TYPES OF COMMUNITIES
PREPARED BY: RAZHID B. DEONOSO
BSN 1-B
NSTP
UNDERSTANDING THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
COMMUNITIES
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
SOCIAL DYNAMICS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
GEOGRAPHICAL
COMMUNITY
A geographical community refers to a group of
people who live in the same area or share common
physical location
CHARACTERISTIC
PROXIMITY
SHARED ENVIRONMENT
LOCAL IDENTITY
COMMON RESOURCES
INTERDEPENDENCE
EXAMPLES
BARANGAYS IN METRO MANILA
MOUNTAIN COMUNITIES IN CORDILLERA
RURAL: AREAS CHARACTERIZED BY OPEN
SPACES, AGRICULTURE, AND SMALLER
POPULATIONS
KEY FEATURES: AGRICULTURAL FOCUS, CLOSE
KNIT COMMUNITIES, RELIANCE ON
TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
URBAN: CENTERS WITH HIGHER POPULATION
DENSITY, DEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
DIVERSE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
KEY FEATURES: INDUSTRIALIZATION, DIVERSE
JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND MODERN
INFRACTRUCTURE
EXAMPLE:
RURAL / URBAN
COMMUNITY
RURAL: BARANGAY IN PROVINCIAL AREA
(BANAUE IN IFUGAO)
URBAN: METROPOLITAN AREAS LIKE MAKATI
CITY
SECTORAL
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITIES ORGANIZED AROUND SPECIFIC
SECTORS SUCH AS AGRICULTURE,
INDUSTRIAL, OR SERVICE- ORIENTED
EXAMPLE:
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY IN NUEVA ECIJA
FUNCTIONAL
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITIES ORGANIZED BASED
ON A SPECIFIC FUNCTION, LIKE
FISHING OR TRADE
EXAMPLE:
FISHING COMMUNITY IN GENERAL
SANTOS CITY KNOWN FOR ITS TUNA
INDUSTRY
TRIBAL / INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITIES WITH DISTINCT CULTURAL IDENTITIES,
OFTEN ROOTED IN TRADITIONAL PRACTICE AND
BELIEFS
CULTURAL RICHNESS CONTRIBUTES TO THE OVERALL
DIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINE HERITAGE
EXAMPLE:
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE CORDILLERA REGION,
LIKE THE IGOROTS IN BANAUE
SPECIAL TYPES OF COMMUNITY
UNIQUE COMMUNITIES WITH SPECIFIC
CHARACTERISTICS, SUCH AS RELIGIOUS, EXPATRIATE, OR
ECO- COMMUNITIES.
EXAMPLE:
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY IN CEBU WITH A FOCUS
ON A PARTICULAR FAITH
EXPATRIATE COMMUNITY IN BONIFACIO GLOBAL
CITY (BGC) WITH A MIX OF INTERNATIONAL
RESIDENTS
ECO-COMMUNITY IN DAVAO PROMOTING
SUSTAINABLE LIVING PRACTICE
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