a remote and undeveloped area; originally, the land or region lying behind the coast district. The term is used esp. with reference to the so-called doctrine of the hinterland, sometimes advanced, that occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive right to occupy, from time to time, the territory lying inland of the coast.

The area served by feeder service from a certain port.

The inland area served by a certain port.

a region remote from urban areas.

Tributary (factor-supply or product-market) area of a heartland, central region, city or port. A hinterland is delineated by the (inter-)dependency relationships with the core region. [Also: Dictionary of Geography

The region lying inland from the COAST.

The area tributary to a place and linked to that place through lines of exchange, or interaction.

the area served by a port (its sphere of influence).

an area served by a port

The broader area within the economic sphere of influence of a settlement.

Literally meaning 'back country', the term hinterland refers to a geographical area served by a population, economic or political centre.

back country, inland from a coast or river