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  2. Satellite city - Wikipedia

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    Satellite cities differ from edge cities, which are suburbs with large employment bases and cultural offerings, in that satellite cities must have a true historic downtown, a distinct independent municipal government, existed as a city prior to becoming interconnected with the larger metropolitan core, and are surrounded by a belt of rural land between themselves and the central city.

  3. List of satellite cities by population - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the largest satellite cities worldwide, with over 500,000 people. A satellite city is defined as subordinate to a central city in a business or infrastructure sense, and it may or may not have more population than the central city due to arbitrary municipal definitions. Excluded are transborder agglomerations.

  4. Metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    Satellite image of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States and one of the largest in the world, with Long Island in the east and Manhattan at the center of the densest part of the image A metropolitan area usually includes a main city and a series of smaller satellite cities as can be seen in this map of Madrid's metropolitan area (click on the map to ...

  5. List of metropolitan areas in Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Satellite city: Within the same region of the core city, a city or township is defined as a satellite city if one of the following conditions is satisfied. A satellite city has to connect to the core city either directly or through its satellite cities. More than 10% of the employed residents commuting to the core city.

  6. Conurbation - Wikipedia

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    Skyscrapers of Shinjuku 2009 January . A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area.

  7. Urban area - Wikipedia

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    A satellite view of the U.S. Northeast megalopolis at night, the world's most economically productive megalopolis [1] with over 50 million residents, centered on New York City Greater Tokyo in Japan, the world's most populated urban area, with about 40 million inhabitants as of 2022 Greater São Paulo at night, as seen from the International Space Station Aerial view of Greater Adelaide, the ...

  8. Metropolis - Wikipedia

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    A metropolis (/ m ɪ ˈ t r ɒ p əl ɪ s / ⓘ) [2] is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural area for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.

  9. Category:Satellite cities - Wikipedia

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    Satellite Cities in India (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Satellite cities" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent ...