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A sitio in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a sitio's location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own barang
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Barrio
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Barrio is generally defined as each area of a city delimited by functional, social, architectural or morphological features. In Spain, in most of Hispanic America, and in the Philippines, the term may
Sitio
…named, and organized into "sitios" so that municipalities and cities could more easily be governed through the barangay system, then known as the barrio system. A sitio does not have an independent administration; it is established purely for organizational purposes only. Purok…
Sign marking the entrance to Barrio San Antón, one of Ponce's official barrios in Puerto Rico
Spanish signs advertising "La Casa de las Novias", "Cuchifritos" and Banco Popular are visible in a row of stores in this photo of El Barrio at Lexington and 116th in Manhattan, New York, U.S.