urbanized area

collocation in English

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urbanized
adjective
uk
/ˈɜː.bən.aɪzd/us
/ˈɝː.bən.aɪzd/
having a lot of houses, offices, factories, etc., or having a lot of people who live and work in cities ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofurbanizedandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the years 1860-1880 the population doubled in theurbanizedarea, and it doubled again in 1880-1900.
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Places within theurbanizedareaof cities with a population of 50,000 and over are placed in the category for the size of that central city.
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The population was 26,686 at the 2010 census, and the city was the center of anurbanizedareaof 75,702.
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Outside of theurbanizedareaof the county, most service is limited.
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The seven-county metro area contains a contiguousurbanizedareastretching from each core city with the exception of a few satellite cities.
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In addition, the prospect of jet fighter aircraft taking off and landing over theurbanizedareaaround the airfield was highly undesirable.
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Although theurbanizedareaincludes approximately 11,000 inhabitants, the municipality includes 37,126, according to the 2011 census.
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The rstein area has 211 inhabitants (as of 2010), making it the largesturbanizedareain the municipality.
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Since the oil field is in anurbanizedarea, it is easily accessible from all sides.
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After the creation of this boundary, the population density of theurbanizedareaincreased somewhat (from 1,135 in 1970 to 1,290 per km in 2000).
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Theurbanizedareain the borough increased from 1.8% in 1940 to 95.2% at the beginning of the 1980s.
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An urban growth boundary circumscribes an entireurbanizedareaand is used by local governments as a guide to zoning and land use decisions.
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The bureau defines a metropolitan statistical area as at least oneurbanizedareaof 50,000 or more inhabitants.
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The second space is defined by anurbanizedarea.
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The area was defined by the postal districts surrounding theurbanizedarea.
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Only a half-dozen populations are known, several of which are adjacent to or even within theurbanizedarea.
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Growth continues not only outside the existingurbanizedareabut also adjacent to existing development in the central areas.
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The whole complex covert 3425 acres, of which 5km2 acres isurbanizedarea.
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The term "urbanizedarea" denotes an urban area of 50,000 or more people.
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A metropolitan statistical area containing anurbanizedareaof at least 2.5 million people can be subdivided into two or more metropolitan divisions, provided specified criteria are met.
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