Administrative unit of a dense urban core and its satellite cities
Ametropolitan area ormetro is a region consisting of a densely populatedurban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which shareindustries ,commercial areas ,transport network ,infrastructures andhousing .[ 1] [ 2] principal cities ,jurisdictions andmunicipalities :neighborhoods ,townships ,boroughs ,cities ,towns ,exurbs ,suburbs ,counties ,districts and evenstates andnations in areas like theeurodistricts . As social, economic and political institutions have changed, metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions.[ 3]
Satellite image of theNew York metropolitan area , the largest metropolitan area in the United States and one of the largest in the world, withLong Island in the east andManhattan at the center of the densest part of the imageIn theUnited States , metropolitan areas are delineated around thecore of acore based statistical area , which is defined as anurban area and includes central and outlying counties.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] central city such as theParis metropolitan area (Paris ). In other cases, metropolitan areas contain multiple centers of equal or close to equal importance, especially in the United States; for example, theDallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area has eight principal cities. TheIslamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area in Pakistan, theRhine-Ruhr in Germany, and theRandstad in The Netherlands are other examples.[ 7]
In the United States, the concept ofmetropolitan statistical areas has gained prominence. The area of the GreaterWashington metropolitan area is an example of statistically grouping independent cities and county areas from various states to form a larger city because of proximity, history, and recenturban convergence. Metropolitan areas may themselves be part of a greatermegalopolis . For urban centres located outside metropolitan areas that generate a similar attraction at a smaller scale for a region, the concept of aregiopolis and a respective regiopolitan area, or regio, was introduced by German professors in 2006.[ 8] micropolitan statistical area is used.
A metropolitan area usually includes a main city and a series of smaller satellite cities as can be seen in this map ofMadrid 's metropolitan area (click on the map to enlarge it). A metropolitan area combines anurban agglomeration with the contiguous built-up areas, which are not necessarily urban in character but are closely bound to the center by employment or other commerce. These outlying zones are sometimes known as a commuter belt and may extend well beyond the urban zone to other political entities. For example,East Hampton, New York , onLong Island is considered part of theNew York metropolitan area .
In 2020, theEuropean Commission , theFood and Agriculture Organization , theUnited Nations Human Settlements Programme , theInternational Labour Organization , theOECD , and theWorld Bank have agreed on a common methodological framework for delimitation of urban and rural areas, which contains a definition of metropolitan areas called theFunctional urban area .[ 9] [ 10]
In practice, the parameters of metropolitan areas, in both official and unofficial usage, are not consistent. Sometimes they are little different from an urban area, and in other cases, they cover broad regions that have little relation to a single urban settlement; comparative statistics for metropolitan areas should take this into account. The term metropolitan can also refer to acounty -levelmunicipal government structure, with some shared services between a central city and its suburbs, which may or may not include the entirety of a metropolitan area. Population figures given for one metro area can vary by millions.
There has been no significant change in the basic concept of metropolitan areas since its adoption in 1950,[ 11] [ 12] polycentric metropolitan area contains multiple urban agglomerations not connected by continuous development. In defining a metropolitan area, it is sufficient that a city or cities form a nucleus with which other areas have a high degree of integration.
A metropolitan area is commonly known and characterized by a high concentration inservice sector labor and enterprises.[ 13] [ 14] Macroeconomics views metropolitan areas astrade regions of economic significance.[ 15]
Since, presently, urban data are based on arbitrary definitions that vary from country to country and from year or census to the next, making them difficult to compare, an Urban Metric System (UMS) has been conceived that could correct the problem,[ 16] A and repulsive forceR . The net force (A -R ) exerted by each inhabitant or job is given by [1/(1 +d )] - [1/(β +d /2)], whered = distance andβ is the only parameter. UMS distinguishes the following types of urban areas, each type corresponding to a given value ofβ :
Urban area Distance at which the attractive force = the repulsive force Value ofβ 1 Central city 10 km 6 2 Agglomeration 20 km 11 3 Metropolis 40 km 21 4 Patropolis 80 km 41 5 Megalopolis 160 km 81 6 Urban system 320 km 161 7 Urban macrosystem 640 km 321 8 Continental system 1,280 km 641 9 Intercontinental system 2,560 km 1,281 10 World system 5,120 km 2,561
UMS has been applied to some Canadian cases since 2018, but the data presented in this article are still based on the various existing national definitions, which are disparate.
List of metropolitan areas [ edit ] This article
needs attention from an expert in urban studies and planning . The specific problem is:
The population figures sourced from theCopernicus Programme refer neither to the metropolitan areas nor even to theurban areas (which are not synonymous concepts), but only to the high-density centres of the urban areas. WikiProject Urban studies and planning may be able to help recruit an expert.(August 2025 )
Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Algiers Metropolitan Area TheAlgiers Metropolitan Area consists of four provinces:Tipaza ,Blida ,Algiers , andBoumerdès . It spans approximately 5,726 km² and had a population of 5,384,175 as of the 2008 census.[ 19]
The area is served by a modern railway system, theAlgiers Tramway ,[ 20] Algiers Metro .[ 21] Tipaza andBoumerdès .
Notable urban and suburban areas includeSidi Abdellah andHydra . Major commercial and industrial zones are located inReghaïa andOuled Hedadj . The metropolitan area is also home to key maritime trade infrastructure, including thePort of Algiers and the plannedPort of El Hamdania .
Sétif–Constantine Metropolitan Area TheSétif–Constantine Metropolitan Area includes seven provinces:Sétif ,Béjaïa ,Bordj Bou Arréridj ,Mila ,Constantine ,Skikda , andAnnaba . It covers an area of approximately 24,946 km² and had a population of 6,238,698. Current estimates suggest the population may be closer to 8 million.
The region is connected by a national rail system, and major cities such asConstantine andSétif have operational tramway networks.[ 22] Béjaïa andAnnaba .
This metropolitan area hosts several of the largest commercial and industrial zones in North Africa, includingEl Eulma ,Chelghoum Laïd ,El Hadjar , andAkbou . Major urban centers includeSétif city ,Constantine city ,El Khroub ,Béjaïa , andAnnaba . The area also encompasses important agricultural zones, particularly inBéjaïa andBordj Bou Arréridj .
Key maritime ports serving the region include thePort of Béjaïa ,Port of Annaba , andPort of Skikda .
TheOran Metropolitan Area comprises seven provinces:Oran ,Aïn Témouchent ,Mostaganem ,Tlemcen ,Sidi Bel Abbès ,Mascara , andRelizane . It covers a total area of 35,643 km² and had a population of approximately 5,757,096, with estimates indicating a population nearing 7 million.
The region is served by a high-speed rail line linkingOran ,Sidi Bel Abbès , andTlemcen ,[ 23] Oran ,[ 24] Sidi Bel Abbès ,[ 25] Mostaganem .[ 26] Mascara ,Relizane , andTlemcen .[ 27]
Notable urban and suburban centers includeOran city ,Sidi Bel Abbès ,Tlemcen , andMostaganem . The area includes major industrial zones such asEs Sénia ,Tafraoui ,Hassi Mamèche , andSig .
The region is also home to several key maritime ports, including thePort of Oran ,Port of Mostaganem ,Port of Ghazaouet , andPort of Béni Saf . Significant agricultural activity takes place inMascara ,Relizane , and the eastern parts ofMostaganem .
Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Algiers Metropolitan Area: 3,316,232Oran Metropolitan Area: 1,261,238Urban population rate: 67% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Luanda Metropolitan Area: 11,672,134Lubango Metropolitan Area: 1,331,213Cabinda Metropolitan Area: 1,220,204Malanje Metropolitan Area: 1,052,124Urban population rate: 50%(2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Cotonou Metropolitan Area: 2,647,117Urban population rate: 68% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 35% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 16% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 69% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 67% ((2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Yaounde Metropolitan Area: 5,479,204Douala Metropolitan Area: 4,457,862Urban population rate: 47% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Bangui Metropolitan Area: 1,270,414Urban population rate: 36% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 33% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Fomboni Metropolitan Area: 236,188Moroni Metropolitan Area: 175,832[ edit ] Urban population rate: 43% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Kinshasa Metropolitan Area: 12,945,683Kasai Metropolitan Area: 3,596,107Lubumbashi Metropolitan Area: 2,907,724Beni Metropolitan Area: 1,872,705Kanaga Metropolitan Area: 1,538,649Tshikapa Metropolitan Area: 1,074,735Urban population rate: 69% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 83% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 51% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Cairo Metropolitan Area20,035,086 Alexandria Metropolitan Area5,532,976 Al Fayyum Metropolitan Area1,369,514 Luxor Metropolitan Area1,263,645 Al Mansurah Metropolitan Area1,073,697 Asyut Metropolitan Area983,785 Sawhaj Metropolitan Area978,161 Az Zaqazig Metropolitan Area924,760 Jirja Metropolitan Area873,425 Dumyat Metropolitan Area847,229 Al Mahallah Metropolitan Area835,072 Tanta Metropolitan Area779,681 Bur Said Metropolitan Area646,209 Al Qurayn Metropolitan Area633,194 Al Ismailiyah Metropolitan Area599,110 Banha Metropolitan Area594,814 Al Minya Metropolitan Area572,386 As Suways Metropolitan Area499,891 Bani Suwayf Metropolitan Area479,649 Al Qusiyah Metropolitan Area 474,894 Qus Metropolitan Area470,911 Damanhur Metropolitan Area444,065 Al Balyana Metropolitan Area442,816 Mit Ghamr Metropolitan Area441,800 Tuh Metropolitan Area425,706 Shebin el Kom Metropolitan Area419,348 Mallawi Metropolitan Area411,534 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
Urban population rate: 45% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Bata Metropolitan Area: 789,800Urban population rate: 28% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Asmara Metropolitan Area: 251,980Urban population rate: 28% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 22% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 89% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 42%(2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 59% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Accra Metropolitan Area: 5,890,466Kumasi Metropolitan Area: 4,923,115Takoradi Metropolitan Area: 1,255,809Urban population rate: 43% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Coyah Metropolitan Area: 2,991,111Urban population rate: 38% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Bissau Metropolitan Area: 674,444Urban population rate: 59% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 29% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Nairobi Metropolitan Area: 6,646,257Mombasa Metropolitan Area: 1,617,739 Urban population rate: 36% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Maseru Metropolitan Area: 296,516Urban population rate: 56% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 83% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Tripoli Metropolitan Area: 1,248,354Urban population rate: 38% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 25% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 45% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Bamako Metropolitan Area: 3,960,563Urban population rate: 49% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 50% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 66% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Casablanca Metropolitan Area: 4,577,677Rabat Metropolitan Area: 2,094,221Fez Metropolitan Area: 1,434,235Tangier Metropolitan Area: 1,300,223Marrakesh Metropolitan Area: 1,152,691Urban population rate: 45% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Maputo Metropolitan Area: 3,533,370Nampula Metropolitan Area: 1,028,776 Urban population rate: 46% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 23% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Niamey Metropolitan Area: 1,600,656Urban population rate: 58% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Lagos Metropolitan Area: 12,846,045Onitsha Metropolitan Area: 5,788,296Kano Metropolitan Area: 5,110,616Ibadan Metropolitan Area: 4,043,955Owerri Metropolitan Area: 3,594,823Port Harcourt Metropolitan Area: 2,623,780Kaduna Metropolitan Area: 1,937,932Benin Metropolitan Area: 1,912,370Warri Metropolitan Area: 1,617,739Uyo Metropolitan Area: 1,606,054Aba Metropolitan Area: 1,472,091Ilorin Metropolitan Area: 1,359,617Abuja Metropolitan Area: 1,322,229Maiduguri Metropolitan Area: 1,293,406Aboh Metropolitan Area: 1,282,172Enugu Metropolitan Area: 1,086,434Okene Metropolitan Area: 1,036,027Urban population rate: 25% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Kigali Metropolitan Area: 1,621,760Sao Tome e Principe [ edit ] Urban population rate: 71% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 51% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Dakar Metropolitan Area: 3,970,202Touba Metropolitan Area: 1,170,259Urban population rate: 46% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 45% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
TheGreater Johannesburg metropolitan area is the fourth largest metropolitan area inSouth Africa . Its population was over 9.6 million as of the 2011 South Africa Census, in contrast to its urban area, which consisted of approximately 7.9 million inhabitants as of 2011. Conversely,metropolitan municipalities in South Africa are defined as commonly governed areas of a metropolitan area. The largest such metropolitan municipal government entity in South Africa is theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality , which presided over nearly 5 million people as of 2016. However, the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area houses roughly ten times the population of its core municipal city ofJohannesburg , which contained 957,441 people as of the 2011 census.
