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| Location | Philippines |
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Asitio (Spanish for "site") in thePhilippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of abarangay. Typically rural, asitio's location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own barangay if its population were high enough.Sitios are similar topuroks, but the latter are more urban and closer to the center of the barangay, especially thebarangay hall. The term is derived from theSpanish wordsitio meaning "place".
During theSpanish colonial period the colonial government employed thereducción policy, allowing the remapping of various settlements. Several far-flung hamlets were identified, named, and organized into "sitios" so that municipalities and cities could more easily be governed through the barangay system, then known as thebarrio system.[1][2] Asitio does not have an independent administration; it is established purely for organizational purposes only.
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