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Metroplex


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A Metroplex is an area of 2 or more very close statistical metropolitan areas that converge upon one another.

Several metroplexes exist in the United States. The most common metroplexes in the U.S. are:

  • The Greater Los Angeles Area (sometimes referred to as Southland), comprised of Los Angeles - San Diego - Long Beach - Anaheim - Riverside - San Bernardino - Palmdale - Bakersfield - and Ventura.,
  • The BosWash comprised of New York City - Philadelphia - Baltimore - Boston - Washington, D.C - Newark - Providence - and Hartford.
  • Chicago - Milwaukee, known as Chicagoland.
  • Dallas - Fort Worth called DFW
  • San Jose - San Francisco, called the Bay Area.

    See also

  • Megacity
  • Metropolitan area


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