Usage
Please see the documentation subpage for Template:Infobox settlement for general information of what this template does.
{{Infobox U.S. metropolitan area
| MSA_name =
| name =
| map =
| map_caption =
| largest_city =
| other_cities =
| rank_us =
| population =
| density_mi2 =
| density_km2 =
| area_mi2 =
| area_km2 =
| states =
| highest_ft =
| highest_m =
| lowest_ft =
| lowest_m =
}}
Parameter names and descriptions
Parameter name
Usage
Description
MSA_name
required
The name that appears on the top of the infobox
name
required
The common name of the metro area
map
optional
The name of an image to use as a map of the area; map = Example.jpg
map_caption
optional
Optional caption text to display below the image
largest_city
optional
The most populous city in the metro area
other_cities
optional
Other cities in the metro area
coordinates
optional
geographic coordinates
rank_us
optional
Where this metro area ranks in List of metropolitan statistical areas ; example: |rank_us=5th
population
optional
Total population of the metro area
density_mi2
optional
Population density in square miles. Auto-converted to display square kilometers if density_km2
is empty.
density_km2
optional
Population density in square kilometers. Auto-converted to display square miles if density_mi2
is empty.
area_mi2
optional
Area in square miles (a number, no units). Auto-converted to display square kilometers if density_km2
is empty.
area_km2
optional
Area in square kilometers (a number, no units). Auto-converted to display square miles if area_mi2
is empty.
country
required
The country this metro area is in – there's at least one usage of this template for a non-US metro area
states
required
The state or states this metro area is in
highest_ft
optional
Elevation of the highest point in feet. Auto-converted to display meters if highest_m
is empty.
highest_m
optional
Elevation of the highest point in meters. Auto-converted to display feet if highest_ft
is empty.
lowest_ft
optional
Elevation of the lowest point in feet. Auto-converted to display meters if lowest_m
is empty.
lowest_m
optional
Elevation of the lowest point in meters. Auto-converted to display feet if lowest_ft
is empty.
Example
City metropolitan area
Town-City, State metropolitan area Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 611: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Country United States State(s) State Largest city City, State Other cities • Total 402 sq mi (1,040 km2 ) Highest elevation
4,242 ft (1,293 m) Lowest elevation
42 ft (13 m) • Total 424,242 • Rank 42nd in the U.S. • Density 1,100/sq mi (410/km2 )
{{Infobox U.S. metropolitan area
| MSA_name = Town-City, State metropolitan area
| name = City metropolitan area
| map =
| map_caption =
| largest_city = City, State <!--If it spans across U.S. states-->
| other_cities = {{ubl|City1|City2|City3|City4}}
| rank_us = 42nd
| population = 424242
| density_mi2 = auto
| density_km2 =
| area_mi2 = 402
| area_km2 =
| states = State
| highest_ft = 4242
| highest_m =
| lowest_ft = 42
| lowest_m =
}}