Rural settlement

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The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. In some others, rural settlements traditionally do not include towns.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Common types of rural settlements are villages, hamlets, and farms. They may be dispersed.{{Cite book |last=Park |first=Chris |title=A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation |last2=Allaby |first2=Michael |date=2017 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780191826320 |edition=3rd |chapter=rural settlement}}

Traditionally, rural settlements were associated with agriculture. In modern times other types of rural communities have been developed .

The settlement where the occupation of majority of people relate to the local natural resources are called rural settlement for example, (1) settlement of fisheries along a sea coast, (2) settlement of tribal people in the forest area and (3) settlement of farmers along the banks of rivers.

Rural settlements show the reciprocal relationship of human occupance features and environment.