Metro Detroit, Metropolitan statistical area in Southeast Michigan, United States.
Metro Detroit covers six counties in southeastern Michigan, including Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb. More than 200 cities and towns spread across this region between the Great Lakes.
The region grew from Native American settlements into an industrial center in the early 20th century. Automobile production made it the global motor of this industry and shaped the economic face of the entire area.
The area takes its name from the French word for strait, referring to the waterway that connects Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. Today you can walk along this river corridor and see cargo ships passing between the two lakes as they have for centuries.
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport acts as the main air travel hub with connections to more than 140 destinations worldwide. From there, you can reach all parts of the metro area through a network of freeways that radiate from the center.
The region holds the only international wildlife refuge in North America within a major metropolitan setting, running along the Detroit River. Millions of migrating birds rest here every year on their route between summer and winter grounds.
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