[postgis-users] Difference between Polygon and Multipolygon

[Kai Behncke]

Dear list,

could anybody please give me a practical example where it`s useful to use
MULTIPOLYGON instead of POLYGON?
I wonder where the difference is and I don`t know where it`s useful to use
MULTIPOLYGON.

Thank you very much in advance, Kai

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