過か疎そ地ち

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

underpopulated area; depopulated area

Refers to a region or locality with a declining or sparse population, often used in discussions of rural decline and regional policy.

• 過か疎そ地ちでは公こう共きょう交こう通つう機き関かんが減へっている。

  Public transportation is decreasing in underpopulated areas.

• この村むらは過か疎そ地ちに指し定ていされた。

  This village was designated as a depopulated area.