Dormitory city
Introduction
A dormitory city is a city whose residents normally work in another city, even though they live and eat there. The name also suggests that these communities have little economic activity of their own beyond small establishments for their inhabitants, although sometimes they may have one or another larger activity.
Dormitory cities are generally part of a city's metropolitan area. The difference between a dormitory city and a suburb is not always clear. A suburb is generally considered to develop in areas adjacent to major employment centers, while a dormitory city originally grows in a rural or semi-rural area. This distinction is lost when urban growth brings the two communities together.
The problem of decongestion in large cities is solved by creating these dormitory cities, or also called satellite cities. This heralds the transition from industrial to post-industrial society, oriented towards leisure and consumption. On the other hand, this leads to excessive dependence on the car and public transport, since the main sources of work and leisure are relocated. People who live in dormitory cities need to travel both to work and to obtain goods and services.
Argentina
In Argentina, in the case of Greater Rosario, we can state the case of Funes "Funes (Santa Fe)") and Roldán "Roldán (Santa Fe)"), just 20 minutes from the center of Rosario "Rosario (Argentina)") and the cities of Plottier and Centenario "Centenario (Neuquen)"), dormitory cities of Neuquén.
Another very notable case is Greater Buenos Aires, more than 70% of its population works in the City of Buenos Aires.
Bolivia
The city of El Alto has been, since its separation from the municipality of La Paz, a dormitory city in the metropolitan area of said city, although in its short existence, the municipality of El Alto has managed to surpass the population of the seat of government in quantity and develop its own services.
In the metropolitan region of Kanata (Cochabamba), people who work in the capital of Cochabamba usually have their homes in municipalities such as Tiquipaya (Apote, Chilimarca), Colcapirhua (Kami, Sumumpaya), Quillacollo (El Paso, Ironcollo, Cotapachi), Vinto (Vinto Chico) and Sacaba (Quintanilla, Huayllani).