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| | City - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | In most parts of the world, cities are generally substantial and nearly always have an urban core, but in the United States many incorporated areas which have a very modest population, or a suburban or even mostly rural character, are designated as cities. |
| | Although city can refer to an agglomeration including suburban and satellite areas, the term is not usually applied to a conurbation (cluster) of distinct urban places, nor for a wider metropolitan area including more than one city, each acting as a focus for parts of the area. |
| | For instance the City of South Perth [City of South Perth] is part of the urban area known as Perth, commonly described as a city. |
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