urban area

noun

1. (in population censuses) a city area considered as the inner city plus built-up environs, irrespective of local body administrative boundaries

Example Sentences

Its scope was narrowed to eight of California’s 58 counties, targeting heavily urban areas like Los Angeles, San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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When violent crime doesn’t rise in suburban or rural areas but rises 61% in urban areas, that should be big news.

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The researchers found much higher concentrations of forever chemicals at sites treated with firefighting foams, as well as those closer to urban areas.

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“L.A. is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities,” it reads, echoing a common critique of one of the world’s most misunderstood urban areas.

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The large swaths of the state affected by the Postal Service changes include both rural and urban areas such as Bakersfield, the Central Valley, the Central Coast, Palm Springs and more.

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