A geographic area that is a metropolitan statistical area or a consolidated metropolitan statistical area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

region surrounding a central city and has at least 15 percent of its residents working in the central city.

A geographic area consisting of a central city of 50,000 population or more, plus the economically and socially inte- grated surrounding area, as established by the federal government; usually limited by county boundaries (slang "metro area").

The accumulated land in and around a city or other municipality which falls under the political and economic influence of that entity.

According to 42 CFR 5.2, metropolitan area means “an area which has been designated by the Office of Management and Budget as a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA).” All other areas are non- [..]

The accumulated land in and around a city or other municipality which falls under the political and economic influence of that entity.

Core areas of substantial centralized population and the adjacent economically and socially integrated areas (see census areas and metropolitan classification).

Statistics Canada has created groupings of municipalities, or Census subdivisions, in order to encompass the area under the influence of a major urban centre. Specific guidelines are used to group mun [..]

"Metropolitan area" means that area which on October 4, 1997, lies within the boundaries of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties.

A geographic area, consisting of one or more counties (or equivalent units or county divisions in New England) including a core city and developed areas closely integrated with that city, as determine [..]

A large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities that have a high degree of economic and social integration with that nucleus. This collective term was established by the federal Office [..]

See Census metropolitan area