主要差异镇(main difference town) vs. 城市(city)

城市和城镇都是指有名称、有边界和治理结构的城市区域。城镇和城市的主要区别是城市比城镇大。然而，城镇和城市的定义在不同的国家有很大的不同。

什么是城镇(a town)？

城镇被描述为比城市小但比村庄大的城区。与农村人口相比，大多数城镇人口倾向于通过工业、商业和公共服务谋生。如上所述，城市的定义因国家和地区而异。

在英国，这个城镇是一个集市或集市的聚居地。在现代用法中，“城镇”一词指的是旧集镇，或有市议会的地区，或如果他们有合法权利的话将被归类为城市的地区。

In the United States, the definition of a town varies from state to state. In some states, town is defined by the size of the population while, in some other states, it is the structure of governance. For instance, in Utah, the use of the terms, city and town, differs according to the population; a municipality with a population of over 1000 is c***idered a city while a population of less than 1000 is c***idered a town. Towns sometimes function as distinct governmental units, with legally defined borders. Such towns are referred to as incorporated towns. On the other hand, the towns that lack its governance are called unincorporated towns.

什么是城市(a city)？

城市是比城镇或村庄更大的规模、人口或重要性的大型人类聚居区。与城镇一样，没有明确的定义来确定城市一词；因此；城镇和城市的界限不是很清楚。

然而，城市拥有先进的交通、卫生、土地使用、住房和公用事业系统。随着城市的发展，它们与周边地区融合，成为大都市。大都市是一个国家重要的政治、经济、文化中心。例如伦敦、纽约、巴黎、上海、迪拜等。

In the United Kingdom, the city status is given to an area by the monarch of the United Kingdom. In England, a community cannot legitimately call itself a city without the royal designation.

镇(town)和城市(city)的区别

定义

城镇是比城市小但比村庄大的城区。

城市是比城镇或村庄更大的面积、人口或重要性的大城市区域。

人口

城镇人口比城市少。

城市比城镇人口密集。

设施

城镇一般没有城市那样先进的设施。

城市有先进的设施和公用事业。

大小

城镇在地理上比城市小。

A city is larger than a town.

Image Courtesy:

“London from a hot air balloon” by Daniel Chapma – Flickr. (CC BY 2.0) via Comm***

安德鲁·史密斯的《城堡街1号圣玛丽教堂》(CC BY-SA 2.0）通过Comm***