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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Why are #recession states red & recovery ones blue? RT @SHRMPA: MSNBC.com: Recession ends in 79 metro areas http://bit.ly/2VhB9Y #economy
KatherineLewis (Katherine Lewis) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:18:20 -0000
Why are #recession states red & recovery ones blue? RT @SHRMPA: MSNBC.com: Recession ends in 79 metro areas http://bit.ly/2VhB9Y #economy
One in five areas turned upward in Aug. including Kansas City Metro http://ping.fm/wasd1
TuckerOne (Kim Tucker) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:31:54 -0000
One in five areas turned upward in Aug. including Kansas City Metro http://ping.fm/wasd1
West Coast real estate agents are now reaching the mobile audience on-the-move in the Pacific Coast metro areas http://ow.ly/vg46
iphone_designs (Larry Baker) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:17:54 -0000
West Coast real estate agents are now reaching the mobile audience on-the-move in the Pacific Coast metro areas http://ow.ly/vg46
Detroit-Ann Arbor region ranked 14th in clean tech metro areas: http://tinyurl.com/yh42lvc
Translinked (Translinked) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:45:06 -0000
Detroit-Ann Arbor region ranked 14th in clean tech metro areas: http://tinyurl.com/yh42lvc
Recession ends in 79 metro areas? Sorry Chicago, Not you. http://bit.ly/4kh0zI
TheCondoist (The Condoist) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:27:00 -0000
Recession ends in 79 metro areas? Sorry Chicago, Not you. http://bit.ly/4kh0zI
These affordable metro areas offer sunny weather, jobs & rosy economic outlooks for retirees... http://bit.ly/14VQCZ
aolrealestate (AOL Real Estate) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:21:08 -0000
These affordable metro areas offer sunny weather, jobs & rosy economic outlooks for retirees... http://bit.ly/14VQCZ

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