Territorial and spatial features of the classification of municipalities

The article discusses the territorial-spatial aspects of the socio-economic development of municipalities. Approaches to the classification of municipalities are determined, based on the spatial-territorial characteristics based on the regulatory act, the status of territorial education is determined. In addition, theconcept of territorial complex-structured territorial territorial-spatial education of the region is also clarified. An approach to considering the territorial-spatial features of the type of municipality is determined by introducing individual indicators into the methodology for determining the assessment and analysis of socio-economic program development of the municipality. Maps of various territorial and spatial formations are proposed considering the characteristics of the status of territories. An analysis of the development of municipalities of various types of complex-structured region according to the regulatory status of territorial and spatial formations using the example of the Republic of Buryatia. This approach, considering the territorial-spatialfeatures of the municipality, makes it possible to develop socio-economic and municipal programs in conditionsas close as possible to the real position of the municipality.