Group of settlements linked by continuous urban area
Skyscrapers of Shinjuku 2009 January A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises , cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most cases, a conurbation is a polycentric urbanised area in which transportation has developed to link areas. They create a single urban labour market or travel to work area .[ 1]
Patrick Geddes coined the term in his book Cities in Evolution (1915). He drew attention to the ability of the new technology at the time of electric power and motorised transport to allow cities to spread and agglomerate together, and gave as examples "Midlandton " in England, the Ruhr in Germany, Randstad in the Netherlands, and the Northeastern Seaboard in the United States.[ 2]
The term as described is used in Britain whereas in the United States, each polycentric "metropolitan area " may have its own common designation such as San Francisco Bay Area or the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex . Internationally the term "urban agglomeration " is often used to convey a similar meaning to "conurbation".[ 3] [ 4]
A conurbation should be contrasted with a megalopolis . In a megalopolis the urban areas are close but not physically contiguous, and the merging of labour markets has not yet developed.
A conurbation should also be contrasted with a megacity . A megacity is hierarchical with an indisputable dominant urban core, whereas a conurbation is polycentric and no single urban centre has the dominant role over all other centres.
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Africa
Botswana
Urban population rate: 65% (2015)[ 5]
Comoros
Urban population rate: 30% (2015)[ 5]
Egypt
Urban population rate: 47% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Cairo Metropolitan Area
20,035,086
2015
[ 6]
Alexandria Metropolitan Area
5,532,976
Al Fayyum Metropolitan Area
1,369,514
Luxor Metropolitan Area
1,263,645
Al Mansurah Metropolitan Area
1,073,697
Asyut Metropolitan Area
983,785
Sawhaj Metropolitan Area
978,161
Az Zaqazig Metropolitan Area
924,760
Jirja Metropolitan Area
873,425
Dumyat Metropolitan Area
847,229
Al Mahallah Metropolitan Area
835,072
Tanta Metropolitan Area
779,681
Bur Said Metropolitan Area
646,209
Al Qurayn Metropolitan Area
633,194
Al Ismailiyah Metropolitan Area
599,110
Banha Metropolitan Area
594,814
Al Minya Metropolitan Area
572,386
As Suways Metropolitan Area
499,891
Bani Suwayf Metropolitan Area
479,649
Al Qusiyah Metropolitan Area
474,894
Qus Metropolitan Area
470,911
Damanhur Metropolitan Area
444,065
Al Balyana Metropolitan Area
442,816
Mit Ghamr Metropolitan Area
441,800
Tuh Metropolitan Area
425,706
Shebin el Kom Metropolitan Area
419,348
Mallawi Metropolitan Area
411,534
Manfalut Metropolitan Area
388,756
Tima Metropolitan Area
357,977
Aswan Metropolitan Area
329,229
Farshut Metropolitan Area
327,342
Abu Al Juhur Metropolitan Area
312,990
Faqus Metropolitan Area
305,082
Al Matariyah Metropolitan Area
293,641
Kafr Ashshaykh Metropolitan Area
286,873
Tuwah Bani Ibrahim Metropolitan Area
282,110
Al Maraghah Metropolitan Area
276,323
Disuq Metropolitan Area
263,931
Al Ismailiyah Metropolitan Area
261,107
Kafr Az Zayyat Metropolitan Area
249,716
Ashmun Metropolitan Area
240,116
Minuf Metropolitan Area
230,547
Quwaysina Metropolitan Area
227,213
Tahta Metropolitan Area
224,338
Tala Metropolitan Area
215,128
Qina Metropolitan Area
208,319
Armant Metropolitan Area
206,411
Fuwah Metropolitan Area
203,506
Rasid Metropolitan Area
199,755
Minyat Al Qamb Metropolitan Area
193,935
Akhmim Metropolitan Area
191,684
Zawiyat Barmasha Metropolitan Area
191,065
Samalut Metropolitan Area
176,978
Jirzah Metropolitan Area
175,687
Marsha Matruh Metropolitan Area
170,798
As Sinbillawayn Metropolitan Area
170,695
Al Wasitah Metropolitan Area
170,140
Sirsal Layyanah Metropolitan Area
165,983
7th October City Metropolitan Area
163,097
Juhanyah Metropolitan Area
160,046
Bani Mazar Metropolitan Area
148,488
Maghaghah Metropolitan Area
148,200
Shirbin Metropolitan Area
145,612
Abu Kabir Metropolitan Area
141,947
As Saff Metropolitan Area
134,766
Kafr Al Haddadin Metropolitan Area
131,937
Al Badari Metropolitan Area
130,359
Abu Qurqas Metropolitan Area
127,764
Al Ayat Metropolitan Area
126,244
Mit as Siraj Metropolitan Area
124,611
Isna Metropolitan Area
124,582
Abu Tij Metropolitan Area
122,602
Idku Metropolitan Area
114,896
Kafr Al Wasushah Metropolitan Area
113,797
Qusayr Bakhanis Metropolitan Area
112,927
Ityayal Barud Metropolitan Area
111,355
Abnub Metropolitan Area
110,639
Nawaj Metropolitan Area
109,113
Al Anayim Metropolitan Area
108,623
Al Ghanayim Metropolitan Area
107,890
Diyarb Najm Metropolitan Area
105,659
Salwa Qibli Metropolitan Area
101,726
Eswatini
Urban population rate: 25% (2015)[ 5]
Lesotho
Urban population rate: 31% (2015)[ 5]
Madagascar
Urban population rate: 34% (2015)[ 5]
Mauritius
Urban population rate: 46% (2015)[ 5]
Morocco
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra [ 7]
Nigeria
Lagos is a conurbation formed through the merged development of the initial Lagos city area with other cities and towns including Ikeja and Ojo . Also various suburban communities such as Agege , Alimosho , Ifako-Ijaiye , Kosofe , Mushin , Oshodi and Shomolu are included in the area.[ 8]
Namibia
Urban population rate: 42% (2015)[ 5]
South Africa
Johannesburg , Ekurhuleni (East Rand), and Tshwane (greater Pretoria) merged to form a region that has a population of 14.6 million.[ 9]
Asia
Afghanistan
Urban population rate: 25% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Kabul Metropolitan Area
4,381,842
2015
[ 6]
Herat Metropolitan Area
1,004,779
Kandahar Metropolitan Area
605,626
Mazar i Sharif Metropolitan Area
465,528
Jalalabad Metropolitan Area
417,828
Puli Khumri Metropolitan Area
214,258
Laskar Gah Metropolitan Area
207,569
Qunduz Metropolitan Area
190,793
Charikar Metropolitan Area
177,152
Taloqan Metropolitan Area
162,418
Sibargan Metropolitan Area
131,716
Farah Metropolitan Area
122,843
Armenia
Urban population rate: 67% (2015)[ 5]
Azerbaijan
Urban population rate: 55% (2015)[ 5]
Bahrain
Urban population rate: 23% (2015)[ 5]
Bangladesh
The city of Dhaka is linked with Narayanganj and Gazipur city; there are no gaps between Dhaka and those two cities. This conurbation which consists of the areas of the city of Dhaka and its surrounding cities and towns is collectively knowns as the Greater Dhaka City. The city of Dhaka is the core city of the conurbation and has a population of about 10 Million. The satellite cities of the conurbation include Narayanganj , Gazipur , Tongi , Fatullah , Keraniganj , Tarabo , and Kaliganj .
Cambodia
Urban population rate: 22% (2015)[ 5]
China
The ten largest urban centers in China There are 3 well-known conurbations in China.[ 10]
The Yangtze River Delta comprising Shanghai , Nanjing , Hangzhou and Ningbo , houses 150 million people and in 2016 it generated $2.76 trillion, 20 percent of China's national GDP. It is responsible for one-third of China's imports and exports.[ 11]
The Jingjinji , comprising Tianjin , Beijing , Tangshan and Qinhuangdao , houses an estimated 130 million people and is responsible for a GDP of $1.1 trillion.[ 12]
The Pearl River Delta including Guangzhou , Shenzhen , Dongguan , Hong Kong and Macau houses 60 million people and is responsible for a GDP of $1.5 trillion, 9% of China's national GDP.[ 13] Data are referred to borders determined by Sino-British Joint Declaration (1984), Sino-Portugal Joint Declaration (1987) and later agreements with countries that share a land border with China or influenced by disputes in the sea where China faces (see Territorial disputes focus).
