In today's world, Purok is a topic that has captured the attention and interest of many people around the world. Whether due to its impact on society, its relevance in the scientific field or its influence on popular culture, Purok has become a topic of great importance. As more and more people become interested in Purok, debates, research and discussions are generated covering a wide range of aspects related to this topic. In this article, we will explore in detail the different facets of Purok and its impact today.
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Category | Zone |
Location | Philippines |
Found in | Barangay |
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A purok (English: district[1] or zone) is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines.[2][3] While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a purok often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay.[4]
A purok is typically composed of twenty to fifty or more households, depending on the particular geographical location and cluster of houses.[4] The term purok is often applied to a neighborhood (zone) within an urbanized barangay, or a portion (district) of a less densely populated, but still relatively geographically compact, barangay. This contrasts with the sitio, which is usually a cluster of households (hamlet) in a more dispersed, rural barangay.
If created and given a mandate by an ordinance of the barangay, municipality, or city, a purok could perform government functions under the coordination and supervision of their local officials.[4] Sometimes, a member of the Sangguniang Barangay (Barangay Council) may be recognized as the leader of their purok.[5]
New barangays are often created by officially enumerating which puroks and/or sitios are included within the territory.[6][7] On rare occasions, a purok may also be enumerated in the creation of a municipality, as in the case of Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao where the puroks of Libutan East and Pagatin I were directly named as one of the constituent parts of the new municipality.[8] These two puroks were later recognized as full-fledged barangays by the Philippine Statistics Authority in early 2010.[9]