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Metropolitan region

statistical definition of a metropolitan region by the EU
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Metropolitan region

Summary

Metropolitan region is a statistical definition[1].

Key Facts

  • Metropolitan region authored European Commission[2].
  • Metropolitan region authored Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development[3].
  • Metropolitan region's instance of is recorded as statistical definition[4].
  • Metropolitan region is a type of human-geographic territorial entity[5].
  • +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Metropolitan region[6].
  • Metropolitan region's described at URL is recorded as https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Territorial_typologies_manual_-_metropolitan_regions[7].
  • Metropolitan region's described at URL is recorded as https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Metro_regions[8].
  • Metropolitan region's facet of is recorded as metropolitan area[9].
  • Metropolitan region's different from is recorded as metropolitan area[10].
  • Metropolitan region's different from is recorded as functional urban area[11].
  • Metropolitan region's has part is recorded as NUTS 3 statistical territorial entity[12].

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Definition and Type

Metropolitan region's instance of is recorded as statistical definition[4]. It is a type of human-geographic territorial entity[5].

Origins

+2011-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Metropolitan region[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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