Urban population rate: 57% (2024).[ 5] [ 6]
Name
Province/Autonomous region/Municipality/SAR
Population
Other
Nenjiang Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
140,203
Beian Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
106,291
Hulanergi Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
180,724
Qiqihar Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
880,401
Hailun Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
131,625
Suileng Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
118,062
Hegang Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
526,931
Fujin Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
136,235
Shuangyashan Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
210,959
Jiamusi Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
660,888
Suihua Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
248,077
Daqing Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
1,049,903
Zhaodong Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
272,080
Qitaihe Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
458,945
Mishan Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
107,631
Jixi Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
507,651
Harbin Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
4,441,336
Acheng Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
243,479
Shuangcheng Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
186,835
Shangzhi Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
116,851
Wuchang Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
134,640
Mudanjiang Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
760,143
Suifenhe Metropolitan Area
Heilongjiang
107,582
Baicheng Metropolitan Area
Jilin
288,896
Taonan Metropolitan Area
Jilin
122,973
Daan Metropolitan Area
Jilin
134,202
Fuyu Metropolitan Area
Jilin
487,550
Yushu Metropolitan Area
Jilin
189,349
Shulan Metropolitan Area
Jilin
200,866
Dehui Metropolitan Area
Jilin
152,930
Jiutai Metropolitan Area
Jilin
127,023
Changchun Metropolitan Area
Jilin
3,424,261
Gongzhuling Metropolitan Area
Jilin
188,002
Siping Metropolitan Area
Jilin
494,103
Shuangyang Metropolitan Area
Jilin
106,312
Jilin Metropolitan Area
Jilin
1,501,500
Jiaohe Metropolitan Area
Jilin
137,749
Dunhua Metropolitan Area
Jilin
221,907
Liaoyuan Metropolitan Area
Jilin
374,651
Huadian Metropolitan Area
Jilin
134,283
Huinan Metropolitan Area
Jilin
105,818
Meihekou Metropolitan Area
Jilin
238,275
Tonghua Metropolitan Area
Jilin
313,603
Jian Metropolitan Area
Jilin
174,362
Baishan Metropolitan Area
Jilin
273,627
Linjiang Metropolitan Area
Jilin
109,941
Changbai Metropolitan Area
Jilin
228,143
Yanji Metropolitan Area
Jilin
469,217
Tumen Metropolitan Area
Jilin
104,826
Hunchun Metropolitan Area
Jilin
128,152
Kaiyuan Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
239,064
Tiefa Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
142,100
Zhangwu Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
140,185
Tieling Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
194,020
Xinmin Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
163,541
Shenyang Metropolitan Area
(Shenyang + Fushun )
Liaoning
6,718,611
Fuxin Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
677,455
Heishan Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
128,639
Jinzhou Metropolitan Area
(Jinzhou + Linghai )
Liaoning
947,725
Huludao Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
514,586
Xingcheng Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
143,237
Panjin Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
698,676
Benxi Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
843,798
Anshan Metropolitan Area
(Anshan + Liaoyang )
Liaoning
2,145,857
Haicheng Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
374,899
Dashiqiao Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
299,100
Yingkou Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
492,161
Bayuquan Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
395,999
Gaizhou Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
197,547
Kuandian Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
100,814
Fengcheng Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
115,312
Xiuyan Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
106,650
Dandong Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
1,007,051
Donggang Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
105,309
Zhuanghe Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
136,269
Wafangdian Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
279,945
Pulandian Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
122,811
Dalian Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
3,511,057
Beipiao Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
122,527
Chaoyang Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
474,460
Lingyuan Metropolitan Area
Liaoning
176,317
Bayannur Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
304,036
Dongsheng Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
424,966
Baotou Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
2,171,436
Hohhot Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
1,881,076
Ulanqab Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
273,520
Pingzhuang Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
100,561
Chifeng Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
628,633
Xilingol Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
161,465
Tongliao Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
527,049
Hinggan Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
217,420
Zhalantun Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
116,426
Yakeshi Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
132,936
Hulunbuir Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
209,890
Manzhuoli Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
103,618
Jagdaqi Metropolitan Area
Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia)
123,405
Guanqiaocun Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
171,335
Shengze Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
397,791
Weitang Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
323,164
Yixing Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
507,299
Liyang Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
258,046
Chunxi Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
148,414
Honglan Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
157,094
Jurong Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
212,225
Nanjing Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
8,061,029
Yizheng Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
193,319
Zhenjiang Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
750,237
Danyang Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
327,309
Jintan Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
254,626
Yangzhou Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
1,115,549
Jiepai Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
104,714
Yangzhong Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
248,444
Taixing Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
250,658
Taizhou Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
462,307
Jiangyan Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
253,327
Huangqiao Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
132,148
Haian Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
255,199
Rugao Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
176,577
Nantong Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
3,061,741
Juegang Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
151,848
Lusi Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
112,386
Qidong Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
233,887
Gaoyou Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
205,864
Xinghua Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
231,774
Zhongyaoba Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
134,581
Dongtai Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
272,911
Dafeng Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
151,776
Yancheng Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
1,211,454
Xucheng Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
112,431
Qingyang Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
200,896
Baoying Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
240,818
Jianhu Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
270,944
Honggang Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
108,059
Huaian Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
2,357,132
Hede Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
135,133
Zhuma Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
156,638
Zhongxing Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
158,299
Dongkan Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
209,833
Suqian Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
957,665
Suining Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
240,918
Shuyang Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
363,144
Xinan Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
137,817
Yishan Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
120,584
Lianyungang Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
1,188,320
Qingkou Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
199,916
Donghai Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
168,297
Xinyi Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
182,063
Pizhou Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
898,642
Xuzhou Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
1,552,140
Datun Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
280,967
Fengcheng Metropolitan Area
Jiangsu
114,259
Yangtze Delta Conurbation (Shanghai + Suzhou + Changshu
+ Zhangjiagang + Jiangyin + Jingjiang + Changzhou + Wuxi )
Shanghai + Jiangsu
50,578,473
Chongming Metropolitan Area
Shanghai
135,058
Changxing Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
229,339
Huzhou Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
454,276
Pinghu Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
237,857
Haiyan Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
171,909
Jiaxing Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
1,019,544
Haining Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
242,761
Deqing Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
141,039
Dipu Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
178,292
Northern Zhejiang Conurbation
(Hangzhou + Shaoxing + Cixi + Yuyao + Ningbo )
Zhejiang
13,189,786
Linan Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
202,844
Fuyang Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
397,545
Tonglu Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
137,680
Jiande Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
119,497
Daping Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
106,638
Jiangshan Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
137,838
Quzhou Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
376,285
Lanxi Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
234,286
Jinhua Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
630,207
Yiwu Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
1,629,407
Zhuji Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
447,567
Yongkang Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
597,957
Lishui Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
266,877
Shengzhou Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
443,232
Shangyu Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
282,360
Fenghua Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
202,964
Zhoushan Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
467,378
Dancheng Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
170,259
Ninghai Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
264,584
Tiantai Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
145,705
Chengguan Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
143,074
Linhai Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
343,696
Taizhou Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
2,544,455
Yuhuan Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
475,380
Shuitou Metropolitan Area
Zhejiang
104,545
Wenzhou Conurbation
(Wenzhou + Longgang + Ruian + Yueqing )
Zhejiang
7,555,974
Fuding Metropolitan Area
Fujian
165,129
Fuan Metropolitan Area
Fujian
160,484
Songcheng Metropolitan Area
Fujian
129,786
Ningde Metropolitan Area
Fujian
208,964
Nanping Metropolitan Area
Fujian
162,435
Sanming Metropolitan Area
Fujian
253,422
Fengcheng Metropolitan Area
Fujian
139,051
Fuzhou Metropolitan Area
Fujian
3,746,678
Yongan Metropolitan Area
Fujian
138,080
Tingzhou Metropolitan Area
Fujian
111,177
Fuqing Metropolitan Area
Fujian
379,236
Jiangjing Metropolitan Area
Fujian
162,937
Tangcheng Metropolitan Area
Fujian
197,497
Putian Metropolitan Area
Fujian
1,106,639
Fengting Metropolitan Area
Fujian
169,488
Wangchuan Metropolitan Area
Fujian
218,196
Luocheng [zh ] Metropolitan Area
Fujian
401,701
Taocheng Metropolitan Area
Fujian
145,782
Bangtou Metropolitan Area
Fujian
339,181
Longxun Metropolitan Area
Fujian
158,318
Longyan Metropolitan Area
Fujian
410,404
Quanzhou Metropolitan Area
Fujian
4,009,700
Meishan Metropolitan Area
Fujian
120,112
Nanan Metropolitan Area
Fujian
118,623
Guanqiao Metropolitan Area
Fujian
179,347
Xiamen Metropolitan Area
(Xiamen + Zhangzhou )
Fujian
5,333,178
Xiaoxi Metropolitan Area
Fujian
102,593
Nanzhao Metropolitan Area
Fujian
132,124
Yunling Metropolitan Area
Fujian
124,307
Suian Metropolitan Area
Fujian
106,629
Xucheng Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
174,341
Leizhou Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
334,786
Zhanjiang Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
1,275,720
Lianjiang Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
233,624
Huazhou Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
149,680
Changqichun Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
108,208
Wuchuan Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
320,298
Maoming Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
777,456
Dianbai Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
144,053
Liantou Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
112,955
Gaozhou Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
245,670
Xinyi Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
188,044
Yangxi Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
106,092
Yangjiang Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
445,968
Yangchun Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
207,591
Enping Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
186,156
Luoding Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
224,474
Yunfu Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
218,851
Xinxing Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
142,366
Zhaoqing Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
635,016
Huaiji Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
106,623
Qingyuan Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
587,780
Kaiping Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
308,791
Danshuikou Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
124,054
Taishan Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
257,286
Doumen Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
186,767
Lianzhou Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
107,248
Shaoguan Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
622,686
Yingde Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
147,103
Shijiao Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
100,425
Conghua Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
189,903
Heyuan Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
377,911
Laolong Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
152,260
Zijin Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
178,960
Huidong Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
381,618
Haifeng Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
327,326
Shanwei Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
399,595
Lufeng Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
281,116
Jieshi Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
171,584
Jiazi Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
161,983
Huilai Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
515,710
Jiexi Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
111,583
Xingning Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
299,117
Shuizhai Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
194,721
Meizhou Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
451,530
Raoping Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
116,954
Qiandong Metropolitan Area
Guangdong
360,868
Chaoshan conurbation
(Shantou + Chaozhou + Jieyang )
Guangdong
12,663,882
Zhuijiang conurbation
(Hong Kong + Shenzhen + Dongguan + Huizhou + Guangzhou
+ Foshan + Jiangmen + Zhongshan + Zhuhai + Macau )
Guangdong + Hong Kong + Macau
58,822,480
Haikou Metropolitan Area
Hainan
1,591,695
Danzhou Metropolitan Area
Hainan
205,199
Qionghai Metropolitan Area
Hainan
129,381
Sanya Metropolitan Area
Hainan
452,525
Ruili Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
163,239
Baoshan Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
372,209
Dali Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
350,945
Lijiang Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
148,632
Lincang Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
125,501
Jinghong Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
110,737
Puer Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
171,436
Chuxiong Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
282,550
Gejiu Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
200,494
Linan Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
131,545
Kaiyuan Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
133,048
Wenlan Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
134,657
Panzhihua Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
199,981
Yangguang Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
122,171
Yuxi Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
370,446
Miyang Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
111,670
Jinzhong Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
129,679
Xuanwei Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
242,147
Qujing Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
423,122
Kunming Metropolitan Area
Yunnan
3,416,600
Beihai Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
566,475
Qinzhou Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
205,408
Fangchenggang Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
107,515
Dongxing Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
125,104
Luchuan Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
135,065
Bobai Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
174,688
Yulin Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
814,022
Rongxian Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
113,855
Cenxi Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
220,053
Wuzhou Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
460,722
Pingnan Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
152,783
Guiping Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
193,500
Laibin Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
139,836
Guigang Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
324,439
Binyang Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
214,555
Fucheng Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
141,192
Lingshan Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
186,486
Nanning Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
2,591,094
Hezhou Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
167,042
Guilin Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
1,069,415
Liuzhou Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
1,451,939
Hechi Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
129,833
Baise Metropolitan Area
Guangxi
124,358
Yinchuan Metropolitan Area
Ningxia
1,440,105
Dawukou Metropolitan Area
Ningxia
141,933
Wuzhong Metropolitan Area
Ningxia
240,247
Chengguan Metropolitan Area
Qinghai
164,456
Xining Metropolitan Area
Qinghai
1,303,058
Hetian Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
206,347
Kargilik Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
130,032
Kashgar Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
460,832
Kizilsu Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
129,556
Aksu Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
288,264
Kuqa Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
111,846
Bayingolin Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
392,233
Hami Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
218,398
Shihezi Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
379,563
Huiyuan Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
401,027
Karamay Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
245,077
Tacheng Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
101,155
Urumqi Metropolitan Area
Xinjiang
3,435,800
Lhasa Metropolitan Area
Xizang (Tibet)
187,823
Cyprus
Data are referred to pre-1974 Turkish Army occupation boundaries. Urban population rate: 59% (2015)[ 5]
East Timor
Urban population rate: 31% (2015)[ 5]
Dili Metropolitan Area: 262,234 (2015)[ 6]
Georgia
Data are referret to pre-2008 Russo-Georgian War . Urban population rate: 56% (2015)[ 5]
Indonesia
Greater Jakarta or Jabodetabek comprises the largest urban area in Indonesia and the second-largest in the world with a population of around 30 million.[ 14] Jakarta , has a population of 10.3 million within its borders.[ 15]
The second-most populated city in Indonesia, Surabaya , also forms a conurbation known as Gerbangkertosusila with a metropolitan population of about 10 million compared to the city proper of 3 million.[ 16] Bandung and Medan .
India
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) consists of Mumbai and its satellite towns. Developing over a period of about 20 years, it consists of seven municipal corporations and fifteen smaller municipal councils. The region has an area of 4,355 km2 and with a population of 20.5 million,[ 17]
The National Capital Region (NCR) is a name for the coordinated planning region which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as several surrounding districts in the neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh , Haryana and Rajasthan . However, the conurbation of Delhi is actually limited to the NCT of Delhi and the neighbouring contiguous urban areas comprising Gurgaon , Faridabad , Noida , Greater Noida and Ghaziabad . The area is officially known as the Central National Capital Region (CNCR), a small part of overall NCR.[ 18] [ 19]
The Amaravati Metropolitan Region (AMR) of Andhra Pradesh is a conurbation of three cities, namely Vijayawada , Eluru and Guntur and 11 other towns which include Mangalagiri , Tadepalle , Tenali , Ponnuru, Chilakaluripeta, Narasaraopeta, Sattenapally, Nandigama, Jaggayyapeta, Nuzividu, Gudivada and Vuyyuru. The new capital city of the state, Amaravati , is being developed between the cities of Vijayawada and Guntur at the center of the conurbation. The region holds a total population of 58 lakhs.
