Metropolitan area
{{Short description|Administrative unit of a dense urban core and its satellite cities}}
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{{for-multi|similar concepts|Metropolis|and|Conurbation}}A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing.{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/59481|doi = 10.5772/intechopen.73524|chapter = Characteristics of Urban Agglomerations in Different Continents: History, Patterns, Dynamics, Drivers and Trends|title = Urban Agglomeration|year = 2018|last1 = Loibl|first1 = Wolfgang|last2 = Etminan|first2 = Ghazal|last3 = Gebetsroither-Geringer|first3 = Ernst|last4 = Neumann|first4 = Hans-Martin|last5 = Sanchez-Guzman|first5 = Santiago|isbn = 978-953-51-3897-6}}Squires, G. Ed. Urban Sprawl: Causes, Consequences, & Policy Responses. (The urban Institute Press (2002) A metropolitan area usually comprises multiple principal cities, jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships, boroughs, cities, towns, exurbs, suburbs, counties, districts and even states and nations in areas like the eurodistricts. As social, economic and political institutions have changed, metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions.{{Cite web|last1=Mark |first1=M. |last2=Katz |first2=B |last3=Rahman |first3=S. |last4=Warren |first4=D. |url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_metropolicy_fullreport.pdf |title=MetroPolicy: Shaping A New Federal Partnership for a Metropolitan Nation |publisher=Brookings Institution |date=2008 |pages=4–103}}File:New York City, Southern RI and CT, illuminated at night.jpg of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States and one of the largest in the world, with Long Island in the east and Manhattan at the center of the densest part of the image]]In the United States, metropolitan areas are delineated around the core of a core based statistical area, which is defined as an urban area and includes central and outlying counties.{{cite web|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-06-28/pdf/2010-15605.pdf|title=Federal Register|publisher=Office of Management and Budget|access-date=October 5, 2023}}{{cite web|url= https://www.newgeography.com/content/004453-urban-cores-core-cities-and-principal-cities|title=Urban cores, Core cities and Principal cites|publisher=new geography.com|access-date=October 5, 2023}}{{cite web |title=Definition of Urban Terms|url=http://demographia.com/db-define.pdf |work=demographia.com|access-date=22 October 2013}} In other countries metropolitan areas are sometimes anchored by one central city such as the Paris 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, the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area has eight principal cities. The Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area in Pakistan, the Rhine-Ruhr in Germany, and the Randstad in The Netherlands are other examples.{{cite web |title=List 2. Principal cities of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, march 2020 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-files/2020/delineation-files/list2_2020.xls |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331230753/https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-files/2020/delineation-files/list2_2020.xls |archive-date=2022-03-31}}
In the United States, the concept of metropolitan statistical areas has gained prominence. The area of the Greater Washington 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 recent urban convergence. Metropolitan areas may themselves be part of a greater megalopolis. For urban centres located outside metropolitan areas that generate a similar attraction at a smaller scale for a region, the concept of a regiopolis and a respective regiopolitan area, or regio, was introduced by German professors in 2006.Iris Reuther (FG Stadt- und Regionalplanung, Universität Kassel): Presentation "Regiopole Rostock". 11 December 2001, retrieved 13 June 2009 (pdf). In the United States, the term micropolitan statistical area is used.
Definition
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A metropolitan area combines an urban 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, on Long Island is considered part of the New York metropolitan area.
In 2020, the European Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the International Labour Organization, the OECD, and the World Bank have agreed on a common methodological framework for delimitation of urban and rural areas, which contains a definition of metropolitan areas called the Functional urban area.{{cite book |author=European Union/FAO/UN-Habitat/OECD/The World Bank |date=2021 |doi=10.2785/706535 |isbn=978-92-76-20306-3 |language=en |location=Luxembourg |page=51 |publisher=Publications Office of the European Union |title=Applying the Degree of Urbanisation — A methodological manual to define cities, towns and rural areas for international comparisons — 2021 edition |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3859598/15348338/KS-02-20-499-EN-N.pdf/0d412b58-046f-750b-0f48-7134f1a3a4c2?t=1669111363941 |doi-access=free }} It is defined as a city and its commuting zone, which is a contiguous area of spatial units that have at least 15% of their employed residents working in the city.{{cite book |author=European Union/FAO/UN-Habitat/OECD/The World Bank |date=2021 |doi=10.2785/706535 |isbn=978-92-76-20306-3 |language=en |location=Luxembourg |page=52 |publisher=Publications Office of the European Union |title=Applying the Degree of Urbanisation — A methodological manual to define cities, towns and rural areas for international comparisons — 2021 edition |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3859598/15348338/KS-02-20-499-EN-N.pdf/0d412b58-046f-750b-0f48-7134f1a3a4c2?t=1669111363941 |doi-access=free }}
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 a county-level municipal 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/aboutmetro.html|title=About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division |access-date=27 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110925114107/https://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/aboutmetro.html |archive-date= Sep 25, 2011 }} although significant changes in geographic distributions have occurred since then, and more are expected.{{Cite journal |title=Alternative Approaches to Defining Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan |date=December 21, 1998 |journal=Federal Register |volume=63 |issue=244 |publisher=OMB |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/rewrite/fedreg/msa.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723114246/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/rewrite/fedreg/msa.html|url-status=dead|archivedate=July 23, 2009}} Because of the fluidity of the term "metropolitan statistical area", the term used colloquially is more often "metro service area", "metro area", or "MSA", taken to include not only a city but also the surrounding suburban, exurban and sometimes rural areas, all of which the city is presumed to influence. A 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 in service sector labor and enterprises.{{cite web |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/07/how-services-increased-the-economic-gap-between-the-rural-and-urban-us/ |first1=Alexandra |last1=Lopez-Cermeño |date=Jul 14, 2015 |title=How services increased the economic gap between the rural and urban US |publisher=World Economic Forum|access-date=2022-04-19}}{{cite journal |title=The Development of Metropolitan Economy in Europe and America |journal=The American Historical Review |date=1922 |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=695–708 |doi=10.2307/1837536 |doi-access=free |jstor=1837536 |last1=Gras |first1=N. S. B. }} Macroeconomics views metropolitan areas as trade regions of economic significance.{{Cite journal |last=Olberding |first=Julie Cencula |date=Aug 2002 |title=Diving into the "Third Waves" of Regional Governance and Economic Development Strategies: A Study of Regional Partnerships for Economic Development in U.S. Metropolitan Areas |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/089124240201600305 |journal=Economic Development Quarterly |language=en |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=251–272 |doi=10.1177/089124240201600305 |publisher=SAGE Journals |access-date=28 April 2023 |url-access=subscription }}
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,{{cite web |url=https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S1757-7802(24)00342-1|title=Estimating urban sprawl standards by means of the Urban Metric System |last1=Tellier |first1=Luc-Normand |last2=Quesnel |first2=Frédéric |last3=Bur |first3=Justin |publisher=Regional Science Policy and Planning |date=November 2024 }} since it allows computing the urban area limits and central points, and it can be applied in the same way to all past, present and future population and job distributions.
It is based on vector field calculations obtained by assuming that, in a given space, all inhabitants and jobs exert the same attractive force A and repulsive force R. The net force (A - R) exerted by each inhabitant or job is given by [1/(1 + d)] - [1/( β + d/2)], where d = distance and β is the only parameter.
UMS distinguishes the following types of urban areas, each type corresponding to a given value of β:
| class="wikitable"
|+ ! !Urban area !Distance at which the attractive force = the repulsive force !Value of β |
| 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.
Africa
= Algeria =
Urban population rate: 72% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Algiers Metropolitan Area
The Algiers Metropolitan Area consists of four provinces: Tipaza, Blida, Algiers, and Boumerdès. It spans approximately 5,726 km² and had a population of 5,384,175 as of the 2008 census.{{cite web|access-date=2023-12-31 |language=fr-FR |title=MONOGRAPHIE |url=https://consulat-paris-algerie.fr/monographie-institutions-de-letat/ |website=Consulat Général d'Algérie à Paris}} Projections estimate that the population may exceed 9 million.
The area is served by a modern railway system, the Algiers Tramway,[http://www.algerie-dz.com/article5863.html Tramway d'Alger : début des travaux] and the Algiers Metro.{{cite web|title=ACTIVITÉS :: Entreprise Métro d'Alger |url=http://www.metroalger-dz.com/fr/activites.php?idAC=6&EMA=MTR |website=metroalger-dz.com}} There are plans to expand public transport to the surrounding provinces of Tipaza and Boumerdès.
Notable urban and suburban areas include Sidi Abdellah and Hydra. Major commercial and industrial zones are located in Reghaïa and Ouled Hedadj. The metropolitan area is also home to key maritime trade infrastructure, including the Port of Algiers and the planned Port of El Hamdania.
- Sétif–Constantine Metropolitan Area
The Sétif–Constantine Metropolitan Area includes seven provinces: Sétif, Béjaïa, Bordj Bou Arréridj, Mila, Constantine, Skikda, and Annaba. 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 as Constantine and Sétif have operational tramway networks.[http://www.elwatan.com/regions/est/constantine/la-mise-en-service-prevue-pour-le-premier-trimestre-2013-02-05-2012-168892_129.php La mise en service prévue pour le premier trimestre 2013], Ratiba.B, El Watan, 2 mai 2012 Tramway projects are also planned for Béjaïa and Annaba.
This metropolitan area hosts several of the largest commercial and industrial zones in North Africa, including El Eulma, Chelghoum Laïd, El Hadjar, and Akbou. Major urban centers include Sétif city, Constantine city, El Khroub, Béjaïa, and Annaba. The area also encompasses important agricultural zones, particularly in Béjaïa and Bordj Bou Arréridj.
Key maritime ports serving the region include the Port of Béjaïa, Port of Annaba, and Port of Skikda.
- Oran Metropolitan Area
The Oran Metropolitan Area comprises seven provinces: Oran, Aïn Témouchent, Mostaganem, Tlemcen, Sidi Bel Abbès, Mascara, and Relizane. 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 linking Oran, Sidi Bel Abbès, and Tlemcen,{{cite web|access-date=30 October 2023 |date=23 July 2019 |title=Tlemcen: Le LGV se rapproche de Maghnia à petite vitesse |url=https://infotraficalgerie.dz/actualites/tlemcen-lgv-se-rapproche-de-maghnia-a-petite-vitesse/ |website=infotraficalgerie.dz}} as well as modern rail connections between other provinces. Tramway systems are currently operational in Oran,[http://www.algerie-monde.com/actualite/article1493.html Algérie : Réalisation de la première ligne du tramway d’Oran] Sidi Bel Abbès,[http://www.ville-rail-transports.com/lettre-confidentielle/inauguration-tramway-abbes/] and Mostaganem.{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-18 |author=ALSTOM |date=18 February 2023 |language=fr |title=Le tramway de la ligne de Mostaganem en Algérie est entré en service commercial |url=https://www.alstom.com/fr/press-releases-news/2023/2/le-tramway-de-la-ligne-de-mostaganem-en-algerie-est-entre-en-service-commercial |website=Alstom}} Expansion projects are planned for Mascara, Relizane, and Tlemcen.[http://www.lemaghrebdz.com/lire.php?id=26793 Lancement prochain de 14 projets de tramways], S.H., S.H., 29 mai 2010
Notable urban and suburban centers include Oran city, Sidi Bel Abbès, Tlemcen, and Mostaganem. The area includes major industrial zones such as Es Sénia, Tafraoui, Hassi Mamèche, and Sig.
The region is also home to several key maritime ports, including the Port of Oran, Port of Mostaganem, Port of Ghazaouet, and Port of Béni Saf. Significant agricultural activity takes place in Mascara, Relizane, and the eastern parts of Mostaganem.
