Settlements vs cities?

[CHUSACION ES BAN GENTE]

Whats the pros and cons of each? I get settlements produce but isnt a city better overall?

[Tiberius]

It seems to me that cities are superior, give more control over their output - the exception might be for tribal factions with a tribesmen focus?

I think the best thing about settlements is you now don't have to micro 150+ cities... can't help but feel that most city / settlement interaction should actually occur at the province level. What is the point of a governor if I have to micro each pop in each city - I should be able to tell him "hey I need manpower" and he works towards that, seems more realistic, and would place greater emphasis on picking good governors.

[Hexatorium]

From what I've been able to tell, settlements are useful to spread out population; have wider production in your provinces. You certainly want cities, but having nothing but cities is expensive as ♥♥♥♥, and likely counter productive. To me it seems settlements have more raw production.