Shanty town
A shanty town was a settlement consisting of a  loose collection of poorly constructed buildings.

In 2151, the capital city of the planet Coridan was surrounded by a large shanty town, with almost as many people living in it as within the official city. In no small part this was a symptom of a wider social conflict on the planet, with impoverished rebels opposing the parties in .()

See also 
 Slum

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Settlement types