Today, it is a large urban agglomeration (with around 160,000 inhabitants) and represents the center of eastern Switzerland.

Today, it still forms one of the largest urban agglomerations in Europe, alongside Moscow.

Kochi metropolitan area is the largest urban agglomeration in Kerala.

With a population density of 2,800/km2 and a population of some five million, it is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany.

In France métropole is also used to refer to large agglomerations.

Since a fusion in the seventies it belongs now to the larger agglomeration of Alveringem.

This may lead them to an understanding of forces that shape galaxies and even larger cosmic agglomerations.

Its system is based on polyfibre reinforced modules, which could be used as single units or combined to large agglomerations.

Member States can also use the regional development funds for the creation of industrial and technological parks in rural areas close to large urban agglomerations.

It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state and 24th biggest in the country.