ghetto

The word poor district colloquially describes parts of the city that have a high proportion of poor . Further names are:

• Barriada in Peru
• Slum area in China
• Favela in Brazil
• Población in Chile
• Slum in Africa
• Township in South Africa and Namibia
• Informal settlement
• Villa Miseria in Argentina

See also:

Wiktionary: slums  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations