The area serving, and being served by, a settlement. Kaushik (2013) Int. J. Sci. Engineering & Res. (IJSER) 1 3 cites the example of Agra (India) and its fertile hinterland. An information hinterland is the region for which a city provides the best access to information flows (Wang et al. (2007) Tijdschrift 98, 1). See Baldacchino (2006) Asia Pac. Viewpt 47, 1.