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Many metropolitan districts were boroughs from their establishment on 1 April 1974; others gained borough status later. In 1986 the metropolitan county councils were abolished under the Local Government Act 1985 and most of their functions were devolved to the metropolitan boroughs, making them, to a large extent, unitary authorities in all but ...
List of metropolitan areas by population. List of largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East; List of metropolitan areas in Africa; List of metropolitan areas in Asia; List of metropolitan areas in Europe; List of metropolitan areas in the Americas; List of metropolitan areas in Northern America; List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies ...
6 metropolitan counties (covered by combined authorities) 36 metropolitan boroughs (a.k.a. metropolitan districts) 21 two-tier non-metropolitan counties: 164 non-metropolitan districts: Berkshire (non-governing, non-metropolitan) 6 non-metropolitan districts (de facto unitary authorities) 56 unitary authorities. Isles of Scilly (sui generis)
In the United States, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). [8] In the Philippines, metropolitan areas have an official agency, such as Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), which manages Manila metropolitan area. [9]
Metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands (county) (7 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Metropolitan boroughs" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Metropolitan areas of the United Kingdom (2 C, 5 P) Metropolitan areas of the United States (13 C, 3 P) V. Metropolitan areas of Venezuela (8 P)
In some cases, metropolitan regions and political municipalities cannot be separated, as in the case of metropolitan municipalities or city regions, which exist in some countries. There is no globally standardised definition of what constitutes a city, and municipal divisions differ from country to country.
List of national capitals by name (present and past) List of capitals and larger cities by country; List of current and former capital cities within U.S. states; List of metropolitan areas by population; List of the world's most populous cities; List of cities in India; List of planned cities; List of city nicknames in the United States; List ...