Urban population rate: 72% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
= Angola =
= Benin =
Urban population rate: 50%(2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Cotonou Metropolitan Area: 2,647,117
= Botswana =
Urban population rate: 68% (2024).{{Cite journal |last=Ritchie |first=Hannah |last2=Samborska |first2=Veronika |last3=Roser |first3=Max |date=2024-02-21 |title=Urbanization |url=https://ourworldindata.org/urbanization |journal=Our World in Data |language=en}} Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.{{Cite web |title=Global Human Settlement - Stats in the city visualisation - European Commission |url=https://human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu/ucdb2024visual.php |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu}}
- Gaborone Metropolitan Area: 298,993
= Burkina Faso =
Urban population rate: 35% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Ouagadougou Metropolitan Area: 3,616,268
- Bobo Dioulasso Metropolitan Area: 1,297,389
= Burundi =
Urban population rate: 16% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Bujumbura Metropolitan Area: 1,403,419
= Cabo Verde =
Urban population rate: 69% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Joao Teves Metropolitan Area: 161,477
= Cameroon =
= Central Africa =
Urban population rate: 47% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Bangui Metropolitan Area: 1,270,414
= Chad =
Urban population rate: 36% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- N'Djamena Metropolitan Area: 1,910,082
= Comoros =
= Congo (Democratic Republic) =
= Congo (Republic) =
Urban population rate: 69% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Brazzaville Metropolitan Area: 3,190,743
= Djibouti =
Urban population rate: 83% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Djibouti Metropolitan Area: 735,132
= Egypt =
Urban population rate: 47% (2015)
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population !Year !Notes |
| Cairo Metropolitan Area
|20,035,086 | rowspan="82" |2015 | rowspan="82" | |
| Alexandria Metropolitan Area
|5,532,976 |
| Al Fayyum Metropolitan Area
|1,369,514 |
| Luxor Metropolitan Area
|1,263,645 |
| Al Mansurah Metropolitan Area
|1,073,697 |
| Asyut Metropolitan Area
|983,785 |
| Sawhaj Metropolitan Area
|978,161 |
| Az Zaqazig Metropolitan Area
|924,760 |
| Jirja Metropolitan Area
|873,425 |
| Dumyat Metropolitan Area
|847,229 |
| Al Mahallah Metropolitan Area
|835,072 |
| Tanta Metropolitan Area
|779,681 |
| Bur Said Metropolitan Area
|646,209 |
| Al Qurayn Metropolitan Area
|633,194 |
| Al Ismailiyah Metropolitan Area
|599,110 |
| Banha Metropolitan Area
|594,814 |
| Al Minya Metropolitan Area
|572,386 |
| As Suways Metropolitan Area
|499,891 |
| Bani Suwayf Metropolitan Area
|479,649 |
| Al Qusiyah Metropolitan Area
|474,894 |
| Qus Metropolitan Area
|470,911 |
| Damanhur Metropolitan Area
|444,065 |
| Al Balyana Metropolitan Area
|442,816 |
| Mit Ghamr Metropolitan Area
|441,800 |
| Tuh Metropolitan Area
|425,706 |
| Shebin el Kom Metropolitan Area
|419,348 |
| Mallawi Metropolitan Area
|411,534 |
| Manfalut Metropolitan Area
|388,756 |
| Tima Metropolitan Area
|357,977 |
| Aswan Metropolitan Area
|329,229 |
| Farshut Metropolitan Area
|327,342 |
| Abu Al Juhur Metropolitan Area
|312,990 |
| Faqus Metropolitan Area
|305,082 |
| Al Matariyah Metropolitan Area
|293,641 |
| Kafr Ashshaykh Metropolitan Area
|286,873 |
| Tuwah Bani Ibrahim Metropolitan Area
|282,110 |
| Al Maraghah Metropolitan Area
|276,323 |
| Disuq Metropolitan Area
|263,931 |
| Al Ismailiyah Metropolitan Area
|261,107 |
| Kafr Az Zayyat Metropolitan Area
|249,716 |
| Ashmun Metropolitan Area
|240,116 |
| Minuf Metropolitan Area
|230,547 |
| Quwaysina Metropolitan Area
|227,213 |
| Tahta Metropolitan Area
|224,338 |
| Tala Metropolitan Area
|215,128 |
| Qina Metropolitan Area
|208,319 |
| Armant Metropolitan Area
|206,411 |
| Fuwah Metropolitan Area
|203,506 |
| Rasid Metropolitan Area
|199,755 |
| Minyat Al Qamb Metropolitan Area
|193,935 |
| Akhmim Metropolitan Area
|191,684 |
| Zawiyat Barmasha Metropolitan Area
|191,065 |
| Samalut Metropolitan Area
|176,978 |
| Jirzah Metropolitan Area
|175,687 |
| Marsha Matruh Metropolitan Area
|170,798 |
| As Sinbillawayn Metropolitan Area
|170,695 |
| Al Wasitah Metropolitan Area
|170,140 |
| Sirsal Layyanah Metropolitan Area
|165,983 |
| 7th October City Metropolitan Area
|163,097 |
| Juhanyah Metropolitan Area
|160,046 |
| Bani Mazar Metropolitan Area
|148,488 |
| Maghaghah Metropolitan Area
|148,200 |
| Shirbin Metropolitan Area
|145,612 |
| Abu Kabir Metropolitan Area
|141,947 |
| As Saff Metropolitan Area
|134,766 |
| Kafr Al Haddadin Metropolitan Area
|131,937 |
| Al Badari Metropolitan Area
|130,359 |
| Abu Qurqas Metropolitan Area
|127,764 |
| Al Ayat Metropolitan Area
|126,244 |
| Mit as Siraj Metropolitan Area
|124,611 |
| Isna Metropolitan Area
|124,582 |
| Abu Tij Metropolitan Area
|122,602 |
| Idku Metropolitan Area
|114,896 |
| Kafr Al Wasushah Metropolitan Area
|113,797 |
| Qusayr Bakhanis Metropolitan Area
|112,927 |
| Ityayal Barud Metropolitan Area
|111,355 |
| Abnub Metropolitan Area
|110,639 |
| Nawaj Metropolitan Area
|109,113 |
| Al Anayim Metropolitan Area
|108,623 |
| Al Ghanayim Metropolitan Area
|107,890 |
| Diyarb Najm Metropolitan Area
|105,659 |
| Salwa Qibli Metropolitan Area
|101,726 |
= Equatorial Guinea =
Urban population rate: 45% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Bata Metropolitan Area: 789,800
= Eritrea =
Urban population rate: 28% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Asmara Metropolitan Area: 251,980
= Eswatini =
Urban population rate: 28% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Manzini Metropolitan Area: 103,406
= Ethiopia =
Urban population rate: 22% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Addis Ababa Metropolitan Area: 7,280,463
= Gabon =
Urban population rate: 89% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Libreville Metropolitan Area: 917,056
= Gambia =
Urban population rate: 42%(2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Serrekunda Metropolitan Area: 1,313,465
= Ghana =
= Guinea =
Urban population rate: 43% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Coyah Metropolitan Area: 2,991,111
= Guinea Bissau =
Urban population rate: 38% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Bissau Metropolitan Area: 674,444
= Ivory Coast =
Urban population rate: 59% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Abidjan Metropolitan Area: 6,450,316
- Yamoussoukro Metropolitan Area: 227,859
= Kenya =
Urban population rate: 29% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Nairobi Metropolitan Area: 6,646,257
- Mombasa Metropolitan Area: 1,617,739
= Lesotho =
Urban population rate: 36% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Maseru Metropolitan Area: 296,516
= Liberia =
Urban population rate: 56% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Monrovia Metropolitan Area: 2,049,818
= Libya =
Urban population rate: 83% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Tripoli Metropolitan Area: 1,248,354
= Madagascar =
Urban population rate: 38% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Antananarivo Metropolitan Area: 4,255,254
= Malawi =
Urban population rate: 25% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Lilongwe Metropolitan Area: 1,018,798
= Mali =
Urban population rate: 45% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Bamako Metropolitan Area: 3,960,563
= Mauritania =
Urban population rate: 49% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Nouakchott Metropolitan Area: 1,625,384
= Mauritius =
Urban population rate: 50% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Port Louis Metropolitan Area: 557,431
= Morocco =
Urban population rate: 66% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Casablanca Metropolitan Area: 4,577,677
- Rabat Metropolitan Area: 2,094,221
- Fez Metropolitan Area: 1,434,235
- Tangier Metropolitan Area: 1,300,223
- Marrakesh Metropolitan Area: 1,152,691
= Mozambique =
Urban population rate: 45% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Maputo Metropolitan Area: 3,533,370
- Nampula Metropolitan Area: 1,028,776
= Namibia =
Urban population rate: 46% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Windhoek Metropolitan Area: 417,842
= Niger =
Urban population rate: 23% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Niamey Metropolitan Area: 1,600,656
= Nigeria =
Urban population rate: 58% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Lagos Metropolitan Area: 12,846,045
- Onitsha Metropolitan Area: 5,788,296
- Kano Metropolitan Area: 5,110,616
- Ibadan Metropolitan Area: 4,043,955
- Owerri Metropolitan Area: 3,594,823
- Port Harcourt Metropolitan Area: 2,623,780
- Kaduna Metropolitan Area: 1,937,932
- Benin Metropolitan Area: 1,912,370
- Warri Metropolitan Area: 1,617,739
- Uyo Metropolitan Area: 1,606,054
- Aba Metropolitan Area: 1,472,091
- Ilorin Metropolitan Area: 1,359,617
- Abuja Metropolitan Area: 1,322,229
- Maiduguri Metropolitan Area: 1,293,406
- Aboh Metropolitan Area: 1,282,172
- Enugu Metropolitan Area: 1,086,434
- Okene Metropolitan Area: 1,036,027
= Rwanda =
Urban population rate: 25% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Kigali Metropolitan Area: 1,621,760
= Sao Tome e Principe =
Urban population rate: 71% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Sao Tome Metropolitan Area: 154,878
= Senegal =
= Sierra Leone =
Urban population rate: 46% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Freetown Metropolitan Area: 2,150,533
= Somalia =
Urban population rate: 45% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Mogadishu Metropolitan Area: 4,798,453
- Hargesia (Somaliland) Metropolitan Area: 1,500,449
=South Africa=
The Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area is the fourth largest metropolitan area in South 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 the City 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 of Johannesburg, which contained 957,441 people as of the 2011 census.
Urban population rate: 69% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Johannesburg Metropolitan Area: 8,592,843
- Cape Town Metropolitan Area: 4,338,251
- Durban Metropolitan Area: 3,270,868
- Pretoria Metropolitan Area: 1,826,232
- Soshanguve Metropolitan Area: 1,463,579
= South Sudan =
Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Juba Metropolitan Area: 296,087
= Sudan =
= Tanzania =
Urban population rate: 34% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Area: 8,918,525
- Zanzibar Metropolitan Area: 1,026,755
= Togo =
Urban population rate: 52% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Lomé Metropolitan Area: 2,498,074
= Tunisia =
Urban population rate: 72% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Tunis Metropolitan Area: 2,790,169
= Uganda =
Urban population rate: 19% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Kampala Metropolitan Area: 5,177,898
= Zambia =
Urban population rate: 44% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Lusaka Metropolitan Area: 3,658,064
= Zimbabwe =
Urban population rate: 46% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Harare Metropolitan Area: 2,076,037
Asia
= Afghanistan =
Urban population rate: 29% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Kabul Metropolitan Area
|6,254,679 |
| Herat Metropolitan Area
|1,489,156 |
| Kandahar Metropolitan Area
|872,755 |
| Mazar i Sharif Metropolitan Area
|465,528 |
| Jalalabad Metropolitan Area
|417,828 |
| Puli Khumri Metropolitan Area
|214,258 |
| Laskar Gah Metropolitan Area
|207,569 |
| Qunduz Metropolitan Area
|190,793 |
| Charikar Metropolitan Area
|177,152 |
| Taloqan Metropolitan Area
|162,418 |
| Sibargan Metropolitan Area
|131,716 |
| Farah Metropolitan Area
|122,843 |
= Armenia =
= Azerbaijan =
= Bahrain =
Urban population rate: 80% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Al Manamah Metropolitan Area: 1,361,833
=Bangladesh=
In Bangladesh, the large population centres which have significant financial, political and administrative importance are considered to be as Metropolitan cities, which are governed by City Corporations. In total, there are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh.{{Cite book |last1=Muzzini |first1=Elisa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4qtjurg11oC&pg=PA52 |title=Bangladesh: The Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban Perspective |last2=Aparicio |first2=Gabriela |date=2013 |publisher=World Bank Publications |isbn=978-0-8213-9865-4 |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=52 |language=en}} 4 of them (Dhaka North City Corporation, Dhaka South City Corporation, Narayanganj City Corporation, Gazipur City Corporation) are part of Dhaka Metropolitan Area.
