Satellite cities versus other types of settlement
Satellite cities are different from and are sometimes confused with the following related patterns of development.Suburbs
Satellite cities differ fromEdge cities
Satellite cities differ from edge cities, which are suburbs with large employment bases and cultural offerings, in that satellite cities must have a true historicMulti-polar cities
In some cases large metropolitan areas have multiple centers of close to equal importance. These multi-polar cities are often referred to asMetropolitan areas
Conceptually, satellite cities are miniature metro areas on the fringe of larger ones. Satellite cities are sometimes listed as part of the larger metro area, and sometimes listed as totally independent. In the United States, satellite cities are often (but not always) listed as independentExamples
Argentina
* Campana, Buenos Aires Province (satellite ofAustralia
* Central Coast (satellite ofBangladesh
*Belarus
*Belgium
*Brazil
*Bulgaria
*Cambodia
*Canada
*Croatia
* Velika Gorica (satellite ofEgypt
New towns are built and managed inEthiopia
* Chaka City (satellite ofFinland
*India
*Indonesia
*Israel
*Iran
*Ireland
*Japan
*Malaysia
*Mexico
*Netherlands
*New Zealand
* Hibiscus Coast (satellite ofPakistan
*Poland
* Boguszów-Gorce (satellite of Wałbrzych) * Jedlina-Zdrój (satellite of Wałbrzych) * Legionowo (satellite ofPhilippines
* Clark Freeport (satellite ofPortugal
* Amadora (satellite ofRussia
*Serbia
*Singapore
* Ang Mo Kio (satellite of the Central Area) *South Korea
* Bundang, Gyeonggi-do (satellite ofSwitzerland
*Taiwan
* Banqiao,Turkey
* Başakşehir (satellite ofUnited Kingdom
*United States
*Aiken, South Carolina, Aiken, South Carolina (satellite of Augusta, Georgia, Augusta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia) *Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown, Pennsylvania (satellite of New York City) *Alton, Illinois, Alton, Illinois (satellite of St. Louis) *Anaheim, California, Anaheim, California (satellite of Los Angeles) *Anderson, Indiana, Anderson, Indiana (satellite of Indianapolis) *Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (satellite of Detroit) *Annapolis, Maryland, Annapolis, Maryland (satellite of Baltimore and Washington, D.C.) *Arlington, Texas (satellite of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth) *Athens, Georgia, Athens, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia (satellite of Atlanta) *Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City, New Jersey (satellite of Philadelphia) *Auburn, Alabama, Auburn, Alabama (satellite of Columbus, Georgia, Columbus, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia) *Aurora, Illinois, Aurora, Illinois (satellite of Chicago) *Bayamón, Puerto Rico (satellite of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan) *Bainbridge, Georgia, Bainbridge, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia (satellite of Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee) *Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue, Washington (state), Washington (satellite of Seattle) *Berkeley, California, Berkeley, California (satellite of San Francisco) *Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (satellite of New York City) *Boulder, Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (satellite of Denver) *Bowling Green, Ohio, Bowling Green, Ohio (satellite of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo) *Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport, Connecticut (satellite of New York City) *Burlington, North Carolina (satellite of Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro) *Camden, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey (satellite of Philadelphia) *Canton, Ohio, Canton, Ohio (satellite of Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, Akron) *Cedar Park, Texas, Cedar Park, Texas (satellite of Austin, Texas, Austin) *Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (satellite of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, Durham) *Chester, Pennsylvania, Chester, Pennsylvania (satellite of Philadelphia) *Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater, Florida (satellite of Tampa, Florida, Tampa) *Cleveland, Tennessee, Cleveland, Tennessee (satellite of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chattanooga) *Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (satellite of Spokane, Washington, Spokane) *Columbia, Tennessee, Columbia, Tennessee (satellite of Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville) *Columbus, Indiana, Columbus, Indiana (satellite of Indianapolis) *Conway, Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas (satellite of Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock) *Dalton, Georgia, Dalton, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia (satellite of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chattanooga) *Decatur, Alabama, Decatur, Alabama (satellite of Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville) *DeKalb, Illinois, DeKalb, Illinois (satellite of Chicago) *Denton, Texas, Denton, Texas (satellite of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth) *Dover, Delaware, Dover, Delaware (satellite of Philadelphia) *Elgin, Illinois, Elgin, Illinois (satellite of Chicago) *Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Elizabethtown, Kentucky (satellite of Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville) *Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart, Indiana (satellite of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend) *Elyria, Ohio, Elyria, Ohio (satellite of Cleveland) *Escondido, California, Escondido, California (satellite of San Diego) *Everett, Washington (satellite of Seattle) *Falls Church, Virginia (satellite of Washington, D.C.) *Fall River, Massachusetts (satellite of Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, Providence) *Fajardo, Puerto Rico (satellite of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan) *Farmers Branch, Texas (satellite of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth) *Flint, Michigan, Flint, Michigan (satellite of Detroit) *Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (satellite of Milwaukee) *Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (satellite of Miami) *Frankfort, Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky (satellite of Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington) *Franklin, Tennessee, Franklin, Tennessee (satellite of Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville) *Frederick, Maryland, Frederick, Maryland (satellite of Baltimore and Washington, D.C.) *Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia (satellite of Washington, D.C.) *Fitchburg, Massachusetts (satellite of Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester and Boston) *Gainesville, Georgia, Gainesville, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia (satellite of Atlanta) *Galveston, Texas, Galveston, Texas (satellite of Houston) *Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana (satellite of Chicago) *Gastonia, North Carolina, Gastonia, North Carolina (satellite of Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte) *Glen Falls, New York, Glen Falls, New York (state), New York (satellite of Albany, New York, Albany) *Grand Haven, Michigan, Grand Haven, Michigan (satellite of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids) *Grants Pass, Oregon, Grants Pass, Oregon (satellite of Medford, Oregon, Medford) *Greeley, Colorado, Greeley, Colorado (satellite of Denver) *Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Greensburg, Pennsylvania (satellite of Pittsburgh) *Hamilton, Ohio, Hamilton, Ohio (satellite of Cincinnati) *Hammond, Indiana (satellite of Chicago) *Hammond, Louisiana, Hammond, Louisiana (satellite of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge and New Orleans) *Hanford, California, Hanford, California (satellite of Fresno, California, Fresno) *Henderson, Nevada, Henderson, Nevada (satellite of Las Vegas) *High Point, North Carolina, High Point, North Carolina (satellite of Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro) *Hinesville, Georgia, Hinesville, Georgia (US state), Georgia (satellite of Savannah, Georgia, Savannah) *Holland, Michigan, Holland, Michigan (satellite of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids) *Irving, Texas (satellite of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth) *Janesville, Wisconsin, Janesville, Wisconsin (satellite of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison) *Joliet, Illinois, Joliet, Illinois (satellite of Chicago) *Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, Wisconsin (satellite of Chicago and Milwaukee) *Kingston, New York, Kingston, New York (state), New York (satellite of New York City) *Kissimmee, Florida, Kissimmee, Florida (satellite of Orlando, Florida, Orlando) *La Porte, Indiana, La Porte, Indiana (satellite of Chicago) *Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Lake Havasu City, Arizona (satellite of Las Vegas) *Las Cruces, New Mexico, Las Cruces, New Mexico (satellite of El Paso, Texas, El Paso) *Lawrence, Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas (satellite of Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Kansas City) *Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Lebanon, Pennsylvania (satellite of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg) *Leominster, Massachusetts (satellite of Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester and Boston) *Lewiston, Maine, Lewiston, Maine (satellite of Portland, Maine, Portland) *Long Beach, California, Long Beach, California (satellite of Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles) *Longview, Washington, Longview, Washington (state), Washington (satellite of Portland, Oregon, Portland) *Lorain, Ohio, Lorain, Ohio (satellite of