Talk:metropolitan area

Metropolitan Area
Is this a US thing? Caps correct? Different from a metropolis? SemperBlotto 22:15, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, no, and yes. A metropolitan area (note caps) consists of a central major US city and a surrounding urban belt of semi-major cities, often with no visible transition between neighboring city areas.  "Cities" like New York, Dallas, and Los Angeles qualify because if it weren't for the posted city limit signs, you'd never know whether you were in the city or one of the large surrounding cities.  Such areas often sprawl across an entire county.  The San Francisco Bay Area is another such metropolitan area, come to think of it. --EncycloPetey 23:33, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * OK. In the UK Greater Manchester (as an example) is a metropolitan county and used to be a metropolitan borough. Whatever it is - it is a conurbation. SemperBlotto 22:26, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


 * 25,000+ book hits (in quotes)? Clearly widespread use, right?  --Connel MacKenzie 22:33, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, and defined for the US Census, so it will continue to have wide use. --EncycloPetey 23:50, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


 * So is this staying, or do we make someone look up three good cites and gun the entry if that doesn't happen? I'm certainly in no mood to hunt them up. -dmh 20:11, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Ah, come on, it's not that hard. I've added four quotes. --EncycloPetey 20:59, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Great. Not just U.S. DAVilla 21:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)