Definition
1 - Urban areas/barangays - refer to barangays having at least 1,000 inhabitants and
meet at least three of the following:
a) a town hall/barangay hall or a church or chapel with religious service at least once a month;
b) a public plaza, a park or a cemetery;
c) a market place or a building where trading activities are carried on at least once a week; and
d) a public building like a school, hospital, a puericulture or health center or a library. And in where the occupation of the inhabitants is predominantly nonfarming/fishing.
2 - Rural areas/barangays - refer to all barangays that do not meet the requirements for classification as urban.