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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High Foreclosure Rates Spread into New Metro Areas http://bit.ly/PCVcy
JustinLoans (Justin Williams) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:15:15 -0000
High Foreclosure Rates Spread into New Metro Areas http://bit.ly/PCVcy
High Foreclosure Rates Spread into New Metro Areas http://cli.gs/yy7EX
Mckeachie6c (Hadwin Mckeachie) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:38:32 -0000
High Foreclosure Rates Spread into New Metro Areas http://cli.gs/yy7EX
High Foreclosure Rates Spread into New Metro Areas http://cnbc.com/id/33498688 $$ #Mortgages #Credit #SubprimeLending #Housing #RealEstate
CNBCtopStories (CNBC Top Stories) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:26:03 -0000
High Foreclosure Rates Spread into New Metro Areas http://cnbc.com/id/33498688 $$ #Mortgages #Credit #SubprimeLending #Housing #RealEstate
@HawaiiRealty maybe in some of the very bad Detroit proper, housing areas. Luckily the rest of the Metro area is not anywhere that bad.. Yet
jensenchris (Chris Jensen) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:14:38 -0000
@HawaiiRealty maybe in some of the very bad Detroit proper, housing areas. Luckily the rest of the Metro area is not anywhere that bad.. Yet
Detroit has the 4th lowest workplace fatalities or large metro areas. My explanation: no workers, no fatalities. http://bit.ly/fWP7J
plaintext (Jason Nolasco) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:01:12 -0000
Detroit has the 4th lowest workplace fatalities or large metro areas. My explanation: no workers, no fatalities. http://bit.ly/fWP7J
STATE NEWS: Flood watch lifted for some areas - A flood watch was posted Tuesday for significant parts of metro Atl... http://ow.ly/15XK0u
AJCOnline (AJC Online) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:58:09 -0000
STATE NEWS: Flood watch lifted for some areas - A flood watch was posted Tuesday for significant parts of metro Atl... http://ow.ly/15XK0u

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