Urban population rate: 36% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Dhaka Metropolitan Area: 37,307,160
= Brunei =
Urban population rate: 45% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Bandar Seri Begawan Metropolitan Area: 149,321
= Cambodia =
Urban population rate: 26% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Phnum Penh Metropolitan Area: 2,419,131
- Siem Reab Metropolitan Area: 315,248
- Bat Dambang Metropolitan Area: 129,058
=China=
In China, there used to be no clear distinction between megalopolis ({{Lang|zh-cn|城市群}}, lit. city cluster) and metropolitan area ({{Lang|zh-cn|都市圈}}) until National Development and Reform Commission issued Guidelines on the Cultivation and Development of Modern Metropolitan Areas ({{Lang|zh-cn|关于培育发展现代化都市圈的指导意见}}) on Feb 19, 2019, in which a metropolitan area was defined as "an urbanized spatial form in a megalopolis dominated by (a) supercity(-ies) or megacity(-ies), or a large metropolis playing a leading part, and within the basic range of 1-hour commute area."{{Cite web |date=2019-02-19 |title=关于培育发展现代化都市圈的指导意见(发改规划〔2019〕328号) |url=http://zfxxgk.ndrc.gov.cn/web/iteminfo.jsp?id=16110 |publisher=国家发展改革委 |language=zh-cn}}
Data are referred to borders determined by Sino-British Joint Declaration (1984), Sino-Portugal Joint Declaration (1987) and later agreements with countries that share a land border with China or influenced by disputes in the sea where China faces (see Territorial disputes focus).
Urban population rate: 57% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name !Province/Autonomous region/Municipality/SAR !Population |
| Nenjiang Metropolitan Area
|140,203 |
| Beian Metropolitan Area
|106,291 |
| Hulanergi Metropolitan Area
|180,724 |
| Qiqihar Metropolitan Area
|880,401 |
| Hailun Metropolitan Area
|131,625 |
| Suileng Metropolitan Area
|118,062 |
| Hegang Metropolitan Area
|526,931 |
| Fujin Metropolitan Area
|136,235 |
| Shuangyashan Metropolitan Area
|210,959 |
| Jiamusi Metropolitan Area
|660,888 |
| Suihua Metropolitan Area
|248,077 |
| Daqing Metropolitan Area
|1,049,903 |
| Zhaodong Metropolitan Area
|272,080 |
| Qitaihe Metropolitan Area
|458,945 |
| Mishan Metropolitan Area
|107,631 |
| Jixi Metropolitan Area
|507,651 |
| Harbin Metropolitan Area
|4,441,336 |
| Acheng Metropolitan Area
|243,479 |
| Shuangcheng Metropolitan Area
|186,835 |
| Shangzhi Metropolitan Area
|116,851 |
| Wuchang Metropolitan Area
|134,640 |
| Mudanjiang Metropolitan Area
|760,143 |
| Suifenhe Metropolitan Area
|107,582 |
| Baicheng Metropolitan Area
|288,896 |
| Taonan Metropolitan Area
|122,973 |
| Daan Metropolitan Area
|134,202 |
| Fuyu Metropolitan Area
|487,550 |
| Yushu Metropolitan Area
|189,349 |
| Shulan Metropolitan Area
|200,866 |
| Dehui Metropolitan Area
|152,930 |
| Jiutai Metropolitan Area
|127,023 |
| Changchun Metropolitan Area
|3,424,261 |
| Gongzhuling Metropolitan Area
|188,002 |
| Siping Metropolitan Area
|494,103 |
| Shuangyang Metropolitan Area
|106,312 |
| Jilin Metropolitan Area
|1,501,500 |
| Jiaohe Metropolitan Area
|137,749 |
| Dunhua Metropolitan Area
|221,907 |
| Liaoyuan Metropolitan Area
|374,651 |
| Huadian Metropolitan Area
|134,283 |
| Huinan Metropolitan Area
|105,818 |
| Meihekou Metropolitan Area
|238,275 |
| Tonghua Metropolitan Area
|313,603 |
| Jian Metropolitan Area
|174,362 |
| Baishan Metropolitan Area
|273,627 |
| Linjiang Metropolitan Area
|109,941 |
| Changbai Metropolitan Area
|228,143 |
| Yanji Metropolitan Area
|469,217 |
| Tumen Metropolitan Area
|104,826 |
| Hunchun Metropolitan Area
|128,152 |
| Kaiyuan Metropolitan Area
|239,064 |
| Tiefa Metropolitan Area
|142,100 |
| Zhangwu Metropolitan Area
|140,185 |
| Tieling Metropolitan Area
|194,020 |
| Xinmin Metropolitan Area
|163,541 |
| Shenyang Metropolitan Area (Shenyang + Fushun)
|6,718,611 |
| Fuxin Metropolitan Area
|677,455 |
| Heishan Metropolitan Area
|128,639 |
| Jinzhou Metropolitan Area (Jinzhou + Linghai)
|947,725 |
| Huludao Metropolitan Area
|514,586 |
| Xingcheng Metropolitan Area
|143,237 |
| Panjin Metropolitan Area
|698,676 |
| Benxi Metropolitan Area
|843,798 |
| Anshan Metropolitan Area (Anshan + Liaoyang)
|2,145,857 |
| Haicheng Metropolitan Area
|374,899 |
| Dashiqiao Metropolitan Area
|299,100 |
| Yingkou Metropolitan Area
|492,161 |
| Bayuquan Metropolitan Area
|395,999 |
| Gaizhou Metropolitan Area
|197,547 |
| Kuandian Metropolitan Area
|100,814 |
| Fengcheng Metropolitan Area
|115,312 |
| Xiuyan Metropolitan Area
|106,650 |
| Dandong Metropolitan Area
|1,007,051 |
| Donggang Metropolitan Area
|105,309 |
| Zhuanghe Metropolitan Area
|136,269 |
| Wafangdian Metropolitan Area
|279,945 |
| Pulandian Metropolitan Area
|122,811 |
| Dalian Metropolitan Area
|3,511,057 |
| Beipiao Metropolitan Area
|122,527 |
| Chaoyang Metropolitan Area
|474,460 |
| Lingyuan Metropolitan Area
|176,317 |
| Bayannur Metropolitan Area
|304,036 |
| Dongsheng Metropolitan Area
|424,966 |
| Baotou Metropolitan Area
|2,171,436 |
| Hohhot Metropolitan Area
|1,881,076 |
| Ulanqab Metropolitan Area
|273,520 |
| Pingzhuang Metropolitan Area
|100,561 |
| Chifeng Metropolitan Area
|628,633 |
| Xilingol Metropolitan Area
|161,465 |
| Tongliao Metropolitan Area
|527,049 |
| Hinggan Metropolitan Area
|217,420 |
| Zhalantun Metropolitan Area
|116,426 |
| Yakeshi Metropolitan Area
|132,936 |
| Hulunbuir Metropolitan Area
|209,890 |
| Jagdaqi Metropolitan Area
|123,405 |
| Manzhuoli Metropolitan Area
|103,618 |
| Datong Metropolitan Area
|1,571,547 |
| Huairen Metropolitan Area
|169,525 |
| Hunyuan Metropolitan Area
|106,479 |
| Shuozhou Metropolitan Area
|324,877 |
| Yuanping Metropolitan Area
|126,746 |
| Xinzhou Metropolitan Area
|229,257 |
| Xingxian Metropolitan Area
|115,918 |
| Yangquan Metropolitan Area
|580,875 |
| Taiyuan Metropolitan Area (Taiyuan + Jinzhong)
|4,777,282 |
| Gujiao Metropolitan Area
|172,353 |
| Jiaocheng Metropolitan Area
|241,649 |
| Wenshui Metropolitan Area
|118,494 |
| Pingyao Metropolitan Area
|177,193 |
| Fenyang Metropolitan Area
|126,193 |
| Xiaoyi Metropolitan Area
|165,448 |
| Jiexiu Metropolitan Area
|159,368 |
| Luliang Metropolitan Area
|554,109 |
| Liulin Metropolitan Area
|141,684 |
| Huozhou Metropolitan Area
|134,636 |
| Hongtong Metropolitan Area
|110,831 |
| Linfen Metropolitan Area
|1,090,241 |
| Lucheng Metropolitan Area
|103,558 |
| Changzhi Metropolitan Area
|727,719 |
| Gaoping Metropolitan Area
|350,483 |
| Jincheng Metropolitan Area
|921,145 |
| Yangcheng Metropolitan Area
|109,782 |
| Houma Metropolitan Area
|319,376 |
| Yongji Metropolitan Area
|151,148 |
| Yuncheng Metropolitan Area
|687,353 |
| Baode Metropolitan Area
|170,408 |
| Shenmu Metropolitan Area
|274,814 |
| Yulin Metropolitan Area
|510,159 |
| Jingbian Metropolitan Area
|138,912 |
| Yanan Metropolitan Area
|475,071 |
| Hancheng Metropolitan Area
|224,048 |
| Chengcheng Metropolitan Area
|100,864 |
| Chengguan Metropolitan Area
|197,762 |
| Tongchuan Metropolitan Area
|130,607 |
| Hangkongjidi Metropolitan Area
|126,962 |
| Weinan Metropolitan Area
|273,989 |
| Guanzhong Conurbation (Xian + Xianyang + Xingping)
|7,390,637 |
| Baoji Metropolitan Area
|773,901 |
| Shangluo Metropolitan Area
|110,703 |
| Ankang Metropolitan Area
|807,066 |
| Hanzhong Metropolitan Area
|371,212 |
| Mianxian Metropolitan Area
|131,027 |
| Tianshui Metropolitan Area
|735,294 |
| Gangu Metropolitan Area
|145,758 |
| Longxi Metropolitan Area
|141,596 |
| Pingliang Metropolitan Area
|461,066 |
| Qingyang Metropolitan Area
|201,936 |
| Linxia Metropolitan Area
|229,343 |
| Lintao Metropolitan Area
|110,642 |
| Dingxi Metropolitan Area
|110,323 |
| Baiyin Metropolitan Area
|222,677 |
| Lanzhou Metropolitan Area
|2,799,977 |
| Wuwei Metropolitan Area
|128,072 |
| Jinchang Metropolitan Area
|144,055 |
| Zhangye Metropolitan Area
|198,224 |
| Jiuquan Metropolitan Area
|181,625 |
| Jiayuguan Metropolitan Area
|199,681 |
| Cizhou Metropolitan Area
|131,025 |
| Fengfeng Metropolitan Area
|246,068 |
| Linzhang Metropolitan Area
|143,050 |
| Handan Metropolitan Area
|2,099,937 |
| Wuan Metropolitan Area
|185,361 |
| Liuying Metropolitan Area
|371,474 |
| Xingtai Metropolitan Area
|775,750 |
| Wanggongzhuang Metropolitan Area
|116,470 |
| Fenghuang Metropolitan Area
|125,190 |
| Zhaozhou Metropolitan Area
|120,149 |
| Hengshui Metropolitan Area
|348,778 |
| Shijiazhuang Metropolitan Area
|3,271,840 |
| Xinle Metropolitan Area
|115,941 |
| Gaocheng Metropolitan Area
|134,899 |
| Jinzhou Metropolitan Area
