A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs.

A metropolitan area usually combines an agglomeration (the contiguous built-up area) with peripheral zones not themselves necessarily urban in character, but closely bound to the centre by employment or commerce; these zones are also sometimes known as a commuter belt, and may extend well beyond the urban periphery depending on the definition used.

The core cities in a polycentric metropolitan area need not be physically connected by continuous built-up development, distinguishing the concept from conurbation, which requires urban contiguity. In a metropolitan area, it is sufficient that central cities together constitute a large population nucleus with which other constituent parts have a high degree of integration.

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RT @wibuilder:Biz Beat: Who says Wisconsin sucks for business? Madison, Milwaukee both ranked in top 20 metro areas http://ow.ly/16akva
1bizzywriter (MaryBeth Matzek) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:43:10 -0000
RT @wibuilder:Biz Beat: Who says Wisconsin sucks for business? Madison, Milwaukee both ranked in top 20 metro areas http://ow.ly/16akva
RT @captimes Biz Beat: Who says Wisconsin sucks for business? Madison, Milwaukee both ranked in top 20 metro areas http://ow.ly/16akva
ThriveHere (Thrive ) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:03:09 -0000
RT @captimes Biz Beat: Who says Wisconsin sucks for business? Madison, Milwaukee both ranked in top 20 metro areas http://ow.ly/16akva
How hard should it be to find a sales rep in one of the largest metro areas in US? It's like Cutco doesn't want me as a customer.
stacey_parker (Stacey Parker) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:41:01 -0000
How hard should it be to find a sales rep in one of the largest metro areas in US? It's like Cutco doesn't want me as a customer.
RT @gorealty: RT @KenAtkins: Raleigh-Cary one of just 10 metro areas to show faster growth in jobs and gross metropolitan product: http: ...
StanPacHomesRal (StanPacHomesRal) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:42:34 -0000
RT @gorealty: RT @KenAtkins: Raleigh-Cary one of just 10 metro areas to show faster growth in jobs and gross metropolitan product: http: ...
RT @FXStefan List of MarketWatch's best cities for business '09: See the complete list of 101 metro areas as ranked ... http://bit.ly/83p7il
economaniac (economan) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:20:05 -0000
RT @FXStefan List of MarketWatch's best cities for business '09: See the complete list of 101 metro areas as ranked ... http://bit.ly/83p7il
List of MarketWatch's best cities for business '09: See the complete list of 101 metro areas as ranked in MarketWat... http://bit.ly/4Hqyrj
marketfeed (Market Feed) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:19:34 -0000
List of MarketWatch's best cities for business '09: See the complete list of 101 metro areas as ranked in MarketWat... http://bit.ly/4Hqyrj

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