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  2. Rural area - Wikipedia

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    Often, rural regions have experienced rural poverty, poverty greater than urban or suburban economic regions due to lack of access to economic activities, and lack of investments in key infrastructure such as education. Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of land-intensive natural resources such as agriculture and ...

  3. Village - Wikipedia

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    Most rural areas in Pakistan tend to be near cities, and are peri-urban areas. This is due to the definition of a rural area in Pakistan being an area that does not fall within an urban boundary. [14] A village is called deh or gaaon in Urdu. Pakistani village life is marked by kinship and exchange relations. [15]

  4. Local government in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    A district (Urdu: ضلع‬, zillah) is the first tier of local government. In total there are 149 districts in Pakistan, of which several are city districts . A District Government or a City District Government and Zillah Council form the governing body, with the District Coordination Officer serving as the administrative head. [ 8 ]

  5. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi पश्मीना, Urdu پشمينه, ultimately from Persian پشمينه. Punch from Hindi and Urdu panch پانچ, meaning "five". The drink was originally made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices. [15] [16] The original drink was named paantsch. Pundit

  6. Urban–rural political divide - Wikipedia

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    Urbanrural conflict in the American South has a complicated and diverse history, with numerous factors contributing to tensions between the two populations. [27] One of the main causes of this tension is the economic divide that has arisen between urban and rural areas.

  7. Suburb - Wikipedia

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    A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area which is predominantly residential and within commuting distance of a large city. [1] Suburbs can have their own political or legal jurisdictions, especially in the United States, but this is not always the case, especially in the United Kingdom, where most suburbs are located within the administrative boundaries of ...

  8. Suburbanization - Wikipedia

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    A suburban land use pattern in the United States (Colorado Springs, Colorado), showing a mix of residential streets and cul-de-sacs intersected by a four-lane road. Suburbanization (American English), also spelled suburbanisation (British English), is a population shift from historic core cities or rural areas into suburbs.

  9. Exurb - Wikipedia

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    Exurbs can be defined in terms of population density across the extended urban area, for example "the urban core (old urban areas including Siming and Huli, where the population density is greater than 51 persons per ha), the suburban zone (old urban and new urban transitional zones including Haicang and Jimei, where the population density is ...