a larger population *)	село Красная Пахра, деревня Красная Пахра	Красная Пахра, д. Красная Пахра
Nameless gardening collectives. In that case, the name is shortened to gardening sections.	садовые участки	сад. уч.
Urochische (territories of former localities without buildings or with remnants of buildings). In this case, the name is shortened to ур.	урочище Алексеевское	ур. Алексеевское
Proper name consists of a kilometer designation *)	посёлок 29 километр	пос. 29 км
If adjacent locality items are marked Doesn't have an official status	КП Берёзки, СТ Берёзки	КП Берёзки, СТ Берёзки

Note

*) In this case, the map caption name includes the abbreviated item type (if the name consists of [territory + one of the item types listed below], the caption name mentions only the abbreviated type, without the territory):

• агрогородок, аграгарадок (Belarus) — аг..

• деревня — д., вёска (Belarus) — в..

• железнодорожная казарма — ж/д каз..

• железнодорожный остановочный пункт — ж/д ост. пункт.

• железнодорожная платформа — ж/д платф..

• железнодорожный разъезд — ж/д рзд..

• железнодорожная станция — ж/д ст..

• зимовье — зим..

• квартал — not abbreviated.

• ⠀

• колхоз — клх.

• микрорайон — мкр..

• посёлок, посёлок городского типа, рабочий посёлок, курортный посёлок, городской посёлок — пос.; пасёлак (Belarus) — пас..

• садоводческий массив — сад. массив.

• село — с..

• совхоз — свх..

• территория — тер..

• урочище — ур..

• хутор — not abbreviated.

4.1.2.2.3.1.2.1

If a locality name consists of a proper name and its association with an organization, the caption name includes only the proper name.

For example:

• Official name — СНТ Берёзка Завода Промсвязь,

• Caption name — Берёзка.

If a locality name consists of a number (ID) and its association with an organization, don't add a caption name for the locality.

For example:

• Official name — СТ № 5 Вичугская Мануфактура.

4.1.2.2.3.1.2.2

For memorial names (names that have the word имени in them) of localities in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, caption names in local languages include only the memorial name, while the word имени is omitted in Russian.

For example:

• Official name —

  • Ілияс Омаров атындағы ауыл (Kazakh),
  • село имени Ильяса Омарова (Russian).

• Caption name —

  • Ілияс Омаров (Kazakh),
  • с. Ильяса Омарова (Russian).

4.1.2.2.3.2. District (level 3)

Rules and examples of naming administrative divisions at the District level (3), which includes urban and rural settlements, city and municipal districts, and municipal areas, are given below.

Note

When attributing level 3 divisions, keep in mind that the item type in the name should include the full typological description of the item without its proper name.

For example, in the item name Nizhnyaya Maktama Township Municipality, Township Municipality is the item type.

Alert

This section does not include rules for entering captions for municipalities of federal cities.

4.1.2.2.3.2.1. City and municipal districts

For names using the template N city district or N municipal district, use the caption format of N district.

For example: Старооскольский округ, Весьегонский округ.

For names using the template City district N or Municipal district N, use the caption format of district N.

For example: округ Солнечногорск.

If the proper name of a city district uses the [locality type + locality name] format, omit the locality type from the caption name.

For example:

• Official name — муниципальное образование город Тула, городской округ город Владимир.
• Caption name — округ Тула, округ Владимир.

4.1.2.2.3.2.2. Municipalities

If the official name of a district includes the word municipality, don't include that word in the caption.

For example:

• Official name — Петушинский муниципальный район.
• Caption name — Петушинский район.

If an equivalent of district is used (from one of the Russian national republics), then translate those as district just as you would from Russian: улус (кожуун, аймак) = district.

For example:

• Official name — муниципальный район Мегино-Кангаласский улус, Улуг-Хемский кожуун.
• Caption name — Мегино-Кангаласский улус, Улуг-Хемский кожуун.

4.1.2.2.3.2.3. Urban and rural settlements

If a municipality has the status of an urban or rural settlement, omit the settlement type from the caption.

For example:

• Official name — рабочий посёлок Фролищи.
• Caption name — поселение Фролищи.

The word order in the caption must follow the word order in the official name.

For example:

• Official name — сельское поселение Барвихинское, Всеволожское городское поселение.
• Caption name — поселение Барвихинское, Всеволожское поселение.

If a municipality with the status urban settlement or rural settlement does not contain the word settlement in the official name, i.e., it has the type municipal entity and an official name of the type N municipal entity or municipal entity of N, then the following should be written in the signature name: N entity or entity of N.

For example:

• Official name — муниципальное образование Урдомское.
• Caption name — поселение Урдомское.

If the proper name of a settlement uses the [locality type + locality name] format, omit the locality type from the caption name.

For example:

• Official name — сельское поселение деревня Ерденёво.
• Caption name — поселение Ерденёво.

Official name	Name for caption on map
Старооскольский городской округ	Старооскольский округ
городской округ Домодедово	округ Домодедово
муниципальное образование город Тула	округ Тула
городской округ город Калининград	округ Калининград
Весьегонский муниципальный округ	Весьегонский округ
Петушинский муниципальный район	Петушинский район
муниципальное образование Ленский муниципальный район	Ленский район
муниципальный район Алексеевский район и город Алексеевка	Алексеевский район
муниципальный район Мегино-Кангаласский улус	Мегино-Кангаласский улус
Новодевяткинское городское поселение	Новодевяткинское поселение
сельское поселение Ишня	поселение Ишня
городское поселение Гаврилов Ям	поселение Гаврилов Ям
сельское поселение Новодмитриевский сельсовет	Новодмитриевский сельсовет
муниципальное образование Карский сельсовет	Карский сельсовет
муниципальное образование Урдомское	поселение Урдомское
сельское поселение Дубровенская волость	Дубровенская волость
сельское поселение деревня Ерденёво	поселение Ерденёво

4.1.2.3. Parent division

The Parent division panel indicates the administrative division that the item you are adding is subordinate to (i.e. the division that the item contains).

For general rules, see Section 3.2.2.3. Administrative subordination.

Keep in mind that some items may have two positions in the administrative division hierarchy. For example, Moscow is both level 4 (locality) and a level 2 (sub-federal unit).

Also note that sometimes levels can be skipped in the hierarchy.

Yandex Map Editor has seven hierarchy levels for administrative divisions. Follow these rules when working with hierarchies:

4.1.2.3.1. Country (level 1)

Divisions at this level cannot be created or edited in Yandex Map Editor.

4.1.2.3.2. Region (level 2)

In Russia, this level includes federal subjects, regions, provinces, autonomous regions, republics, federal/republic cities, and federal districts.

Second-level administrative divisions at this level can be nested. For example: Центральный федеральный округ (2) → Московская область (2).

Alert

Administrative divisions at the first and second levels cannot be created or edited in Yandex Map Editor. You can only use them for linking items of lower-level administrative divisions.

4.1.2.3.3. District (level 3)

District is the general term that refers to districts, provinces, republics, and autonomous areas. Municipal areas of Russia that are divided into urban and rural settlements, city and municipal districts in Russia, akimats in Kazakhstan, and regional districts of other countries belong to this level.

The parent division for districts is the region (level 2, Regions).

Likewise, level 3 divisions (urban and rural settlements that form part of a municipal district as well as city districts) are considered parent divisions for the individual localities (level 4, or Localities) within them, administrative territorial formations (of level 6 Named territory), and other administrative division units, planning structures, and named territories that are not part of settlements.

For example:

• государство Российская Федерация (level 1) → Северо-Западный федеральный округ (2) → Архангельская область (2) → Приморский муниципальный район (3) → посёлок Малые Корелы (4).

• государство Российская Федерация (level 1) → Северо-Западный федеральный округ (2) → Архангельская область (2) → городской округ город Архангельск (3) → посёлок Талажский Авиагородок (4).

Divisions at this level can be nested: for all urban/rural settlements (level 3), the parent divisions are the municipal districts they are located in (also level 3).

For example: Камышинский муниципальный район (3) → Верхнедобринское сельское поселение (3).

If there is no data for the urban or rural settlements, you can also enter the municipalities and equivalent administrative divisions outside Russia (level 3) as the parent divisions for locality items in the administrative division category (level 4).

However, city and municipal districts in Russia and city akimats (administrations) in Kazakhstan (level 3) cannot be parent divisions for other items that are at the same level.

When building the hierarchy of administrative divisions in Russia, keep the following in mind:

• Some districts in Russian national republics are not officially called districts, but for all intents and purposes they are, so they should be assigned to level 3 in the hierarchy. For example, part of the districts in Yakutia are called uluses (see https://www.sakha.gov.ru/administrativno-territorialnoe-delenie), and the districts in Tyva are called kozhuuns.
• Some rural settlements in Russia are not officially called rural settlements but for all intents and purposes can be categorized as such. Make sure to assign sign administrative units to level 3 in the hierarchy. For example, some rural settlements (uluses) in Yakutia are called naslegs, there are rural settlements in Pskovskaya Region called volosts (parishes), and some rural settlements in the Russian regions are village councils.
• Level 3 divisions also include the Troitsky (Троицкий) and Novomoskovsky (Новомосковский) administrative districts in Moscow and their constituent districts, the Kolpinsky (Колпинский), Kurortny (Курортный), Petrodvortsovy (Петродворцовый), and Pushkinsky (Пушкинский) districts in St. Petersburg, and the Balaklavsky (Балаклавский) and Nakhimovsky (Нахимовский) districts in Sevastopol.

4.1.2.3.4. Locality (level 4)

This level of the hierarchy comprises localities that are officially registered as legal subjects of the Russian Federation in the State Catalogue of Geographical Names and are not part of other localities. They include cities, towns, villages, and so on. Additionally, this level always includes gardening co-ops, cottage settlements, and similar localities that are fenced off from their surroundings, are associated with one developer or seller, and share one brand name.

In large and sparsely populated territories located far from urban areas, this level also includes individual homes that have names. A home like this is marked as a Center of administrative division (placemark, no polygons).

Note

This level also includes territories of former localities that still have addresses and streets (such as in the Chernobyl zone).

Level 3 (District) map items are the parent divisions of independent localities (level 4 items) in all countries, including Russia. Level-three items are urban and rural settlements, which in turn host localities. If there are no urban or rural settlements, the municipal district or city region that hosts the locality is considered its parent item.

Level 4 items are the parent entities of level 7 administrative units — blocks (except for the blocks of the same name located within one locality, which are attributed to city districts) and localities within other localities.

You can nest items at this level: a gardening co-op located within a locality is attributed to the latter. For example: город Пенза (4) → садовое товарищество Ивушка (4).

Localities on the territories of federal cities are classified according to their special rules.

For example:

• государство Российская Федерация (level 1) → Центральный федеральный округ (2) → Московская область (2) → городской округ Балашиха (3) → город Балашиха (4)

• государство Российская Федерация (level 1) → Северо-Западный федеральный округ (2) → Архангельская область (2) → Ненецкий автономный округ (2) → Заполярный муниципальный район (3) → посёлок городского типа Искателей (4)

• государство Российская Федерация (level 1) → Центральный федеральный округ (2) → Ивановская область (2) → городской округ город Кинешма (3) → город Кинешма (4) → садовое товарищество Строитель (4).

Alert

Addresses in the address system databases and cadastral addresses are descriptive and do not determine which locality the administrative division belongs to. For example, names of gardening co-ops usually include the name of the closest locality, even though they are not necessarily part of it.

You must look at the land-use category (Characteristics) to determine how the co-op relates to other divisions.

Localities may only contain territories of the Locality grounds categories.

All gardening partnerships located on agricultural lands cannot be considered part of localities (the Russian Federation land codex does not allow for this). Indicate the municipality, city district, or urban/rural settlement (but not locality) for these gardening co-ops using the Parent division attribute.

In Uzbekistan, assign level 4 ( Locality) to items of the Махалля type if they are not entirely located within a locality. Also add the Municipality attribute for them.

4.1.2.3.5. City district (level 5)

City districts have their own hierarchical level separate from that for subdistricts and blocks.

In the Russian Federation, this level includes:

1. In the federal city of Moscow: administrative regions (other than Novomoskovskiy and Troitskiy) and districts.

2. In the federal city of Saint Petersburg: administrative regions and municipalities.

3. In the federal city of Sevastopol: Gagarinskiy and Leninskiy regions, and Nakhimov Municipal City District.

4. City administrative districts (areas) that are officially recognized in district legislation are included in the appropriate registers for that administrative division.

For city districts, an administrative unit of level 5 (City district) or higher with the smallest area that fully covers this district is selected as the parent.

Note

In the Russian Federation, the parent items for this level are cities (level 3).

City districts are the parent entities for blocks of the same name located within one locality.

Note

Assign territorial divisions and items that don't meet the conditions listed above (even if their names contain the word district) to level 6 (named territory) or 7 (block).

4.1.2.3.6. Named territory (level 6)

This level of the hierarchy includes:

1. Unofficial territories within localities that have borders and established informal or historical names.

   Note

   Do not label territories with type names (for example, residential area, farm, cottages)

   In other words, they are not "type" names such as private, but rather proper names.

   For example: Ивановская Горка (Moscow), Славенский Конец (a historical district in Velikiy Novgorod), Кирзавод (a block in Davlekanovo), Калошино and Чоботы territories in Moscow (traditionally named after former large villages that aren't part of the address), Центр (in many smaller cities).

