Urbanization

Carlsbad is located in the suburbs of the greater San Diego metropolitan area. It is situated below the two large California counties of Los Angeles and Orange.

It is not quite the Megalopolis of the eastern seaboard although it does share many similar properties. It has several large interconnected urban areas with several suburban and rural towns in close proximity. Southern California has extensive coastal access. It has many cities extended from the coastal area into deeper inland regions. Southern California also has elaborate import and export trade via the Pacific Rim. The larger cities were developed near good harbors that facilities trade. Southern California has urban cities that have spread out through suburbs that have begun to coalesce into one larger populated area. It is quite possible that someday SoCal might be declared the "Megalopolis of the West Coast".