More than 80% of the population live in rural settlements or a market town.
There are 1,709 rural settlements in the district having population of 200 to 1000+ people.
Between 1850 and 1880 the area changed from a small rural settlement to a town of 4,500 residents.
Learn about the rich culture of these fascinating people on a visit to a rural settlement.
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country.
In Scotland the term is still used for some rural settlements.
Small rural settlements exist in the northern and western parts of the county.
His first goal was to accelerate rural settlement and primary production.
It is a small, rural settlement with a population of 1,218 (Census 2002).
In some others, rural settlements traditionally do not include towns.