SATELLITE CITY  

Satellite cities are smaller cities that are near to a large city that is the center of a metropolitan area. They are different from suburbs, subdivisions and bedroom communities because they have their own centre. Satellite cities could be separate cities outside of the larger metropolitan areas.The satellite city is one of the popular concepts in the urban planning. It is the small metropolitan area is located near to the large metropolitan area. The satellite town has the traditional downtown that surrounded by the neighbourhoods of inner city. It is the concept of the satellite that the man made satellite was launched into the orbit. The satellite city or satellite town manages the urban sprawl. 

example of satellite city in India

Pimpri-Chinchwad, satellite city of Pune, India.

Gurgaon, Sonipat, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad (Satellites of Delhi)[7]

Sanand and Gandhinagar (satellites of Ahmedabad)

Salt Lake, New Town, Kolkata West International City, Kalyani, Calcutta Riverside, Sarsuna satellite township and Shakuntala Park Satellite Township (satellites of Kolkata)

Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Vasai-Virar, Mira-Bhayander, Thane, Bhivandi, Badlapur, Ambernath and Ulhasnagar (satellites of Mumbai)

Maraimalai Nagar,Sriperumbudur, Oragadam, Mahindra World City, New Chennai (satellites of Chennai)

Boduppal, Nizampet, Jawaharnagar, Ghatkesar, Pocharam, Badangpet, Meerpet-Jillelguda, Bandlaguda Jagir and Peerzadiguda (satellites of Hyderabad)

Yelahanka and Kengeri (satellites of Bangalore)

Pimpri-Chinchwad (satellite of Pune)

Sinnar and Ozar (satellite of Nashik)

Danapur, Bihta, Fatuha, Punpun, Masaurhi, Maner (satellites of Patna)

Panchkula and Mohali (satellites of Chandigarh)

Greater Mohali (satellite of Mohali)

New Kanpur City (satellite of Kanpur)

Naya Raipur (satellite of Raipur)

Bardoli and Sayan (satellites of Surat)

Kakkanad, Chalakudy, Perumbavoor, Muvattupuzha, Koothattukulam, Koothattukulam, Thodupuzha, Cherthala (satellites of Kochi)

Characteristics of a Satellite City

The basic characteristic is that it is a smaller city near a large metropolitan city which has its own local government and economy which is independent of the neighbouring large city.

There are a lot of influences from the large city nearby on the satellite city. Satellite cities have their own culture, own history, and their own independent economic infrastructure.

The satellite cities are interconnected with the larger cities but are completely independent of the large city nearby. Sometimes the large city nearby is called the parent city and these satellite cities are locally known within the state but are not as famous all over the world as much as the larger parent city nearby.

They are not an extension of the large city nearby. Geographically there is a clear distinction between a large parent city and a satellite city. This means that there is some area or a few miles between the two cities. There is generally a small rural area between the large parent city and the satellite city which completely separates the two cities.

These are not as developed as the larger cities nearby. The population of the cities is much smaller than that of the larger cities nearby. Many amenities and infrastructural facilities that are available in large cities nearby are not as prominent in the satellite cities. Residents of satellite cities are known to travel regularly to the large city nearby for work, recreational and other reasons.

Labor force living in the satellite city travels daily to the large city for work purposes and satellite cities provide manpower to major cities. As the property rates and cost of living are often lower in satellite cities as compared to the parent city, many people find it affordable to live in the small satellite city and work in the larger greater metropolitan area of the large city nearby.

Students often travel to higher education institutions in the parent city as often quality educational institutions are located in the large city nearby and not in the satellite towns or cities.

The development and size of a satellite city are restricted and limited and it never matches or exceeds the size of the large city nearby. They have historically evolved on their own and are not just an extension created for a large city to meet the need of a growing population. This means these cities have their own history, their own downtown or historical old city areas and have their own cultural identity.

Many times, products and brands are marketed to these cities along with the large cities nearby. This means that phone companies and other goods and services companies often include these satellite cities in the zone or jurisdiction of the large metropolitan area nearby.

Often there are good transport services between the satellite city and the large parent city nearby. Trains, buses, and road transport is swift, efficient and on time in between these two types of cities as commuters from satellite cities often travel daily to the large city nearby for work, for education and other economic, recreational and social activities.