Cleveland) *Lowell, Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts (satellite of Boston) *Madera, California, Madera, California (satellite of Fresno, California, Fresno) *Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire (satellite of Boston) *Marietta, Ohio, Marietta, Ohio (satellite of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Parkersburg, West Virginia) *Marshall, Texas, Marshall, Texas (satellite of Shreveport, Louisiana, Shreveport) *Maysville, Kentucky, Maysville, Kentucky (satellite of Cincinnati) *Mesa, Arizona, Mesa, Arizona (satellite of Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix) *Michigan City, Indiana, Michigan City, Indiana (satellite of Chicago) *Middletown, Ohio, Middletown, Ohio (satellite of Cincinnati) *Milwaukee, Wisconsin (satellite of Chicago) *Monroe, Michigan, Monroe, Michigan (satellite of Detroit and Toledo, Ohio, Toledo) *Moorhead, Minnesota, Moorhead, Minnesota (satellite of Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo) *Morgantown, West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia (satellite of Pittsburgh) *Morristown, Tennessee, Morristown, Tennessee (satellite of Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville) *Muncie, Indiana, Muncie, Indiana (satellite of Indianapolis) *Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (satellite of Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville) *Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon, Michigan (satellite of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids) *Napa, California, Napa, California (satellite of San Francisco) *Naperville, Illinois, Naperville, Illinois (satellite of Chicago) *Naples, Florida, Naples, Florida (satellite of Cape Coral, Florida, Cape Coral and Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Myers) *Nashua, New Hampshire, Nashua, New Hampshire (satellite of Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester and Boston) *New Bedford, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Massachusetts (satellite of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence) *New Braunfels, Texas, New Braunfels, Texas (satellite of San Antonio) *New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven, Connecticut (satellite of New York City) *Newark, New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey (satellite of New York City) *Newark, Ohio (satellite of Columbus, Ohio) *Newburgh, New York, Newburgh, New York (state), New York (satellite of New York City) *Newport, Rhode Island, Newport, Rhode Island (satellite of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence) *Niagara Falls, New York, Niagara Falls, New York (state), New York (satellite of Buffalo, New York, Buffalo) *Niles, Michigan, Niles, Michigan (satellite of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend) *Norman, Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma (satellite of Oklahoma City) *Norwich, Connecticut, Norwich, Connecticut (satellite of Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford) *Oakland, California, Oakland, California (satellite of San Francisco) *Oceanside, California, Oceanside, California (satellite of San Diego) *Ogden, Utah, Ogden, Utah (satellite of Salt Lake City) *Olympia, Washington, Olympia, Washington (state), Washington (satellite of Seattle) *Oswego, New York, Oswego, New York (state), New York (satellite of Syracuse, New York, Syracuse) *Ottawa, Illinois, Ottawa, Illinois (satellite of Chicago) *Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro, Kentucky (satellite of Evansville, Indiana, Evansville) *Oxnard, California, Oxnard, California (satellite of Los Angeles) *Pasadena, California, Pasadena, California (satellite of Los Angeles) *Petersburg, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia (satellite of Richmond, Virginia, Richmond) *Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (satellite of Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock) *Plano, Texas, Plano, Texas (satellite of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth) *Port Huron, Michigan, Port Huron, Michigan (satellite of Detroit, Michigan, Detroit) *Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (satellite of Boston and Portland, Maine, Portland, Maine) *Poughkeepsie, New York, Poughkeepsie, New York (state), New York (satellite of New York City) *Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island (satellite of Boston) *Provo, Utah, Provo, Utah (satellite of Salt Lake City) *Punta Gorda, Florida, Punta Gorda, Florida (satellite of Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota) *Racine, Wisconsin, Racine, Wisconsin (satellite of Chicago and Milwaukee) *Ravenna, Ohio, Ravenna, Ohio (satellite of Akron, Ohio, Akron) *Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading, Pennsylvania (satellite of Philadelphia) *Richmond, Indiana (satellite of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton and Indianapolis) *Richmond, Kentucky, Richmond, Kentucky (satellite of Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington) *Riverside, California, Riverside, California (satellite of Los Angeles) *Rock Hill, South Carolina, Rock Hill, South Carolina (satellite of Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte) *Rockford, Illinois, Rockford, Illinois (satellite of Chicago) *Round Rock, Texas, Round Rock, Texas (satellite of Austin, Texas, Austin) *Ruston, Louisiana, Ruston, Louisiana (satellite of Monroe, Louisiana, Monroe) *Saint Augustine, Florida (satellite of Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville) *St. Cloud, Minnesota, Saint Cloud, Minnesota (satellite of Minneapolis-Saint Paul) *St. Petersburg, Florida, Saint Petersburg, Florida (satellite of Tampa, Florida, Tampa) *Salem, Oregon, Salem, Oregon (satellite of Portland, Oregon, Portland) *San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino, California (satellite of Los Angeles) *San Marcos, Texas, San Marcos, Texas (satellite of Austin, Texas, Austin) *Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky, Ohio (satellite of Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio, Toledo) *Santa Clarita, California, Santa Clarita, California (satellite of Los Angeles) *Santa Cruz, California, Santa Cruz, California (satellite of San Jose, California, San Jose) *Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico (satellite of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque) *Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica, California (satellite of Los Angeles) *Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa, California (satellite of San Francisco) *Schenectady, New York, Schenectady, New York (state), New York (satellite of Albany, New York, Albany) *Scottsdale, Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona (satellite of Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix) *Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (satellite of Milwaukee) *Stamford, Connecticut (satellite of New York City) *Springfield, Ohio, Springfield, Ohio (satellite of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton) *Steubenville, Ohio, Steubenville, Ohio (satellite of Pittsburgh) *Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma, Washington (state), Washington (satellite of Seattle) *Texarkana, Arkansas/Texas (satellite of Shreveport, Louisiana, Shreveport) *Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey (satellite of Philadelphia and New York City) *Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (satellite of Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham) *Tyler, Texas, Tyler, Texas (satellite of Dallas) *Vallejo, California, Vallejo, California (satellite of San Francisco) *Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso, Indiana (satellite of Chicago) *Vancouver, Washington, Vancouver, Washington (state), Washington (satellite of Portland, Oregon, Portland) *Vineland, New Jersey, Vineland, New Jersey (satellite of Philadelphia) *Walla Walla, Washington (satellite of Tri-Cities, Washington, the Tri-Cities) *Warner Robins, Georgia, Warner Robins, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia (satellite of Macon, Georgia, Macon) *Waterbury, Connecticut, Waterbury, Connecticut (satellite of New York City) *Waukegan, Illinois, Waukegan, Illinois (satellite of Chicago) *Wendell, North Carolina, Wendell, North Carolina (satellite of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh) *West Palm Beach, Florida, West Palm Beach, Florida (satellite of Miami) *Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheeling, West Virginia (satellite of Pittsburgh) *Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia (satellite of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach) *Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware (satellite of Philadelphia) *Wilmington, Ohio, Wilmington, Ohio (satellite of Cincinnati) *Winchester, Kentucky, Winchester, Kentucky (satellite of Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington) *Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts (satellite of Boston) *York, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania (satellite of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg) *Youngstown, Ohio, Youngstown, Ohio (satellite of Pittsburgh and Cleveland) *Yuba City, California, Yuba City, California (satellite of Sacramento, California, Sacramento)Vietnam
*Sơn Tây, Sóc Sơn, Đông Anh, Hòa Lạc, Xuân Mai, Gia Lâm District, Gia Lâm and Phú Xuyên are planned to be satellites of Hanoi City *Thủ Dầu Một, Bến Cát, Tân Uyên, Bình Dương, Tân Uyên, Dĩ An, Thuận An, Củ Chi, An Lạc, Hiệp Phước, Nhà Bè, Cần Giờ, Nhơn Trạch, Long Thanh District, Long Thành and Trảng Bom are planned to be satellites of Ho Chi Minh CitySee also
;General *Rural exodus *New Urbanism *Urban sprawl *Bedroom community *Edge city *Urban area *United States urban area ;Planning: *Regional planning *Spatial planningReferences
External articles
* Graham Romeyn Taylor