Urban population rate: 69% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Johannesburg Metropolitan Area: 8,592,843Cape Town Metropolitan Area: 4,338,251Durban Metropolitan Area: 3,270,868Pretoria Metropolitan Area: 1,826,232Soshanguve Metropolitan Area: 1,463,579Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.[ 18]
Juba Metropolitan Area: 296,087Urban population rate: 48% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Khartoum Metropolitan Area: 7,114,749Nyala Metropolitan Area: 1,038,790Urban population rate: 34% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 52% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Lomé Metropolitan Area: 2,498,074Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Tunis Metropolitan Area: 2,790,169Urban population rate: 19% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Kampala Metropolitan Area: 5,177,898Urban population rate: 44% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Lusaka Metropolitan Area: 3,658,064Urban population rate: 46% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Harare Metropolitan Area: 2,076,037Urban population rate: 29% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Kabul Metropolitan Area6,254,679 Herat Metropolitan Area1,489,156 Kandahar Metropolitan Area872,755 Mazar i Sharif Metropolitan Area465,528 Jalalabad Metropolitan Area417,828 Puli Khumri Metropolitan Area214,258 Laskar Gah Metropolitan Area207,569 Qunduz Metropolitan Area190,793 Charikar Metropolitan Area177,152 Taloqan Metropolitan Area162,418 Sibargan Metropolitan Area 131,716 Farah Metropolitan Area122,843
Urban population rate: 70% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Yerevan Metropolitan Area: 1,027,656Gyumri Metropolitan Area: 105,161Urban population rate: 60% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 80% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
InBangladesh , the large population centres which have significant financial, political and administrative importance are considered to be as Metropolitan cities, which are governed byCity Corporations . In total, there are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh.[ 28] Dhaka North City Corporation ,Dhaka South City Corporation ,Narayanganj City Corporation ,Gazipur City Corporation ) are part ofDhaka Metropolitan Area .
Urban population rate: 36% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Dhaka Metropolitan Area: 37,307,160Urban population rate: 45% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 26% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
InChina , there used to be no clear distinction betweenmegalopolis (城市群 都市圈 National Development and Reform Commission issuedGuidelines on the Cultivation and Development of Modern Metropolitan Areas (关于培育发展现代化都市圈的指导意见 [ 29]
Data are referred to borders determined bySino-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 (seeTerritorial disputes focus).
Urban population rate: 57% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Province/Autonomous region/Municipality/SAR Population Nenjiang Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 140,203 Beian Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 106,291 Hulanergi Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 180,724 Qiqihar Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 880,401 Hailun Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 131,625 Suileng Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 118,062 Hegang Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 526,931 Fujin Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 136,235 Shuangyashan Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 210,959 Jiamusi Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 660,888 Suihua Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 248,077 Daqing Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 1,049,903 Zhaodong Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 272,080 Qitaihe Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 458,945 Mishan Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 107,631 Jixi Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 507,651 Harbin Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 4,441,336 Acheng Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 243,479 Shuangcheng Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 186,835 Shangzhi Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 116,851 Wuchang Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 134,640 Mudanjiang Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 760,143 Suifenhe Metropolitan AreaHeilongjiang 107,582 Baicheng Metropolitan AreaJilin 288,896 Taonan Metropolitan AreaJilin 122,973 Daan Metropolitan AreaJilin 134,202 Fuyu Metropolitan AreaJilin 487,550 Yushu Metropolitan AreaJilin 189,349 Shulan Metropolitan AreaJilin 200,866 Dehui Metropolitan AreaJilin 152,930 Jiutai Metropolitan AreaJilin 127,023 Changchun Metropolitan AreaJilin 3,424,261 Gongzhuling Metropolitan AreaJilin 188,002 Siping Metropolitan AreaJilin 494,103 Shuangyang Metropolitan AreaJilin 106,312 Jilin Metropolitan AreaJilin 1,501,500 Jiaohe Metropolitan AreaJilin 137,749 Dunhua Metropolitan AreaJilin 221,907 Liaoyuan Metropolitan AreaJilin 374,651 Huadian Metropolitan AreaJilin 134,283 Huinan Metropolitan AreaJilin 105,818 Meihekou Metropolitan AreaJilin 238,275 Tonghua Metropolitan AreaJilin 313,603 Jian Metropolitan AreaJilin 174,362 Baishan Metropolitan AreaJilin 273,627 Linjiang Metropolitan AreaJilin 109,941 Changbai Metropolitan AreaJilin 228,143 Yanji Metropolitan AreaJilin 469,217 Tumen Metropolitan AreaJilin 104,826 Hunchun Metropolitan AreaJilin 128,152 Kaiyuan Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 239,064 Tiefa Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 142,100 Zhangwu Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 140,185 Tieling Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 194,020 Xinmin Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 163,541 Shenyang Metropolitan Area (Shenyang +Fushun )Liaoning 6,718,611 Fuxin Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 677,455 Heishan Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 128,639 Jinzhou Metropolitan Area (Jinzhou +Linghai )Liaoning 947,725 Huludao Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 514,586 Xingcheng Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 143,237 Panjin Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 698,676 Benxi Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 843,798 Anshan Metropolitan Area (Anshan +Liaoyang )Liaoning 2,145,857 Haicheng Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 374,899 Dashiqiao Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 299,100 Yingkou Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 492,161 Bayuquan Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 395,999 Gaizhou Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 197,547 Kuandian Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 100,814 Fengcheng Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 115,312 Xiuyan Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 106,650 Dandong Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 1,007,051 Donggang Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 105,309 Zhuanghe Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 136,269 Wafangdian Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 279,945 Pulandian Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 122,811 Dalian Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 3,511,057 Beipiao Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 122,527 Chaoyang Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 474,460 Lingyuan Metropolitan AreaLiaoning 176,317 Bayannur Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 304,036 Dongsheng Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 424,966 Baotou Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 2,171,436 Hohhot Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 1,881,076 Ulanqab Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 273,520 Pingzhuang Metropolitan Area Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 100,561 Chifeng Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 628,633 Xilingol Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 161,465 Tongliao Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 527,049 Hinggan Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 217,420 Zhalantun Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 116,426 Yakeshi Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 132,936 Hulunbuir Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 209,890 Jagdaqi Metropolitan Area Nei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 123,405 Manzhuoli Metropolitan AreaNei Menggu (Inner Mongolia) 103,618 Datong Metropolitan AreaShanxi 1,571,547 Huairen Metropolitan AreaShanxi 169,525 Hunyuan Metropolitan AreaShanxi 106,479 Shuozhou Metropolitan AreaShanxi 324,877 Yuanping Metropolitan AreaShanxi 126,746 Xinzhou Metropolitan AreaShanxi 229,257 Xingxian Metropolitan AreaShanxi 115,918 Yangquan Metropolitan AreaShanxi 580,875 Taiyuan Metropolitan Area (Taiyuan +Jinzhong )Shanxi 4,777,282 Gujiao Metropolitan AreaShanxi 172,353 Jiaocheng Metropolitan AreaShanxi 241,649 Wenshui Metropolitan AreaShanxi 118,494 Pingyao Metropolitan AreaShanxi 177,193 Fenyang Metropolitan AreaShanxi 126,193 Xiaoyi Metropolitan AreaShanxi 165,448 Jiexiu Metropolitan AreaShanxi 159,368 Luliang Metropolitan AreaShanxi 554,109 Liulin Metropolitan AreaShanxi 141,684 Huozhou Metropolitan AreaShanxi 134,636 Hongtong Metropolitan AreaShanxi 110,831 Linfen Metropolitan AreaShanxi 1,090,241 Lucheng Metropolitan AreaShanxi 103,558 Changzhi Metropolitan AreaShanxi 727,719 Gaoping Metropolitan AreaShanxi 350,483 Jincheng Metropolitan AreaShanxi 921,145 Yangcheng Metropolitan AreaShanxi 109,782 Houma Metropolitan AreaShanxi 319,376 Yongji Metropolitan AreaShanxi 151,148 Yuncheng Metropolitan AreaShanxi 687,353 Baode Metropolitan AreaShanxi 170,408 Shenmu Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 274,814 Yulin Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 510,159 Jingbian Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 138,912 Yanan Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 475,071 Hancheng Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 224,048 Chengcheng Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 100,864 Chengguan Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 197,762 Tongchuan Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 130,607 Hangkongjidi Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 126,962 Weinan Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 273,989 Guanzhong Conurbation (Xian +Xianyang +Xingping )Shaanxi 7,390,637 Baoji Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 773,901 Shangluo Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 110,703 Ankang Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 807,066 Hanzhong Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 371,212 Mianxian Metropolitan AreaShaanxi 131,027 Tianshui Metropolitan AreaGansu 735,294 Gangu Metropolitan AreaGansu 145,758 Longxi Metropolitan AreaGansu 141,596 Pingliang Metropolitan AreaGansu 461,066 Qingyang Metropolitan AreaGansu 201,936 Linxia Metropolitan AreaGansu 229,343 Lintao Metropolitan AreaGansu 110,642 Dingxi Metropolitan AreaGansu 110,323 Baiyin Metropolitan AreaGansu 222,677 Lanzhou Metropolitan AreaGansu 2,799,977 Wuwei Metropolitan AreaGansu 128,072 Jinchang Metropolitan AreaGansu 144,055 Zhangye Metropolitan AreaGansu 198,224 Jiuquan Metropolitan AreaGansu 181,625 Jiayuguan Metropolitan AreaGansu 199,681 Cizhou Metropolitan AreaHebei 131,025 Fengfeng Metropolitan AreaHebei 246,068 Linzhang Metropolitan AreaHebei 143,050 Handan Metropolitan AreaHebei 2,099,937 Wuan Metropolitan AreaHebei 185,361 Liuying Metropolitan AreaHebei 371,474 Xingtai Metropolitan AreaHebei 775,750 Wanggongzhuang Metropolitan AreaHebei 116,470 Fenghuang Metropolitan AreaHebei 125,190 Zhaozhou Metropolitan AreaHebei 120,149 Hengshui Metropolitan AreaHebei 348,778 Shijiazhuang Metropolitan AreaHebei 3,271,840 Xinle Metropolitan AreaHebei 115,941 Gaocheng Metropolitan AreaHebei 134,899 Jinzhou Metropolitan AreaHebei 122,665 Xinji Metropolitan AreaHebei 203,404 Dingzhou Metropolitan AreaHebei 241,199 Botou Metropolitan AreaHebei 181,728 Cangzhou Metropolitan AreaHebei 635,841 Baoding Metropolitan AreaHebei 1,251,379 Mancheng Metropolitan AreaHebei 122,317 Ansu Metropolitan AreaHebei 168,502 Hejian Metropolitan AreaHebei 103,189 Renqiu Metropolitan AreaHebei 180,982 Gaobeidian Metropolitan AreaHebei 247,926 Zhuozhou Metropolitan AreaHebei 199,207 Baigou Metropolitan AreaHebei 136,371 Bazhou Metropolitan AreaHebei 105,714 Tangerli Metropolitan AreaHebei 131,167 Guan Metropolitan AreaHebei 122,927 Jinghai Metropolitan AreaTianjin +Hebei 190,044 Tianjin Metropolitan AreaTianjin +Hebei 10,495,062 Baodi Metropolitan AreaTianjin +Hebei 266,910 Beijing Metropolitan AreaBeijing +Hebei 21,031,565 Langfang Metropolitan AreaHebei 490,411 Qianwang Metropolitan AreaHebei 102,006 Jixian Metropolitan AreaHebei 164,804 Yutian Metropolitan AreaHebei 132,031 Xuanhua Metropolitan AreaHebei 334,936 Zhangjiakou Metropolitan AreaHebei 638,613 Tangshan Metropolitan AreaHebei 3,432,141 Zunhua Metropolitan AreaHebei 162,409 Changli Metropolitan AreaHebei 126,078 Qinhuangdao Metropolitan AreaHebei 727,667 Chengde Metropolitan AreaHebei 241,385 Xinyang Metropolitan AreaHenan 399,077 Huangchuan Metropolitan AreaHenan 170,282 Xixian Metropolitan AreaHenan 113,279 Gushi Metropolitan AreaHenan 220,275 Dengzhou Metropolitan AreaHenan 1,095,052 Tanghe Metropolitan AreaHenan 230,454 Nanyang Metropolitan AreaHenan 768,610 Zhenping Metropolitan AreaHenan 156,472 Xichuan Metropolitan AreaHenan 127,044 Huiche Metropolitan AreaHenan 110,130 Zhumadian Metropolitan AreaHenan 405,959 Shangcai Metropolitan AreaHenan 199,931 Xiping Metropolitan AreaHenan 121,920 Luohe Metropolitan AreaHenan 1,183,149 Xiangcheng Metropolitan AreaHenan 257,291 Shenqiu Metropolitan AreaHenan 114,048 Lingbao Metropolitan AreaHenan 173,956 Sanmenxia Metropolitan AreaHenan 288,771 Liuquan Metropolitan AreaHenan 105,748 Yichuan Metropolitan AreaHenan 145,126 Huiguozhen Metropolitan AreaHenan 184,149 Mengzhou Metropolitan AreaHenan 122,479 Dengfeng Metropolitan AreaHenan 121,845 Ruzhou Metropolitan AreaHenan 190,383 Zhangdian Metropolitan AreaHenan 101,065 Pingdingshan Metropolitan AreaHenan 703,405 Anliang Metropolitan AreaHenan 104,351 Linying Metropolitan AreaHenan 