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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http://bit.ly/18SKrV Only Five Metro Areas Post Construction Employment Gains - Rental Equipment Register (registrat... http://bit.ly/8Ty5DZ
stafffinancial (StaffFinancial) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:44:11 -0000
http://bit.ly/18SKrV Only Five Metro Areas Post Construction Employment Gains - Rental Equipment Register (registrat... http://bit.ly/8Ty5DZ
@littleBIGchris It might be partly that some other metro areas that are transportationally challenged like Miami do have cab reservations.
seishin17 (Kristopha Hohn) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:35:03 -0000
@littleBIGchris It might be partly that some other metro areas that are transportationally challenged like Miami do have cab reservations.
Wondering if anyone outside the greater LA/Tucson metro areas are watching the USC/AZ game?
longhorndave (longhorndave) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:25:14 -0000
Wondering if anyone outside the greater LA/Tucson metro areas are watching the USC/AZ game?
A place for photos showing the History of Houston Ambulance Service, Texas & nearby Metro Houston areas. Private... http://fb.me/3jBjOLY
louisbernhardt (Father Louis) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:48:40 -0000
A place for photos showing the History of Houston Ambulance Service, Texas & nearby Metro Houston areas. Private... http://fb.me/3jBjOLY
S.C. metro areas among fastest-recovering MSAs: http://wp.me/pCW2G-6m
robbieromeiser (Robbie Romeiser) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:19:13 -0000
S.C. metro areas among fastest-recovering MSAs: http://wp.me/pCW2G-6m
Unemployment rises in almost half of metro areas... http://tinyurl.com/yggsbh9
votemattschultz (Matt Schultz) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:35:34 -0000
Unemployment rises in almost half of metro areas... http://tinyurl.com/yggsbh9

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