A Catchment Area is a GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

A Catchment Area is the area and population from which a town, city or individual service attracts visitors or customers.

For example:

• a School Catchment Area is the GEOGRAPHIC AREA from which students are eligible to attend a local School
• a Primary Care Trust Catchment Area is the GEOGRAPHIC AREA served by a Primary Care Trust etc.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	Catchment Areas