187,946 Xuchang Metropolitan Area (Xuchang +Changge )Henan 1,821,624 Yuzhou Metropolitan AreaHenan 245,470 Yellow River conurbation (Zhengzhou +Luoyang +Kaifeng +Yanshi +Gongyi +Xingyang +Xinzheng )Henan 10,395,361 Zhoukou Metropolitan AreaHenan 392,625 Huaiyang Metropolitan AreaHenan 140,625 Dancheng Metropolitan AreaHenan 112,306 Shangqiu Metropolitan AreaHenan 779,507 Xinmi Metropolitan AreaHenan 277,556 Laiji Metropolitan AreaHenan 100,132 Yongcheng Metropolitan AreaHenan 334,148 Jiyuan Metropolitan AreaHenan 405,860 Jiaozuo Metropolitan Area (Jiaozuo +Boai )Henan 1,072,637 Huizian Metropolitan AreaHenan 167,118 Xinxiang Metropolitan AreaHenan 870,741 Changyuan Metropolitan AreaHenan 212,986 Huaxian Metropolitan AreaHenan 174,470 Puyang Metropolitan AreaHenan 871,559 Hebi Metropolitan AreaHenan 238,324 Huixian Metropolitan AreaHenan 167,118 Linzhou Metropolitan AreaHenan 133,999 Anyang Metropolitan Area (Anyang +Qugou )Henan 1,942,838 Wuxue Metropolitan AreaHubei 199,876 Huangshi Metropolitan AreaHubei 753,021 Qichun Metropolitan AreaHubei 103,945 Xishui Metropolitan AreaHubei 132,231 Ezhou Metropolitan AreaHubei 583,820 Xianning Metropolitan AreaHubei 276,077 Chibi Metropolitan AreaHubei 171,579 Xinzhou Metropolitan AreaHubei 128,392 Macheng Metropolitan AreaHubei 136,894 Baiyun Metropolitan AreaHubei 123,715 Jianli Metropolitan AreaHubei 143,632 Gongan Metropolitan AreaHubei 123,573 Jingzhou Metropolitan AreaHubei 625,685 Zhijiang Metropolitan AreaHubei 102,589 Yichang Metropolitan AreaHubei 1,573,289 Dangyang Metropolitan AreaHubei 123,328 Jingmen Metropolitan AreaHubei 272,753 Qianjiang Metropolitan AreaHubei 111,193 Tianmen Metropolitan AreaHubei 402,718 Xiantao Metropolitan AreaHubei 278,585 Xinshi Metropolitan AreaHubei 127,046 Zhongxiang Metropolitan AreaHubei 157,863 Yingcheng Metropolitan AreaHubei 145,101 Yunmeng Metropolitan AreaHubei 120,504 Xiaogan Metropolitan AreaHubei 812,534 Wuhan Metropolitan AreaHubei 9,545,897 Anlu Metropolitan AreaHubei 341,145 Hongan Metropolitan AreaHubei 122,136 Dawu Metropolitan AreaHubei 101,366 Guangshui Metropolitan AreaHubei 101,503 Suizhou Metropolitan AreaHubei 249,979 Yicheng Metropolitan AreaHubei 109,507 Zaoyang Metropolitan AreaHubei 155,165 Nanzhang Metropolitan AreaHubei 104,919 Xiangyang Metropolitan AreaHubei 938,344 Guicheng Metropolitan AreaHubei 115,583 Laohekou Metropolitan AreaHubei 128,897 Danjiangkou Metropolitan AreaHubei 129,251 Shiyan Metropolitan AreaHubei 1,129,747 Yunyang Metropolitan AreaHubei 130,833 Enshi Metropolitan AreaHubei 625,489 Yueyang Metropolitan AreaHunan 950,526 Miluo Metropolitan AreaHunan 402,574 Xiangyin Metropolitan AreaHunan 194,007 Huarong Metropolitan AreaHunan 106,915 Nan Metropolitan AreaHunan 158,592 Anxiang Metropolitan AreaHunan 110,094 Lixian Metropolitan AreaHunan 315,625 Shimen Metropolitan AreaHunan 103,504 Longshan Metropolitan AreaHunan 159,523 Zhangjiajie Metropolitan AreaHunan 163,528 Changde Metropolitan AreaHunan 603,681 Yuanjiang Metropolitan AreaHunan 142,778 Jishou Metropolitan AreaHunan 190,543 Yuanling Metropolitan AreaHunan 114,031 Yiyang Metropolitan AreaHunan 771,016 Taojiang Metropolitan AreaHunan 135,408 Ningxiang Metropolitan AreaHunan 155,813 Changsha Metropolitan AreaHunan 3,380,740 Liuyang Metropolitan AreaHunan 456,892 Xiangtan Metropolitan AreaHunan 838,270 Zhuzhou Metropolitan AreaHunan 1,005,568 Xupu Metropolitan AreaHunan 107,896 Huaihua Metropolitan AreaHunan 936,823 Lengshuijiang Metropolitan AreaHunan 404,868 Lianyuan Metropolitan AreaHunan 177,881 Loudi Metropolitan AreaHunan 686,965 Xiangxiang Metropolitan AreaHunan 149,319 Pukou Metropolitan AreaHunan 324,816 Liling Metropolitan AreaHunan 622,255 Shaoyang Metropolitan AreaHunan 480,290 Shaodong Metropolitan AreaHunan 173,054 Wugang Metropolitan AreaHunan 142,477 Hengyang Metropolitan AreaHunan 929,728 Qidong Metropolitan AreaHunan 179,333 Qiyang Metropolitan AreaHunan 141,686 Yongzhou Metropolitan AreaHunan 416,168 Lingling Metropolitan AreaHunan 139,587 Changning Metropolitan AreaHunan 124,681 Leiyang Metropolitan AreaHunan 882,594 Chaling Metropolitan AreaHunan 101,513 Guiyang Metropolitan AreaHunan 129,943 Chenzhou Metropolitan AreaHunan 617,070 Zixing Metropolitan AreaHunan 235,332 Linyi Metropolitan AreaShandong 1,555,397 Tancheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 131,990 Lanling Metropolitan AreaShandong 215,497 Linshu Metropolitan AreaShandong 136,833 Shizhong Metropolitan AreaShandong 444,791 Zaozhuang Metropolitan AreaShandong 200,465 Tengzhou Metropolitan AreaShandong 1,465,842 Shanxian Metropolitan AreaShandong 236,142 Chengwu Metropolitan AreaShandong 101,262 Caoxian Metropolitan AreaShandong 209,734 Heze Metropolitan AreaShandong 450,572 Yuncheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 147,831 Quanpu Metropolitan AreaShandong 103,692 Liangshan Metropolitan AreaShandong 104,524 Jining Metropolitan Area (Jining +Jiaxiang )Shandong 1,040,480 Gulou Metropolitan AreaShandong 235,458 Qufu Metropolitan AreaShandong 243,583 Ningyang Metropolitan AreaShandong 111,143 Zoucheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 462,609 Feixian Metropolitan AreaShandong 159,717 Pingyi Metropolitan AreaShandong 169,009 Junan Metropolitan AreaShandong 128,930 Lanshan Metropolitan AreaShandong 104,411 Rizhao Metropolitan AreaShandong 459,144 Yinan Metropolitan AreaShandong 140,795 Juxian Metropolitan AreaShandong 192,648 Yishui Metropolitan AreaShandong 226,795 Wulian Metropolitan AreaShandong 129,400 Zhucheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 759,969 Mengyin Metropolitan AreaShandong 133,832 Xintai Metropolitan AreaShandong 236,800 Gangcheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 198,461 Laiwu Metropolitan AreaShandong 369,299 Yiyuan Metropolitan AreaShandong 151,457 Taian Metropolitan AreaShandong 707,595 Feicheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 244,686 Shenxian Metropolitan AreaShandong 111,749 Yanggu Metropolitan AreaShandong 165,380 Liaocheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 530,299 Chiping Metropolitan AreaShandong 167,049 Gaotang Metropolitan AreaShandong 108,889 Xiajin Metropolitan AreaShandong 127,923 Linqing Metropolitan AreaShandong 282,112 Dezhou Metropolitan AreaShandong 459,282 Lingcheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 133,590 Laoling Metropolitan AreaShandong 139,848 Binzhou Metropolitan AreaShandong 696,958 Dongying Metropolitan AreaShandong 772,917 Boxing Metropolitan AreaShandong 145,414 Yucheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 114,562 Qihe Metropolitan AreaShandong 121,109 Jinan Metropolitan AreaShandong 3,824,875 Zhangqiu Metropolitan AreaShandong 310,417 Zouping Metropolitan AreaShandong 233,401 Zhoucun Metropolitan AreaShandong 235,870 Zibo Metropolitan AreaShandong 1,680,283 Huantai Metropolitan AreaShandong 127,346 Linzi Metropolitan AreaShandong 311,247 Qingzhou Metropolitan AreaShandong 338,584 Linqu Metropolitan AreaShandong 280,463 Shouguang Metropolitan AreaShandong 350,722 Weifang Metropolitan AreaShandong 961,428 Anqiu Metropolitan AreaShandong 784,572 Changyi Metropolitan AreaShandong 400,490 Gaomi Metropolitan AreaShandong 599,934 Jiaozhou Metropolitan AreaShandong 472,800 Qingdao Metropolitan AreaShandong 4,654,400 Pingdu Metropolitan AreaShandong 285,946 Laizhou Metropolitan AreaShandong 279,120 Laixi Metropolitan AreaShandong 206,310 Laiyang Metropolitan AreaShandong 265,847 Zhaoyuan Metropolitan AreaShandong 149,782 Longgang Metropolitan AreaShandong 114,398 Xinjia Metropolitan AreaShandong 167,514 Zijingshan Metropolitan AreaShandong 110,486 Dongcun Metropolitan AreaShandong 129,215 Rushan Metropolitan AreaShandong 183,404 Wendeng Metropolitan AreaShandong 224,206 Rongcheng Metropolitan AreaShandong 174,923 Weihai Metropolitan AreaShandong 595,386 Mouping Metropolitan AreaShandong 181,201 Yantai Metropolitan AreaShandong 861,617 Guanqiaocun Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 171,335 Shengze Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 397,791 Weitang Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 323,164 Yixing Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 507,299 Liyang Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 258,046 Chunxi Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 148,414 Honglan Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 157,094 Jurong Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 212,225 Nanjing Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 8,061,029 Yizheng Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 193,319 Zhenjiang Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 750,237 Danyang Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 327,309 Jintan Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 254,626 Yangzhou Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 1,115,549 Jiepai Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 104,714 Yangzhong Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 248,444 Taixing Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 250,658 Taizhou Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 462,307 Jiangyan Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 253,327 Huangqiao Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 132,148 Haian Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 255,199 Rugao Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 176,577 Nantong Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 3,061,741 Juegang Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 151,848 Lusi Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 112,386 Qidong Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 233,887 Gaoyou Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 205,864 Xinghua Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 231,774 Zhongyaoba Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 134,581 Dongtai Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 272,911 Dafeng Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 151,776 Yancheng Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 1,211,454 Xucheng Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 112,431 Qingyang Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 200,896 Baoying Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 240,818 Jianhu Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 270,944 Honggang Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 108,059 Huaian Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 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 AreaJiangsu 957,665 Suining Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 240,918 Shuyang Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 363,144 Xinan Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 137,817 Yishan Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 120,584 Lianyungang Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 1,188,320 Qingkou Metropolitan Area Jiangsu 199,916 Donghai Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 168,297 Xinyi Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 182,063 Pizhou Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 898,642 Xuzhou Metropolitan AreaJiangsu 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 AreaShanghai 135,058 Huangshan Metropolitan AreaAnhui 372,354 Anqing Metropolitan AreaAnhui 469,919 Chizhou Metropolitan AreaAnhui 332,925 Tongling Metropolitan AreaAnhui 363,353 Tongcheng Metropolitan AreaAnhui 117,455 Lujiang Metropolitan AreaAnhui 140,133 Shucheng Metropolitan AreaAnhui 124,894 Ningguo Metropolitan AreaAnhui 374,587 Xuancheng Metropolitan AreaAnhui 427,032 Wuhu Metropolitan AreaAnhui 2,294,096 Wuwei Metropolitan AreaAnhui 100,155 Chaohu Metropolitan AreaAnhui 243,724 Maanshan Metropolitan AreaAnhui 1,290,864 Hefei Metropolitan AreaAnhui 5,646,049 Luan Metropolitan AreaAnhui 891,648 Chuzhou Metropolitan AreaAnhui 295,742 Quanjiao Metropolitan AreaAnhui 126,047 Dingyuan Metropolitan AreaAnhui 131,594 Huainan Metropolitan AreaAnhui 1,478,620 Bengbu Metropolitan AreaAnhui 806,345 Fuyang Metropolitan AreaAnhui 1,026,179 Funan Metropolitan AreaAnhui 128,555 Linquan Metropolitan AreaAnhui 173,397 Jieshou Metropolitan AreaAnhui 124,500 Taihe Metropolitan AreaAnhui 161,000 Lixin Metropolitan AreaAnhui 114,673 Xiangcheng Metropolitan AreaHenan 231,203 Shengqiu Metropolitan AreaHenan 131,352 Dancheng Metropolitan AreaHenan 116,974 Bozhou Metropolitan AreaAnhui 627,970 Guoyang Metropolitan AreaAnhui 131,978 Mengcheng Metropolitan AreaAnhui 120,365 Yongcheng Metropolitan AreaHenan 334,148 Huaibei Metropolitan AreaAnhui 886,634 Suzhou Metropolitan AreaAnhui 956,856 Lingbi Metropolitan AreaAnhui 122,748 Xiaoxian Metropolitan AreaAnhui 136,757 Dangshan Metropolitan AreaAnhui 117,452 Longnan Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 123,692 Xinfeng Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 134,711 Ganzhou Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 2,015,325 Yudu Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 223,353 Ruijin Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 211,192 Xingguo Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 168,176 Ningdu Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 159,642 Suichuan Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 113,297 Chengjiang Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 121,340 Jian Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 473,227 Nanfeng Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 110,006 Nancheng Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 137,937 Fuzhou Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 880,318 Dongxiang Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 151,447 Jiangbian Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 199,842 Huayuan Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 133,365 Jinxian Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 152,824 Nanchang Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 3,705,530 Fengcheng Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 282,030 Zhangshu Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 243,160 Xinyu Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 851,536 Fenyi Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 102,339 Yichun Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 1,043,123 Pingxiang Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 651,470 Wanzai Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 112,366 Shanggao Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 101,698 Gaoan Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 353,080 