The Jamshedpur Metropolitan Area has a plan of Greater Jamshedpur . This place contains the area and city of Adityapur , Maango and Jugsalai
Israel
Data are referred to 1949 Armistice boundaries, after 1948 Arab-Israeli War . Urban population rate: 59% (2015)[ 5]
Japan
Urban population rate: 69% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Tokyo Metropolitan Area (Tokyo + Kawasaki + Yokohama + Saitama + Chiba )
33,028,731
2015
[ 6]
Keihanshin Metropolitan Area (Osaka + Kobe + Kyoto + Nara + Sakai + Himeji )
15,692,797
Chukyo Metropolitan Area (Nagoya + Gifu + Toyota + Okazaki + Yokkaichi )
7,667,227
Fukuoka Metropolitan Area
2,121,624
Sapporo Metropolitan Area
1,894,557
Kitakyushu Metropolitan Area
1,203,250
Hiroshima Metropolitan Area
1,186,235
Takasaki Metropolitan Area (Takasaki + Isesaki + Ota )
1,173,901
Sendai Metropolitan Area
1,142,678
Naha Metropolitan Area (Naha + Okinawa )
942,036
Okayama Metropolitan Area (Okayama + Kurashiki )
829,536
Hamamatsu Metropolitan Area
718,870
Kumamoto Metropolitan Area
605,471
Shizuoka Metropolitan Area
578,725
Kanazawa Metropolitan Area
535,787
Otsu Metropolitan Area
514,884
Matsuyama Metropolitan Area
470,052
Tokushima Metropolitan Area
469,453
Kagoshima Metropolitan Area
442,953
Toyohashi Metropolitan Area
442,669
Wakayama Metropolitan Area
404,725
Mishima Metropolitan Area (Mishima + Numazu )
395,212
Kofu Metropolitan Area
390,244
Takamatsu Metropolitan Area
384,523
Oita Metropolitan Area
373,607
Niigata Metropolitan Area
372,503
Fujieda Metropolitan Area
318,978
Utsunomiya Metropolitan Area
312,681
Asahikawa Metropolitan Area
300,358
Nagano Metropolitan Area
269,298
Nagasaki Metropolitan Area
286,989
Mito Metropolitan Area (Mito + Hitachinaka )
284,338
Fuji Metropolitan Area
263,378
Miyazaki Metropolitan Area
247,744
Morioka Metropolitan Area
222,069
Hakodate Metropolitan Area
221,760
Fukuyama Metropolitan Area
221,646
Koriyama Metropolitan Area
218,390
Kochi Metropolitan Area
213,691
Akita Metropolitan Area
212,355
Toyama Metropolitan Area
210,606
Yamagata Metropolitan Area
206,358
Tsuchiura Metropolitan Area
195,325
Aomori Metropolitan Area
187,436
Fukushima Metropolitan Area
181,819
Marugame Metropolitan Area
171,220
Kisarazu Metropolitan Area
165,839
Sanda Metropolitan Area
164,419
Hitachi Metropolitan Area
162,932
Fukui Metropolitan Area
161,762
Ube Metropolitan Area
152,722
Takaoka Metropolitan Area
144,427
Kushiro Metropolitan Area
143,420
Obihiro Metropolitan Area
140,962
Shūnan Metropolitan Area
137,818
Niihama Metropolitan Area
134,067
Kurume Metropolitan Area
133,391
Matsumoto Metropolitan Area
125,858
Hachinohe Metropolitan Area
124,493
Omuta Metropolitan Area
122,197
Tomakomai Metropolitan Area
117,181
Beppu Metropolitan Area
113,901
Hikone Metropolitan Area
113,437
Yonago Metropolitan Area
112,806
Sasebo Metropolitan Area
104,105
Iwaki Metropolitan Area
103,547
Hirosaki Metropolitan Area
100,073
Muroran Metropolitan Area
100,039
Jordan
Urban population rate: 80% (2015)[ 5]
Amman Metropolitan Area: 3,672,403 (2015)[ 6] Irbid Metropolitan Area: 574,578 (2015)[ 6] Madaba Metropolitan Area: 104,759 (2015)[ 6]
Kazakhstan
Urban population rate: 62% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Almaty Metropolitan Area
1,730,584
2015
[ 6]
Astana Metropolitan Area
749,746
Shymkent Metropolitan Area
738,552
Aktobe Metropolitan Area
394,478
Semey Metropolitan Area
266,841
Kyzylorda Metropolitan Area
237,992
Pavlodar Metropolitan Area
235,889
Atyrau Metropolitan Area
231,440
Aktau Metropolitan Area
225,567
Turkestan Metropolitan Area
215,873
Ural Metropolitan Area
208,766
Ust-Kamenogorsk Metropolitan Area
197,281
Taraz Metropolitan Area
192,656
Karaganda Metropolitan Area
191,772
Temirtau Metropolitan Area
154,580
Petropavlosk Metropolitan Area
153,560
Kostanay Metropolitan Area
136,333
Taldikorgan Metropolitan Area
131,397
Zhanaozen Metropolitan Area
109,850
Kokshetav Metropolitan Area
100,846
Kyrgyzstan
Urban population rate: 38% (2015)[ 5]
Bishkek Metropolitan Area: 1,119,915 (2015)[ 6] Osh Metropolitan Area: 401,135 (2015)[ 6]
Kuwait
Urban population rate: 98% (2015)[ 5]
Laos
Urban population rate: 37% (2015)[ 5]
Malaysia
Urban population rate: 74% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area
6,512,807
2015
[ 6]
Georgetown Metropolitan Area (Georgetown + Kulim)
1,418,262
Johor Bahru Metropolitan Area
1,067,776
Ipoh Metropolitan Area
643,327
Kota Kinabalu Metropolitan Area
608,027
Melaka Metropolitan Area
446,719
Kuching Metropolitan Area
441,554
Seremban Metropolitan Area
390,884
Tawau Metropolitan Area
354,494
Sandakan Metropolitan Area
337,268
Kota Bharu Metropolitan Area
326,948
Sungai Petani Metropolitan Area
269,176
Kuantan Metropolitan Area
217,879
Alor Star Metropolitan Area
203,262
Taiping Metropolitan Area
198,018
Miri Metropolitan Area
187,443
Sibu Metropolitan Area
185,385
Kuala Terengganu Metropolitan Area
147,996
Lahad Datu Metropolitan Area
133,110
Kluang Metropolitan Area
109,597
Muar Metropolitan Area
106,024
Bintulu Metropolitan Area
101,436
Semporna Metropolitan Area
101,230
Maldives
Malé Metropolitan Area: 131,839 (2015)[ 6]
Mongolia
Urban population rate: 65% (2015)[ 5]
Nepal
Urban population rate: 21% (2015)[ 5]
North Korea
Boundaries are referred to the Third inter-Korean summit agreement (2018).
Urban population rate: 63% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Kaeseong Metropolitan Area
218,480
2015
[ 6]
Haeju Metropolitan Area
265,065
Sariwon Metropolitan Area
353,198
Songnim Metropolitan Area
256,211
Nampo Metropolitan Area
311,567
Kangseo Metropolitan Area
260,531
Pyeongyang Metropolitan Area
2,439,214
Wonsan Metropolitan Area
326,575
Muncheon Metropolitan Area
116,635
Pyeongseong Metropolitan Area
300,843
Suncheon Metropolitan Area
154,047
Sukcheon Metropolitan Area
106,846
Anju Metropolitan Area
256,943
Kaecheon Metropolitan Area
164,966
Deokcheon Metropolitan Area
152,025
Cheongju Metropolitan Area
170,999
Seoncheon Metropolitan Area
112,903
Kuseong Metropolitan Area
108,791
Ryeongcheon Metropolitan Area
125,259
Huicheon Metropolitan Area
117,534
Kanggye Metropolitan Area
270,248
Jeongpyeong Metropolitan Area
108,488
Hamju Metropolitan Area
105,812
Hamheung Metropolitan Area
745,918
Hongwon Metropolitan Area
116,941
Dancheon Metropolitan Area
114,551
Kimchaek Metropolitan Area
195,611
Kilju Metropolitan Area
108,885
Musan Metropolitan Area
106,601
Cheongjin Metropolitan Area
604,815
Rajin Metropolitan Area
106,938
Oman
Urban population rate: 76% (2015)[ 5]
Pakistan
Data are referred to 1972 Shimla Agreement borders, after 1971 Indo-Pakistani war.
Urban population rate: 39% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Karachi Metropolitan Area
13,150,694
2015
[ 6]
Lahore Metropolitan Area
10,114,718
Rawalpindi Metropolitan Area (Rawalpindi + Islamabad )
3,738,564
Faisalabad Metropolitan Area
3,563,007
Gujranwala Metropolitan Area
2,788,655
Peshawar Metropolitan Area
2,764,734
Multan Metropolitan Area
2,422,577
Sialkot Metropolitan Area
1,885,761
Hyderabad Metropolitan Area
1,835,126
Mingaora Metropolitan Area
1,057,542
Mardan Metropolitan Area
1,026,217
Abbottabad Metropolitan Area
960,783
Quetta Metropolitan Area
749,960
Sargodha Metropolitan Area
657,394
Gujrat Metropolitan Area
622,644
Wah Metropolitan Area
521,616
Bannu Metropolitan Area
494,277
Haripur Metropolitan Area
474,638
Larkana Metropolitan Area
466,569
Mansehra Metropolitan Area
465,955
Shahkot Metropolitan Area
460,340
Charsadda Metropolitan Area
421,797
Sukkur Metropolitan Area
419,044
Bahawalpur Metropolitan Area
412,812
Jehangira Metropolitan Area
392,541
Dera Ghazi Khan Metropolitan Area
386,996
Chakwal Metropolitan Area
380,689
Okara Metropolitan Area
377,333
Nowshera Metropolitan Area
376,682
Kasur Metropolitan Area
368,064
Shakargarh Metropolitan Area
366,175
Swabi Metropolitan Area
350,349
Kohat Metropolitan Area
349,873
Jhelum Metropolitan Area
335,764
Muridike Metropolitan Area
332,238
Sahiwal Metropolitan Area
331,522
Muzaffarabad Metropolitan Area
329,099
Hazro Metropolitan Area
325,085
Chakdarra Metropolitan Area
312,554
Shabqadar Metropolitan Area
306,185
Jhang Sada Metropolitan Area
303,289
Jacobabad Metropolitan Area
301,179
Narowal Metropolitan Area
279,768
Rahim Yar Khan Metropolitan Area
274,839
Takhat Bhai Metropolitan Area
270,145
Tangi Metropolitan Area
254,085
Hafizabad Metropolitan Area
252,160
Muzaffargarh Metropolitan Area
245,691
Mandi Bahauddin Metropolitan Area
240,604
Wazirabad Metropolitan Area
232,325
Qila Khudabadan Metropolitan Area
221,239
Shikarpur Metropolitan Area
221,057
Mandi Metropolitan Area
209,396
Jampur Metropolitan Area
208,805
Pattoki Metropolitan Area
208,708
Kharian Metropolitan Area
191,229
Chunian Metropolitan Area
178,925
Tando Muhammad Khan Metropolitan Area
173,445
Lala Mosa Metropolitan Area
171,681
Khairpur Metropolitan Area
167,568
Khandhkot Metropolitan Area
167,179
Charman Metropolitan Area
165,834
Zangun Metropolitan Area
164,498
Dadu Metropolitan Area
162,534
Sherpur Metropolitan Area
160,249
Sadiqabad Metropolitan Area
158,903
Bhara Khao Metropolitan Area
155,834
Pakpattan Metropolitan Area
155,767
Ghotki Metropolitan Area
154,294
Fatehjang Metropolitan Area
153,965
Burewala Metropolitan Area
151,529
Pindi Gheb Metropolitan Area
147,718
Bat Khela Metropolitan Area
147,435
Chiniot Metropolitan Area
146,702
Chuchar Metropolitan Area
143,388
Pasrur Metropolitan Area
142,975
Usta Muhammad Metropolitan Area
137,181
Khanewal Metropolitan Area
135,503
Gojra Metropolitan Area
134,727
Shaikh Jana Metropolitan Area
131,956
Thul Metropolitan Area
130,017
Kahuta Metropolitan Area
129,479
Gali Bagh Metropolitan Area
126,721
Shujaabad Metropolitan Area
125,952
Topi Metropolitan Area
123,669
Daroli Metropolitan Area
116,619
Attock Metropolitan Area
113,767
Sangla Metropolitan Area
112,475
Mithankot Metropolitan Area
111,038
Thatta Metropolitan Area
110,185
Jambar Kalan Metropolitan Area
109,682
Dera Ismail Khan Metropolitan Area
109,448
Kabirwala Metropolitan Area
108,910
Lodhran Metropolitan Area
108,590
Moro Metropolitan Area
108,243
Havelian Metropolitan Area
106,307
Shal Bandai Metropolitan Area
106,132
Mehar Metropolitan Area
106,034
Arifwala Metropolitan Area
105,263
Khanpur Metropolitan Area
104,403
Alipur Metropolitan Area
101,977
Khot Kakka Shah Metropolitan Area
100,884
Palestine
Data are referred to 1949 Armistice boundaries, after 1948 Arab-Israeli War .
