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A Metroplex is an area of ''2 or more'' very close statistical Metropolitan Area s that converge upon one another.

Several ''metroplexes'' exist in the United States . The most common metroplexes in the U.S. are:

ChiPitts stretching from Chicago to Pittsburgh and including Detroit , Cleveland , Toledo , Columbus , Cincinnati , Indianapolis , and Milwaukee .

The Greater Los Angeles Area (sometimes referred to as Southland ), comprising Los Angeles - San Diego - Long Beach - Anaheim - Riverside - San Bernardino - Palmdale - Bakersfield - and Ventura .,

The BosWash comprising New York City - Philadelphia - Baltimore - Boston - Washington, D.C. - Newark - Providence - and Hartford .

Chicago - Northwest Indiana , known as Chicagoland .

Dallas - Fort Worth sometimes called DFW ; the area around Dallas and Fort Worth is regularly referred to as "The Metroplex" in print and television media inside the state of Texas , unlike the other metropolitan areas listed.

San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland , called the San Francisco Bay Area .

SEE ALSO

Megacity

Metropolitan Area