|122,665 |
| Xinji Metropolitan Area
|203,404 |
| Dingzhou Metropolitan Area
|241,199 |
| Botou Metropolitan Area
|181,728 |
| Cangzhou Metropolitan Area
|635,841 |
| Baoding Metropolitan Area
|1,251,379 |
| Mancheng Metropolitan Area
|122,317 |
| Ansu Metropolitan Area
|168,502 |
| Hejian Metropolitan Area
|103,189 |
| Renqiu Metropolitan Area
|180,982 |
| Gaobeidian Metropolitan Area
|247,926 |
| Zhuozhou Metropolitan Area
|199,207 |
| Baigou Metropolitan Area
|136,371 |
| Bazhou Metropolitan Area
|105,714 |
| Tangerli Metropolitan Area
|131,167 |
| Guan Metropolitan Area
|122,927 |
| Jinghai Metropolitan Area
|190,044 |
| Tianjin Metropolitan Area
|10,495,062 |
| Baodi Metropolitan Area
|266,910 |
| Beijing Metropolitan Area
|21,031,565 |
| Langfang Metropolitan Area
|490,411 |
| Qianwang Metropolitan Area
|102,006 |
| Jixian Metropolitan Area
|164,804 |
| Yutian Metropolitan Area
|132,031 |
| Xuanhua Metropolitan Area
|334,936 |
| Zhangjiakou Metropolitan Area
|638,613 |
| Tangshan Metropolitan Area
|3,432,141 |
| Zunhua Metropolitan Area
|162,409 |
| Changli Metropolitan Area
|126,078 |
| Qinhuangdao Metropolitan Area
|727,667 |
| Chengde Metropolitan Area
|241,385 |
| Xinyang Metropolitan Area
|399,077 |
| Huangchuan Metropolitan Area
|170,282 |
| Xixian Metropolitan Area
|113,279 |
| Gushi Metropolitan Area
|220,275 |
| Dengzhou Metropolitan Area
|1,095,052 |
| Tanghe Metropolitan Area
|230,454 |
| Nanyang Metropolitan Area
|768,610 |
| Zhenping Metropolitan Area
|156,472 |
| Xichuan Metropolitan Area
|127,044 |
| Huiche Metropolitan Area
|110,130 |
| Zhumadian Metropolitan Area
|405,959 |
| Shangcai Metropolitan Area
|199,931 |
| Xiping Metropolitan Area
|121,920 |
| Luohe Metropolitan Area
|1,183,149 |
| Xiangcheng Metropolitan Area
|257,291 |
| Shenqiu Metropolitan Area
|114,048 |
| Lingbao Metropolitan Area
|173,956 |
| Sanmenxia Metropolitan Area
|288,771 |
| Liuquan Metropolitan Area
|105,748 |
| Yichuan Metropolitan Area
|145,126 |
| Huiguozhen Metropolitan Area
|184,149 |
| Mengzhou Metropolitan Area
|122,479 |
| Dengfeng Metropolitan Area
|121,845 |
| Ruzhou Metropolitan Area
|190,383 |
| Zhangdian Metropolitan Area
|101,065 |
| Pingdingshan Metropolitan Area
|703,405 |
| Anliang Metropolitan Area
|104,351 |
| Linying Metropolitan Area
|187,946 |
| Xuchang Metropolitan Area (Xuchang + Changge)
|1,821,624 |
| Yuzhou Metropolitan Area
|245,470 |
| Yellow River conurbation (Zhengzhou + Luoyang + Kaifeng + Yanshi + Gongyi + Xingyang + Xinzheng)
|10,395,361 |
| Zhoukou Metropolitan Area
|392,625 |
| Huaiyang Metropolitan Area
|140,625 |
| Dancheng Metropolitan Area
|112,306 |
| Shangqiu Metropolitan Area
|779,507 |
| Xinmi Metropolitan Area
|277,556 |
| Laiji Metropolitan Area
|100,132 |
| Yongcheng Metropolitan Area
|334,148 |
| Jiyuan Metropolitan Area
|405,860 |
| Jiaozuo Metropolitan Area (Jiaozuo + Boai)
|1,072,637 |
| Huizian Metropolitan Area
|167,118 |
| Xinxiang Metropolitan Area
|870,741 |
| Changyuan Metropolitan Area
|212,986 |
| Huaxian Metropolitan Area
|174,470 |
| Puyang Metropolitan Area
|871,559 |
| Hebi Metropolitan Area
|238,324 |
| Huixian Metropolitan Area
|167,118 |
| Linzhou Metropolitan Area
|133,999 |
| Anyang Metropolitan Area (Anyang + Qugou)
|1,942,838 |
| Wuxue Metropolitan Area
|199,876 |
| Huangshi Metropolitan Area
|753,021 |
| Qichun Metropolitan Area
|103,945 |
| Xishui Metropolitan Area
|132,231 |
| Ezhou Metropolitan Area
|583,820 |
| Xianning Metropolitan Area
|276,077 |
| Chibi Metropolitan Area
|171,579 |
| Xinzhou Metropolitan Area
|128,392 |
| Macheng Metropolitan Area
|136,894 |
| Baiyun Metropolitan Area
|123,715 |
| Jianli Metropolitan Area
|143,632 |
| Gongan Metropolitan Area
|123,573 |
| Jingzhou Metropolitan Area
|625,685 |
| Zhijiang Metropolitan Area
|102,589 |
| Yichang Metropolitan Area
|1,573,289 |
| Dangyang Metropolitan Area
|123,328 |
| Jingmen Metropolitan Area
|272,753 |
| Qianjiang Metropolitan Area
|111,193 |
| Tianmen Metropolitan Area
|402,718 |
| Xiantao Metropolitan Area
|278,585 |
| Xinshi Metropolitan Area
|127,046 |
| Zhongxiang Metropolitan Area
|157,863 |
| Yingcheng Metropolitan Area
|145,101 |
| Yunmeng Metropolitan Area
|120,504 |
| Xiaogan Metropolitan Area
|812,534 |
| Wuhan Metropolitan Area
|9,545,897 |
| Anlu Metropolitan Area
|341,145 |
| Hongan Metropolitan Area
|122,136 |
| Dawu Metropolitan Area
|101,366 |
| Guangshui Metropolitan Area
|101,503 |
| Suizhou Metropolitan Area
|249,979 |
| Yicheng Metropolitan Area
|109,507 |
| Zaoyang Metropolitan Area
|155,165 |
| Nanzhang Metropolitan Area
|104,919 |
| Xiangyang Metropolitan Area
|938,344 |
| Guicheng Metropolitan Area
|115,583 |
| Laohekou Metropolitan Area
|128,897 |
| Danjiangkou Metropolitan Area
|129,251 |
| Shiyan Metropolitan Area
|1,129,747 |
| Yunyang Metropolitan Area
|130,833 |
| Enshi Metropolitan Area
|625,489 |
| Yueyang Metropolitan Area
|950,526 |
| Miluo Metropolitan Area
|402,574 |
| Xiangyin Metropolitan Area
|194,007 |
| Huarong Metropolitan Area
|106,915 |
| Nan Metropolitan Area
|158,592 |
| Anxiang Metropolitan Area
|110,094 |
| Lixian Metropolitan Area
|315,625 |
| Shimen Metropolitan Area
|103,504 |
| Longshan Metropolitan Area
|159,523 |
| Zhangjiajie Metropolitan Area
|163,528 |
| Changde Metropolitan Area
|603,681 |
| Yuanjiang Metropolitan Area
|142,778 |
| Jishou Metropolitan Area
|190,543 |
| Yuanling Metropolitan Area
|114,031 |
| Yiyang Metropolitan Area
|771,016 |
| Taojiang Metropolitan Area
|135,408 |
| Ningxiang Metropolitan Area
|155,813 |
| Changsha Metropolitan Area
|3,380,740 |
| Liuyang Metropolitan Area
|456,892 |
| Xiangtan Metropolitan Area
|838,270 |
| Zhuzhou Metropolitan Area
|1,005,568 |
| Xupu Metropolitan Area
|107,896 |
| Huaihua Metropolitan Area
|936,823 |
| Lengshuijiang Metropolitan Area
|404,868 |
| Lianyuan Metropolitan Area
|177,881 |
| Loudi Metropolitan Area
|686,965 |
| Xiangxiang Metropolitan Area
|149,319 |
| Pukou Metropolitan Area
|324,816 |
| Liling Metropolitan Area
|622,255 |
| Shaoyang Metropolitan Area
|480,290 |
| Shaodong Metropolitan Area
|173,054 |
| Wugang Metropolitan Area
|142,477 |
| Hengyang Metropolitan Area
|929,728 |
| Qidong Metropolitan Area
|179,333 |
| Qiyang Metropolitan Area
|141,686 |
| Yongzhou Metropolitan Area
|416,168 |
| Lingling Metropolitan Area
|139,587 |
| Changning Metropolitan Area
|124,681 |
| Leiyang Metropolitan Area
|882,594 |
| Chaling Metropolitan Area
|101,513 |
| Guiyang Metropolitan Area
|129,943 |
| Chenzhou Metropolitan Area
|617,070 |
| Zixing Metropolitan Area
|235,332 |
| Linyi Metropolitan Area
|1,555,397 |
| Tancheng Metropolitan Area
|131,990 |
| Lanling Metropolitan Area
|215,497 |
| Linshu Metropolitan Area
|136,833 |
| Shizhong Metropolitan Area
|444,791 |
| Zaozhuang Metropolitan Area
|200,465 |
| Tengzhou Metropolitan Area
|1,465,842 |
| Shanxian Metropolitan Area
|236,142 |
| Chengwu Metropolitan Area
|101,262 |
| Caoxian Metropolitan Area
|209,734 |
| Heze Metropolitan Area
|450,572 |
| Yuncheng Metropolitan Area
|147,831 |
| Quanpu Metropolitan Area
|103,692 |
| Liangshan Metropolitan Area
|104,524 |
| Jining Metropolitan Area (Jining + Jiaxiang)
|1,040,480 |
| Gulou Metropolitan Area
|235,458 |
| Qufu Metropolitan Area
|243,583 |
| Ningyang Metropolitan Area
|111,143 |
| Zoucheng Metropolitan Area
|462,609 |
| Feixian Metropolitan Area
|159,717 |
| Pingyi Metropolitan Area
|169,009 |
| Junan Metropolitan Area
|128,930 |
| Lanshan Metropolitan Area
|104,411 |
| Rizhao Metropolitan Area
|459,144 |
| Yinan Metropolitan Area
|140,795 |
| Juxian Metropolitan Area
|192,648 |
| Yishui Metropolitan Area
|226,795 |
| Wulian Metropolitan Area
|129,400 |
| Zhucheng Metropolitan Area
|759,969 |
| Mengyin Metropolitan Area
|133,832 |
| Xintai Metropolitan Area
|236,800 |
| Gangcheng Metropolitan Area
|198,461 |
| Laiwu Metropolitan Area
|369,299 |
| Yiyuan Metropolitan Area
|151,457 |
| Taian Metropolitan Area
|707,595 |
| Feicheng Metropolitan Area
|244,686 |
| Shenxian Metropolitan Area
|111,749 |
| Yanggu Metropolitan Area
|165,380 |
| Liaocheng Metropolitan Area
|530,299 |
| Chiping Metropolitan Area
|167,049 |
| Gaotang Metropolitan Area
|108,889 |
| Xiajin Metropolitan Area
|127,923 |
| Linqing Metropolitan Area
|282,112 |
| Dezhou Metropolitan Area
|459,282 |
| Lingcheng Metropolitan Area
|133,590 |
| Laoling Metropolitan Area
|139,848 |
| Binzhou Metropolitan Area
|696,958 |
| Dongying Metropolitan Area
|772,917 |
| Boxing Metropolitan Area
|145,414 |
| Yucheng Metropolitan Area
|114,562 |
