| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
Cities | 5794 | 5942 | 6787 | 7393 | 8642 | 10,266 |
Towns | 7202 | 8688 | 11,911 | 7393 | 22,027 | 27,525 |
Rural areas | 1320 | 2322 | 2803 | 5482 | 4293 | 5524 |
Ratio of cities and towns | 90.78 | 86.30 | 86.96 | 72.95 | 87.72 | 87.25 |