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  2. List of terms for administrative divisions - Wikipedia

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    rural commune comune Italy: municipality comunidad Spain: community comunidade intermunicipal Portugal: intermunicipal community comunidade urbana Portugal: urban community concelho Cape Verde: municipality; synonym of município Portugal: corregimiento Panama: subdivision of a distrito: daerah: Malay-speaking countries: district provinsi ...

  3. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) - Wikipedia

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    A geographically localized community within a larger city, town, suburb, or rural area, particularly one which supports considerable face-to-face interactions between residents. ness In Scotland and parts of England, a headland or cape, or another name for a cuspate foreland; or a spur of a mountain ridge. [4] nodal region

  4. Rural area - Wikipedia

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    In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. [1] Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically described as rural, as well as other areas lacking substantial development.

  5. Rural areas in the United States - Wikipedia

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    About 13.4 million children under the age of 18 live in rural areas of the nation. [12] Children in rural areas had lower rates of poverty than those in urban areas (18.9 percent compared with 22.3 percent), but more of them were uninsured (7.3 percent compared with 6.3 percent). A higher percentage of "own children" in rural areas lived in ...

  6. List of administrative divisions by country - Wikipedia

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    10 unincorporated areas: 6 rural cities: 1 borough: Western Australia: 104 shires: 29 cities: 8 towns: 2 internal territories that are self-governing: Australian Capital Territory: Northern Territory: 9 regional councils: wards (electoral unit) suburbs [urban] and localities [rural] 5 unincorporated areas: 3 municipalities: 3 shires: 2 cities

  7. Best Rural Areas to Live and Work

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    Finding great rural places to live is easy, but finding great rural places to live and work is hard. That is why more and more people live near big cities -- for jobs. But, if you like rural ...

  8. Glossary of agriculture - Wikipedia

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    (pl.) aboiteaux A sluice or conduit built beneath a coastal dike, with a hinged gate or a one-way valve that closes during high tide, preventing salt water from flowing into the sluice and flooding the land behind the dike, but remains open during low tide, allowing fresh water precipitation and irrigation runoff to drain from the land into the sea; or a method of land reclamation which relies ...

  9. Category:Rural geography - Wikipedia

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