catchment area

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In one village, the Fidesz mayor is also the district doctor for a catchment area covering 32 settlements.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

As many as 23 million chickens, a quarter of the UK's poultry production, are raised in the river's catchment area.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

The authority added that the majority of students at Cantley had come from outside the catchment area and there were surplus places at several nearby schools.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

Parents of children that turn five in the next academic year have been asked to contact the school in the catchment area they live in by 31 January.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

Farmer decided that all TB patients in the catchment area should receive the full package of services, including the equivalent of five American dollars per month.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French