| Qihe Metropolitan Area
|121,109 |
| Jinan Metropolitan Area
|3,824,875 |
| Zhangqiu Metropolitan Area
|310,417 |
| Zouping Metropolitan Area
|233,401 |
| Zhoucun Metropolitan Area
|235,870 |
| Zibo Metropolitan Area
|1,680,283 |
| Huantai Metropolitan Area
|127,346 |
| Linzi Metropolitan Area
|311,247 |
| Qingzhou Metropolitan Area
|338,584 |
| Linqu Metropolitan Area
|280,463 |
| Shouguang Metropolitan Area
|350,722 |
| Weifang Metropolitan Area
|961,428 |
| Anqiu Metropolitan Area
|784,572 |
| Changyi Metropolitan Area
|400,490 |
| Gaomi Metropolitan Area
|599,934 |
| Jiaozhou Metropolitan Area
|472,800 |
| Qingdao Metropolitan Area
|4,654,400 |
| Pingdu Metropolitan Area
|285,946 |
| Laizhou Metropolitan Area
|279,120 |
| Laixi Metropolitan Area
|206,310 |
| Laiyang Metropolitan Area
|265,847 |
| Zhaoyuan Metropolitan Area
|149,782 |
| Longgang Metropolitan Area
|114,398 |
| Xinjia Metropolitan Area
|167,514 |
| Zijingshan Metropolitan Area
|110,486 |
| Dongcun Metropolitan Area
|129,215 |
| Rushan Metropolitan Area
|183,404 |
| Wendeng Metropolitan Area
|224,206 |
| Rongcheng Metropolitan Area
|174,923 |
| Weihai Metropolitan Area
|595,386 |
| Mouping Metropolitan Area
|181,201 |
| Yantai Metropolitan Area
|861,617 |
| Guanqiaocun Metropolitan Area
|171,335 |
| Shengze Metropolitan Area
|397,791 |
| Weitang Metropolitan Area
|323,164 |
| Yixing Metropolitan Area
|507,299 |
| Liyang Metropolitan Area
|258,046 |
| Chunxi Metropolitan Area
|148,414 |
| Honglan Metropolitan Area
|157,094 |
| Jurong Metropolitan Area
|212,225 |
| Nanjing Metropolitan Area
|8,061,029 |
| Yizheng Metropolitan Area
|193,319 |
| Zhenjiang Metropolitan Area
|750,237 |
| Danyang Metropolitan Area
|327,309 |
| Jintan Metropolitan Area
|254,626 |
| Yangzhou Metropolitan Area
|1,115,549 |
| Jiepai Metropolitan Area
|104,714 |
| Yangzhong Metropolitan Area
|248,444 |
| Taixing Metropolitan Area
|250,658 |
| Taizhou Metropolitan Area
|462,307 |
| Jiangyan Metropolitan Area
|253,327 |
| Huangqiao Metropolitan Area
|132,148 |
| Haian Metropolitan Area
|255,199 |
| Rugao Metropolitan Area
|176,577 |
| Nantong Metropolitan Area
|3,061,741 |
| Juegang Metropolitan Area
|151,848 |
| Lusi Metropolitan Area
|112,386 |
| Qidong Metropolitan Area
|233,887 |
| Gaoyou Metropolitan Area
|205,864 |
| Xinghua Metropolitan Area
|231,774 |
| Zhongyaoba Metropolitan Area
|134,581 |
| Dongtai Metropolitan Area
|272,911 |
| Dafeng Metropolitan Area
|151,776 |
| Yancheng Metropolitan Area
|1,211,454 |
| Xucheng Metropolitan Area
|112,431 |
| Qingyang Metropolitan Area
|200,896 |
| Baoying Metropolitan Area
|240,818 |
| Jianhu Metropolitan Area
|270,944 |
| Honggang Metropolitan Area
|108,059 |
| Huaian Metropolitan Area
|2,357,132 |
| Hede Metropolitan Area
|135,133 |
| Zhuma Metropolitan Area
|156,638 |
| Zhongxing Metropolitan Area
|158,299 |
| Dongkan Metropolitan Area
|209,833 |
| Suqian Metropolitan Area
|957,665 |
| Suining Metropolitan Area
|240,918 |
| Shuyang Metropolitan Area
|363,144 |
| Xinan Metropolitan Area
|137,817 |
| Yishan Metropolitan Area
|120,584 |
| Lianyungang Metropolitan Area
|1,188,320 |
| Qingkou Metropolitan Area
|199,916 |
| Donghai Metropolitan Area
|168,297 |
| Xinyi Metropolitan Area
|182,063 |
| Pizhou Metropolitan Area
|898,642 |
| Xuzhou Metropolitan Area
|1,552,140 |
| Datun Metropolitan Area
|280,967 |
| Fengcheng Metropolitan Area
|114,259 |
| Yangtze Delta Conurbation (Shanghai + Suzhou + Changshu + Zhangjiagang + Jiangyin + Jingjiang + Changzhou + Wuxi)
|50,578,473 |
| Chongming Metropolitan Area
|135,058 |
| Huangshan Metropolitan Area
|372,354 |
| Anqing Metropolitan Area
|469,919 |
| Chizhou Metropolitan Area
|332,925 |
| Tongling Metropolitan Area
|363,353 |
| Tongcheng Metropolitan Area
|117,455 |
| Lujiang Metropolitan Area
|140,133 |
| Shucheng Metropolitan Area
|124,894 |
| Ningguo Metropolitan Area
|374,587 |
| Xuancheng Metropolitan Area
|427,032 |
| Wuhu Metropolitan Area
|2,294,096 |
| Wuwei Metropolitan Area
|100,155 |
| Chaohu Metropolitan Area
|243,724 |
| Maanshan Metropolitan Area
|1,290,864 |
| Hefei Metropolitan Area
|5,646,049 |
| Luan Metropolitan Area
|891,648 |
| Chuzhou Metropolitan Area
|295,742 |
| Quanjiao Metropolitan Area
|126,047 |
| Dingyuan Metropolitan Area
|131,594 |
| Huainan Metropolitan Area
|1,478,620 |
| Bengbu Metropolitan Area
|806,345 |
| Fuyang Metropolitan Area
|1,026,179 |
| Funan Metropolitan Area
|128,555 |
| Linquan Metropolitan Area
|173,397 |
| Jieshou Metropolitan Area
|124,500 |
| Taihe Metropolitan Area
|161,000 |
| Lixin Metropolitan Area
|114,673 |
| Xiangcheng Metropolitan Area
|231,203 |
| Shengqiu Metropolitan Area
|131,352 |
| Dancheng Metropolitan Area
|116,974 |
| Bozhou Metropolitan Area
|627,970 |
| Guoyang Metropolitan Area
|131,978 |
| Mengcheng Metropolitan Area
|120,365 |
| Yongcheng Metropolitan Area
|334,148 |
| Huaibei Metropolitan Area
|886,634 |
| Suzhou Metropolitan Area
|956,856 |
| Lingbi Metropolitan Area
|122,748 |
| Xiaoxian Metropolitan Area
|136,757 |
| Dangshan Metropolitan Area
|117,452 |
| Longnan Metropolitan Area
|123,692 |
| Xinfeng Metropolitan Area
|134,711 |
| Ganzhou Metropolitan Area
|2,015,325 |
| Yudu Metropolitan Area
|223,353 |
| Ruijin Metropolitan Area
|211,192 |
| Xingguo Metropolitan Area
|168,176 |
| Ningdu Metropolitan Area
|159,642 |
| Suichuan Metropolitan Area
|113,297 |
| Chengjiang Metropolitan Area
|121,340 |
| Jian Metropolitan Area
|473,227 |
| Nanfeng Metropolitan Area
|110,006 |
| Nancheng Metropolitan Area
|137,937 |
| Fuzhou Metropolitan Area
|880,318 |
| Dongxiang Metropolitan Area
|151,447 |
| Jiangbian Metropolitan Area
|199,842 |
| Huayuan Metropolitan Area
|133,365 |
| Jinxian Metropolitan Area
|152,824 |
| Nanchang Metropolitan Area
|3,705,530 |
| Fengcheng Metropolitan Area
|282,030 |
| Zhangshu Metropolitan Area
|243,160 |
| Xinyu Metropolitan Area
|851,536 |
| Fenyi Metropolitan Area
|102,339 |
| Yichun Metropolitan Area
|1,043,123 |
| Pingxiang Metropolitan Area
|651,470 |
| Wanzai Metropolitan Area
|112,366 |
| Shanggao Metropolitan Area
|101,698 |
| Gaoan Metropolitan Area
|353,080 |
| Chian Metropolitan Area
|118,307 |
| Yugan Metropolitan Area
|177,288 |
| Shangrao Metropolitan Area
|894,516 |
| Yushan Metropolitan Area
|175,567 |
| Poyang Metropolitan Area
|188,396 |
| Leping Metropolitan Area
|293,644 |
| Jiangdezhen Metropolitan Area
|460,993 |
| Nankang Metropolitan Area
|143,448 |
| Jiujiang Metropolitan Area
|779,301 |
| Ruichang Metropolitan Area
|113,745 |
| Changxing Metropolitan Area
|229,339 |
| Huzhou Metropolitan Area
|454,276 |
| Pinghu Metropolitan Area
|237,857 |
| Haiyan Metropolitan Area
|171,909 |
| Jiaxing Metropolitan Area
|1,019,544 |
| Haining Metropolitan Area
|242,761 |
| Deqing Metropolitan Area
|141,039 |
| Dipu Metropolitan Area
|178,292 |
| Northern Zhejiang Conurbation (Hangzhou + Shaoxing + Cixi + Yuyao + Ningbo)
|13,189,786 |
| Linan Metropolitan Area
|202,844 |
| Fuyang Metropolitan Area
|397,545 |
| Tonglu Metropolitan Area
|137,680 |
| Jiande Metropolitan Area
|119,497 |
| Daping Metropolitan Area
|106,638 |
| Jiangshan Metropolitan Area
|137,838 |
| Quzhou Metropolitan Area
|376,285 |
| Lanxi Metropolitan Area
|234,286 |
| Jinhua Metropolitan Area
|630,207 |
| Yiwu Metropolitan Area
|1,629,407 |
| Zhuji Metropolitan Area
|447,567 |
| Yongkang Metropolitan Area
|597,957 |
| Lishui Metropolitan Area
|266,877 |
| Shengzhou Metropolitan Area
|443,232 |
| Shangyu Metropolitan Area
|282,360 |
| Fenghua Metropolitan Area
|202,964 |
| Zhoushan Metropolitan Area
|467,378 |
| Dancheng Metropolitan Area
|170,259 |
| Ninghai Metropolitan Area
|264,584 |
| Tiantai Metropolitan Area
|145,705 |
| Chengguan Metropolitan Area
|143,074 |
| Linhai Metropolitan Area
|343,696 |
| Taizhou Metropolitan Area
|2,544,455 |
| Yuhuan Metropolitan Area
|475,380 |
| Shuitou Metropolitan Area
|104,545 |
| Wenzhou Conurbation (Wenzhou + Longgang + Ruian + Yueqing)
|7,555,974 |
| Fuding Metropolitan Area
|165,129 |
| Fuan Metropolitan Area
|160,484 |
| Songcheng Metropolitan Area
|129,786 |
| Ningde Metropolitan Area
|208,964 |
| Nanping Metropolitan Area
|162,435 |
| Sanming Metropolitan Area
|253,422 |
| Fengcheng Metropolitan Area
|139,051 |
| Fuzhou Metropolitan Area
|3,746,678 |
| Yongan Metropolitan Area
|138,080 |
| Tingzhou Metropolitan Area
|111,177 |
| Fuqing Metropolitan Area
|379,236 |
| Jiangjing Metropolitan Area
|162,937 |
| Tangcheng Metropolitan Area
|197,497 |
| Putian Metropolitan Area
|1,106,639 |