Papua New Guinea
Urban population rate: 10% (2015)[ 5]
Philippines
Urban population rate: 59% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Manila Metropolitan Area
22,311,771
2015
[ 6]
Cebu Metropolitan Area
2,678,296
Davao Metropolitan Area
1,196,303
Angeles Metropolitan Area
1,056,211
Dagupan Metropolitan Area
876,322
Cagayan de Oro Metropolitan Area
735,692
Bacolod Metropolitan Area
539,696
Zamboanga Metropolitan Area
498,587
Iloilo Metropolitan Area
489,034
General Santos Metropolitan Area
452,060
Baguio Metropolitan Area
451,844
Batangas Metropolitan Area
326,496
Naga Metropolitan Area
291,374
Iligan Metropolitan Area
279,731
Cotabato Metropolitan Area
274,670
Tagum Metropolitan Area
252,700
Tacloban Metropolitan Area
244,458
Lipa Metropolitan Area
235,919
Legaspi Metropolitan Area
221,694
Marawi Metropolitan Area
207,205
Cabanatuan Metropolitan Area
198,568
Butuan Metropolitan Area
185,655
Olongapo Metropolitan Area
182,832
Tarlac Metropolitan Area
181,691
San Pablo Metropolitan Area
174,317
San Pedro Metropolitan Area
172,148
Dumaguete Metropolitan Area
166,127
Guagua Metropolitan Area
160,448
Puerto Princesa Metropolitan Area
156,713
Pagadian Metropolitan Area
145,146
San Fernando Metropolitan Area
134,798
Malolos Metropolitan Area
123,101
Tuguegarao Metropolitan Area
122,965
Tagbilaran Metropolitan Area
120,097
Ozamis Metropolitan Area
117,388
Roxas Metropolitan Area
108,370
Dipolog Metropolitan Area
108,335
Balanga Metropolitan Area
108,162
Gapan Metropolitan Area
103,963
Qatar
Urban population rate: 46% (2015)[ 5]
Doha Metropolitan Area: 1,646,118 (2015)[ 6]
South Korea
Boundaries are referred to the Third inter-Korean summit agreement (2018).
Urban population rate: 84% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Sudokwon Metropolitan Area (Seoul + Incheon + nearby cities in Gyeonggi Province )
22,009,222
2015
[ 6]
Busan Metropolitan Area (Busan + Gimhae + Yangsan )
3,675,312
Daegu Metropolitan Area
2,474,025
Daejeon Metropolitan Area
1,534,182
Gwangju Metropolitan Area
1,469,650
Ulsan Metropolitan Area
922,819
Jeonju Metropolitan Area (Jeonju + Iksan )
771,294
Changwon Metropolitan Area
738,115
Cheongju Metropolitan Area
664,464
Cheonan Metropolitan Area (Cheonan + Asan )
465,353
Pohang Metropolitan Area
359,501
Gumi Metropolitan Area
332,203
Suncheon Metropolitan Area (Suncheon + Gwangyang + Yeosu )
307,002
Mokpo Metropolitan Area
273,421
Jinju Metropolitan Area
203,662
Wonju Metropolitan Area
181,058
Gunsan Metropolitan Area
158,532
Chuncheon Metropolitan Area
157,839
Geoje Metropolitan Area
153,898
Jeju Metropolitan Area
119,740
Gangneung Metropolitan Area
102,592
Sri Lanka
Urban population rate: 17% (2015)[ 5]
Taiwan
Satellite view of the Taipei-Taoyuan-Keelung Metropolitan Area , the largest metropolitan area in Taiwan Satellite view of the Kaohsiung-Pingtung-Tainan metropolitan area Boundaries are referred to the territories administrated by the Republic of China , after Cross-Strait Act (1992).
Urban population rate: 80% (2015)[ 5]
Tajikistan
Urban population rate: 29% (2015)[ 5]
Thailand
Urban population rate: 37% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Krung Thep Conurbation (Bangkok and nearby cities)
14,954,100
2015
[ 6]
Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area
493,149
Phuket Metropolitan Area
426,293
Chonburi Metropolitan Area
392,467
Hat Yai Metropolitan Area
297,792
Pattaya Metropolitan Area
242,133
Nakhon Pathom Metropolitan Area
186,325
Si Racha Metropolitan Area
168,554
Phitsanulok Metropolitan Area
165,001
Songkhla Metropolitan Area
162,380
Nakhon Ratchasima Metropolitan Area
159,579
Khonkaen Metropolitan Area
154,057
Surat Thani Metropolitan Area
150,127
Udon Thani Metropolitan Area
149,983
Nakhon Si Thammarat Metropolitan Area
146,307
Rayong Metropolitan Area
138,423
Lopburi Metropolitan Area
128,924
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Metropolitan Area
126,849
Ubon Ratchathani Metropolitan Area
126,488
Ranong Metropolitan Area
118,553
Yala Metropolitan Area
111,221
Ban Chang Metropolitan Area
110,390
Kanchanaburi Metropolitan Area
102,628
Turkey
Urban population rate: 71% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Istanbul Metropolitan Area
14,565,437
2015
[ 6]
Ankara Metropolitan Area
4,460,522
Izmir Metropolitan Area
2,794,142
Bursa Metropolitan Area
1,680,190
Gaziantep Metropolitan Area
1,434,973
Antalya Metropolitan Area
944,864
Konya Metropolitan Area
791,429
Mersin Metropolitan Area
786,305
Izmit Metropolitan Area
784,331
Kayseri Metropolitan Area
772,654
Adana Metropolitan Area
737,574
Samsun Metropolitan Area
559,413
Denizli Metropolitan Area
537,507
Diyarbakir Metropolitan Area
536,794
Eskisehir Metropolitan Area
528,380
Kahramanmaras Metropolitan Area
464,945
Van Metropolitan Area
451,519
Malatya Metropolitan Area
447,745
Sanliurfa Metropolitan Area
431,505
Antakya Metropolitan Area
397,544
Trabzon Metropolitan Area
364,103
Batman Metropolitan Area
363,642
Elazig Metropolitan Area
324,305
Sivas Metropolitan Area
303,202
Sakarya Metropolitan Area
269,660
Manisa Metropolitan Area
294,069
Iskenderun Metropolitan Area
256,743
Cerkezkoy Metropolitan Area
242,264
Isparta Metropolitan Area
234,121
Osmaniye Metropolitan Area
225,567
Aydin Metropolitan Area
210,247
Adiyaman Metropolitan Area
203,680
Yenice Metropolitan Area
181,480
Corum Metropolitan Area
181,012
Ordu Metropolitan Area
180,011
Siverek Metropolitan Area
160,312
Tarsus Metropolitan Area
159,692
Zonguldak Metropolitan Area
158,521
Inegol Metropolitan Area
155,697
Giresun Metropolitan Area
147,434
Usak Metropolitan Area
141,288
Duzce Metropolitan Area
139,560
Yumurtalik Metropolitan Area
139,104
Siirt Metropolitan Area
136,101
Tokat Metropolitan Area
134,631
Karabuk Metropolitan Area
130,402
Kutahya Metropolitan Area
129,641
Erzurum Metropolitan Area
129,246
Karaman Metropolitan Area
127,506
Aksaray Metropolitan Area
126,210
Turgutlu Metropolitan Area
125,953
Rize Metropolitan Area
123,482
Agri Metropolitan Area
121,725
Yalova Metropolitan Area
120,828
Afyonkarahisar Metropolitan Area
120,660
Fethiye Metropolitan Area
117,452
Keskin Metropolitan Area
114,207
Viransehir Metropolitan Area
113,091
Kadirli Metropolitan Area
111,158
Silopi Metropolitan Area
105,037
Eregli Metropolitan Area
104,760
Cizre Metropolitan Area
104,061
Ceyhan Metropolitan Area
103,840
Elbistan Metropolitan Area
100,020
Turkmenistan
Urban population rate: 53% (2015)[ 5]
United Arab Emirates
Urban population rate: 85% (2015)[ 5]
Dubai Metropolitan Area (Dubai + Sharjah ): 4,979,694 (2015)[ 6] Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area (Greater Abu Dhabi): 787,746 (2015)[ 6] Al-Ain Metropolitan Area (Al-Ain + Al-Buraymi): 783,519 (2015)[ 6] Ras al-Haymah Metropolitan Area (Greater Ras al-Haymah): 181,691 (2015)[ 6]
Uzbekistan
Urban population rate: 40% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Tashkent Metropolitan Area
3,293,873
2015
[ 6]
Samarqand Metropolitan Area
795,848
Namangan Metropolitan Area
753,458
Qarshi Metropolitan Area
712,047
Fargona Metropolitan Area
469,110
Jizzax Metropolitan Area
385,490
Andijon Metropolitan Area
373,159
Shahrisabz Metropolitan Area
334,628
Qoqon Metropolitan Area
303,759
Nokis Metropolitan Area
288,240
Tortkul Metropolitan Area
252,614
Termiz Metropolitan Area
242,044
Urganch Metropolitan Area
215,566
Kattaqorgon Metropolitan Area
153,433
Denov Metropolitan Area
146,220
Buxoro Metropolitan Area
137,440
Xiva Metropolitan Area
136,679
Oltiariq Metropolitan Area
120,162
Kosonsoy Metropolitan Area
115,631
Quva Metropolitan Area
113,493
Gijduvon Metropolitan Area
110,910
Navoiy Metropolitan Area
110,554
Ibrat Metropolitan Area
101,566
Asaka Metropolitan Area
101,170
Shahrixon Metropolitan Area
100,375
Vietnam
Urban population rate: 33% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Ho Chi Minh (Sai Gon) Metropolitan Area
11,897,049
2015
[ 6]
Ha Noi Metropolitan Area
6,148,404
Tan Chau Metropolitan Area (Tan Chau + Long Xuyen)
1,359,497
Da Nang Metropolitan Area
1,075,589
Hai Phong Metropolitan Area
1,051,010
Can Tho Metropolitan Area
769,316
My Tho Metropolitan Area
759,179
Vinh Long Metropolitan Area
484,198
Nha Trang Metropolitan Area
468,627
Hue Metropolitan Area
419,391
Vung Tau Metropolitan Area
412,378
Thai Nguyen Metropolitan Area
363,000
Thanh Hoa Metropolitan Area
343,001
Vinh Metropolitan Area
326,520
Tay Ninh Metropolitan Area
319,289
Nam Dinh Metropolitan Area
292,782
Hai Duong Metropolitan Area
283,307
Qui Nhon Metropolitan Area
282,795
Rach Gia Metropolitan Area
276,783
Thai Binh Metropolitan Area
268,330
Buon Ma Thuot Metropolitan Area
254,680
Quang Ngai Metropolitan Area
246,708
Phan Thiet Metropolitan Area
243,919
Bac Giang Metropolitan Area
222,711
Play Cu Metropolitan Area
199,908
Bac Lieu Metropolitan Area
199,141
Phan Rang Metropolitan Area
198,679
Da Lat Metropolitan Area
195,370
Ca Mau Metropolitan Area
193,377
Ha Long Metropolitan Area
178,597
Lac Thanh Metropolitan Area
177,136
Cao Lanh Metropolitan Area
173,133
Cai Lay Metropolitan Area
172,776
Tra Vinh Metropolitan Area
159,016
Tuy Hoa Metropolitan Area
158,744
Binh Phuoc Metropolitan Area
155,011
Cao Mat Metropolitan Area
149,729
Kon Tum Metropolitan Area
144,425
Son Tay (Ha Noi) Metropolitan Area
139,803
Vinh Yen Metropolitan Area
139,418
Soc Trang Metropolitan Area
133,858
Viet Tri Metropolitan Area
129,341
Long Le Metropolitan Area
125,920
Mong Cai Metropolitan Area (Mong Cai + Dongxing)
