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  1. In defining a metropolitan area, it is sufficient that a city or cities form a nucleus with which other areas have a high degree of integration. A metropolitan area is commonly known and characterized by a high concentration in service sector labor and enterprises.

  2. This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in India.As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh or more, comprised in one or more districts, and consisting of two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by a public notification to be a Metropolitan area.

    Metropolitan Area
    State/ut
    Image
    Population
    Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
    58,150,000
    55,083
    23,598,000
    6,328
    15,870,000
    1,876
    11,490,000
    8,005
  3. The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as a metropolitan statistical area in 1983. A typical metropolitan area is polycentric and no longer monocentric due to suburbanization of employment and has a large historic core city, such as New York City or Chicago.

    Metropolitan Statistical Area
    2023 Estimate
    2020 Census
    % Change
    19,498,249
    20,081,935
    −2.91%
    12,799,100
    13,200,998
    −3.04%
    9,262,825
    9,449,351
    −1.97%
    8,100,037
    7,637,387
    +6.06%
  4. Jun 3, 2024 · Metropolitan area, a major city together with its suburbs and nearby cities, towns, and environs over which the major city exercises a commanding economic and social influence. Literally construed, metropolis from the Greek means “mother city,” and by implication there are progeny or dependents.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. Nov 21, 2023 · A metropolitan area (often called simply a metro) refers to a large, sprawling city and its surrounding municipalities, districts, or townships. Usually, the main city of a metropolitan area is...

  6. Dec 10, 2018 · A blog post that compares four approaches to defining metro areas based on commuting flows, population density, nighttime lights and agglomeration index. It uses Indonesia as a case study and shows how different approaches affect the number and size of metros.

  7. Apr 21, 2024 · A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metropolitan area usually comprises multiple principal cities, jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships, boroughs ...