The phrase "a number of settlements" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to multiple settlements or locations, often in a context discussing geography, law, or social issues.
Example: "The report highlighted a number of settlements that were affected by the recent flooding."
Alternatives: "several settlements" or "multiple settlements".
A number of settlements were established along the coast, most notably Brunei.
He moved to Palestine in 1914 when it was under Ottoman rule, working there in a number of settlements.
A number of settlements are located in the banto faros on the middle course of the river, where there is less danger of flooding than in the swamps.
The Yaquis, driven out of Mexico many generations ago, have a number of settlements around Arizona, this one among the earliest.
Gunmen flying jihadist flags have been seen in Mali's distant north, its farthest east and a number of settlements in between.
Gunmen flying jihadist flags have been seen in Mali's distant north, in its farthest east, and in a number of settlements in between.
In connection with its exit from that country in 1992, TexPet entered into a number of Settlement-and-Release Agreements with the government of Ecuador, under which the government agreed to release TexPet from all liability for various environmental claims in exchange for TexPet's remediation of the area.
The Celtic peoples established a number of settlement centers, beginning in the early 4th century BC, mostly in southern Poland, which was at the outer edge of their expansion.
There have also been a number of individual settlements: Bank of America's $16bn settlement in August was the biggest related to the sale of mortgage-backed securities.
By increasing the economic base of Kosovo, namely the increase of industrialization also increases the number of larger settlements and reduce the number of smallest, such as in the censuses of 1961 dominated the settlements size <500 inh with a number of 824 settlements.
