Pook rural at pook urban

Answer 1

1) If a barangay has a population size of 5,000 or more, then a barangay is considered urban, or

(2) If a barangay has at least one establishment with a minimum of 100 employees, a barangay is considered urban, or

(3) If a barangay has 5 or more establishments with a minimum of 10 employees, and 5 or more facilities within the two-kilometer radius from the barangay hall, then a barangay is considered urban.

BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER that:

1. All barangays in the National Capital Region be automatically classified as urban;

2. All highly urbanized cities be subjected to the urban-rural criteria in order to determine its urban-rural classification;

3. The NSO adopt the recommended definition starting in the 2005 Census of Population (PopCen); 4. The NSO conduct parallel runs for generation of data on urban population using the old and new definitions in the 2005 PopCen; and
5. The NSO and NSCB spearhead the conduct of an advocacy campaign to inform users on the new definition of urban barangays.

source:
http://www.nscb.gov.ph/resolutions/2003/9.asp