sentences:  For a municipality to qualify as a town, it either needs to be a provincial capital, or have a population of at least 10,000 and sufficient income to cover the tasks of a town.When first organized in 1934, minimum qualification for town status was a population of 3,000 with a density of 1,000 per km².In 1939 requirements were increased to a population of 5,000 with a density of 2,000 per km², plus a financial criterion.