Metropolitan area
This article is about densely populated regions. For the core of such regions, see Metropolis. For other uses, see Metropolitan (disambiguation). "Metro area" redirects here. For the dance music duo, see Metro Area. @media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti>.thumbinner{width:100%!important;max-width:none!important}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:none!important;width:100%!important;text-align:center}} A metropolitan area , sometimes referred to as a metro area or commuter belt , is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. [1] A metro area usually comprises multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships, boroughs, cities, towns, exurbs, suburbs, counties, districts, states, and even nations like the eurodistricts. As social, economic and political institutions have changed, metropolitan are...