| Fengting Metropolitan Area
|169,488 |
| Wangchuan Metropolitan Area
|218,196 |
| Luocheng [zh] Metropolitan Area
|401,701 |
| Taocheng Metropolitan Area
|145,782 |
| Bangtou Metropolitan Area
|339,181 |
| Longxun Metropolitan Area
|158,318 |
| Longyan Metropolitan Area
|410,404 |
| Quanzhou Metropolitan Area
|4,009,700 |
| Meishan Metropolitan Area
|120,112 |
| Nanan Metropolitan Area
|118,623 |
| Guanqiao Metropolitan Area
|179,347 |
| Xiamen Metropolitan Area (Xiamen + Zhangzhou)
|5,333,178 |
| Xiaoxi Metropolitan Area
|102,593 |
| Nanzhao Metropolitan Area
|132,124 |
| Yunling Metropolitan Area
|124,307 |
| Suian Metropolitan Area
|106,629 |
| Xucheng Metropolitan Area
|174,341 |
| Leizhou Metropolitan Area
|334,786 |
| Zhanjiang Metropolitan Area
|1,275,720 |
| Lianjiang Metropolitan Area
|233,624 |
| Huazhou Metropolitan Area
|149,680 |
| Changqichun Metropolitan Area
|108,208 |
| Wuchuan Metropolitan Area
|320,298 |
| Maoming Metropolitan Area
|777,456 |
| Dianbai Metropolitan Area
|144,053 |
| Liantou Metropolitan Area
|112,955 |
| Gaozhou Metropolitan Area
|245,670 |
| Xinyi Metropolitan Area
|188,044 |
| Yangxi Metropolitan Area
|106,092 |
| Yangjiang Metropolitan Area
|445,968 |
| Yangchun Metropolitan Area
|207,591 |
| Enping Metropolitan Area
|186,156 |
| Luoding Metropolitan Area
|224,474 |
| Yunfu Metropolitan Area
|218,851 |
| Xinxing Metropolitan Area
|142,366 |
| Zhaoqing Metropolitan Area
|635,016 |
| Huaiji Metropolitan Area
|106,623 |
| Qingyuan Metropolitan Area
|587,780 |
| Kaiping Metropolitan Area
|308,791 |
| Danshuikou Metropolitan Area
|124,054 |
| Taishan Metropolitan Area
|257,286 |
| Doumen Metropolitan Area
|186,767 |
| Lianzhou Metropolitan Area
|107,248 |
| Shaoguan Metropolitan Area
|622,686 |
| Yingde Metropolitan Area
|147,103 |
| Shijiao Metropolitan Area
|100,425 |
| Conghua Metropolitan Area
|189,903 |
| Heyuan Metropolitan Area
|377,911 |
| Laolong Metropolitan Area
|152,260 |
| Zijin Metropolitan Area
|178,960 |
| Huidong Metropolitan Area
|381,618 |
| Haifeng Metropolitan Area
|327,326 |
| Shanwei Metropolitan Area
|399,595 |
| Lufeng Metropolitan Area
|281,116 |
| Jieshi Metropolitan Area
|171,584 |
| Jiazi Metropolitan Area
|161,983 |
| Huilai Metropolitan Area
|515,710 |
| Jiexi Metropolitan Area
|111,583 |
| Xingning Metropolitan Area
|299,117 |
| Shuizhai Metropolitan Area
|194,721 |
| Meizhou Metropolitan Area
|451,530 |
| Raoping Metropolitan Area
|116,954 |
| Qiandong Metropolitan Area
|360,868 |
| Chaoshan conurbation (Shantou + Chaozhou + Jieyang)
|12,663,882 |
| Zhuijiang conurbation (Hong Kong + Shenzhen + Dongguan + Huizhou + Guangzhou + Foshan + Jiangmen + Zhongshan + Zhuhai + Macau)
|Guangdong + Hong Kong + Macau |58,822,480 |
| Haikou Metropolitan Area
|1,591,695 |
| Danzhou Metropolitan Area
|205,199 |
| Qionghai Metropolitan Area
|129,381 |
| Sanya Metropolitan Area
|452,525 |
| Ruili Metropolitan Area
|163,239 |
| Baoshan Metropolitan Area
|372,209 |
| Dali Metropolitan Area
|350,945 |
| Lijiang Metropolitan Area
|148,632 |
| Lincang Metropolitan Area
|125,501 |
| Jinghong Metropolitan Area
|110,737 |
| Puer Metropolitan Area
|171,436 |
| Chuxiong Metropolitan Area
|282,550 |
| Gejiu Metropolitan Area
|200,494 |
| Linan Metropolitan Area
|131,545 |
| Kaiyuan Metropolitan Area
|133,048 |
| Wenlan Metropolitan Area
|134,657 |
| Panzhihua Metropolitan Area
|199,981 |
| Yangguang Metropolitan Area
|122,171 |
| Yuxi Metropolitan Area
|370,446 |
| Miyang Metropolitan Area
|111,670 |
| Jinzhong Metropolitan Area
|129,679 |
| Xuanwei Metropolitan Area
|242,147 |
| Qujing Metropolitan Area
|423,122 |
| Kunming Metropolitan Area
|3,416,600 |
| Xichang Metropolitan Area
|281,791 |
| Panzhihua Metropolitan Area
|564,730 |
| Yibin Metropolitan Area
|453,683 |
| Naxi Metropolitan Area
|131,691 |
| Luzhou Metropolitan Area
|446,058 |
| Hejiang Metropolitan Area
|108,127 |
| Longchang Metropolitan Area
|311,632 |
| Fushun Metropolitan Area
|134,380 |
| Zigong Metropolitan Area
|414,628 |
| Weiyuan Metropolitan Area
|106,979 |
| Rongxian Metropolitan Area
|115,131 |
| Neijiang Metropolitan Area
|316,065 |
| Zizhong Metropolitan Area
|133,695 |
| Leshan Metropolitan Area (Leshan + Emeishan)
|1,320,323 |
| Meishan Metropolitan Area
|661,443 |
| Yaan Metropolitan Area
|376,578 |
| Renshou Metropolitan Area
|142,543 |
| Ziyang Metropolitan Area
|516,028 |
| Anyue Metropolitan Area
|110,263 |
| Suining Metropolitan Area
|688,125 |
| Daying Metropolitan Area
|104,125 |
| Shehong Metropolitan Area
|237,362 |
| Santai Metropolitan Area
|126,749 |
| Zhongjiang Metropolitan Area
|147,271 |
| Mianyang Metropolitan Area
|538,166 |
| Jiangyou Metropolitan Area
|233,403 |
| Jianyang Metropolitan Area
|381,281 |
| Chengdu Metropolitan Area
|9,011,452 |
| Shunqing Metropolitan Area
|1,244,035 |
| Nanbu Metropolitan Area
|163,685 |
| Langzhong Metropolitan Area
|153,417 |
| Yingshan Metropolitan Area
|135,900 |
| Guangan Metropolitan Area
|523,802 |
| Yuechi Metropolitan Area
|129,392 |
| Linshui Metropolitan Area
|144,401 |
| Dazhu Metropolitan Area
|154,612 |
| Qu Metropolitan Area
|132,602 |
| Dazhou Metropolitan Area
|771,803 |
| Xuanhan Metropolitan Area
|109,020 |
| Pingchan Metropolitan Area
|135,267 |
| Tongjiang Metropolitan Area
|101,743 |
| Bazhong Metropolitan Area
|848,389 |
| Guangyuan Metropolitan Area
|441,909 |
| Qijiang Metropolitan Area
|181,826 |
| Nanchuan Metropolitan Area
|335,471 |
| Baisha Metropolitan Area
|171,732 |
| Rongchang Metropolitan Area
|161,431 |
| Yongchuan Metropolitan Area
|694,286 |
| Dazu Metropolitan Area
|111,767 |
| Tongnan Metropolitan Area
|115,520 |
| Chongqing Metropolitan Area
|11,042,531 |
| Changshou Metropolitan Area
|164,070 |
| Shuanglong Metropolitan Area
|157,283 |
| Longqiao Metropolitan Area
|110,177 |
| Dunren Metropolitan Area
|508,301 |
| Fengdu Metropolitan Area
|114,070 |
| Zhong Metropolitan Area
|127,220 |
| Dianjiang Metropolitan Area
|144,892 |
| Wanzhou Metropolitan Area
|537,372 |
| Yunyang Metropolitan Area
|143,644 |
| Kaizhou Metropolitan Area
|105,588 |
| Xingyi Metropolitan Area
|212,962 |
| Liuzhi Metropolitan Area
|104,556 |
| Anshun Metropolitan Area
|635,886 |
| Liupanshui Metropolitan Area
|1,115,228 |
| Weining Metropolitan Area
|101,307 |
| Zhijin Metropolitan Area
|111,791 |
| Qianxi Metropolitan Area
|199,427 |
| Bijie Metropolitan Area
|610,538 |
| Guiyang Metropolitan Area
|3,056,829 |
| Duyun Metropolitan Area
|180,494 |
| Kaili Metropolitan Area
|386,453 |
| Zunyi Metropolitan Area
|1,297,883 |
| Renhuai Metropolitan Area
|106,167 |
| Tongzi Metropolitan Area
|116,111 |
| Tongren Metropolitan Area
|255,612 |
| Beihai Metropolitan Area
|566,475 |
| Qinzhou Metropolitan Area
|205,408 |
| Fangchenggang Metropolitan Area
|107,515 |
| Dongxing Metropolitan Area
|125,104 |
| Luchuan Metropolitan Area
|135,065 |
| Bobai Metropolitan Area
|174,688 |
| Yulin Metropolitan Area
|814,022 |
| Rongxian Metropolitan Area
|113,855 |
| Cenxi Metropolitan Area
|220,053 |
| Wuzhou Metropolitan Area
|460,722 |
| Pingnan Metropolitan Area
|152,783 |
| Guiping Metropolitan Area
|193,500 |
| Laibin Metropolitan Area
|139,836 |
| Guigang Metropolitan Area
|324,439 |
| Binyang Metropolitan Area
|214,555 |
| Fucheng Metropolitan Area
|141,192 |
| Lingshan Metropolitan Area
|186,486 |
| Nanning Metropolitan Area
|2,591,094 |
| Hezhou Metropolitan Area
|167,042 |
| Guilin Metropolitan Area
|1,069,415 |
| Liuzhou Metropolitan Area
|1,451,939 |
| Hechi Metropolitan Area
|129,833 |
| Baise Metropolitan Area
|124,358 |
| Yinchuan Metropolitan Area
|1,440,105 |
| Dawukou Metropolitan Area
|141,933 |
| Wuzhong Metropolitan Area
|240,247 |
| Chengguan Metropolitan Area
|164,456 |
| Xining Metropolitan Area
|1,303,058 |
| Hetian Metropolitan Area
|216,546 |
| Kargilik Metropolitan Area
|134,157 |
| Kashgar Metropolitan Area
|498,252 |
| Kizilsu Metropolitan Area
|129,556 |
| Aksu Metropolitan Area
|288,264 |
| Kuqa Metropolitan Area
|111,846 |
| Bayingolin Metropolitan Area
|392,233 |
| Hami Metropolitan Area
|218,398 |
| Shihezi Metropolitan Area
|379,563 |
| Huiyuan Metropolitan Area
|401,027 |
| Karamay Metropolitan Area
|245,077 |
| Tacheng Metropolitan Area
|101,155 |
| Urumqi Metropolitan Area
|4,539,265 |
| Lhasa Metropolitan Area
|273,179 |
= Cyprus =
Data are referred to pre-1974 Turkish Army occupation boundaries.
Urban population rate: 62% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
= Georgia =
Data are referret to pre-2008 Russo-Georgian War.
