A micropolitan area is a geographic region that has at least one urban core of between 10,000 and 50,000 people, but less than the population typical of a metropolitan area.
Think of a micropolitan area like a small town with its own mini-city center. It's not as bustling or crowded as New York City (a metropolitan area), but it's more populated and active than a rural village.
Urban Core: The central, innermost part of an urban area where the population is most densely concentrated.
Metropolitan Area: A region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing.
Rural Area: An open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people. It often contains farmland or wilderness.
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