Chian Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 118,307 Yugan Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 177,288 Shangrao Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 894,516 Yushan Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 175,567 Poyang Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 188,396 Leping Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 293,644 Jiangdezhen Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 460,993 Nankang Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 143,448 Jiujiang Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 779,301 Ruichang Metropolitan AreaJiangxi 113,745 Changxing Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 229,339 Huzhou Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 454,276 Pinghu Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 237,857 Haiyan Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 171,909 Jiaxing Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 1,019,544 Haining Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 242,761 Deqing Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 141,039 Dipu Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 178,292 Northern Zhejiang Conurbation (Hangzhou +Shaoxing +Cixi +Yuyao +Ningbo ) Zhejiang 13,189,786 Linan Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 202,844 Fuyang Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 397,545 Tonglu Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 137,680 Jiande Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 119,497 Daping Metropolitan Area Zhejiang 106,638 Jiangshan Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 137,838 Quzhou Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 376,285 Lanxi Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 234,286 Jinhua Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 630,207 Yiwu Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 1,629,407 Zhuji Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 447,567 Yongkang Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 597,957 Lishui Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 266,877 Shengzhou Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 443,232 Shangyu Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 282,360 Fenghua Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 202,964 Zhoushan Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 467,378 Dancheng Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 170,259 Ninghai Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 264,584 Tiantai Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 145,705 Chengguan Metropolitan Area Zhejiang 143,074 Linhai Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 343,696 Taizhou Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 2,544,455 Yuhuan Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 475,380 Shuitou Metropolitan AreaZhejiang 104,545 Wenzhou Conurbation (Wenzhou +Longgang +Ruian +Yueqing )Zhejiang 7,555,974 Fuding Metropolitan AreaFujian 165,129 Fuan Metropolitan AreaFujian 160,484 Songcheng Metropolitan Area Fujian 129,786 Ningde Metropolitan AreaFujian 208,964 Nanping Metropolitan AreaFujian 162,435 Sanming Metropolitan AreaFujian 253,422 Fengcheng Metropolitan AreaFujian 139,051 Fuzhou Metropolitan AreaFujian 3,746,678 Yongan Metropolitan AreaFujian 138,080 Tingzhou Metropolitan AreaFujian 111,177 Fuqing Metropolitan AreaFujian 379,236 Jiangjing Metropolitan Area Fujian 162,937 Tangcheng Metropolitan AreaFujian 197,497 Putian Metropolitan AreaFujian 1,106,639 Fengting Metropolitan Area Fujian 169,488 Wangchuan Metropolitan Area Fujian 218,196 Luocheng [zh] Metropolitan AreaFujian 401,701 Taocheng Metropolitan AreaFujian 145,782 Bangtou Metropolitan Area Fujian 339,181 Longxun Metropolitan Area Fujian 158,318 Longyan Metropolitan AreaFujian 410,404 Quanzhou Metropolitan AreaFujian 4,009,700 Meishan Metropolitan AreaFujian 120,112 Nanan Metropolitan AreaFujian 118,623 Guanqiao Metropolitan Area Fujian 179,347 Xiamen Metropolitan Area (Xiamen +Zhangzhou )Fujian 5,333,178 Xiaoxi Metropolitan AreaFujian 102,593 Nanzhao Metropolitan AreaFujian 132,124 Yunling Metropolitan AreaFujian 124,307 Suian Metropolitan AreaFujian 106,629 Xucheng Metropolitan Area Guangdong 174,341 Leizhou Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 334,786 Zhanjiang Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 1,275,720 Lianjiang Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 233,624 Huazhou Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 149,680 Changqichun Metropolitan Area Guangdong 108,208 Wuchuan Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 320,298 Maoming Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 777,456 Dianbai Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 144,053 Liantou Metropolitan Area Guangdong 112,955 Gaozhou Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 245,670 Xinyi Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 188,044 Yangxi Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 106,092 Yangjiang Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 445,968 Yangchun Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 207,591 Enping Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 186,156 Luoding Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 224,474 Yunfu Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 218,851 Xinxing Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 142,366 Zhaoqing Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 635,016 Huaiji Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 106,623 Qingyuan Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 587,780 Kaiping Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 308,791 Danshuikou Metropolitan Area Guangdong 124,054 Taishan Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 257,286 Doumen Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 186,767 Lianzhou Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 107,248 Shaoguan Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 622,686 Yingde Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 147,103 Shijiao Metropolitan Area Guangdong 100,425 Conghua Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 189,903 Heyuan Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 377,911 Laolong Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 152,260 Zijin Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 178,960 Huidong Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 381,618 Haifeng Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 327,326 Shanwei Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 399,595 Lufeng Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 281,116 Jieshi Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 171,584 Jiazi Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 161,983 Huilai Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 515,710 Jiexi Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 111,583 Xingning Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 299,117 Shuizhai Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 194,721 Meizhou Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 451,530 Raoping Metropolitan AreaGuangdong 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 AreaHainan 1,591,695 Danzhou Metropolitan AreaHainan 205,199 Qionghai Metropolitan AreaHainan 129,381 Sanya Metropolitan AreaHainan 452,525 Ruili Metropolitan AreaYunnan 163,239 Baoshan Metropolitan AreaYunnan 372,209 Dali Metropolitan AreaYunnan 350,945 Lijiang Metropolitan AreaYunnan 148,632 Lincang Metropolitan AreaYunnan 125,501 Jinghong Metropolitan AreaYunnan 110,737 Puer Metropolitan AreaYunnan 171,436 Chuxiong Metropolitan AreaYunnan 282,550 Gejiu Metropolitan AreaYunnan 200,494 Linan Metropolitan Area Yunnan 131,545 Kaiyuan Metropolitan AreaYunnan 133,048 Wenlan Metropolitan AreaYunnan 134,657 Panzhihua Metropolitan AreaYunnan 199,981 Yangguang Metropolitan AreaYunnan 122,171 Yuxi Metropolitan AreaYunnan 370,446 Miyang Metropolitan AreaYunnan 111,670 Jinzhong Metropolitan AreaYunnan 129,679 Xuanwei Metropolitan AreaYunnan 242,147 Qujing Metropolitan AreaYunnan 423,122 Kunming Metropolitan AreaYunnan 3,416,600 Xichang Metropolitan AreaSichuan 281,791 Panzhihua Metropolitan AreaSichuan 564,730 Yibin Metropolitan AreaSichuan 453,683 Naxi Metropolitan AreaSichuan 131,691 Luzhou Metropolitan AreaSichuan 446,058 Hejiang Metropolitan AreaSichuan 108,127 Longchang Metropolitan AreaSichuan 311,632 Fushun Metropolitan AreaSichuan 134,380 Zigong Metropolitan AreaSichuan 414,628 Weiyuan Metropolitan AreaSichuan 106,979 Rongxian Metropolitan AreaSichuan 115,131 Neijiang Metropolitan AreaSichuan 316,065 Zizhong Metropolitan AreaSichuan 133,695 Leshan Metropolitan Area (Leshan +Emeishan )Sichuan 1,320,323 Meishan Metropolitan AreaSichuan 661,443 Yaan Metropolitan AreaSichuan 376,578 Renshou Metropolitan AreaSichuan 142,543 Ziyang Metropolitan AreaSichuan 516,028 Anyue Metropolitan AreaSichuan 110,263 Suining Metropolitan AreaSichuan 688,125 Daying Metropolitan AreaSichuan 104,125 Shehong Metropolitan AreaSichuan 237,362 Santai Metropolitan AreaSichuan 126,749 Zhongjiang Metropolitan AreaSichuan 147,271 Mianyang Metropolitan AreaSichuan 538,166 Jiangyou Metropolitan AreaSichuan 233,403 Jianyang Metropolitan AreaSichuan 381,281 Chengdu Metropolitan AreaSichuan 9,011,452 Shunqing Metropolitan AreaSichuan 1,244,035 Nanbu Metropolitan AreaSichuan 163,685 Langzhong Metropolitan AreaSichuan 153,417 Yingshan Metropolitan AreaSichuan 135,900 Guangan Metropolitan AreaSichuan 523,802 Yuechi Metropolitan AreaSichuan 129,392 Linshui Metropolitan AreaSichuan 144,401 Dazhu Metropolitan AreaSichuan 154,612 Qu Metropolitan AreaSichuan 132,602 Dazhou Metropolitan AreaSichuan 771,803 Xuanhan Metropolitan AreaSichuan 109,020 Pingchan Metropolitan AreaSichuan 135,267 Tongjiang Metropolitan AreaSichuan 101,743 Bazhong Metropolitan AreaSichuan 848,389 Guangyuan Metropolitan AreaSichuan 441,909 Qijiang Metropolitan AreaChongqing 181,826 Nanchuan Metropolitan AreaChongqing 335,471 Baisha Metropolitan AreaChongqing 171,732 Rongchang Metropolitan AreaChongqing 161,431 Yongchuan Metropolitan AreaChongqing 694,286 Dazu Metropolitan AreaChongqing 111,767 Tongnan Metropolitan AreaChongqing 115,520 Chongqing Metropolitan AreaChongqing 11,042,531 Changshou Metropolitan AreaChongqing 164,070 Shuanglong Metropolitan AreaChongqing 157,283 Longqiao Metropolitan AreaChongqing 110,177 Dunren Metropolitan AreaChongqing 508,301 Fengdu Metropolitan AreaChongqing 114,070 Zhong Metropolitan AreaChongqing 127,220 Dianjiang Metropolitan AreaChongqing 144,892 Wanzhou Metropolitan AreaChongqing 537,372 Yunyang Metropolitan AreaChongqing 143,644 Kaizhou Metropolitan AreaChongqing 105,588 Xingyi Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 212,962 Liuzhi Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 104,556 Anshun Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 635,886 Liupanshui Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 1,115,228 Weining Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 101,307 Zhijin Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 111,791 Qianxi Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 199,427 Bijie Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 610,538 Guiyang Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 3,056,829 Duyun Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 180,494 Kaili Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 386,453 Zunyi Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 1,297,883 Renhuai Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 106,167 Tongzi Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 116,111 Tongren Metropolitan AreaGuizhou 255,612 Beihai Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 566,475 Qinzhou Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 205,408 Fangchenggang Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 107,515 Dongxing Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 125,104 Luchuan Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 135,065 Bobai Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 174,688 Yulin Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 814,022 Rongxian Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 113,855 Cenxi Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 220,053 Wuzhou Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 460,722 Pingnan Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 152,783 Guiping Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 193,500 Laibin Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 139,836 Guigang Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 324,439 Binyang Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 214,555 Fucheng Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 141,192 Lingshan Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 186,486 Nanning Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 2,591,094 Hezhou Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 167,042 Guilin Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 1,069,415 Liuzhou Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 1,451,939 Hechi Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 129,833 Baise Metropolitan AreaGuangxi 124,358 Yinchuan Metropolitan AreaNingxia 1,440,105 Dawukou Metropolitan AreaNingxia 141,933 Wuzhong Metropolitan AreaNingxia 240,247 Chengguan Metropolitan AreaQinghai 164,456 Xining Metropolitan AreaQinghai 1,303,058 Hetian Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 216,546 Kargilik Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 134,157 Kashgar Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 498,252 Kizilsu Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 129,556 Aksu Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 288,264 Kuqa Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 111,846 Bayingolin Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 392,233 Hami Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 218,398 Shihezi Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 379,563 Huiyuan Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 401,027 Karamay Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 245,077 Tacheng Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 101,155 Urumqi Metropolitan AreaXinjiang 4,539,265 Lhasa Metropolitan AreaXizang (Tibet) 273,179
Data are referred to pre-1974Turkish Army occupation boundaries.
Urban population rate: 62% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Data are referret to pre-2008 Russo-Georgian War .
