Classification of cities on the basis of site situation and location
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An important fact about the location of a town is to know about the interplay of physical characteristic of its immediate ground such as river bank, confluence, terrace or abandoned river bed, mountain gaps, piedmont and a plain, or the presence of lakes or the sea. Nonetheless important is a fact that town’s place is the product of culture of the people of the region.
Urban geographers have always been interested in seeking the answer to the question as to why a town is located where it is. Speaking concisely, location of a particular point on a map can be explained “in terms of latitude and longitude, or distance and direction from other established points”.
Further, location of a place may also be explained to bring forth the interconnections between a town on its economic and social plane, and the productive activities in its peripheral region.