Urban population rate: 60% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
=India=
{{Further|List of metropolitan areas in India}}In India, a metropolitan city is defined as one with a population more than one million.{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Cities of India |url=http://www.cpcb.nic.in/EnvironmetalPlanning/ground/Chapter3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210838/http://www.cpcb.nic.in/EnvironmetalPlanning/ground/Chapter3.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2015 |access-date=28 July 2014 |website=Central Pollution Control Board |publisher=National Informatics Centre |page=3}} In policing jurisdiction, state governments can declare any city or town with a population exceeding one million as a metropolitan area as per the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.{{cite web |date=25 January 1974 |title=The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/445276/ |access-date=7 December 2023 |publisher=Indian Kanoon}}
Urban population rate: 38% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Delhi Metropolitan Area: 31,422,508
- Kolkata Metropolitan Area: 23,314,585
- Mumbai Metropolitan Area: 20,453,270
- Bengaluru Metropolitan Area: 15,178,533
- Chennai Metropolitan Area: 11,466,400
- Hajipur Metropolitan Area: 9,755,303
- Hyderabad Metropolitan Area: 9,455,230
- Ahmedabad Metropolitan Area: 7,898,650
- Kozhikode Metropolitan Area: 7,612,130
- Surat Metropolitan Area: 7,100,723
- Pune Metropolitan Area: 6,674,127
- Lucknow Metropolitan Area: 5,214,964
- Kochi Metropolitan Area: 5,069,022
- Kanpur Metropolitan Area: 4,413,625
- Jaipur Metropolitan Area: 4,229,050
- Varanasi Metropolitan Area: 3,812,496
- Indore Metropolitan Area: 3,598,874
- Nagpur Metropolitan Area: 3,399,891
- Maharajganj Metropolitan Area: 2,840,919
- Bhopal Metropolitan Area: 2,599,311
- Chandigarh Metropolitan Area: 2,417,872
- Coimbatore Metropolitan Area: 2,360,322
- Vadodara Metropolitan Area: 2,269,390
- Madurai Metropolitan Area: 2,184,066
=Indonesia=
{{Further|List of metropolitan areas in Indonesia}}
In Indonesia, the government of Indonesia defines a metropolitan area as an urban agglomeration where its spatial 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.{{Cite web |title=Kategori Topik Utama |url=http://tataruang.atr-bpn.go.id/Bulletin/index.asp?mod=_fullart&idart=351 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918052306/http://tataruang.atr-bpn.go.id/Bulletin/index.asp?mod=_fullart&idart=351 |archive-date=2019-09-18 |access-date=2021-06-15}}
Urban population rate: 52% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Jakarta Metropolitan Area: 40,545,126
- Bandung Metropolitan Area: 8,691,181
- Surabaya Metropolitan Area: 6,856,993
- Medan Metropolitan Area: 4,350,624
- Semarang Metropolitan Area: 3,274,360
- Tasikmalaya Metropolitan Area: 2,973,169
- Yogyakarta Metropolitan Area: 2,742,763
- Makassar Metropolitan Area: 2,241,888
- Palembang Metropolitan Area: 2,203,124
- Denpasar Metropolitan Area: 2,005,950
- Malang Metropolitan Area: 1,888,200
- Cirebon Metropolitan Area: 1,634,253
- Surakarta Metropolitan Area: 1,497,108
- Tegal Metropolitan Area: 1,482,144
- Garut Metropolitan Area: 1,473,082
- Pekalongan Metropolitan Area: 1,279,644
- Purwokerto Metropolitan Area: 1,273,365
- Bandar Lampung Metropolitan Area: 1,257,828
- Pekanbaru Metropolitan Area: 1,226,041
- Samarinda Metropolitan Area: 1,225,373
- Padang Metropolitan Area: 1,210,988
- Mataram Metropolitan Area: 1,009,677
= Iran =
= Iraq =
Urban population rate: 72% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Baghdad Metropolitan Area: 6,891,722
- Basra Metropolitan Area: 2,131,556
- Mosul Metropolitan Area: 1,678,253
- Erbil Metropolitan Area: 1,514,144
- Al Najaf Metropolitan Area: 1,361,936
- Kirkuk Metropolitan Area: 1,238,662
- Duhok Metropolitan Area: 1,142,889
- Karbala Metropolitan Area: 1,078,646
- Al Hillah Metropolitan Area: 1,030,978
= Israel =
Data are referred to 1949 Armistice boundaries, after 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Urban population rate: 58% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area: 2,628,335
- Jerusalem Metropolitan Area (both Israeli and Palestinian part): 1,022,929
- Haifa Metropolitan Area: 449,588
- Ashdod Metropolitan Area: 282,181
- Beer Sheva Metropolitan Area: 205,400
= Japan =
Urban population rate: 72% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !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 Area
|2,213,305 |
| Sapporo Metropolitan Area
|1,931,424 |
| Sendai Metropolitan Area
|1,269,675 |
| Kitakyushu Metropolitan Area
|1,208,935 |
| Hiroshima Metropolitan Area
|1,150,148 |
| Okinawa Metropolitan Area (Naha + Okinawa)
|1,065,339 |
| Okayama Metropolitan Area (Okayama + Kurashiki)
|847,111 |
| Kumamoto Metropolitan Area
|624,648 |
| Kanazawa Metropolitan Area
|527,097 |
| Otsu Metropolitan Area
|514,884 |
| Toyohashi Metropolitan Area
|500,228 |
| Kagoshima Metropolitan Area
|453,833 |
| Niigata Metropolitan Area
|437,871 |
| Matsuyama Metropolitan Area
|421,736 |
| Numazu Metropolitan Area
|374,197 |
| Oita Metropolitan Area
|363,332 |
| Kofu Metropolitan Area
|335,934 |
| Fukuyama Metropolitan Area
|355,566 |
| Utsunomiya Metropolitan Area
|337,161 |
| Fujieda Metropolitan Area
|318,978 |
| Takamatsu Metropolitan Area
|314,296 |
| Nagasaki Metropolitan Area
|297,631 |
| Asahikawa Metropolitan Area
|288,867 |
| Mito Metropolitan Area (Mito + Hitachinaka)
|284,338 |
| Hamamatsu Metropolitan Area
|267,033 |
| Nagano Metropolitan Area
|264,480 |
| Hakodate Metropolitan Area
|263,045 |
| Miyazaki Metropolitan Area
|247,744 |
| Tokushima Metropolitan Area
|242,829 |
| Toyama Metropolitan Area
|239,820 |
| Shizuoka Metropolitan Area
|233,904 |
| Morioka Metropolitan Area
|217,880 |
| Koriyama Metropolitan Area
|215,513 |
| Kochi Metropolitan Area
|213,691 |
| Akita Metropolitan Area
|211,383 |
| Yamagata Metropolitan Area
|206,358 |
| Tsuchiura Metropolitan Area
|195,325 |
| Aomori Metropolitan Area
|179,937 |
| Marugame Metropolitan Area
|171,220 |
| Fukushima Metropolitan Area
|170,143 |
| Fuji Metropolitan Area
|167,426 |
| Kisarazu Metropolitan Area
|165,839 |
| Sanda Metropolitan Area
|164,419 |
| Hitachi Metropolitan Area
|162,932 |
| Fukui Metropolitan Area
|161,762 |
| Ube Metropolitan Area
|152,722 |
| Takaoka Metropolitan Area
|144,427 |
| Kushiro Metropolitan Area
|143,420 |
| Obihiro Metropolitan Area
|140,962 |
| Shūnan Metropolitan Area
|137,818 |
| Niihama Metropolitan Area
|134,067 |
| Kurume Metropolitan Area
|133,391 |
| Matsumoto Metropolitan Area
|125,858 |
| Hachinohe Metropolitan Area
|124,493 |
| Omuta Metropolitan Area
|122,197 |
| Tomakomai Metropolitan Area
|117,181 |
| Beppu Metropolitan Area
|113,901 |
| Hikone Metropolitan Area
|113,437 |
| Yonago Metropolitan Area
|112,806 |
| Sasebo Metropolitan Area
|104,105 |
| Iwaki Metropolitan Area
|103,547 |
| Hirosaki Metropolitan Area
|100,073 |
| Muroran Metropolitan Area
|100,039 |
= Jordan =
= Kazakhstan =
Urban population rate: 66% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Almaty Metropolitan Area
|2,315,538 |
| Shymkent Metropolitan Area
|1,239,663 |
| Astana Metropolitan Area
|1,128,140 |
| Aktobe Metropolitan Area
|420,695 |
| Semey Metropolitan Area
|291,783 |
| Aktau Metropolitan Area
|259,510 |
| Kyzylorda Metropolitan Area
|237,992 |
| Pavlodar Metropolitan Area
|235,889 |
| Atyrau Metropolitan Area
|231,440 |
| Turkestan Metropolitan Area
|215,873 |
| Ural Metropolitan Area
|208,766 |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk Metropolitan Area
|197,281 |
| Taraz Metropolitan Area
|192,656 |
| Karaganda Metropolitan Area
|191,772 |
| Temirtau Metropolitan Area
|154,580 |
| Petropavlosk Metropolitan Area
|153,560 |
| Kostanay Metropolitan Area
|136,333 |
| Taldikorgan Metropolitan Area
|131,397 |
| Zhanaozen Metropolitan Area
|109,850 |
| Kokshetav Metropolitan Area
|100,846 |
= Kuwait =
Urban population rate: 98% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Al Kuwait Metropolitan Area: 3,703,486
= Kyrgyzstan =
= Laos =
Urban population rate: 43% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Vientiane Metropolitan Area (Vientiane + Si Chiang Mai): 166,271
= Lebanon =
Urban population rate: 90% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Beirut Metropolitan Area: 1,538,386
= Malaysia + Singapore =
File:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ESA23795482.jpeg]]Urban population rate: 77% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area
|8,851,535 |
| Singapore Metropolitan Area (including Johor Bahru)
|7,934,034 |
| Georgetown Metropolitan Area (Georgetown + Kulim)
|1,513,764 |
| Ipoh Metropolitan Area
|861,933 |
| Kota Kinabalu Metropolitan Area
|810,843 |
| Kuching Metropolitan Area
|587,986 |
| Melaka Metropolitan Area
|544,035 |
| Seremban Metropolitan Area
|390,884 |
| Tawau Metropolitan Area
|354,494 |
| Sandakan Metropolitan Area
|337,268 |
| Kota Bharu Metropolitan Area
|326,948 |
| Sungai Petani Metropolitan Area
|269,176 |
| Kuantan Metropolitan Area
|217,879 |
| Alor Star Metropolitan Area
|203,262 |
| Taiping Metropolitan Area
|198,018 |
| Miri Metropolitan Area
|187,443 |
| Sibu Metropolitan Area
|185,385 |
| Kuala Terengganu Metropolitan Area
|147,996 |
| Lahad Datu Metropolitan Area
|133,110 |
| Kluang Metropolitan Area
|109,597 |
| Muar Metropolitan Area
|106,024 |
| Bintulu Metropolitan Area
|101,436 |
| Semporna Metropolitan Area
|101,230 |
= Maldives =
- Malé Metropolitan Area: 229,283 (2024).
= Mongolia =
Urban population rate: 69% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Ulaanbataar Metropolitan Area: 1,634,097
= Myanmar =
= Nepal =
= North Korea =
Boundaries are referred to the Third inter-Korean summit agreement (2018).
Urban population rate: 67% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Kaeseong Metropolitan Area
|280,963 |
| Haeju Metropolitan Area
|263,992 |
| Sariwon Metropolitan Area
|401,117 |
| Songnim Metropolitan Area
|256,211 |
| Nampo Metropolitan Area
|144,643 |
| Kangseo Metropolitan Area
|260,531 |
| Pyeongyang Metropolitan Area
|2,868,313 |
| Wonsan Metropolitan Area
|370,729 |
| Muncheon Metropolitan Area
|117,274 |
| Pyeongseong Metropolitan Area
|300,843 |
| Suncheon Metropolitan Area
|154,047 |
| Sukcheon Metropolitan Area
|106,846 |
| Anju Metropolitan Area
|256,943 |
| Kaecheon Metropolitan Area
|164,966 |
| Deokcheon Metropolitan Area
|152,025 |
| Cheongju Metropolitan Area
|170,999 |
| Seoncheon Metropolitan Area
|112,903 |
| Kuseong Metropolitan Area
|108,791 |
| Ryeongcheon Metropolitan Area
|125,259 |
| Huicheon Metropolitan Area
|117,534 |
| Kanggye Metropolitan Area
|314,915 |
| Jeongpyeong Metropolitan Area
|108,488 |
| Hamju Metropolitan Area
|105,812 |
| Hamheung Metropolitan Area
|745,725 |
| Hongwon Metropolitan Area
|116,941 |
| Dancheon Metropolitan Area
|114,551 |
| Kimchaek Metropolitan Area
|196,760 |
| Gilju Metropolitan Area
|108,885 |
| Musan Metropolitan Area
|106,601 |
| Cheongjin Metropolitan Area
|683,870 |
| Raseon Metropolitan Area
|106,938 |
= Oman =
=Pakistan=
{{main|List of metropolitan areas in Pakistan}}
Pakistan has nine metropolitan areas with populations greater than a million. Five of these are entirely in Punjab including Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan; one (Islamabad-Rawalpindi is split between Punjab and the Islamabad Capital Territory; two are located in Sindh, including Karachi, the largest metropolitan area in the country, and Hyderabad; one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Peshawar; and the final in Balochistan: Quetta.
Data are referred to 1972 Shimla Agreement borders, after 1971 Indo-Pakistani war.
