WORLD´S CITIES

Definition

Population inhabiting a group of people who are mainly engaged in industrial and commercial activities

Classification

Cornubation

Cornubation

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It is an extensive urban area resulting from the expansion of several cities or towns so that they coalesce but usually retain their separate identities.

Metrapolitan area

Metrapolitan area

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It is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing.

Urban region

Urban region

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It is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment.

Megacity

Megacity

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It is a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of ten million people.

Hierarchy

Global city

Global city

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It is a city generally considered to be an important node in the global economic system. 

National city

National city

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It is the municipality exercising primary status in a country, state, province, or other region, usually as its seat of government.

Regional city

Regional city

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It is a term in use since about 1950 by urbanists, economists and urban planners to mean a metropolitan area and hinterland, often having a shared administration. 

Small city

Small city

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It is a city which is small