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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@LarryOhh naw he producers..... I'm suprised he's got a nice buzz. But I don't know how ya metro areas are configured
TheHoodzProdigy (K Allah Trakz) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:05:08 -0000
@LarryOhh naw he producers..... I'm suprised he's got a nice buzz. But I don't know how ya metro areas are configured
County home prices fall less than other metro areas: That's an improvement from fifth or sixth place in the.. http://bit.ly/8gpaXZ
cho3657 (Cho Pei Chin) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:04:12 -0000
County home prices fall less than other metro areas: That's an improvement from fifth or sixth place in the.. http://bit.ly/8gpaXZ
Video - CNBC.com: Airtime: ET. All 20 metro areas improved in annual rates of decline for October vs. September.. http://bit.ly/7Wy8pM
AlisaVolo (Alisa Volo) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:04:01 -0000
Video - CNBC.com: Airtime: ET. All 20 metro areas improved in annual rates of decline for October vs. September.. http://bit.ly/7Wy8pM
RT @bbattag: Monthly Home Prices Rise Again — With An Asterisk: Only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked in the Standard and Poor... http:/ ...
jwalker60 (jean hair) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:59:05 -0000
RT @bbattag: Monthly Home Prices Rise Again — With An Asterisk: Only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked in the Standard and Poor... http:/ ...
Top 50 metro areas for finding jobs, based on the job search difficulty index (D.C. #1, Detroit #50) The list: http://bit.ly/5BbiOe
NestleLibrary (Nestlé Library) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:15:54 -0000
Top 50 metro areas for finding jobs, based on the job search difficulty index (D.C. #1, Detroit #50) The list: http://bit.ly/5BbiOe
Is 3G wireless economically unfeasible in high density, high rise metro areas like New York? http://post.ly/GbdS
neuralgourmet (Leo Lincourt) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:44:44 -0000
Is 3G wireless economically unfeasible in high density, high rise metro areas like New York? http://post.ly/GbdS

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