Macroregion

A macroregion is a geopolitical subdivision that encompasses several traditionally or politically defined regions or countries. The meaning may vary, with the common denominator being cultural, economical, historical or social similarity within a macroregion. The term is often used in the context of globalization.

• It may refer to various kinds of grouping of nation states basing on geographical proximity.^[1]
• In Romania, macroregiuni ("macroregions") are a higher-level subdivision of the country.
• Sometimes the Greater Region of Saarland-Lorraine-Luxembourg -Rhineland-Palatinate-Wallonia-French Community of Belgium- and German-speaking Community of Belgium, which has not found a specific shortcut yet, is called "the macroregion".
• Physiographic macroregions of China.^[2]
• Regions of Brazil are often referred to as "macroregions", to avoid the confusion of the common word "region".^[3]
• Bajío macroregion in the north-central Western Mexico is a clear example of the concept.

Other uses

The term "macroregion" may be also used in the context of natural regions, like in Slovenia.^[4]

See also

• Mesoregion
• Microdistrict, Soviet and Central European urban housing schemes
• Microregion