Asahikawa vs urban center

Asahikawa and urban center both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Asahikawa	Yes	No	No	No
urban center	Yes	No	No	No

Asahikawa (noun)	urban center (noun)
a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area	a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts