hamletlevel
Hamletlevel is a term used in geography, urban planning, and data management to denote the level of a settlement hierarchy that corresponds to hamlets—small rural settlements typically smaller than villages and often lacking their own formal government. The exact meaning of hamletlevel varies by country, agency, and data system, but it generally identifies the lowest tier in a settlement hierarchy used for administrative purposes or statistical reporting.
Administrative usage: In some jurisdictions, hamlets form part of larger civil parishes, municipalities, or districts and
Geographic information systems and census data: In GIS and demographic datasets, hamletlevel is often a category
Criteria for defining a hamlet and the resulting hamletlevel are not universal. Population thresholds, housing density,
Relation to other terms: Hamletlevel should be distinguished from the general concept of a hamlet as a