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The objective of this section is to present the best available data on a wide range of health and related indicators. This should provide health planners and managers with easy access to data from a variety of sources.

Rural (non-urban) percentage

Definition	Proportion of population living in a non-urban environment. Non-urban, or rural areas include commercial farms, small settlements, rural villages and other areas which are further away from towns and cities. The definition includes semi-urban areas which are not part of a legally proclaimed urban area, but adjoin it.
Reference	Statistics South Africa. Census in Brief. The people of South Africa population census 1996. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 1998.
Ref. URL	http://www.statssa.gov.za/
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Indicator Type: -> Demographic -> Distribution