Satellite city
Satellite cities are smaller
municipalities that are adjacent to a major
city which is the core of a
metropolitan area. They differ from mere
suburbs,
subdivisions and especially
bedroom communities in that they have municipal governments distinct from that of the core
metropolis and employment bases sufficient to support their residential populations. Conceptually, satellite cities could be self-sufficient communities outside of their larger metropolitan areas. However, functioning as part of a metropolis, a satellite city experiences cross-commuting (that is, residents commuting out of and employees commuting into the city).
In
Portugal, both
Lisbon (pop. 564,657 - city itself) and
Porto (pop. 238,954 - city itself), are closely surrounded by a significant number of satellite cities and towns which in
conurbation results in large metropolitan areas with over 2 million inhabitants in the case of Lisbon, and over 1 million in the case of Porto.
Satellite City was the name given to the
press area located on the hills outside the
Branch Davidian complex in
Waco,
Texas,
USA during the
1993 siege of the complex by the U.S.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
See also: Satellite City (sitcom)
