Rural area

Rural areas are areas which are not towns or cities. They are often farming or agricultural areas. These areas are sometimes called "the country" or "countryside". People who live "in the country" often live in small villages, but they might also live somewhere where there are no other houses nearby.

Rural is the opposite of urban, which means places such as cities where buildings and places where people work and live are all close together.

Many people who live in cities like to go to the country to relax. They go there for recreation, often for their holidays, or to read.

In the U.S., the United States Census Bureau, defines a "rural area" as sparsely populated and far from urban centers, which make up an estimated 3% of the land area of the U.S., but is home to more than 80% of the total population.

Rural Area Media

Barossa Valley in South Australia, noted for its vineyards
Rice terraces in Kami, Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan
A rural landscape in Lappeenranta, South Karelia in Finland
A rural landscape near Mount Shasta in California
Rural Yorkshire Dales in England
A rural village in Rajasthan, India
Amra Kalan village in Kharian, Pakistan

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