125,104
Cam Pha Metropolitan Area
122,988
Ninh Binh Metropolitan Area
122,236
Cai Be Metropolitan Area
120,234
Tuyen Quang Metropolitan Area
114,216
Phu Ly Metropolitan Area
112,705
Tien Thanh Metropolitan Area
112,508
Tân Phú Metropolitan Area
111,991
Lang Son Metropolitan Area
110,770
Ho Kou Metropolitan Area (Ho Kou + Hekou)
105,453
Xuan Loc Metropolitan Area
103,836
Gia Rai Metropolitan Area
102,299
Yen Bai Metropolitan Area
102,149
Tam Ky Metropolitan Area
100,935
Vinh Tuy Metropolitan Area
100,364
Europe
Albania
Urban population rate: 56% (2015)[ 5]
Tirane Metropolitan Area (Greater Tirane): 719,252 (2015)[ 6] Durrës Metropolitan Area (Greater Durrës): 128,104 (2015)[ 6]
Austria
Urban population rate: 69% (2015)[ 5]
Vienna Metropolitan Area (Greater Vienna): 1,856,676 (2015)[ 6] Graz Metropolitan Area (Greater Graz): 262,476 (2015)[ 6] Linz Metropolitan Area (Greater Linz): 202,652 (2015)[ 6] Salzburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Salzburg): 140,052 (2015)[ 6] Innsbruck Metropolitan Area (Greater Innsbruck): 113,301 (2015)[ 6]
Belarus
Urban population rate: 76% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Minsk Metropolitan Area (Greater Minsk)
2,006,722
2015
[ 6]
Gomel Metropolitan Area (Greater Gomel)
429,237
Vitebsk Metropolitan Area (Greater Vitebsk)
354,209
Mogilev Metropolitan Area (Greater Mogilev)
334,165
Brest Metropolitan Area (Brest + Terespol)
326,182
Grodno Metropolitan Area (Greater Grodno)
309,064
Bobruisk Metropolitan Area (Greater Bobruisk)
197,539
Baranavici Metropolitan Area (Greater Baranavici)
162,854
Pinsk Metropolitan Area (Greater Pinsk)
132,029
Borisov Metropolitan Area (Greater Borisov)
112,218
Belgium
Urban population rate: 98% (2015)[ 5]
Bruxelles Metropolitan Area (Greater Bruxelles): 1,381,517 (2015)[ 6] Antwerp Metropolitan Area (Greater Antwerp): 792,029 (2015)[ 6] Liege Metropolitan Area (Greater Liege): 381,673 (2015)[ 6] Gent Metropolitan Area (Gent + Sas van Gent): 263,643 (2015)[ 6] Charleroi Metropolitan Area (Greater Charleroi): 253,691 (2015)[ 6]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Urban population rate: 52% (2015)[ 5]
Sarajevo Metropolitan Area (Greater Sarajevo): 371,884 (2015)[ 6] Banja Luka Metropolitan Area (Greater Banja Luka): 159,289 (2015)[ 6]
Bulgaria
Urban population rate: 73% (2015)[ 5]
Sofia Metropolitan Area (Greater Sofia): 926,881 (2015)[ 6] Plovdiv Metropolitan Area (Greater Plovdiv): 309,004 (2015)[ 6] Varna Metropolitan Area (Greater Varna): 283,835 (2015)[ 6] Burgas Metropolitan Area (Greater Burgas): 111,381 (2015)[ 6]
Croatia
Urban population rate: 61% (2015)[ 5]
Zagreb Metropolitan Area (Greater Zagreb): 660,653 (2015)[ 6] Split Metropolitan Area (Greater Split): 218,497 (2015)[ 6] Rijeka Metropolitan Area (Greater Rijeka): 143,702 (2015)[ 6]
Czechia
Urban population rate: 76% (2015)[ 5]
Prague Metropolitan Area (Greater Prague): 1,126,681 (2015)[ 6] Brno Metropolitan Area (Greater Brno): 316,980 (2015)[ 6] Ostrava Metropolitan Area (Greater Ostrava): 186,520 (2015)[ 6] Plzen Metropolitan Area (Greater Pizen): 142,249 (2015)[ 6]
Denmark
Urban population rate: 88% (2015)[ 5]
Copenhagen Metropolitan Area (Greater Copenhagen): 1,225,959 (2015)[ 6] Aarhus Metropolitan Area (Greater Aarhus): 209,181 (2015)[ 6] Odense Metropolitan Area (Greater Odense): 124,557 (2015)[ 6] Aalborg Metropolitan Area (Greater Aalborg): 100,079 (2015)[ 6]
Estonia
Urban population rate: 71% (2015)[ 5]
Tallinn Metropolitan Area (Greater Tallinn): 344,511[ 6]
Finland
Urban population rate: 86% (2015)[ 5]
Helsinki Metropolitan Area (Helsinki + Espoo): 907,386 (2015)[ 6] Tampere Metropolitan Area (Greater Tampere): 134,673 (2015)[ 6] Turku Metropolitan Area (Greater Turku): 112,492 (2015)[ 6]
France
Urban population rate: 86% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Ile-de-France Conurbation (Greater Paris)
9,711,512
2015
[ 6]
Lyon Metropolitan Area (Greater Lyon)
1,152,368
Marseille Metropolitan Area (Greater Marseille)
909,727
Lille Metropolitan Area (Lille + Mouscron)
903,281
Cote-d'Azur Conurbation (Nice + Cannes)
733,095
Toulouse Metropolitan Area (Greater Toulouse)
658,107
Bordeaux Metropolitan Area (greater Bordeaux)
585,031
Nantes Metropolitan Area (Greater Nantes)
436,853
Strasbourg Metropolitan Area (Strasbourg + Kehl)
422,097
Toulon Metropolitan Area (Greater Toulon)
368,851
Grenoble Metropolitan Area (Greater Grenoble)
338,199
Rouen Metropolitan Area (Greater Rouen)
320,960
Montpellier Metropolitan Area (Greater Montpellier)
293,865
Rennes Metropolitan Area (Greater Rennes)
227,572
Nancy Metropolitan Area (Greater Nancy)
213,797
Tours Metropolitan Area (Greater Tours)
211,591
Dijon Metropolitan Area (Greater Dijon)
208,040
Cambrin Metropolitan Area (Greater Cambrin)
207,779
Clermont-Ferrand Metropolitan Area (Greater Clermont-Ferrand)
191,311
Reims Metropolitan Area (Greater Reims)
189,743
Mulhouse Metropolitan Area (Greater Mulhouse)
189,297
Le Havre Metropolitan Area (Greater Le Havre)
187,643
Orleans Metropolitan Area (Greater Orleans)
179,869
Angers Metropolitan Area (Greater Angers)
176,839
Saint-Etienne Metropolitan Area (Greater Saint-Etienne)
172,766
Caen Metropolitan Area (Greater Caen)
164,788
Metz Metropolitan Area (Greater Metz)
151,221
Le Mans Metropolitan Area (Greater Le Mans)
147,383
Brest Metropolitan Area (Greater Brest)
142,527
Amiens Metropolitan Area (Greater Amiens)
136,532
Limoges Metropolitan Area (Greater Limoges)
129,255
Dunkerque Metropolitan Area (Greater Dunkerque)
127,529
Perpignan Metropolitan Area (Greater Perpignan)
115,845
Pau Metropolitan Area (Greater Pau)
112,672
Troyes Metropolitan Area (Greater Troyes)
109,941
Besançon Metropolitan Area (Greater Besançon)
108,712
Annecy Metropolitan Area (Greater Annecy)
102,728
Nîmes Metropolitan Area (Greater Nîmes)
101,743
Valenciennes Metropolitan Area (Greater Valenciennes)
101,583
Germany
Urban population rate: 76% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Ruhr Conurbation (Bonn + Cologne + Düsseldorf + Wuppertal + Dortmund + Hagen)
7,275,319
2015
[ 6]
Berlin Metropolitan Area (Greater Berlin)
3,390,255
Hamburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Hamburg)
1,677,733
Munich Metropolitan Area (Greater Munich)
1,573,652
Frankfurt am Main Metropolitan Area (Greater Frankfurt am Main)
1,523,808
Stuttgart Metropolitan Area (Greater Stuttgart)
1,160,180
Nurnberg Metropolitan Area (Greater Nurnberg)
679,089
Hannover Metropolitan Area (Greater Hannover)
599,164
Dresden Metropolitan Area (Greater Dresden)
513,723
Bremen Metropolitan Area (Greater Bremen)
506,342
Mannheim Metropolitan Area (Greater Mannheim)
466,696
Leipzig Metropolitan Area (Greater Leipzig)
455,581
Augsburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Augsburg)
312,094
Karlsruhe Metropolitan Area (Greater Karlsruhe)
286,982
Aachen Metropolitan Area (Aachen + Kerkrade)
226,264
Kassel Metropolitan Area (Greater Kassel)
222,869
Bielefeld Metropolitan Area (Greater Bielefeld)
214,193
Kiel Metropolitan Area (Greater Kiel)
209,786
Munster Metropolitan Area (Greater Munster)
207,455
Heidelberg Metropolitan Area (Greater Heidelberg)
196,429
Magdeburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Magdeburg)
193,706
Halle Metropolitan Area (Greater Halle)
185,076
Braunschweig Metropolitan Area (Greater Braunschweig)
180,612
Freiburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Freiburg)
179,912
Rostock Metropolitan Area (Greater Rostock)
168,453
Chemnitz Metropolitan Area (Greater Chemnitz)
168,021
Lubeck Metropolitan Area (Greater Lubeck)
150,413
Saarbrücken Metropolitan Area (Greater Saarbrücken)
146,109
Oldenburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Oldenburg)
144,961
Erfurt Metropolitan Area (Greater Erfurt)
141,749
Koblenz Metropolitan Area (Greater Koblenz)
138,095
Regensburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Regensburg)
133,794
Wurzburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Wurzburg)
121,062
Heilbronn Metropolitan Area (Greater Heilbronn)
121,015
Bremerhaven Metropolitan Area (Greater Bremerhaven)
116,975
Darmstadt Metropolitan Area (Greater Darmstadt)
116,051
Osnabruck Metropolitan Area (Greater Osnabruck)
105,944
Ulm Metropolitan Area (Greater Ulm)
103,439
Greece
Urban population rate: 64% (2015)[ 5]
Athens Metropolitan Area (Greater Athens): 3,315,199 (2015)[ 6] Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area (Greater Thessaloniki): 813,775 (2015)[ 6] Patras Metropolitan Area (Greater Patras): 176,257 (2015)[ 6] Heraklion Metropolitan Area (Greater Heraklion): 155,251 (2015)[ 6] Larisa Metropolitan Area (Greater Larisa): 126,570 (2015)[ 6] Volos Metropolitan Area (Greater Volos): 104,289 (2015)[ 6]
Hungary
Urban population rate: 70% (2015)[ 5]
Budapest Metropolitan Area (Greater Budapest): 1,758,468 (2015)[ 6] Debrecen Metropolitan Area (Greater Debrecen): 166,658 (2015)[ 6] Miskolc Metropolitan Area (Greater Miskolc): 124,422 (2015)[ 6] Pecs Metropolitan Area (Greater Pecs): 119,904 (2015)[ 6] Szeged Metropolitan Area (Greater Szeged): 112,516 (2015)[ 6]
Ireland
Urban population rate: 65% (2015)[ 5]
Dublin Metropolitan Area (Greater Dublin): 1,004,263 (2015)[ 6] Cork Metropolitan Area (Greater Cork): 138,514 (2015)[ 6]
Italy
Some Regional Laws approved during the 1970-1980s[ 20]
Urban population rate: 73% (2024).[ 5] [ 6]
Name
Population
Milano conurbation
(Milano + Monza + Rho + Busto Arsizio + Gallarate + Rozzano + Trezzano S.N.
