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. 2016 Feb 8;18(2):e31. doi: 10.2196/jmir.4510

Table 2.

Structure of the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas (RRMA) classification.

Zone Category
Metropolitan zone

M1 Capital cities

M2 Other metropolitan centers (urban center population >100,000)
Rural zone

R1 Large rural centers (urban center population 25,000-99,999)

R2 Small rural centers (urban center population 10,000-24,999)

R3 Other rural areas (urban center population <10,000)
Remote zone

Rem1 Remote centers (urban center population >4999)

Rem2 Other remote areas (urban center population <5000)