Non-agricultural activity is the main factor in the economic development of rural areas. The paper describes and analyses the spatial diversity of the basic resources and non-agricultural activity of rural areas in the Kujawy-Pomorze province and attempts to assess the level of economic development of these areas with the use of two methods, one of which is evaluation of the gross value added. It was found that the highest level of development is characteristic of suburban rural areas situated in the vicinity of the largest and economically strong cities like Bydgoszcz and Toruń.

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