Metropolitan statistical area

In Alduria-Wechua, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a government designation given to a specific geographical region within the country that has a high density of population at its core and maintains close economic and political ties with its surrounding suburbs, towns, villages, or small cities. Typically centered on a single large "anchor city", an MSA is not legally incorporated into one whole city or town. They also do not form any sort of official or actual administrative divisions. Another name used for an MSA in Alduria-Wechua is conurbation.

A metropolitan statistical area is defined by the Alduro-Wechua Department of the Interior. It is used by businesses and other federal, state, and local government agencies for statistical purposes.