The city of republic significance of Petrozavodsk is incorporated separately from the district as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug.

The town of republic significance of Karachayevsk is incorporated separately from the district as Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.

As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Petrozavodsk is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug.

As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Duyrtyuli is incorporated within Dyurtyulinsky Municipal District as Dyurtyuli Urban Settlement.

As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Gudermes is incorporated within Gudermessky Municipal District as Gudermesskoye Urban Settlement.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of republic significance of Grozny-an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk is incorporated as Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.

City of republic significance (or importance) is a type of an administrative division in some countries of the former Soviet Union.

As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Almetyevsk is incorporated within Almetyevsky Municipal District as Almetyevsk Urban Settlement.

As an administrative division, is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Nurlat-an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.