am ated ▁town ships . ▁The ▁am alg am ation ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁most ▁popul ous ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ontario ▁region . ▁ ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁towns ▁of ▁Boston , ▁Dor chester , ▁Bright on , ▁Ro x bury , ▁Char l est own , ▁and ▁Hy de ▁Park . ▁ ▁Port ▁Al ber ni , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁when ▁Al ber ni ▁and ▁Port ▁Al ber ni , ▁merged ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁city . ▁ ▁Iron ▁River , ▁Michigan ▁absor bed ▁the ▁nearby ▁city ▁of ▁St amb augh ▁and ▁village ▁of ▁Min eral ▁Hills ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁tw in ▁cities ▁▁ ▁Goth am ▁City ▁( the ▁home ▁of ▁Bat man ) ▁and ▁Metropol is ▁( the ▁home ▁of ▁Super man ) ▁have ▁sometimes ▁been ▁presented ▁as ▁tw in ▁cities , ▁mainly ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁stories ▁by ▁DC ▁Comics . ▁In ▁stories ▁present ing ▁them ▁as ▁tw in ▁cities , ▁Goth am ▁City ▁and ▁Metropol is ▁are ▁located ▁on ▁opposite ▁sides ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁bay ▁( ident ified ▁as ▁Del aware ▁Bay ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ' s ▁The ▁Atlas ▁of ▁the ▁DC ▁Un iverse ), ▁with ▁both ▁cities ▁linked ▁by ▁the ▁Metro - N arrow s ▁Bridge , ▁a ▁susp ension ▁bridge ▁res emb ling ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Ver raz ano - N arrow