Hinterland is a German word meaning "the land behind". Its use in English was first documented by the geographer George Chisholm in his Handbook of Commercial Geography. Originally the term was associated with the area of a port in which materials for export and import are stored and shipped.

What is a hinterland in human geography?

hinterland, also called Umland, tributary region, either rural or urban or both, that is closely linked economically with a nearby town or city.

What is an example of a hinterland?

? Middle School Level. noun. Often hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas. the land lying behind a coastal region.