+ Saronno + Vimercate + San Giuliano and nearby cities)
3,579,039
Napoli conurbation
(Napoli + Caserta + Giugliano + Pozzuoli + Salerno and nearby cities)
3,415,763
Roma conurbation
(Roma + Ciampino + Ostia + Tivoli and nearby cities)
2,799,884
Torino conurbation
(Torino + Moncalieri + Orbassano + Rivoli + Settimo and nearby cities)
1,243,448
Palermo conurbation
(Palermo + Bagheria + Capaci and nearby cities)
720,937
Firenze conurbation
(Firenze + Signa + Sesto Fiorentino + Prato + Pistoia and nearby cities)
711,105
Catania Metropolitan Area
529,493
Genova Metropolitan Area
523,194
Bologna Metropolitan Area
456,780
Bergamo Metropolitan Area
448,364
Bari Metropolitan Area
311,280
Cagliari Metropolitan Area
257,468
Padova Metropolitan Area
244,498
Brescia Metropolitan Area
243,287
Venezia Metropolitan Area
222,475
Verona Metropolitan Area
216,582
Pescara Metropolitan Area
212,590
Messina Metropolitan Area
178,836
Trieste Metropolitan Area
178,655
Modena Metropolitan Area
155,015
Como Metropolitan Area
151,878
Livorno Metropolitan Area
149,983
Parma Metropolitan Area
148,518
Taranto Metropolitan Area
136,105
Reggio Calabria Metropolitan Area
128,270
Foggia Metropolitan Area
126,645
Rimini Metropolitan Area
126,273
Vicenza Metropolitan Area
121,637
Reggio Emilia Metropolitan Area
119,756
Bolzano Metropolitan Area
107,197
Massa Metropolitan Area
101,572
Udine Metropolitan Area
101,454
Kosovo
Pristina Metropolitan Area (Greater Pristina): 196,913 (2015)[ 6]
Latvia
Urban population rate: 69% (2015)[ 5]
Riga Metropolitan Area (Greater Riga): 556,672[ 6]
Lithuania
Urban population rate: 69% (2015)[ 5]
Vilnius Metropolitan Area (Greater Vilnius): 355,430 (2015)[ 6] Kaunas Metropolitan Area (Greater Kaunas): 276,335 (2015)[ 6] Klaipeda Metropolitan Area (Greater Klaipeda): 111,199 (2015)[ 6]
Luxembourg
Urban population rate: 86% (2015)[ 5]
Luxembourg Metropolitan Area (Greater Luxembourg): 119,160 (2015)[ 6]
Malta
Urban population rate: 89% (2024)[ 5]
Moldova
Urban population rate: 50% (2015)[ 5]
Chisinau Metropolitan Area (Greater Chisinau): 460,761 (2015)[ 6] Tiraspol Metropolitan Area (Greater Tiraspol): 157,770 (2015)[ 6] Balti Metropolitan Area (Greater Balti): 109,172 (2015)[ 6]
Netherlands
Urban population rate: 84% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Rotterdam Metropolitan Area (Rotterdam + Delft + Den Haag)
1,913,888
2015
[ 6]
Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (Greater Amsterdam)
1,128,715
Utrecht Metropolitan Area (Greater Utrecht)
445,245
Leiden Metropolitan Area (Greater Leiden)
302,157
Eindhoven Metropolitan Area (Greater Eindhoven)
280,211
Heerlen Metropolitan Area (Heerlen + Herzongenrath)
262,204
Dordrecht Metropolitan Area (Greater Dordrecht)
240,823
Arnhem Metropolitan Area (Greater Arnhem)
199,884
Tilburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Tilburg)
196,361
Haarlem Metropolitan Area (Greater Haarlem)
195,554
Nijmegen Metropolitan Area (Greater Nijmegen)
180,486
Zoetermeer Metropolitan Area (Greater Zoetermeer)
166,121
Groningen Metropolitan Area (Greater Groningen)
163,386
Almere Metropolitan Area (Greater Almere)
162,857
Alkmaar Metropolitan Area (Greater Alkmaar)
154,296
Amersfoort Metropolitan Area (Greater Amersfoort)
142,167
Breda Metropolitan Area (Greater Breda)
135,821
Enschede Metropolitan Area (Greater Enschede)
131,601
Velsen Metropolitan Area (Greater Velsen)
126,175
's-Hertongenbosch Metropolitan Area (Greater 's-Hertongenbosch)
121,267
Maastricht Metropolitan Area (Maastricht + Maasmechelen)
113,653
Apeldoorn Metropolitan Area (Greater Apeldoorn)
107,444
Zwolle Metropolitan Area (Greater Zwolle)
101,499
Northern Macedonia
Urban population rate: 64% (2015)[ 5]
Skopje Metropolitan Area (Greater Skopje): 428,210 (2015)[ 6]
Norway
Urban population rate: 81% (2015)[ 5]
Oslo Metropolitan Area (Greater Oslo): 782,172 (2015)[ 6] Stavanger Metropolitan Area (Greater Stavanger): 161,284 (2015)[ 6] Bergen Metropolitan Area (Greater Bergen): 148,005 (2015)[ 6] Trondheim Metropolitan Area (Greater Trondheim): 147,468 (2015)[ 6]
Poland
Urban population rate: 64% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area
2,535,354
2015
[ 6]
Warsaw Metropolitan Area (Greater Warsaw)
1,789,294
Krakow Metropolitan Area (Greater Krakow)
664,581
Lodz Metropolitan Area (Greater Lodz)
606,991
Gdansk Metropolitan Area (Greater Gdansk)
603,020
Wroclaw Metropolitan Area (Greater Wroclaw)
529,209
Poznań Metropolitan Area (Greater Ponzan)
527,670
Lublin Metropolitan Area (Greater Lublin)
320,313
Bialystok Metropolitan Area (Greater Bialystok)
289,226
Szczecin Metropolitan Area (Greater Szczecin)
269,836
Walbrzych Metropolitan Area (Greater Walbrzych)
182,732
Rzeszow Metropolitan Area (Greater Rzeszow)
180,696
Bielsko-Biala Metropolitan Area (Greater Bielsko-Biala)
136,717
Portugal
Urban population rate: 63% (2015)[ 5]
Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Greater Lisbon): 2,169,391 (2015)[ 6] Porto Metropolitan Area (Greater Porto): 998,283 (2015)[ 6] Braga Metropolitan Area (Greater Braga): 119,657 (2015)[ 6] Funchal Metropolitan Area (Greater Funchal): 119,440 (2015)[ 6]
Romania
Urban population rate: 60% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Bucharest Metropolitan Area (Greater Bucharest)
1,774,128
2015
[ 6]
Calarasi Metropolitan Area (Greater Calarasi)
369,759
Timisoara Metropolitan Area (Greater Timisoara)
288,523
Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan Area (Greater Cluj-Napoca)
278,493
Constanta Metropolitan Area (Greater Costanta)
249,829
Iasi Metropolitan Area (Greater Iasi)
237,903
Craiova Metropolitan Area (Greater Craiova)
228,226
Brasov Metropolitan Area (Greater Brasov)
200,225
Galati Metropolitan Area (Greater Galati)
196,601
Ploiesti Metropolitan Area (Greater Ploiesti)
175,454
Oradea Metropolitan Area (Greater Oradea)
156,341
Giurgiu Metropolitan Area (Giurgiu + Ruse)
141,675
Braila Metropolitan Area (Greater Braila)
138,888
Pitesti Metropolitan Area (Greater Pitesti)
132,100
Targu-Mures Metropolitan Area (Greater Targu-Mures)
118,255
Sibiu Metropolitan Area (Greater Sibiu)
117,695
Bacau Metropolitan Area (Greater Bacau)
117,407
Arad Metropolitan Area (Greater Arad)
112,052
Oltenita Metropolitan Area (Greater Oltenita)
108,928
Serbia
Urban population rate: 59% (2015)[ 5]
Beograd Metropolitan Area (Greater Beograd): 1,106,870 (2015)[ 6] Novi Sad Metropolitan Area (Greater Novi Sad): 263,087 (2015)[ 6] Nis Metropolitan Area (Greater Nis): 188,293 (2015)[ 6] Kragujevac Metropolitan Area (Greater Kragujevac): 126,766 (2015)[ 6]
Slovakia
Urban population rate: 58% (2015)[ 5]
Bratislava Metropolitan Area (Greater Bratislava): 352,002 (2015)[ 6] Košice Metropolitan Area (Greater Košice): 220,297 (2015)[ 6]
Slovenia
Urban population rate: 53% (2015)[ 5]
Ljubljana Metropolitan Area (Greater Ljubljana): 250,335 (2015)[ 6]
Spain
Urban population rate: 79% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Madrid Metropolitan Area (Greater Madrid)
4,894,295
2015
[ 6]
Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Greater Barcelona)
3,832,012
Valencia Metropolitan Area (Greater Valencia)
1,323,120
Sevilla Metropolitan Area (Greater Sevilla)
861,043
Málaga Metropolitan Area (Greater Málaga)
799,997
Bilbao Metropolitan Area (Greater Bilbao)
778,852
Zaragoza Metropolitan Area (Greater Zaragoza)
503,982
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Metropolitan Area (Greater Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
443,141
Palma de Mallorca Metropolitan Area (Greater Palma de Mallorca)
388,090
Granada Metropolitan Area (Greater Granada)
355,806
Murcia Metropolitan Area (Greater Murcia)
354,693
Alicante Metropolitan Area (Greater Alicante)
331,089
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Metropolitan Area (Greater Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
324,645
Pamplona Metropolitan Area (Greater Pamplona)
296,609
Valladolid Metropolitan Area (Greater Valladolid)
290,636
Vigo Metropolitan Area (Greater Vigo)
265,407
A Coruña Metropolitan Area (Greater A Coruña)
249,861
Gijón Metropolitan Area (Greater Gijón)
229,261
Algeciras Metropolitan Area (Algeciras + Gibraltar)
215,007
San Sebastián Metropolitan Area (Greater San Sebastián)
214,645
Santander Metropolitan Area (Greater Santander)
206,816
Vitoria Metropolitan Area (Greater Vitoria)
203,909
Alcalá de Henares Metropolitan Area (Greater Alcalá de Henares)
184,497
Oviedo Metropolitan Area (Greater Oviedo)
170,846
Almería Metropolitan Area (Greater Almería)
169,121
Castellón de la Plana Metropolitan Area (Greater Castellón de la Plana)
158,875
Salamanca Metropolitan Area (Greater Salamanca)
143,857
Logroño Metropolitan Area (Greater Logroño)
142,370
Ceuta Metropolitan Area (Ceuta + Fnideq)
137,945
Girona Metropolitan Area (Greater Girona)
132,100
Tarragona Metropolitan Area (Greater Tarragona)
131,944
Jerez de la Frontera Metropolitan Area (Greater Jerez de la Frontera)
130,424
Cádiz Metropolitan Area (Greater Cádiz)
130,037
Melilla Metropolitan Area (Melilla + Ait Mansor)
