過か疎そ地ち域いき

noun

underpopulated area; depopulated region

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

• 過か疎そ地ち域いきでは、公こう共きょう交こう通つう機き関かんの維い持じが難むずかしい。

  In underpopulated areas, maintaining public transportation is difficult.

• 政せい府ふは過か疎そ地ち域いきの活かっ性せい化かに取とり組くんでいる。

  The government is working on revitalizing depopulated regions.