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''Barrio'' ((:ˈbarjo)) is a Spanish word meaning neighborhood. In several Latin American countries and the Philippines, the term is also used officially to denote a division of a municipality. ==Usage== In Argentina and Uruguay, a barrio is a division of a municipality officially delineated by the local authority at a later time, and sometimes keeps a distinct character from others (as in the barrios of Buenos Aires though they have been superseded by larger administrative divisions). Here, the word does not have a special socioeconomic connotation, except that it is used in contrast to the ''centro'' (city center or downtown). The expression ''barrio cerrado'' (translated "closed neighborhood") is employed for small, upper-class, residential settlements, planned with an exclusive criterion and often literally enclosed in walls (a kind of gated community). In Colombia, the term is used for any urban area neighborhood whose geographical limits are determined locally. The term does not have any social class condition or overtones, as it is used to refer to working-class areas as well as those populated by the well-to-do. The term ''barrio de invasión'' or ''comuna'' is more often used to refer to shanty towns, but the term "barrio" has a more general use. In Cuba, Puerto Rico and Spain, the term barrio is used officially to denote a subdivision of a ''municipio'' (or municipality); the ''barrios'' are further subdivided into sectors. In the Philippines, the term "barrio" used to refer to rural village, but has now been changed by law to the term barangay - the basic political unit of government. The United States usage of the term ''barrio'' is also seen in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, where ''barrio'' is commonly given to slums in the outer rims of big cities such as Caracas and Santo Domingo, as well as lower to middle-class neighborhoods in other cities and towns. Well-known localities in the United States containing a sector called "Barrio" include Manhattan (Spanish Harlem), East Los Angeles, California; and Chicago, Illinois. Some of these are referred to as just "El Barrio" by the locals and nearby residents. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barrio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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