126,133
Mataró Metropolitan Area (Greater Mataró)
123,418
Marbella Metropolitan Area (Greater Marbella)
119,627
Burgos Metropolitan Area (Greater Burgos)
117,187
Huelva Metropolitan Area (Greater Huelva)
113,533
Torrevieja Metropolitan Area (Greater Torrevieja)
105,360
Sweden
Urban population rate: 86% (2015)[ 5]
Stockholm Metropolitan Area (Greater Stockholm): 1,305,076 (2015)[ 6] Gothenburg Metropolitan Area (Greater Gothenburg): 496,226 (2015)[ 6] Malmo Metropolitan Area (Greater Malmo): 297,226 (2015)[ 6] Uppsala Metropolitan Area (Greater Uppsala): 109,542 (2015)[ 6]
Switzerland
Urban population rate: 74% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Zurich Metropolitan Area (Greater Zurich)
732,493
2015
[ 6]
Geneve Metropolitan Area (Geneve + Annemasse)
476,816
Basel Metropolitan Area (Basel + Lorrach + Buschwiller)
428,721
Lausanne Metropolitan Area (Greater Lausanne)
256,647
Bern Metropolitan Area (Greater Bern)
197,761
Luzern Metropolitan Area (Greater Luzern)
140,814
United Kingdom
Industrial and housing growth in the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries produced many conurbations. Greater London is by far the largest urban area and is usually counted as a conurbation in statistical terms, but differs from the others in the degree to which it is focused on a single central area. In the mid-1950s the Green Belt was introduced to stem the further urbanisation of the countryside in South East England .
The list below shows the most populous urban areas in the UK as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Different organisations define conurbations in the UK differently for example, the Liverpool–Manchester or the Manchester–Liverpool conurbation [ 21] AESOP in a comparison report published by the University of Manchester in 2005 found here. The Liverpool–Manchester Conurbation has a population of 5.68 million.
Urban population rate: 89% (2015)[ 5]
Largest urban areas of the United Kingdom (England and Wales: 2011 census built-up area;
[ 22] Scotland: 2016 estimates settlement;
[ 23] Northern Ireland: 2001 census urban area)
[ 24]
Rank
Urban area
Pop.
Principal settlement
Rank
Urban area
Pop.
Principal settlement
1
Greater London 9,787,426
London 11
Bristol 617,280
Bristol
2
Greater Manchester 2,553,379
Manchester 12
Edinburgh 512,150
Edinburgh
3
West Midlands 2,440,986
Birmingham 13
Leicester 508,916
Leicester
4
West Yorkshire 1,777,934
Leeds 14
Belfast 483,418
Belfast
5
Greater Glasgow 985,290
Glasgow 15
Brighton & Hove 474,485
Brighton
6
Liverpool 864,122
Liverpool 16
South East Dorset 466,266
Bournemouth
7
South Hampshire 855,569
Southampton 17
Cardiff 390,214
Cardiff
8
Tyneside 774,891
Newcastle upon Tyne 18
Teesside 376,633
Middlesbrough
9
Nottingham 729,977
Nottingham 19
Stoke-on-Trent 372,775
Stoke-on-Trent
10
Sheffield 685,368
Sheffield 20
Coventry 359,262
Coventry
Ukraine
Urban population rate: 71% (2015)[ 5]
Name
Population
Year
Notes
Kyiv Metropolitan Area (Greater Kyiv)
2,737,789
2015
[ 6]
Kharkiv Metropolitan Area (Greater Kharkiv)
1,430,661
Donetsk Metropolitan Area (Greater Donetsk)
1,158,998
Odesa Metropolitan Area (Greater Odesa)
1,117,970
Dnipro Metropolitan Area (Greater Dnipro)
903,205
Zaporizhzhia Metropolitan Area (Greater Zaporizzhya)
728,145
Lviv Metropolitan Area (Greater Lviv)
687,060
Krivyy Rih Metropolitan Area (Greater Krivyy Rih)
584,156
Mikolaiv Metropolitan Area (Greater Mikolaiv)
469,017
Mariupol Metropolitan Area (Greater Mariupol)
436,133
Luhansk Metropolitan Area (Greater Luhansk)
415,351
Vinnitsa Metropolitan Area (Greater Vinnitsa)
383,836
Simferopol Metropolitan Area (Greater Simferopol)
338,634
Chernihiv Metropolitan Area (Greater Chernihiv)
278,668
Cherkasy Metropolitan Area (Greater Cherkasy)
278,510
Poltava Metropolitan Area (Greater Poltava)
275,189
Kherson Metropolitan Area (Greater Kherson)
269,644
Khmelnitskyy Metropolitan Area (Greater Khmelnitskyy)
259,104
Zhytomir Metropolitan Area (Greater Zhytomir)
242,883
Chernivtsi Metropolitan Area (Greater Chernivtsi)
240,725
Ivano-Frankivsk Metropolitan Area (Greater Ivano-Frankivsk)
237,552
Rivne Metropolitan Area (Greater Rivne)
228,212
Kropivnitskyy Metropolitan Area (Greater Kropivnitskyy)
225,913
Kamianske Metropolitan Area (Greater Kamianske)
223,589
Lutsk Metropolitan Area (Greater Lutsk)
218,316
Sumy Metropolitan Area (Greater Sumy)
214,376
Kremenchuk Metropolitan Area (Greater Kremenchuk)
213,125
Bialitserkva Metropolitan Area (Greater Bialitserkva)
207,328
Horlivka Metropolitan Area (Greater Horlivka)
195,806
Sevastopol Metropolitan Area (Greater Sevastopol)
189,598
Ternopil Metropolitan Area (Greater Ternopil)
187,740
Melitopol Metropolitan Area (Greater Melitopol)
166,662
Kramatorsk Metropolitan Area (Greater Kramatorsk)
150,246
Alchevsk Metropolitan Area (Greater Alchevsk)
139,091
Nikopol Metropolitan Area (Greater Nikopol)
132,379
Sloviansk Metropolitan Area (Greater Sloviansk)
132,301
Uzhhorod Metropolitan Area (Greater Uzhhorod)
124,809
North America
Canada
The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region centred on the west end of Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario , Canada. The largest cities in the region are Toronto , Mississauga , Brampton , Hamilton , Oakville , Burlington , St. Catharines , and Niagara Falls .[ 25] United States Office of Management and Budget ), the total population is 8.8 million people. This is slightly over a quarter (25.6%) of the population of Canada, approximately 75% of Ontario's population, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in North America.[ 26]
The larger area is named the Greater Golden Horseshoe and includes the metropolitan areas of Kitchener (including adjacent cities it is often referred to as Waterloo Region ), Barrie , Guelph , Peterborough , and Brantford . The Greater Golden Horseshoe is also part of the Windsor-Quebec Corridor and its southeastern boundary is across the Niagara River from the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area in the United States.
Greater Montreal is Canada's second-largest conurbation.[ 27] Statistics Canada defines the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) as having 4,258.31 square kilometres (1,644.14 sq mi) and a population of 3,824,221 as of 2011 , which represents almost half of the population of the province of Quebec . Slightly smaller, there are 82 municipalities grouped under the Montreal Metropolitan Community to coordinate issues such as land planning, transportation, and economic development.
British Columbia's Lower Mainland is the most populated area in Western Canada. It consists of many mid-sized contiguous urban areas, including Vancouver , North Vancouver (city and district municipality ), West Vancouver , Burnaby , New Westminster , Richmond , Surrey , and Coquitlam , among others. The Lower Mainland population is around 2.5 million (as of 2011) and the area has one of the highest growth rates on the continent of up to 9.2 percent from the 2006 census.
The National Capital Region (NCR) is made up of the capital, Ottawa , and neighbouring Gatineau which is located across the Ottawa River . As Ottawa is in Ontario and Gatineau is in Quebec , it is a unique conurbation. Federal government buildings are located in both cities and many workers live in one city and work in the other. The National Capital Region consists of an area of 5,319 square kilometres that straddles the boundary between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The area of the National Capital Region is very similar to that of the Ottawa-Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) although the National Capital Region contains a number of small neighbouring communities that are not contained within the CMA. When all the communities are included, the population of the area is about 1,500,000. Ottawa-Gatineau is the only CMA in the nation to fall within two provinces and is the fourth largest.[ 28]
Mexico
The "CDMX " is the most densely populated center in North America. Greater Mexico City refers to the conurbation around Mexico City , officially called Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area (Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México), constituted by Mexico City itself composed of 16 Municipalities—and 41 adjacent municipalities of the states of Mexico and Hidalgo . However, for normative purposes,[further explanation needed Greater Mexico City most commonly refers to the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico (Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México) an agglomeration that incorporates 18 additional municipalities. As of 2019 an estimated 27,782,000 people lived in Greater Mexico City, making it the largest metropolitan area in North America. It is surrounded by thin strips of highlands which separate it from other adjacent metropolitan areas, of which the biggest are Puebla, Toluca, and Cuernavaca-Cuautla, and together with which it makes up the Mexico City megalopolis.
