Tag:residential=irregular_settlement

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Description
Used with landuse=residential to further refine the residential area.
Group: landuse
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
See also
Status: in use

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This tag is used together with landuse=residential, to further refine the residential=* key.

Very dense residential areas or settlements (in inner city, urban, peri-urban, or suburban areas), displaying characteristics such as crowding (or overcrowding) and compact, or sub-standard housing units. The residential area are often traversed by a network of foot paths or narrow roads, with inadequate or informal delivery of utilities; reflecting a precarious or informal state of occupation reliant on (political) dependency on local authorities

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