Urban population rate: 60% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Tbilisi Metropolitan Area: 988,278Batumi Metropolitan Area: 168,438Kutaisi Metropolitan Area: 132,035InIndia , a metropolitan city is defined as one with a population more than one million.[ 30] Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 .[ 31]
Urban population rate: 38% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Delhi Metropolitan Area: 31,422,508Kolkata Metropolitan Area: 23,314,585Mumbai Metropolitan Area: 20,453,270Bengaluru Metropolitan Area: 15,178,533Chennai Metropolitan Area: 11,466,400Hajipur Metropolitan Area: 9,755,303Hyderabad Metropolitan Area: 9,455,230Ahmedabad Metropolitan Area: 7,898,650Kozhikode Metropolitan Area: 7,612,130Surat Metropolitan Area: 7,100,723Pune Metropolitan Area: 6,674,127Lucknow Metropolitan Area: 5,214,964Kochi Metropolitan Area: 5,069,022Kanpur Metropolitan Area: 4,413,625Jaipur Metropolitan Area: 4,229,050Varanasi Metropolitan Area: 3,812,496Indore Metropolitan Area: 3,598,874Nagpur Metropolitan Area: 3,399,891Maharajganj Metropolitan Area: 2,840,919Bhopal Metropolitan Area: 2,599,311Chandigarh Metropolitan Area: 2,417,872Coimbatore Metropolitan Area: 2,360,322Madurai Metropolitan Area: 2,184,066InIndonesia , thegovernment of Indonesia defines ametropolitan area as anurban agglomeration where itsspatial planning is prioritised due to its highly important influence on the country.Jakarta ,Surabaya ,Bandung ,Semarang ,Medan ,Makassar ,Palembang are important metropolitan area in the country. Currently, there are 10 metropolitan cities in Indonesia that have been recognized by the government.[ 32]
Urban population rate: 52% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Jakarta Metropolitan Area: 40,545,126Bandung Metropolitan Area: 8,691,181Surabaya Metropolitan Area: 6,856,993Medan Metropolitan Area: 4,350,624Semarang Metropolitan Area: 3,274,360Tasikmalaya Metropolitan Area: 2,973,169Yogyakarta Metropolitan Area: 2,742,763Makassar Metropolitan Area: 2,241,888Palembang Metropolitan Area: 2,203,124Denpasar Metropolitan Area: 2,005,950Malang Metropolitan Area: 1,888,200Cirebon Metropolitan Area: 1,634,253Surakarta Metropolitan Area: 1,497,108Tegal Metropolitan Area: 1,482,144Garut Metropolitan Area: 1,473,082Pekalongan Metropolitan Area: 1,279,644Purwokerto Metropolitan Area: 1,273,365Bandar Lampung Metropolitan Area: 1,257,828Pekanbaru Metropolitan Area: 1,226,041Samarinda Metropolitan Area: 1,225,373Padang Metropolitan Area: 1,210,988Mataram Metropolitan Area: 1,009,677Urban population rate: 76% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Tehran Metropolitan Area: 9,363,124Mashhad Metropolitan Area: 5,377,005Isfahan Metropolitan Area: 3'883,555Karaj Metropolitan Area: 3,108,455Tabriz Metropolitan Area: 2,700,367Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Baghdad Metropolitan Area: 6,891,722Basra Metropolitan Area: 2,131,556Mosul Metropolitan Area: 1,678,253Erbil Metropolitan Area: 1,514,144Al Najaf Metropolitan Area: 1,361,936Kirkuk Metropolitan Area: 1,238,662Duhok Metropolitan Area: 1,142,889Karbala Metropolitan Area: 1,078,646Al Hillah Metropolitan Area: 1,030,978Data are referred to1949 Armistice boundaries, after 1948Arab-Israeli War .
Urban population rate: 58% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area: 2,628,335Jerusalem Metropolitan Area (both Israeli and Palestinian part): 1,022,929Haifa Metropolitan Area: 449,588Ashdod Metropolitan Area: 282,181Be'er Sheva Metropolitan Area: 205,400Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Tokyo Conurbation (Tokyo +Kawasaki +Yokohama +Saitama +Chiba +Takasaki +Isezaki +Ota )34,835,218 Keihanshin Conurbation (Osaka +Kobe +Kyoto +Nara +Sakai +Himeji +Wakayama )15,165,176 Chukyo Conurbation (Nagoya +Gifu +Toyota +Okazaki +Yokkaichi )7,890,477 Fukuoka Metropolitan Area2,213,305 Sapporo Metropolitan Area1,931,424 Sendai Metropolitan Area1,269,675 Kitakyushu Metropolitan Area1,208,935 Hiroshima Metropolitan Area1,150,148 Okinawa Metropolitan Area (Naha +Okinawa )1,065,339 Okayama Metropolitan Area (Okayama +Kurashiki )847,111 Kumamoto Metropolitan Area624,648 Kanazawa Metropolitan Area527,097 Otsu Metropolitan Area514,884 Toyohashi Metropolitan Area500,228 Kagoshima Metropolitan Area453,833 Niigata Metropolitan Area437,871 Matsuyama Metropolitan Area421,736 Numazu Metropolitan Area374,197 Oita Metropolitan Area363,332 Kofu Metropolitan Area335,934 Fukuyama Metropolitan Area355,566 Utsunomiya Metropolitan Area337,161 Fujieda Metropolitan Area318,978 Takamatsu Metropolitan Area314,296 Nagasaki Metropolitan Area297,631 Asahikawa Metropolitan Area288,867 Mito Metropolitan Area (Mito +Hitachinaka )284,338 Hamamatsu Metropolitan Area267,033 Nagano Metropolitan Area264,480 Hakodate Metropolitan Area263,045 Miyazaki Metropolitan Area247,744 Tokushima Metropolitan Area242,829 Toyama Metropolitan Area239,820 Shizuoka Metropolitan Area233,904 Morioka Metropolitan Area217,880 Koriyama Metropolitan Area215,513 Kochi Metropolitan Area213,691 Akita Metropolitan Area211,383 Yamagata Metropolitan Area206,358 Tsuchiura Metropolitan Area195,325 Aomori Metropolitan Area179,937 Marugame Metropolitan Area171,220 Fukushima Metropolitan Area170,143 Fuji Metropolitan Area167,426 Kisarazu Metropolitan Area165,839 Sanda Metropolitan Area164,419 Hitachi Metropolitan Area162,932 Fukui Metropolitan Area161,762 Ube Metropolitan Area152,722 Takaoka Metropolitan Area144,427 Kushiro Metropolitan Area143,420 Obihiro Metropolitan Area140,962 Shūnan Metropolitan Area137,818 Niihama Metropolitan Area134,067 Kurume Metropolitan Area133,391 Matsumoto Metropolitan Area125,858 Hachinohe Metropolitan Area124,493 Omuta Metropolitan Area122,197 Tomakomai Metropolitan Area117,181 Beppu Metropolitan Area113,901 Hikone Metropolitan Area113,437 Yonago Metropolitan Area112,806 Sasebo Metropolitan Area104,105 Iwaki Metropolitan Area103,547 Hirosaki Metropolitan Area100,073 Muroran Metropolitan Area100,039
Urban population rate: 83% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Amman Metropolitan Area: 6,425,246Irbid Metropolitan Area: 704,577Madaba Metropolitan Area: 104,759Urban population rate: 66% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Almaty Metropolitan Area2,315,538 Shymkent Metropolitan Area1,239,663 Astana Metropolitan Area1,128,140 Aktobe Metropolitan Area420,695 Semey Metropolitan Area291,783 Aktau Metropolitan Area259,510 Kyzylorda Metropolitan Area237,992 Pavlodar Metropolitan Area235,889 Atyrau Metropolitan Area231,440 Turkestan Metropolitan Area215,873 Ural Metropolitan Area208,766 Ust-Kamenogorsk Metropolitan Area197,281 Taraz Metropolitan Area192,656 Karaganda Metropolitan Area191,772 Temirtau Metropolitan Area154,580 Petropavlosk Metropolitan Area153,560 Kostanay Metropolitan Area136,333 Taldikorgan Metropolitan Area131,397 Zhanaozen Metropolitan Area109,850 Kokshetav Metropolitan Area100,846
Urban population rate: 98% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 42% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Bishkek Metropolitan Area: 1,428,079Osh Metropolitan Area: 481,389Urban population rate: 43% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 90% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Beirut Metropolitan Area: 1,538,386[ edit ] Satellite view ofKuala Lumpur metropolitan area Urban population rate: 77% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area8,851,535 Singapore Metropolitan Area (includingJohor Bahru )7,934,034 Georgetown Metropolitan Area (Georgetown +Kulim )1,513,764 Ipoh Metropolitan Area861,933 Kota Kinabalu Metropolitan Area810,843 Kuching Metropolitan Area587,986 Melaka Metropolitan Area544,035 Seremban Metropolitan Area390,884 Tawau Metropolitan Area354,494 Sandakan Metropolitan Area337,268 Kota Bharu Metropolitan Area326,948 Sungai Petani Metropolitan Area269,176 Kuantan Metropolitan Area217,879 Alor Star Metropolitan Area203,262 Taiping Metropolitan Area198,018 Miri Metropolitan Area187,443 Sibu Metropolitan Area185,385 Kuala Terengganu Metropolitan Area147,996 Lahad Datu Metropolitan Area133,110 Kluang Metropolitan Area109,597 Muar Metropolitan Area106,024 Bintulu Metropolitan Area101,436 Semporna Metropolitan Area101,230
Malé Metropolitan Area: 229,283 (2024).[ 18] Urban population rate: 69% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 42% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Yangon Metropolitan Area: 6,190,958Mandalay Metropolitan Area: 1,849,446Urban population rate: 25% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Boundaries are referred to the Thirdinter-Korean summit agreement (2018).
Urban population rate: 67% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Kaeseong Metropolitan Area280,963 Haeju Metropolitan Area263,992 Sariwon Metropolitan Area401,117 Songnim Metropolitan Area256,211 Nampo Metropolitan Area144,643 Kangseo Metropolitan Area260,531 Pyeongyang Metropolitan Area2,868,313 Wonsan Metropolitan Area370,729 Muncheon Metropolitan Area117,274 Pyeongseong Metropolitan Area300,843 Suncheon Metropolitan Area154,047 Sukcheon Metropolitan Area106,846 Anju Metropolitan Area256,943 Kaecheon Metropolitan Area164,966 Deokcheon Metropolitan Area152,025 Cheongju Metropolitan Area170,999 Seoncheon Metropolitan Area112,903 Kuseong Metropolitan Area108,791 Ryeongcheon Metropolitan Area125,259 Huicheon Metropolitan Area117,534 Kanggye Metropolitan Area314,915 Jeongpyeong Metropolitan Area108,488 Hamju Metropolitan Area105,812 Hamheung Metropolitan Area745,725 Hongwon Metropolitan Area116,941 Dancheon Metropolitan Area114,551 Kimchaek Metropolitan Area196,760 Gilju Metropolitan Area108,885 Musan Metropolitan Area106,601 Cheongjin Metropolitan Area683,870 Raseon Metropolitan Area106,938
Urban population rate: 78% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Pakistan has nine metropolitan areas with populations greater than a million. Five of these are entirely inPunjab includingLahore ,Faisalabad ,Gujranwala ,Multan ; one (Islamabad-Rawalpindi is split between Punjab and theIslamabad Capital Territory ; two are located inSindh , includingKarachi , the largest metropolitan area in the country, andHyderabad ; one inKhyber Pakhtunkhwa :Peshawar ; and the final inBalochistan :Quetta .
Data are referred to 1972Shimla Agreement borders, after1971 Indo-Pakistani war.
Urban population rate: 39% (2015)
Name Population Year Notes Karachi Metropolitan Area13,150,694 2015 Lahore Metropolitan Area10,114,718 Rawalpindi Metropolitan Area (Rawalpindi +Islamabad )3,738,564 Faisalabad Metropolitan Area3,563,007 Gujranwala Metropolitan Area2,788,655 Peshawar Metropolitan Area2,764,734 Multan Metropolitan Area2,422,577 Sialkot Metropolitan Area1,885,761 Hyderabad Metropolitan Area1,835,126 Mingaora Metropolitan Area1,057,542 Mardan Metropolitan Area1,026,217 Abbottabad Metropolitan Area960,783 Quetta Metropolitan Area749,960 Sargodha Metropolitan Area657,394 Gujrat Metropolitan Area622,644 Wah Metropolitan Area521,616 Bannu Metropolitan Area494,277 Haripur Metropolitan Area474,638 Larkana Metropolitan Area466,569 Mansehra Metropolitan Area465,955 Shahkot Metropolitan Area460,340 Charsadda Metropolitan Area421,797 Sukkur Metropolitan Area419,044 Bahawalpur Metropolitan Area412,812 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
Data are referred to1949 Armistice boundaries, after 1948Arab-Israeli War .
Urban population rate: 78% (2023).[ 17] [ 18] Israeli Army invasion .
ThePhilippines currently has three metropolitan areas defined by theNational Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). These metropolitan areas are separated into three main geographical areas;Metro Manila (which is located inLuzon ),Metro Cebu (which is located inVisayas ),Metro Davao (which is located inMindanao ), andGreater Manila Area (which is the largest metropolitan area ofManila ). The official definition of each area does not necessarily follow the actual extent of continuous urbanization. For example, the built-up area ofMetro Manila has long spilled out of its officially defined borders into the adjacent provinces ofBulacan ,Rizal ,Laguna , andCavite known asGreater Manila Area . The number of metropolitan areas in the Philippines was reduced from 13 in 2007 to the current three based from the 2017–2022 Philippine Development Plan by NEDA. The other 10 metropolitan areas wereMetro Angeles ,Metro Bacolod ,Metro Baguio ,Metro Batangas ,Metro Cagayan de Oro ,Metro Dagupan ,Metro Iloilo–Guimaras ,Metro Butuan ,Metro Naga , andMetro Olongapo .