2. Anthropogenic terrain (former localities or agricultural areas) bearing traces of human activity that can be identified and still serve as landmarks, such as dilapidated buildings, remnants of former vegetable gardens, boundaries between plots of land, and so on.

   Note

   If such uninhabited areas still have addresses and streets (such as the Chernobyl zone), they are classified as localities (level 4).

3. Previously inhabited areas where no anthropogenic influence can be discerned via satellite imagery. Mark these items with a placemark (no polygons).

   If a vegetation item currently bears the name of the terrain, create the terrain in the Vegetation layer.

4. Administrative territorial formations that appear on the site of rural and urban settlements in municipal and urban districts: territorial management, territorial office, rural territory, rural district, and so on. Do not create these territorial formations again in Yandex Map Editor in places where settlement boundaries were not mapped.

5. Intersections and interchanges with established proper names.

   Note

   If an item's name is derived from its location or names of the roads in the area, it is not considered proper name.

Enter an Official name for these types of territories (even though they don't have official names per se, which their level classification attests to).

Nesting of named territories is not allowed: parent divisions for level 6 items must belong to a higher level of the hierarchy. Even in cases where the named territory (level 6) is located in an unofficial district that is also a level 6 item, the locality is still the parent item for both of them.

For example, Stary Oskol locality is on the historical site of Uglinskaya Gora (level 6) and is located wholly on the territory of the Yezdotskaya Sloboda (level 6) historical area, but the parent map item for both of them is the City of Stary Oskol (level 4).

Alert

Level-six items cannot have child items. You cannot attribute addresses and roads to level-six items.

4.1.2.3.7. Blocks (level 7)

This level of the hierarchy includes:

1. Former villages, towns, and cities that are no longer official localities but whose names are used in addresses.

   For example: the former city of Klimovsk that became part of the city of Podolsk has its own address system; the former "working village" of Pirogovsky that became part of the city of Mytishchy has its own address system; the village of Ivakino that became part of the city of Khimky has its own address system.

2. Former villages and settlements that are no longer official localities and whose names are not used in addresses, but they remain distinct in their urban structure and serve as reference landmarks.

   For example: the villages of Chebaks and Kulsitovo in Kazan, the villages of Schibrovo and Burtsevo in Moscow, the cottage village of Bakovka in Odintsovo, the cottage village of Rastorguevo in Vidnoye.

3. Residential areas, towns, and villages located on the territory of localities that do not have an official status but are referenced as citywide landmarks in official documents (for designation purposes) and used in the names of transport stops, media, and advertising (by officially registered mass media organizations and advertising agencies). If you are not sure what an item's type is, give preference to whatever one is used in local government documents.

   For example: посёлок Клементьевский (in Sergiev Posad); посёлок Копосово, посёлок Высоково (in Nizhniy Novgorod); жилой массив Вознесенское (in Kazan).

4. Architectural planning divisions that have the subdistrict or block types in their names may be located within localities or outside of them.

   For example: микрорайон Бурнаковский (Nizhniy Novgorod), микрорайон Ново-Сырово (Podolsk), 7-й микрорайон.

5. Named individual homes and small khutor-type structures that have no other address indication other than their proper name. Also see point 3.2.1.4.5.

   Note

   Named residential homes in broad and sparsely populated areas are an exception. For details, see paragraph 3.2.2.3.4.

6. Residential complexes ─ blocks, individual buildings, and groups of buildings that are at least three stories high, usually similar in architecture and design, are fenced off from other buildings in the area, and have their own brand name.

7. Shift worker settlements, territories of sports complexes (including ski trails, race tracks, and recreation parks), recreation areas (resorts, country hotels), industrial parks, factory clusters, and active military cities that have named roads and addresses.

Note

To check the official status of a map item, refer to cadastral maps and other instruments of the state address register (in Russia, the relevant sources are the Rosreestr, Registers of localities and other formations, FIAS).

The following can be selected as parent for this level items:

An administrative unit with the smallest area that fully covers the block (except for units of the City district and Named territory types).

One exception is blocks of the same name located within one locality that cannot be attributed to an administrative unit with the smallest area. For such blocks, city districts (level 5) are selected as parent items.

In Uzbekistan, assign level 7 (Blocks) to items of the Махалля type if they are located entirely within a locality.

4.1.2.4. Center

See 3.2.2.4. It is the center.

4.1.2.5. City

See 3.2.2.5. Is a city.

4.1.2.6. Municipality

see 3.2.2.6. It is a municipality.

4.1.2.7. Doesn't have an official status

See 3.2.2.7. Does not have an official status.

4.1.2.8. Population

See 3.2.2.8. Population.

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