The rural population has become increasingly politicized in recent years.

近年来，农村人口对政治愈来愈感兴趣。

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The resulting settlement maps show how the distribution and density of the rural population around the city changed dramatically between AD 500 and 850, when copán collapsed.

由此产生的聚落地图显示，公元500年至公元850年，科潘古城崩溃时，城市周围农村人口的分布和密度发生了巨大变化。

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Two-thirds of the rural population remains poor.

三分之二的农村人口生活在贫困线以下。

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That affects the economy. In rural communities, if the population is always sick, they can't work in the fields and production suffers.

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They are also reported to be handing out guns to the rural population in Putumayo.

ECONOMIST: Putumayo��s tense wait for the arrival of Plan Colombia

They've applied for the water rights in seven rural valleys where cows and horses outnumber the rural population.

NPR: Struggling over Water: A Series Overview

Better, wider roads have raised expectations among the rural population, too, and among those living close to the highways.

BBC: India en route for grand highways