Urban population rate: 59% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Manila Metropolitan Area (Manila + Angeles + Lipa + Batangas)30,565,371 Cebu Metropolitan Area3,191,585 Davao Metropolitan Area1,651,086 Dagupan Metropolitan Area973,316 Cagayan de Oro Metropolitan Area950,102 Bacolod Metropolitan Area690,717 Zamboanga Metropolitan Area498,587 Iloilo Metropolitan Area489,034 General Santos Metropolitan Area452,060 Baguio Metropolitan Area451,844 Batangas Metropolitan Area326,496 Naga Metropolitan Area291,374 Iligan Metropolitan Area279,731 Cotabato Metropolitan Area274,670 Tagum Metropolitan Area252,700 Tacloban Metropolitan Area244,458 Lipa Metropolitan Area235,919 Legaspi Metropolitan Area221,694 Marawi Metropolitan Area207,205 Cabanatuan Metropolitan Area198,568 Butuan Metropolitan Area185,655 Olongapo Metropolitan Area182,832 Tarlac Metropolitan Area181,691 San Pablo Metropolitan Area174,317 San Pedro Metropolitan Area172,148 Dumaguete Metropolitan Area166,127 Guagua Metropolitan Area160,448 Puerto Princesa Metropolitan Area156,713 Pagadian Metropolitan Area145,146 San Fernando Metropolitan Area134,798 Malolos Metropolitan Area123,101 Tuguegarao Metropolitan Area122,965 Tagbilaran Metropolitan Area120,097 Ozamiz Metropolitan Area117,388 Roxas Metropolitan Area108,370 Dipolog Metropolitan Area108,335 Balanga Metropolitan Area108,162 Gapan Metropolitan Area103,963
Urban population rate: 46% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Doha Metropolitan Area: 2,076,720Urban population rate: 86% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Riyadh Metropolitan Area: 7,970,319Jeddah Metropolitan Area: 4,842,257Dammam Metropolitan Area: 2,634,829Mecca Metropolitan Area: 1,876,451Medina Metropolitan Area: 1,565,146Boundaries are referred to the Thirdinter-Korean summit agreement (2018).
Urban population rate: 86% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Sudokwon Conurbation (Seoul +Incheon + nearby cities inGyeonggi Province )23,366,117 South Gyeongsang Conurbation (Busan +Gimhae +Yangsan +Changwon )4,494,463 Daegu Metropolitan Area2,300,085 Daejeon Metropolitan Area1,504,229 Gwangju Metropolitan Area1,428,492 Ulsan Metropolitan Area941,217 Jeonju Metropolitan Area (Jeonju +Iksan )786,341 Cheongju Metropolitan Area691,161 Cheonan Metropolitan Area (Cheonan +Asan )504,349 Pohang Metropolitan Area373,323 Gumi Metropolitan Area286,529 Suncheon Metropolitan Area (Suncheon +Gwangyang +Yeosu )265,434 Jinju Metropolitan Area238,454 Chuncheon Metropolitan Area229,165 Mokpo Metropolitan Area228,462 Wonju Metropolitan Area218,041 Gunsan Metropolitan Area177,647 Gangneung Metropolitan Area118,784
Urban population rate: 20% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Colombo Metropolitan Area: 4,881,182Kandy Metropolitan Area: 850,450Matara Metropolitan Area: 225,584Jaffna Metropolitan Area: 214,344Galle Metropolitan Area: 197,578Kalmunai Metropolitan Area: 134,013Batticaloa Metropolitan Area: 125,685Urban population rate: 63% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Boundaries are referred to the territories administrated by theRepublic of China , afterCross-Strait Act (1992).
Urban population rate: 80% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 34% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 42% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Krung Thep Conurbation (Bangkok and nearby cities)19,378,454 Phuket Metropolitan Area742,871 Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area692,242 Hat Yai Metropolitan Area436,777 Chonburi Metropolitan Area263,106 Pattaya Metropolitan Area253,538 Nakhon Pathom Metropolitan Area185,771 Si Racha Metropolitan Area168,554 Phitsanulok Metropolitan Area165,001 Songkhla Metropolitan Area162,380 Nakhon Ratchasima Metropolitan Area159,579 Khonkaen Metropolitan Area154,057 Surat Thani Metropolitan Area150,127 Udon Thani Metropolitan Area149,983 Nakhon Si Thammarat Metropolitan Area146,307 Rayong Metropolitan Area138,423 Lopburi Metropolitan Area128,924 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Metropolitan Area126,849 Ubon Ratchathani Metropolitan Area126,488 Ranong Metropolitan Area118,553 Yala Metropolitan Area111,221 Ban Chang Metropolitan Area110,390 Kanchanaburi Metropolitan Area102,628
Urban population rate: 36% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Dili Metropolitan Area: 381,794The word metropolitan describes the central municipality governing local services in a province with more than 750.000 residents inTurkey , likeIstanbul and its metropolitan municipality, theIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality . There are 30 officially defined "metropolitan municipalities" in Turkey.[ 33] Kocaeli province and thus in the jurisdiction of the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, is arguably within the metro area of Istanbul with many of its residents commuting to Istanbul for work and the Marmaray, a commuter rail line, extending into the district. The district however, as previously mentioned, is not a part of Istanbul's provincial limits, and thus not subject to the jurisdiction of its metropolitan municipality. The word metropolitan (municipality) is generally only used as an administrative distinction in Turkey.
Urban population rate: 73% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Istanbul Metropolitan Area14,210,222 Ankara Metropolitan Area5,402,165 Izmir Metropolitan Area2,457,529 Bursa Metropolitan Area2,366,448 Gaziantep Metropolitan Area1,681,270 Antalya Metropolitan Area1,372,672 Konya Metropolitan Area1,017,329 Mersin Metropolitan Area800,548 Izmit Metropolitan Area784,331 Kayseri Metropolitan Area772,654 Adana Metropolitan Area737,574 Samsun Metropolitan Area559,413 Denizli Metropolitan Area537,507 Diyarbakir Metropolitan Area536,794 Eskisehir Metropolitan Area528,380 Kahramanmaras Metropolitan Area464,945 Van Metropolitan Area451,519 Malatya Metropolitan Area447,745 Sanliurfa Metropolitan Area431,505 Antakya Metropolitan Area397,544 Trabzon Metropolitan Area364,103 Batman Metropolitan Area363,642 Elazig Metropolitan Area324,305 Sivas Metropolitan Area303,202 Sakarya Metropolitan Area269,660 Manisa Metropolitan Area294,069 Iskenderun Metropolitan Area256,743 Cerkezkoy Metropolitan Area242,264 Isparta Metropolitan Area234,121 Osmaniye Metropolitan Area225,567 Aydin Metropolitan Area210,247 Adiyaman Metropolitan Area203,680 Yenice Metropolitan Area181,480 Corum Metropolitan Area181,012 Ordu Metropolitan Area180,011 Siverek Metropolitan Area160,312 Tarsus Metropolitan Area159,692 Zonguldak Metropolitan Area158,521 Inegol Metropolitan Area155,697 Giresun Metropolitan Area147,434 Usak Metropolitan Area141,288 Duzce Metropolitan Area139,560 Yumurtalik Metropolitan Area139,104 Siirt Metropolitan Area136,101 Tokat Metropolitan Area134,631 Karabuk Metropolitan Area130,402 Kutahya Metropolitan Area129,641 Erzurum Metropolitan Area129,246 Karaman Metropolitan Area127,506 Aksaray Metropolitan Area126,210 Turgutlu Metropolitan Area125,953 Rize Metropolitan Area123,482 Agri Metropolitan Area121,725 Yalova Metropolitan Area120,828 Afyonkarahisar Metropolitan Area120,660 Fethiye Metropolitan Area117,452 Keskin Metropolitan Area114,207 Viransehir Metropolitan Area113,091 Kadirli Metropolitan Area111,158 Silopi Metropolitan Area105,037 Eregli Metropolitan Area104,760 Cizre Metropolitan Area104,061 Ceyhan Metropolitan Area103,840 Elbistan Metropolitan Area100,020
Urban population rate: 57% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
United Arab Emirates [ edit ] Dubai -Sharjah -Ajman (DSA) is a metropolitan area in the United Arab Emirates. It consists of the combined, greater urban areas of Dubai, Ajman, and Sharjah. The urban areas at the northeast end of Dubai flow into those of Sharjah, which in turn are contiguous with those of Ajman. The total population is about 5.9 million people as of 2023[ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
Urban population rate: 87% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 44% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Tashkent Metropolitan Area3,874,653 Namangan Metropolitan Area927,908 Samarqand Metropolitan Area892,554 Andijon Metropolitan Area792,858 Fargona Metropolitan Area759,423 Qarshi Metropolitan Area512,027 Jizzax Metropolitan Area357,127 Shahrisabz Metropolitan Area334,628 Qoqon Metropolitan Area303,759 Nokis Metropolitan Area288,240 Tortkul Metropolitan Area252,614 Termiz Metropolitan Area242,044 Urganch Metropolitan Area215,566 Kattaqorgon Metropolitan Area153,433 Denov Metropolitan Area146,220 Buxoro Metropolitan Area137,440 Xiva Metropolitan Area136,679 Oltiariq Metropolitan Area120,162 Kosonsoy Metropolitan Area115,631 Quva Metropolitan Area113,493 Gijduvon Metropolitan Area110,910 Navoiy Metropolitan Area110,554 Ibrat Metropolitan Area101,566 Asaka Metropolitan Area101,170 Shahrixon Metropolitan Area100,375
Urban population rate: 38% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Ho Chi Minh (Sai Gon) Metropolitan Area15,430,069 Ha Noi Metropolitan Area7,265,805 Can Tho Metropolitan Area1,652,649 Da Nang Metropolitan Area1,265,560 Hai Phong Metropolitan Area1,003,753 My Tho Metropolitan Area461,520 Long Xuyen Metropolitan Area550,869 Vinh Long Metropolitan Area484,198 Vung Tau Metropolitan Area476,737 Nha Trang Metropolitan Area443,626 Tay Ninh Metropolitan Area436,732 Hue Metropolitan Area383,941 Thai Nguyen Metropolitan Area363,000 Vinh Metropolitan Area349,192 Thanh Hoa Metropolitan Area343,001 Quang Ngai Metropolitan Area340,820 Buon Ma Thuot Metropolitan Area316,655 Nam Dinh Metropolitan Area292,782 Qui Nhon Metropolitan Area282,795 Rach Gia Metropolitan Area276,783 Thai Binh Metropolitan Area268,330 Phan Thiet Metropolitan Area243,919 Play Cu Metropolitan Area199,908 Bac Lieu Metropolitan Area199,141 Phan Rang Metropolitan Area198,679 Da Lat Metropolitan Area195,370 Ca Mau Metropolitan Area193,377 Ha Long Metropolitan Area178,597 Lac Thanh Metropolitan Area177,136 Cao Lanh Metropolitan Area173,133 Cai Lay Metropolitan Area172,776 Tra Vinh Metropolitan Area159,016 Tuy Hoa Metropolitan Area158,744 Binh Phuoc Metropolitan Area155,011 Cao Mat Metropolitan Area 149,729 Kon Tum Metropolitan Area144,425 Son Tay (Ha Noi) Metropolitan Area139,803 Vinh Yen Metropolitan Area139,418 Soc Trang Metropolitan Area133,858 Viet Tri Metropolitan Area129,341 Long Le Metropolitan Area 125,920 Mong Cai Metropolitan Area (Mong Cai + Dongxing)125,104 Cam Pha Metropolitan Area122,988 Ninh Binh Metropolitan Area122,236 Cai Be Metropolitan Area120,234 Tuyen Quang Metropolitan Area114,216 Phu Ly Metropolitan Area112,705 Tien Thanh Metropolitan Area 112,508 Tân Phú Metropolitan Area111,991 Lang Son Metropolitan Area110,770 Ho Kou Metropolitan Area (Ho Kou + Hekou) 105,453 Xuan Loc Metropolitan Area103,836 Gia Rai Metropolitan Area102,299 Yen Bai Metropolitan Area102,149 Tam Ky Metropolitan Area100,935 Vinh Tuy Metropolitan Area100,364
Central America and Caribbeans [ edit ] Urban population rate: 87% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 53% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 70% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 80% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Havana Metropolitan Area: 1,632,772Urban population rate: 75% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 70% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 57% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 63% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 59% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 60% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 64% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 80% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Trinidad and Tobago [ edit ] Urban population rate: 19% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Map of metropolitan regions by Eurostat in 2021. TheEuropean Union 's statistical agencyEurostat , in partnership withOECD , has created a concept namedfunctional urban area (FUA). The FUA represents an attempt at a harmonised definition of the metropolitan area, and the goal was to have an area from which a significant share of the residents commute into the city.[ 37] [ 38] [ 39]
A further, derived concept is the typology ofmetropolitan regions . ANUTS 3 region (or a group thereof) is considered to be metropolitan, if at least 50% of its residents live inside a FUA with a population of 250,000 or more. NUTS 3 regions not meeting these criteria are considered to be non-metropolitan regions.[ 40]
