Download Excel File List of Central Business Districts(CBD)

A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In the United States, this part of a city is commonly referred to as downtown or city center. City centre is commonly used in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. It may also be called a central activities district. The term CBD or Central Business District refers to the central district of a city, usually typified by a concentration of retail and office buildings.[1] The term city place is similar to CBD in that both serve the same purpose for the city, and both are marked by a higher-than-usual urban density as well as often having the tallest buildings in a city.