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Metropolitan area

Populated region with a high-density core (city) and lower density peripheral region (suburbs, rural areas).

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Clara Garcia

11/11/2025
Associate professor at TUdelft
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  1. Source: Eurostat

    These areas are defined as urban agglomerations (NUTS level 3 regions or groups of NUTS level 3 regions) where at least 50 % of the population lives inside a functional urban area (FUA) that is composed of at least 250 000 inhabitants.

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