Urban population rate: 61% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Tirane Metropolitan Area: 995,789Durrës Metropolitan Area: 131,865Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Vienna Metropolitan Area: 2,056,565Graz Metropolitan Area: 306,742Linz Metropolitan Area: 243,243Innsbruck Metropolitan Area: 144,226Salzburg Metropolitan Area: 143,452Urban population rate: 79% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Minsk Metropolitan Area2,093,512 Gomel Metropolitan Area571,257 Vitebsk Metropolitan Area382,195 Mogilev Metropolitan Area334,165 Brest Metropolitan Area (Brest +Terespol )326,182 Grodno Metropolitan Area309,064 Bobruisk Metropolitan Area197,539 Baranavici Metropolitan Area162,854 Pinsk Metropolitan Area132,029 Borisov Metropolitan Area112,218
Urban population rate: 98% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Bruxelles Metropolitan Area: 1,468,754Antwerp Metropolitan Area: 767,652Liege Metropolitan Area: 373,662Gent Metropolitan Area: 250,379Charleroi Metropolitan Area: 222,465Bosnia and Herzegovina [ edit ] Urban population rate: 56% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 76% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Sofia Metropolitan Area: 1,068,057Plovdiv Metropolitan Area: 331,578Varna Metropolitan Area: 286,140Burgas Metropolitan Area: 102,154Urban population rate: 65% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Zagreb Metropolitan Area: 643,962Split Metropolitan Area: 215,968Rijeka Metropolitan Area: 115,636Urban population rate: 78% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Prague Metropolitan Area: 1,201,278Brno Metropolitan Area: 313,582Ostrava Metropolitan Area: 150,766Plzen Metropolitan Area: 146,255Urban population rate: 89% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 74% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 88% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
France's national statistics office,INSEE , names an urban core and its surrounding area of commuter influence anaire d'attraction d'une ville [fr ] (AAV, literally meaning "catchment area of a city"), plural:aires d'attraction des villes .[ 41] [ 42] Functional Urban Area (FUA) used byEurostat and theOECD , and the AAVs are thus strictly comparable to the FUAs.[ 42]
The AAV replaced in 2020 the metropolitan statistical area calledaire urbaine [ 41] [ 42]
Urban population rate: 88% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Ile-de-France Conurbation10,242,434 Lyon Metropolitan Area1,194,741 Marseille Metropolitan Area911,934 Lille Metropolitan Area (Lille +Mouscron )907,123 Toulouse Metropolitan Area712,882 Bordeaux Metropolitan Area642,756 Cote-d'Azur Conurbation (Nice +Cannes )606,433 Nantes Metropolitan Area472,262 Strasbourg Metropolitan Area (Strasbourg +Kehl )419,245 Toulon Metropolitan Area368,851 Grenoble Metropolitan Area338,199 Rouen Metropolitan Area320,960 Montpellier Metropolitan Area293,865 Rennes Metropolitan Area227,572 Nancy Metropolitan Area213,797 Tours Metropolitan Area211,591 Dijon Metropolitan Area208,040 Cambrin Metropolitan Area207,779 Clermont-Ferrand Metropolitan Area191,311 Saint Denis Metropolitan Area (Reunion )189,854 Reims Metropolitan Area189,743 Mulhouse Metropolitan Area189,297 Le Havre Metropolitan Area187,643 Orleans Metropolitan Area179,869 Angers Metropolitan Area176,839 Saint-Etienne Metropolitan Area172,766 Caen Metropolitan Area164,788 Noumea Metropolitan Area (New Caleidonia )153,190 Metz Metropolitan Area151,221 Le Mans Metropolitan Area147,383 Brest Metropolitan Area142,527 Amiens Metropolitan Area136,532 Limoges Metropolitan Area129,255 Dunkerque Metropolitan Area127,529 Mamoudzou Metropolitan Area (Mayotte )127,511 Perpignan Metropolitan Area115,845 Pau Metropolitan Area112,672 Troyes Metropolitan Area109,941 Papeete Metropolitan Area (French Polynesia )109,747 Besançon Metropolitan Area108,712 Le Port Metropolitan Area (Reunion )105,572 Annecy Metropolitan Area102,728 Nîmes Metropolitan Area101,743 Valenciennes Metropolitan Area101,583
Metropolitan regions in Germany by definition, are the eleven urban areas that are the most densely populated areas in theFederal Republic of Germany . They comprise the major German cities and their surrounding catchment areas and form the political, commercial and cultural centers of the country. For urban centers outside metropolitan areas, that generate a similar attraction at smaller scale for their region, the concept of the Regiopolis and respectively regiopolitan area or region was introduced by German professors in 2006.
Urban population rate: 79% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Ruhr Conurbation (Bonn +Köln +Düsseldorf +Wuppertal +Dortmund +Hagen )7,822,542 Berlin Conurbation3,775,954 Hamburg Metropolitan Area1,841,656 Munich Metropolitan Area1,827,704 Frankfurt am Main Conurbation1,505,111 Stuttgart Conurbation1,117,893 Nuremberg Metropolitan Area759,135 Hannover Metropolitan Area663,997 Leipzig Metropolitan Area585,335 Dresden Metropolitan Area566,233 Bremen Metropolitan Area559,521 Mannheim Metropolitan Area456,549 Augsburg Metropolitan Area312,094 Karlsruhe Metropolitan Area286,982 Aachen Metropolitan Area (Aachen +Kerkrade )226,264 Kassel Metropolitan Area222,869 Bielefeld Metropolitan Area214,193 Kiel Metropolitan Area209,786 Münster Metropolitan Area207,455 Heidelberg Metropolitan Area196,429 Magdeburg Metropolitan Area193,706 Halle Metropolitan Area185,076 Braunschweig Metropolitan Area180,612 Freiburg im Breisgau Metropolitan Area179,912 Rostock Metropolitan Area168,453 Chemnitz Metropolitan Area168,021 Lübeck Metropolitan Area150,413 Saarbrücken Metropolitan Area146,109 Oldenburg Metropolitan Area144,961 Erfurt Metropolitan Area141,749 Koblenz Metropolitan Area138,095 Regensburg Metropolitan Area133,794 Würzburg Metropolitan Area121,062 Heilbronn Metropolitan Area121,015 Bremerhaven Metropolitan Area116,975 Darmstadt Metropolitan Area116,051 Osnabrück Metropolitan Area105,944 Ulm Metropolitan Area103,439
Urban population rate: 68% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Budapest Metropolitan Area: 1,743,875Debrecen Metropolitan Area: 139,471Pecs Metropolitan Area: 123,329Szeged Metropolitan Area: 122,060Miskolc Metropolitan Area: 115,425Urban population rate: 73% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 69% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Dublin Metropolitan Area: 2,082,605Cork Metropolitan Area: 137,272In 2001 Italy transformed 14 provinces of some of the country's largest cities intoMetropolitan Cities Metropolitan City corresponds to that of a standard Italian province.
Urban population rate: 73% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Milano conurbation (Milano +Monza and nearby cities)3,579,039 Napoli conurbation (Napoli +Caserta +Salerno and nearby cities)3,415,763 Roma conurbation 2,799,884 Torino conurbation 1,243,448 Palermo conurbation 720,937 Firenze conurbation (Firenze +Prato +Pistoia and nearby cities)711,105 Catania Metropolitan Area529,493 Genova Metropolitan Area523,194 Bologna Metropolitan Area456,780 Bergamo Metropolitan Area448,364 Bari Metropolitan Area311,280 Cagliari Metropolitan Area257,468 Padova Metropolitan Area244,498 Brescia Metropolitan Area243,287 Venezia Metropolitan Area222,475 Verona Metropolitan Area216,582 Pescara Metropolitan Area212,590 Messina Metropolitan Area178,836 Trieste Metropolitan Area178,655 Modena Metropolitan Area155,015 Como Metropolitan Area151,878 Livorno Metropolitan Area149,983 Parma Metropolitan Area148,518 Taranto Metropolitan Area136,105 Reggio Calabria Metropolitan Area128,270 Foggia Metropolitan Area126,645 Rimini Metropolitan Area126,273 Vicenza Metropolitan Area121,637 Reggio Emilia Metropolitan Area119,756 Bolzano Metropolitan Area107,197 Massa Metropolitan Area101,572 Udine Metropolitan Area101,454
Urban population rate: 42% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Riga Metropolitan Area: 516,897Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 88% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 89% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 55% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.[ 18]
Urban population rate: 86% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Rotterdam Conurbation (Rotterdam +Delft +Den Haag +Zoetermeer )2,173,754 Amsterdam Conurbation1,223,407 Utrecht Metropolitan Area519,237 Eindhoven Metropolitan Area293,438 Leiden Metropolitan Area268,631 Dordrecht Metropolitan Area252,512 Haarlem Metropolitan Area207,592 Tilburg Metropolitan Area206,798 Arnhem Metropolitan Area194,293 Nijmegen Metropolitan Area190,473 Amersfoort Metropolitan Area186,756 Almere Metropolitan Area185,506 Breda Metropolitan Area177,734 Alkmaar Metropolitan Area171,003 Groningen Metropolitan Area167,782 Willemstad (Curacao ) Metropolitan Area162,059 Heerlen Metropolitan Area160,135 's-Hertongenbosch Metropolitan Area 144,486 Apeldoorn Metropolitan Area133,570 Enschede Metropolitan Area129,372 Maastricht Metropolitan Area124,921 Zwolle Metropolitan Area120,061
Urban population rate: 67% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Skopje Metropolitan Area: 402,733Urban population rate: 84% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 68% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Warsaw Metropolitan Area3,189,533 Katowice conurbation 2,521,341 Gdansk Metropolitan Area1,615,013 Krakow Metropolitan Area1,423,151 Poznań Metropolitan Area996,285 Lodz Metropolitan Area907,154 Wroclaw Metropolitan Area890,236 Lublin Metropolitan Area320,313 Bialystok Metropolitan Area289,226 Szczecin Metropolitan Area269,836 Walbrzych Metropolitan Area182,732 Rzeszow Metropolitan Area180,696 Bielsko-Biala Metropolitan Area136,717
Urban population rate: 68% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Lisbon Metropolitan Area: 2,443,987Porto Metropolitan Area: 1,060,250Funchal Metropolitan Area: 135,362Urban population rate: 65% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Bucharest Metropolitan Area1,971,350 Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan Area321,095 Iasi Metropolitan Area304,851 Timisoara Metropolitan Area288,523 Constanta Metropolitan Area273,012 Craiova Metropolitan Area260,150 Galati Metropolitan Area232,217 Brasov Metropolitan Area230,438 Ploiesti Metropolitan Area187,350 Oradea Metropolitan Area156,341 Giurgiu Metropolitan Area141,675 Braila Metropolitan Area138,888 Pitesti Metropolitan Area132,100 Targu-Mures Metropolitan Area118,255 Sibiu Metropolitan Area117,695 Bacau Metropolitan Area117,407 Arad Metropolitan Area112,052 Oltenita Metropolitan Area108,928
Urban population rate: 78% (2024).[ 43] [ 44]
Moskva Metropolitan Area: 14,384,082Urban population rate: 63% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 62% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 57% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 82% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Madrid conurbation 5,680,137 Barcelona conurbation 3,908,362 Valencia Metropolitan Area1,404,208 Bilbao Metropolitan Area729,222 Sevilla Metropolitan Area696,193 Zaragoza Metropolitan Area624,271 Málaga Metropolitan Area522,827 Palma de Mallorca Metropolitan Area467,468 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Metropolitan Area378,494 Granada Metropolitan Area362,800 Murcia Metropolitan Area341,431 Alicante Metropolitan Area331,089 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Metropolitan Area324,645 Pamplona Metropolitan Area296,609 Valladolid Metropolitan Area290,636 Vigo Metropolitan Area265,407 A Coruña Metropolitan Area249,861 Gijón Metropolitan Area229,261 Algeciras Metropolitan Area215,007 San Sebastián Metropolitan Area214,645 Santander Metropolitan Area206,816 Vitoria Metropolitan Area203,909 Alcalá de Henares Metropolitan Area184,497 Oviedo Metropolitan Area170,846 Almería Metropolitan Area169,121 Castellón de la Plana Metropolitan Area158,875 Salamanca Metropolitan Area143,857 Logroño Metropolitan Area142,370 Ceuta Metropolitan Area137,945 Girona Metropolitan Area132,100 Tarragona Metropolitan Area131,944 Jerez de la Frontera Metropolitan Area130,424 Cádiz Metropolitan Area130,037 Melilla Metropolitan Area126,133 Mataró Metropolitan Area123,418 Marbella Metropolitan Area119,627 Burgos Metropolitan Area117,187 Huelva Metropolitan Area113,533 Torrevieja Metropolitan Area105,360
Thelist of metropolitan areas in Sweden is collated based on statistics of commuting between central municipalities and surrounding municipalities and taking into account existing planning cooperation in the country's three geographic regions.[ 45]
Urban population rate: 88% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 77% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Boundaries are referred to theTreaty on the Russian–Ukrainian border signed in 2003.
