What is Conurbation?
<imagemap> File:Randstad.png|400px|thumb|right|Clickable schematic map of the Randstad, a big conurbation in the Netherlands circle 528 380 26 [[Schiphol]] rect 426 356 498 436 [[Haarlemmermeer]] rect 399 166 479 245 [[Velsen]] circle 250 716 32 [[Delft]] circle 220 642 60 [[The Hague]] circle 456 569 27 [[Alphen aan den Rijn]] circle 555 201 52 [[Zaanstad]] circle 999 168 42 [[Lelystad]] circle 798 474 29 [[Hilversum]] circle 492 692 34 [[Gouda]] circle 347 654 31 [[Zoetermeer]] circle 944 532 40 [[Amersfoort]] circle 521 24 33 [[Alkmaar]] circle 442 294 44 [[Haarlem]] circle 466 943 36 [[Dordrecht]] circle 334 537 30 [[Leiden]] circle 840 314 50 [[Almere]] rect 245 738 400 869 [[Rotterdam]] rect 13 725 81 789 [[Port of Rotterdam]] rect 82 749 116 788 [[Port of Rotterdam]] rect 117 778 148 803 [[Port of Rotterdam]] rect 120 804 209 835 [[Port of Rotterdam]] rect 158 826 247 857 [[Port of Rotterdam]] circle 742 617 53 [[Utrecht (city)]] circle 615 324 88 [[Amsterdam]] </imagemap> A '''conurbation''' is an [[urban area]] that includes a number of [[cities]], [[town]]s and villages which, through [[population growth]] and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. It is a sort of [[agglomeration]]. A [[metropolitan area]] usually combines one or several conurbations. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Settlements]] [[Category:Urban geography]]