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Minimum criteria for classification of an urban area
For an area to be considered as urban, it must have at least one of each of the
following commercial, financial, professional, residential and public services:
1. Commercial Activity
- Pharmacy
- Supermarket/ wholesale
- Furniture / Appliance store
- Auto shop
- Restaurant
- Gas Station
- Beauty shop & Barbershop
- Department store
2. Financial Services
- PC bank
- ATM
3. Professional Services
-Doctor’s office
4. Residential
- Guest House
- Population (2,000)
5. Public Services
- Postal Agency
- Police Station
- Library
- Health Facility
- Market
- School
- Church
- Recreational Area
- Utilities
- Waste Disposal
- Transportation