Large urban areas refer to highly populated regions characterized by dense human settlement, extensive infrastructure, and diverse economic activities. These areas often have multiple interconnected cities and towns.
Related terms
Megacity: An exceptionally large urban area usually characterized by having more than 10 million inhabitants.
Urban sprawl: The uncontrolled expansion of cities into surrounding rural areas, resulting in low-density development patterns.
Metropolitan region: A large-scale urban area consisting of one or more central cities along with adjacent suburban and rural areas that are economically linked together.