The Guadalajara conurbation in the state of Jalisco (colloquially known as the City of Guadalajara, as that is the state capital and most populous of the cities) comprises seven municipalities: Guadalajara , Zapopan , Tlaquepaque , Tonalá , El Salto , Zapotlanejo , and Tlajomulco de Zúñiga . Officially two other cities (Juanacatlán and Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos ) are also considered part of the Metropolitan Area, though they are not contiguous with the other seven. The area had an estimated population of 4 500 000 in 2010, spread over a combined area of 2,734 square kilometres (1,056 sq mi).[ 29]
United States
Nocturnal view of the New York City metropolitan area , the world's most brightly illuminated conurbation and largest urban landmass. Long Island extends 120 miles eastward from Manhattan , the central core of the conurbation.
Puerto Rico
The Caribbean area has a conurbation in Puerto Rico consisting of San Juan , Bayamón , Guaynabo , Carolina , Canóvanas , Trujillo Alto , Toa Alta , Toa Baja , Cataño , and Caguas . This area is colloquially known as the "Área Metropolitana ", and houses around 1.4 million inhabitants spread over an area of approximately 396.61 square kilometers (153.13 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Caribbean by area.
New York Tri-state area
One example of a conurbation is the expansive concept of the New York metropolitan area (the Tri-state region ) centered on New York City, including 30 counties spread among New York State , New Jersey , Connecticut , and Pennsylvania , with an estimated population of 21,961,994 in 2007.[ 30] [citation needed
Greater Boston Area
Holding a population of 7,427,336 as of 2005, the Combined Statistical Area including Greater Boston consists of Boston proper and a collection of distinct but intertwined cities including Providence, Rhode Island , Worcester, Massachusetts , and Manchester, New Hampshire . Most importantly, the cities that compose the Greater Boston CSA are interlinked by heavy public transportation infrastructure, maintain continuously urban interstices, and hold mutual commuting patterns.
San Francisco Bay Area
Another conurbation is the combination of the metropolitan areas of San Francisco , Oakland , and San Jose and several minor urban centers with a combined population of nearly 8 million people, known as the San Francisco Bay Area .[ 31]
Greater Los Angeles Area
The Greater Los Angeles Area consists of the merging of several distinct central cities and counties, including Los Angeles , Orange County , Riverside , San Bernardino , and Ventura . This area is also often referred to simply as Southern California or colloquially as SoCal (a larger region which includes San Diego ). In 2016, Southern California had a population of 23,800,500, making it slightly larger than the New York Tri-State Area, and is projected to remain so due to a faster growth rate. But because Southern California is not yet a recognized Combined Statistical Area by the United States Office of Management and Budget , the New York Tri-State Area officially remains the nation's largest as of now.
Greater Houston area
An example of a conurbation is seen in Greater Houston . Centered in Houston , the area is continuously urbanized from the coastal areas of Galveston extending through the northern side of the metro area, including The Woodlands , Conroe , and Spring , and going up to Huntsville . The suburbs of Fort Bend County, Texas extend through the cities of the Galveston Bay Area and beyond. It has a population of 7,197,883.[ 32]
The traditionally separate metropolitan areas of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. have shared suburbs and a continuous urbanization between the two central cities (Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area ).
The largest conurbation between the United States and Mexico is San Diego–Tijuana . It includes the two countries' busiest border crossing and a shared economy.[ 33]
Three large cities—Dallas , Fort Worth , and Arlington —make up this area. Each city is linked by bordering city limits or suburbs. The area is also known as the Dallas–Fort Worth "metroplex", so called because it has more than one principal anchor city of nearly equal size or importance, and is included in the emerging megalopolis known as the Texas Triangle . According to Texas Monthly portmanteau of the terms "metropolitan" and "complex"[ 34] [ 34] trademarked the term "Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex" in 1972 as a replacement for the previously ubiquitous term "North Texas".[ 35] Mexico City , New York City , Los Angeles , Houston , Chicago , and Phoenix ) are not considered to be conurbations.
The major U.S. city of Detroit lies immediately across the Detroit River from Windsor, Ontario in Canada. In many respects—economically, historically, culturally, socially, and geographically—Windsor is more a part of Metro Detroit than of Ontario. The two cities and their surrounding suburbs are commonly referred to collectively as the Detroit–Windsor area. The Detroit-Windsor border is the largest commercial border crossing in North America and the busiest between the two countries.[ 36]
South Florida
The entire tri-county area also known as the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area is now continuously urbanized along a roughly 100 miles (161 km) length of the Florida east coast as well as extending inland and continuing south of Miami as far as Florida City . Although this is generally all referred to as a single metropolitan area, not a conurbation, it is sometimes broken up into the Miami , Fort Lauderdale , and West Palm Beach metros.
Minneapolis–Saint Paul is the most populous urban area in the state of Minnesota , and is composed of 182 cities and townships built around the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix rivers. The area is also nicknamed the Twin Cities for its two largest cities, Minneapolis , with the highest population and Saint Paul , the state capital.
Quad Cities
The Quad Cities is a metropolitan area located along the border of Illinois and Iowa . Straddling the Mississippi River as it flows west, the area once known as the "Tri Cities" consists of a handful of larger cities and smaller municipalities that have grown together. The largest cities include Rock Island , Moline , and East Moline in Illinois as well as Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa.
Stamford-Hartford
Hartford is the capital city of Connecticut and fourth largest by population. Together, with Waterbury , New Haven , Bridgeport , and Stamford , these five cities form a conurbation, as people continue moving into the suburbs of these cities from rural areas, and the Boston and New York City metropolitan areas. Majority of Connecticut's growth in the last decade was centered in and around these five cities. Combined, the population exceeds 1 million.
The Valley of the Sun
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city in Arizona . It is the center of The Valley of the Sun which is recognized by the United States Census Bureau as Chandler , Mesa , and Phoenix in the MSA. Other communities in the metropolitan area include Scottsdale , Glendale , Tempe , Gilbert , and Peoria .
The Front Range Urban Corridor
Denver is the capital and most populous city in Colorado , as well as the most populous municipality in the Front Range Urban Corridor . This conurbation encompasses 18 counties in Colorado and Wyoming and had an estimated population of 4,976,781 in 2018, an increase of 14.84% since the 2010 United States Census .[ 37]
Oceania
Australia
Albury-Wodonga
Albury and Wodonga are cross border cities which are geographically separated by the Murray River . Albury on the north of the river is part of New South Wales , while Wodonga on the south bank is in Victoria . In the early 1970s Albury-Wodonga was selected as the primary focus of the Whitlam government 's scheme to arrest the uncontrolled growth of Australia's large metropolitan areas (in particular Sydney and Melbourne ) by encouraging decentralisation .[ 38] [ 39]
Canberra-Queanbeyan
A cross border built-up area comprising the nation's capital Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory and the city of Queanbeyan in New South Wales, which is considered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to have a single labour market.[ 40]
Satellite photo from 2012 showing Sydney in the centre, with Wollongong visible on the left and the Central Coast on the right This conurbation in New South Wales extends from Newcastle and surrounding satellite towns of the Hunter Valley through the Central Coast . It is broken up only by waterways and national parks, through to the greater Sydney metropolitan area and the Wollongong urban area. The total length from the top to the bottom of the conurbation is around 270 km with a population of just over 6 million people.[ 41]
Transport is linked throughout the region by motorways, the M1 , M2 , M4 , M5 , M7 , M8 , M15 and M31 . An extensive public transport network allows for commuting for work or services across and between multiple distinct but joined centres, with NSW TrainLink 's intercity network serving Sydney , the Central Coast , Newcastle , the Hunter Valley and the Illawarra .
Plans for making Wollongong , Sydney and Newcastle a single city have been around since the 1960s. A report titled The Committee for Sydney contains a chapter called The Sandstone Mega-Region, Uniting Newcastle, the Central Coast, Sydney, Wollongong (since all of the cities are in a geological region called the Sydney Basin , which is made up of Sydney sandstone ). The report says that the link would benefit the "six cities" within the region, which are: Illawarra and Wollongong, the Western City (Greater Western Sydney ), the Central City (Parramatta ), the Eastern City (Sydney central business district , eastern suburbs , and Northern Sydney ), the Central Coast (Gosford ) and Newcastle (including Lake Macquarie ).[ 42]
Greater Perth
The Perth Metropolitan Region , and Peel regions form a continuous urban area in Western Australia more than 130 km (80 miles) long, on a north–south axis. It is sometimes known as Greater Perth and has a population of more than 2.3 million (2023).[ 43] Mandurah railway line in 2007 made it possible for commuters to travel the 70 km (43.5 mi) from Mandurah to Perth in 51 minutes.
South East Queensland
A built-up area 200 kilometres long[ 44] Brisbane , includes the local government areas (LGAs) of Gold Coast , Ipswich , Logan City , Moreton Bay , Redland City , Sunshine Coast , Noosa Shire , and Tweed Heads , New South Wales . This area is served by a single public transport network, Translink .
Broader definitions of South East Queensland are also used, including the separate built-up area of Toowoomba (140 kilometres; 87 miles west of Brisbane ), which is not part of the Translink network. Expansive definitions of South East Queensland give it a population of more than 3.4 million people (2014),[ 45] Noosa in the north to the Gold Coast (some sources include Tweed Heads ).
Greater Darwin
The Greater Darwin metropolitan area is a built-up urban area in the Northern Territory that spans across two cities: Darwin (the capital of the Northern Territory) and Palmerston (Darwin's satellite city ). It lies within three local government areas : the City of Darwin , Litchfield Municipality and the City of Palmerston .
New Zealand
In 2010 Auckland became a unitary authority encompassing seven former city and district councils including Auckland City , Manukau City , North Shore City and Waitakere City as well as a number of smaller towns, rural area and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf . Auckland Council is the largest council in Australasia and the region has a population of 1,529,300, being almost 33% of the total population of New Zealand . The entire urban area rather than the constituent administrative city was often referred to as "Auckland" by New Zealanders long before formal recognition.
The Wellington Metropolitan Area compromises the four cities of Wellington City , Porirua and the cities of Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt , together known as Hutt Valley . The Wellington Metropolitan Area is the second largest urban population in New Zealand with a population of 440,900 as of the 2023 census (or 550,500 if the Wairarapa region is included), followed by Christchurch City at 396,200.[ 46]
South America
Argentina
Brazil
The entire Rio–São Paulo area is also sometimes considered a conurbation, and plans are in the works to connect the cities with a high-speed rail . However the government of Brazil does not consider this area a single unit for statistical purposes, and population data may not be reliable.
Conurbation
Population
Year
Note
São Paulo CME São Paulo 27,640,577[ 48]
2009
The CME of São Paulo is federally defined as the São Paulo Metro region (RMSP) and its conurbations.
Rio de Janeiro RM Rio de Janeiro 12,330,186[ 49]
2016
Metropolitan region.
Minas Gerais RM Belo Horizonte 5,916,189[ 50]
2018
Usually referred to as the Greater Belo Horizonte, comprising 34 municipalities and some 16 other surrounding cities.
Colombia
Lima Lima Metropolitan Area 9,500,000[ 52]
2017
Lima is expected to become a megacity before the end of the decade, and this conurbation is estimated to have grown by over one million people between 2007 and 2017.
See also
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Further reading
Patrick Geddes – "Cities In Evolution "Edward Soja – "Postmetropolis"
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