remote place; out-of-the-way area
Refers to a place far from urban centers, often with a nuance of being inconvenient or isolated. Common in news and formal descriptions.
There are few hospitals in the remote areas of this prefecture.
Because the village is in a remote area, transportation is inconvenient.
My grandparents live in a remote area.
The medical system in remote areas is still underdeveloped.
辺地 refers to an isolated, out-of-the-way place, while 都会 refers to a bustling city area, the opposite kind of location.
Compound of 辺 (へん, 'vicinity, area') and 地 (ち, 'land, place'). The reading is on'yomi.