
A satellite village is a term for one or more settlements that have arisen within the outskirts of a larger one. Normally people would live in a satellite village, while they worked in the city.
See also
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Satellite city
A satellite city or satellite town is a smaller municipality or settlement that is part of (or on the edge of) a larger metropolitan area and serves as a regional population and employment center. It differs from mere suburbs, Subdivision (la ...
References
*Lund Studies in Geography: Human Geography. 1989. Issues 53–56. Page 103
Google Books*Kanok Rerkasem. Assessment of Sustainable Highland Agricultural Systems. 1994. Pages 107 and 108
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External links
Dictionary.com definition of ''satellites''
Types of village
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