Term	Area Unit
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Short Definition
Statistical Activity	Geographic

Definition
Area units are aggregations of meshblocks with unique names. They are non-administrative areas intermediate between meshblocks and territorial authorities. Area units must either define or aggregate to define urban areas, rural centres, statistical areas, territorial authorities and regional councils. Each area unit must be a single geographic entity with a unique name. Area units of main or secondary urban areas generally coincide with communities of interest or parts thereof. Area units within urban areas normally contain 3,000-5,000 population.

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