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

The issue has been hugely controversial along the River Wye in recent years, with as many as 23 million chickens - a quarter of the UK's poultry production - raised in the river's catchment area.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

The Grove is located near Watford and is well placed to draw fans from the London catchment area.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

All primary schools in both Holyhead and the Amlwch catchment area have announced they will remain closed on Friday, while many schools in western Anglesey also decided to shut due to the weather risks.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

A hundred thousand people lived in the dam catchment area, but up to a million peasant farmers, coming from far away, relied on the clinic.

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