Urban population rate: 73% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population Kyiv Metropolitan Area2,575,199 Kharkiv Metropolitan Area1,284,380 Odesa Metropolitan Area977,813 Dnipro Metropolitan Area761,540 Donetsk Metropolitan Area690,522 Zaporizhzhia Metropolitan Area624,951 Lviv Metropolitan Area604,320 Krivyy Rih Metropolitan Area471,275 Mikolaiv Metropolitan Area412,070 Vinnitsa Metropolitan Area383,836 Mariupol Metropolitan Area363,415 Luhansk Metropolitan Area342,311 Simferopol Metropolitan Area338,634 Chernihiv Metropolitan Area278,668 Cherkasy Metropolitan Area278,510 Poltava Metropolitan Area275,189 Khmelnitskyy Metropolitan Area259,104 Kherson Metropolitan Area246,357 Zhytomir Metropolitan Area242,883 Chernivtsi Metropolitan Area240,725 Ivano-Frankivsk Metropolitan Area237,552 Rivne Metropolitan Area228,212 Kropivnitskyy Metropolitan Area225,913 Kamianske Metropolitan Area223,589 Lutsk Metropolitan Area218,316 Sumy Metropolitan Area214,376 Kremenchuk Metropolitan Area213,125 Bialitserkva Metropolitan Area 207,328 Horlivka Metropolitan Area195,806 Sevastopol Metropolitan Area189,598 Ternopil Metropolitan Area187,740 Melitopol Metropolitan Area166,662 Kramatorsk Metropolitan Area150,246 Alchevsk Metropolitan Area139,091 Nikopol Metropolitan Area132,379 Sloviansk Metropolitan Area132,301 Uzhhorod Metropolitan Area124,809
TheUnited Kingdom 'sOffice for National Statistics defines "travel to work areas " as areas where "at least 75% of an area's resident workforce work in the area and at least 75% of the people who work in the area also live in the area".[ 46] European Union 'sESPON group has compiled a separatelist of metropolitan areas which covers the UK. 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 theGreen Belt was introduced to stem the further urbanisation of the countryside inSouth East England . The list below shows the most populous urban areas in the UK as defined by theOffice for National Statistics (ONS). Different organisations define conurbations in the UK differently for example,the Liverpool–Manchester or the Manchester–Liverpool conurbation is defined as one conurbation byAESOP in a comparison report published by theUniversity of Manchester in 2005 found here. The Liverpool–Manchester Conurbation has a population of 5.68 million.
Urban population rate: 89% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Name Population London Conurbation 11,360,327 Manchester -Liverpool Conurbation4,876,538 Birmingham Conurbation2,617,211 Leeds Conurbation1,776,717 Glasgow Conurbation1,360,653 Sheffield Conurbation1,071,442 Newcastle upon Tyne Conurbation1,037,509 Bristol Metropolitan Area680,809 Nottingham Metropolitan Area650,703 Cardiff Metropolitan Area558,406 Edinburgh Metropolitan Area530,165 Leicester Metropolitan Area527,124 Portsmouth Metropolitan Area480,317 Brighton Metropolitan Area456,337 Coventry Metropolitan Area437,237 Belfast Metropolitan Area437,125 Bournemouth Metropolitan Area382,597 Southampton Metropolitan Area374,413 Middlesbrough Metropolitan Area351,680 Stoke on Trent Metropolitan Area329,688 Kingston upon Hull Metropolitan Area321,006 Reading Metropolitan Area273,287 Derby Metropolitan Area271,899 Luton Metropolitan Area268,353 Southend on Sea Metropolitan Area265,744 Plymouth Metropolitan Area252,928 Gillingham Metropolitan Area247,682 Northampton Metropolitan Area219,781 Milton Keynes Metropolitan Area205,060 Aberdeen Metropolitan Area193,155 Swindon Metropolitan Area192,422 Peterborough Metropolitan Area189,937 Blackpool Metropolitan Area189,730 Norwich Metropolitan Area188,535 Ipswich Metropolitan Area171,226 Oxford Metropolitan Area168,021 Dundee Metropolitan Area158,327 York Metropolitan Area151,629 Swansea Metropolitan Area150,621 Gloucester Metropolitan Area145,718 Cambridge Metropolitan Area136,064 Telford Metropolitan Area135,270 Margate Metropolitan Area128,756 Grimsby Metropolitan Area126,609 Colchester Metropolitan Area120,251 Polegate Metropolitan Area117,257 Cheltenham Metropolitan Area116,046 Lincoln Metropolitan Area115,775 Torquay Metropolitan Area111,323 Exeter Metropolitan Area110,292 Basingstoke Metropolitan Area109,911 Camberley Metropolitan Area108,988 High Wycombe Metropolitan Area108,858 Bedford Metropolitan Area107,556 Crawley Metropolitan Area106,964 Chelmsford Metropolitan Area106,499 Maidstone Metropolitan Area105,233 Basildon Metropolitan Area104,556 Worcester Metropolitan Area101,123
In Canada, acensus metropolitan area (CMA) orcensus agglomeration (CA) consists of one or more neighboring municipalities centered around a core population. A CMA requires a total population of at least 100,000, with 50,000 or more residing in the core, while a CA requires a core population of at least 10,000. Both are determined using data from Canada's Census of Population Program, and surrounding municipalities must demonstrate strong economic integration with the core, measured by commuting patterns.[ 47]
Urban population rate: 85% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Toronto Metropolitan Area: 5,566,382Montreal Metropolitan Area: 3,221,844Vancouver Metropolitan Area: 2,198,107Calgary Metropolitan Area: 1,524,649Edmonton Metropolitan Area: 1,144,486As of February 28, 2013, theUnited States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defined 1,098statistical areas for the metropolitan areas of the United States andPuerto Rico .[ 48] Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) and 169Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs). The 929 Core-Based Statistical Areas are divided into 388Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs – 381 for the U.S. and seven for Puerto Rico) and 541Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs – 536 for the U.S. and five for Puerto Rico). The 169 Combined Statistical Areas (166 for the U.S. and three for Puerto Rico) each comprise two or more adjacent Core Based Statistical Areas.[citation needed
The OMB defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area as one or more adjacentcounties orcounty equivalents that have at least oneurban area of at least 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of economic andsocial integration with the core as measured bycommuting ties. The OMB then defines a Combined Statistical Area as consisting of various combinations of adjacent metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas with economic ties measured by commuting patterns. The Office of Management and Budget further defines a core-based statistical area (CBSA) to be a geographical area that consists of one or more counties (or equivalents) anchored by an urban center of at least 10,000 people plus adjacent counties that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting.
Urban population rate: 86% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
New York metropolitan area (includingNewark andJersey ): 14,197,659Los Angeles metropolitan area : 13,474,333Miami metropolitan area : 5,733,042Chicago metropolitan area : 5,318,735Houston metropolitan area : 4,301,461San Francisco metropolitan area : 4,178,349Washington metropolitan area : 3,471,725Phoenix metropolitan area : 2,608,874Dallas metropolitan area : 2,577,308Denver metropolitan area : 2,425,086Las Vegas metropolitan area : 2,371,780Philadelphia metropolitan area : 2,286,396Seattle metropolitan area : 2,099,643San Diego metropolitan area : 1,977,279Detroit metropolitan area : 1,918,653Portland metropolitan area : 1,839,776Mesa metropolitan area : 1,724,503 (a subregion of the Phoenix metropolitan area)Sacramento metropolitan area : 1,697,184Boston metropolitan area : 1,669,310Austin metropolitan area : 1,580,153San Antonio metropolitan area : 1,513,874Orlando metropolitan area : 1,231,650Minneapolis metropolitan area : 1,217,972Baltimore metropolitan area : 1,127,338Salt Lake City metropolitan area : 1,108,953Metropolitan areas are known aszonas metropolitanas in Mexico. The National Population Council (CONAPO) defines them as:[ 49]
a set of two or more municipalities where a city with a population of at least 100,000 is located, and whose urban area, functions and activities exceed the limits of the municipality. municipalities with a city of more than 500,000 inhabitants, or a city of more than 200,000 inhabitants located in the northern and southern border areas and in the coastal zone. municipalities where state capitals are located, if they are not already included in a metropolitan zone. Urban population rate: 82% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Ciudad del Mexico Metropolitan Area: 17,639,164Guadalajara Metropolitan Area: 4,138,350Monterrey Metropolitan Area: 4,001,151Puebla Metropolitan Area: 1,949,860Toluca Metropolitan Area: 1,594,046Tijuana Metropolitan Area: 1,538,301Leon Metropolitan Area: 1,384,014Torreon Metropolitan Area: 1,363,776Ciudad Juarez Metropolitan Area: 1,214,949San Luis Potosi Metropolitan Area: 1,005,068TheMelbourne metropolitan area in Australia seen at night from the International Space Station TheAustralian Bureau of Statistics usesGreater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSAs), which are geographical areas designed to represent the functional extent of each of the eight state and territory capital cities. They were designed to reflect labor markets, using the 2011 Census "travel to work" data. Labor markets are sometimes used as proxy measures of the functional extent of a city as it contains the majority of the commuting population. GCCSAs replaced "Statistical Divisions" used until 2011.[ 50]
Other metropolitan areas in Australia include cross border cities or continuous built-up areas between two or more cities that are connected by an extensive public transport network that allows for commuting for work or services.[citation needed
Urban population rate: 91% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Sydney Metropolitan Area: 4,375,394Melbourne Metropolitan Area: 4,010,658Brisbane Metropolitan Area: 1,359,105Perth Metropolitan Area: 1,357,382Adelaide Metropolitan Area: 938,328Point Cook Metropolitan Area: 501,408Gold Coast Metropolitan Area: 279,191Newcastle Metropolitan Area: 205,366North Lakes Metropolitan Area: 179,797Geelong Metropolitan Area: 165,825Wollongong Metropolitan Area: 149,057Langwarrin Metropolitan Area: 122,179Thuringowa Metropolitan Area: 107,619Butler Metropolitan Area: 106,621Campbelltown Metropolitan Area: 104,044Huntfield Heights Metropolitan Area: 103,948Urban population rate: 58% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Suva Metropolitan Area: 242,910Urban population rate: 89% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 12% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 25% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 95% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 71% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Greater São Paulo inBrazil seen at night from theInternational Space Station In Brazil, the terms
metropolitan area (
Portuguese :
região metropolitana ) and
urban agglomeration (
aglomeração urbana ) have specific meanings. They are defined by federal and state legislation as collections of
municipalities focused on "integrating the organization, planning and execution of public functions of common interest".
[ 51] An
integrated development area (
região integrada de desenvolvimento ) is one of the two above structures that crosses state (or
Federal District ) boundaries.
The IBGE defines also "Immediate Geographic Areas" (formerly termedmicroregions ) which capture the region "surrounding urban centers for the supply of immediate needs of the population".[ 52] municipality or state level.[ 53]
Urban population rate: 89% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area: 19,485,158Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area: 9,853,693Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area: 4,376,747Recife Metropolitan Area: 3,847,558Salvador Metropolitan Area: 3,305,396Fortaleza Metropolitan Area: 3,324,149Porto Alegre Metropolitan Area: 2,763,350Curitiba Metropolitan Area: 2,512,877Goiania Metropolitan Area: 2,457,483Manaus Metropolitan Area: 2,368,805Belem Metropolitan Area: 2,192,375Brasilia Metropolitan Area: 1,799,121Niteroi Metropolitan Area: 1,734,951Vitoria Metropolitan Area: 1,291,834Sao Luis Metropolitan Area: 1,272,247Natal Metropolitan Area: 1,133,224Santos Metropolitan Area: 1,128,178Joao Pessoa Metropolitan Area: 1,120,243Maceio Metropolitan Area: 1,046,071There are three metropolitan areas in Chile, the biggest and most important one is the Gran Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. The other two metro areas are Gran Valparaiso in the Valparaiso Region with almost a million inhabitants, and Gran Concepción in the Bio Bio Region, with a population of about a million people living in it.Smaller "metropolitan" areas are known as conurbations. Conurbaciones tend to have a bit over 200.000 inhabitants to be considered as such. An example is the Conurbacion de Rancagua, which considers the area shared by the city of Rancagua, and the adjacent smaller towns of Machalí, Gultro and Graneros.
Urban population rate: 92% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 80% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Bogota Metropolitan Area: 10,419,361Medellin Metropolitan Area: 3,215,457Cali Metropolitan Area: 2,691,616Barranquilla Metropolitan Area: 2,166,638Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area: 1,304,288Urban population rate: 72% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Guayaquil Metropolitan Area: 3,247,674Quito Metropolitan Area: 2,605,678Urban population rate: 33% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 68% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 79% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Lima Metropolitan Area: 10,828,104Arequipa Metropolitan Area: 1,004,835Urban population rate: 75% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 94% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
Urban population rate: 96% (2024).[ 17] [ 18]
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