Urban population rate: 39% (2015)
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population !Year !Notes |
| Karachi Metropolitan Area
|13,150,694 | rowspan="102" |2015 | rowspan="102" | |
| Lahore Metropolitan Area
|10,114,718 |
| Rawalpindi Metropolitan Area (Rawalpindi + Islamabad)
|3,738,564 |
| Faisalabad Metropolitan Area
|3,563,007 |
| Gujranwala Metropolitan Area
|2,788,655 |
| Peshawar Metropolitan Area
|2,764,734 |
| Multan Metropolitan Area
|2,422,577 |
| Sialkot Metropolitan Area
|1,885,761 |
| Hyderabad Metropolitan Area
|1,835,126 |
| Mingaora Metropolitan Area
|1,057,542 |
| Mardan Metropolitan Area
|1,026,217 |
| Abbottabad Metropolitan Area
|960,783 |
| Quetta Metropolitan Area
|749,960 |
| Sargodha Metropolitan Area
|657,394 |
| Gujrat Metropolitan Area
|622,644 |
| Wah Metropolitan Area
|521,616 |
| Bannu Metropolitan Area
|494,277 |
| Haripur Metropolitan Area
|474,638 |
| Larkana Metropolitan Area
|466,569 |
| Mansehra Metropolitan Area
|465,955 |
| Shahkot Metropolitan Area
|460,340 |
| Charsadda Metropolitan Area
|421,797 |
| Sukkur Metropolitan Area
|419,044 |
| Bahawalpur Metropolitan Area
|412,812 |
| Jehangira Metropolitan Area
|392,541 |
| Dera Ghazi Khan Metropolitan Area
|386,996 |
| Chakwal Metropolitan Area
|380,689 |
| Okara Metropolitan Area
|377,333 |
| Nowshera Metropolitan Area
|376,682 |
| Kasur Metropolitan Area
|368,064 |
| Shakargarh Metropolitan Area
|366,175 |
| Swabi Metropolitan Area
|350,349 |
| Kohat Metropolitan Area
|349,873 |
| Jhelum Metropolitan Area
|335,764 |
| Muridike Metropolitan Area
|332,238 |
| Sahiwal Metropolitan Area
|331,522 |
| Muzaffarabad Metropolitan Area
|329,099 |
| Hazro Metropolitan Area
|325,085 |
| Chakdarra Metropolitan Area
|312,554 |
| Shabqadar Metropolitan Area
|306,185 |
| Jhang Sada Metropolitan Area
|303,289 |
| Jacobabad Metropolitan Area
|301,179 |
| Narowal Metropolitan Area
|279,768 |
| Rahim Yar Khan Metropolitan Area
|274,839 |
| Takhat Bhai Metropolitan Area
|270,145 |
| Tangi Metropolitan Area
|254,085 |
| Hafizabad Metropolitan Area
|252,160 |
| Muzaffargarh Metropolitan Area
|245,691 |
| Mandi Bahauddin Metropolitan Area
|240,604 |
| Wazirabad Metropolitan Area
|232,325 |
| Qila Khudabadan Metropolitan Area
|221,239 |
| Shikarpur Metropolitan Area
|221,057 |
| Mandi Metropolitan Area
|209,396 |
| Jampur Metropolitan Area
|208,805 |
| Pattoki Metropolitan Area
|208,708 |
| Kharian Metropolitan Area
|191,229 |
| Chunian Metropolitan Area
|178,925 |
| Tando Muhammad Khan Metropolitan Area
|173,445 |
| Lala Mosa Metropolitan Area
|171,681 |
| Khairpur Metropolitan Area
|167,568 |
| Khandhkot Metropolitan Area
|167,179 |
| Charman Metropolitan Area
|165,834 |
| Zangun Metropolitan Area
|164,498 |
| Dadu Metropolitan Area
|162,534 |
| Sherpur Metropolitan Area
|160,249 |
| Sadiqabad Metropolitan Area
|158,903 |
| Bhara Khao Metropolitan Area
|155,834 |
| Pakpattan Metropolitan Area
|155,767 |
| Ghotki Metropolitan Area
|154,294 |
| Fatehjang Metropolitan Area
|153,965 |
| Burewala Metropolitan Area
|151,529 |
| Pindi Gheb Metropolitan Area
|147,718 |
| Bat Khela Metropolitan Area
|147,435 |
| Chiniot Metropolitan Area
|146,702 |
| Chuchar Metropolitan Area
|143,388 |
| Pasrur Metropolitan Area
|142,975 |
| Usta Muhammad Metropolitan Area
|137,181 |
| Khanewal Metropolitan Area
|135,503 |
| Gojra Metropolitan Area
|134,727 |
| Shaikh Jana Metropolitan Area
|131,956 |
| Thul Metropolitan Area
|130,017 |
| Kahuta Metropolitan Area
|129,479 |
| Gali Bagh Metropolitan Area
|126,721 |
| Shujaabad Metropolitan Area
|125,952 |
| Topi Metropolitan Area
|123,669 |
| Daroli Metropolitan Area
|116,619 |
| Attock Metropolitan Area
|113,767 |
| Sangla Metropolitan Area
|112,475 |
| Mithankot Metropolitan Area
|111,038 |
| Thatta Metropolitan Area
|110,185 |
| Jambar Kalan Metropolitan Area
|109,682 |
| Dera Ismail Khan Metropolitan Area
|109,448 |
| Kabirwala Metropolitan Area
|108,910 |
| Lodhran Metropolitan Area
|108,590 |
| Moro Metropolitan Area
|108,243 |
| Havelian Metropolitan Area
|106,307 |
| Shal Bandai Metropolitan Area
|106,132 |
| Mehar Metropolitan Area
|106,034 |
| Arifwala Metropolitan Area
|105,263 |
| Khanpur Metropolitan Area
|104,403 |
| Alipur Metropolitan Area
|101,977 |
| Khot Kakka Shah Metropolitan Area
|100,884 |
= Palestine =
Data are referred to 1949 Armistice boundaries, after 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Urban population rate: 78% (2023). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2023, before the Israeli Army invasion.
=Philippines=
{{main|List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines}}
The Philippines currently has three metropolitan areas defined by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). These metropolitan areas are separated into three main geographical areas; Metro Manila (which is located in Luzon), Metro Cebu (which is located in Visayas), Metro Davao (which is located in Mindanao), and Greater Manila Area (which is the largest metropolitan area of Manila). The official definition of each area does not necessarily follow the actual extent of continuous urbanization. For example, the built-up area of Metro Manila has long spilled out of its officially defined borders into the adjacent provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite known as Greater 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 were Metro Angeles, Metro Bacolod, Metro Baguio, Metro Batangas, Metro Cagayan de Oro, Metro Dagupan, Metro Iloilo–Guimaras, Metro Butuan, Metro Naga, and Metro Olongapo.
Urban population rate: 59% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Manila Metropolitan Area (Manila + Angeles + Lipa + Batangas)
|30,565,371 |
| Cebu Metropolitan Area
|3,191,585 |
| Davao Metropolitan Area
|1,651,086 |
| Dagupan Metropolitan Area
|973,316 |
| Cagayan de Oro Metropolitan Area
|950,102 |
| Bacolod Metropolitan Area
|690,717 |
| Zamboanga Metropolitan Area
|498,587 |
| Iloilo Metropolitan Area
|489,034 |
| General Santos Metropolitan Area
|452,060 |
| Baguio Metropolitan Area
|451,844 |
| Batangas Metropolitan Area
|326,496 |
| Naga Metropolitan Area
|291,374 |
| Iligan Metropolitan Area
|279,731 |
| Cotabato Metropolitan Area
|274,670 |
| Tagum Metropolitan Area
|252,700 |
| Tacloban Metropolitan Area
|244,458 |
| Lipa Metropolitan Area
|235,919 |
| Legaspi Metropolitan Area
|221,694 |
| Marawi Metropolitan Area
|207,205 |
| Cabanatuan Metropolitan Area
|198,568 |
| Butuan Metropolitan Area
|185,655 |
| Olongapo Metropolitan Area
|182,832 |
| Tarlac Metropolitan Area
|181,691 |
| San Pablo Metropolitan Area
|174,317 |
| San Pedro Metropolitan Area
|172,148 |
| Dumaguete Metropolitan Area
|166,127 |
| Guagua Metropolitan Area
|160,448 |
| Puerto Princesa Metropolitan Area
|156,713 |
| Pagadian Metropolitan Area
|145,146 |
| San Fernando Metropolitan Area
|134,798 |
| Malolos Metropolitan Area
|123,101 |
| Tuguegarao Metropolitan Area
|122,965 |
| Tagbilaran Metropolitan Area
|120,097 |
| Ozamis Metropolitan Area
|117,388 |
| Roxas Metropolitan Area
|108,370 |
| Dipolog Metropolitan Area
|108,335 |
| Balanga Metropolitan Area
|108,162 |
| Gapan Metropolitan Area
|103,963 |
= Qatar =
Urban population rate: 46% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Doha Metropolitan Area: 2,076,720
= Saudi Arabia =
= South Korea =
Boundaries are referred to the Third inter-Korean summit agreement (2018).
Urban population rate: 86% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Sudokwon Conurbation (Seoul + Incheon + nearby cities in Gyeonggi Province)
|23,366,117 |
| South Gyeongsang Conurbation (Busan + Gimhae + Yangsan + Changwon)
|4,494,463 |
| Daegu Metropolitan Area
|2,300,085 |
| Daejeon Metropolitan Area
|1,504,229 |
| Gwangju Metropolitan Area
|1,428,492 |
| Ulsan Metropolitan Area
|941,217 |
| Jeonju Metropolitan Area (Jeonju + Iksan)
|786,341 |
| Cheongju Metropolitan Area
|691,161 |
| Cheonan Metropolitan Area (Cheonan + Asan)
|504,349 |
| Pohang Metropolitan Area
|373,323 |
| Gumi Metropolitan Area
|286,529 |
| Suncheon Metropolitan Area (Suncheon + Gwangyang + Yeosu)
|265,434 |
| Jinju Metropolitan Area
|238,454 |
| Chuncheon Metropolitan Area
|229,165 |
| Mokpo Metropolitan Area
|228,462 |
| Wonju Metropolitan Area
|218,041 |
| Gunsan Metropolitan Area
|177,647 |
| Gangneung Metropolitan Area
|118,784 |
= Sri Lanka =
= Syria =
Urban population rate: 63% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Damascus Metropolitan Area: 3,771,638
= Taiwan =
Boundaries are referred to the territories administrated by the Republic of China, after Cross-Strait Act (1992).
Urban population rate: 80% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Northern Conurbation (Taipei + Taoyuan + Zhubei + Hsinshu + Toufen)
|10,687,535 |
| Southern Conurbation (Tainan + Kaohsiung + Pingtung)
|3,595,567 |
| Central Conurbation (Taichung + Changhua + Nantou + Yunlin)
|3,447,544 |
| Chiayi Metropolitan Area
|460,979 |
| Hualien Metropolitan Area
|137,533 |
= Tajikistan =
= Thailand =
Urban population rate: 42% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Krung Thep Conurbation (Bangkok and nearby cities)
|19,378,454 |
| Phuket Metropolitan Area
|742,871 |
| Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area
|692,242 |
| Hat Yai Metropolitan Area
|436,777 |
| Chonburi Metropolitan Area
|263,106 |
| Pattaya Metropolitan Area
|253,538 |
| Nakhon Pathom Metropolitan Area
|185,771 |
| Si Racha Metropolitan Area
|168,554 |
| Phitsanulok Metropolitan Area
|165,001 |
| Songkhla Metropolitan Area
|162,380 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima Metropolitan Area
|159,579 |
| Khonkaen Metropolitan Area
|154,057 |
| Surat Thani Metropolitan Area
|150,127 |
| Udon Thani Metropolitan Area
|149,983 |
| Nakhon Si Thammarat Metropolitan Area
|146,307 |
| Rayong Metropolitan Area
|138,423 |
| Lopburi Metropolitan Area
|128,924 |
| Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Metropolitan Area
|126,849 |
| Ubon Ratchathani Metropolitan Area
|126,488 |
| Ranong Metropolitan Area
|118,553 |
| Yala Metropolitan Area
|111,221 |
| Ban Chang Metropolitan Area
|110,390 |
| Kanchanaburi Metropolitan Area
|102,628 |
= Timor Leste =
Urban population rate: 36% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Dili Metropolitan Area: 381,794
= Turkey =
The word metropolitan describes the central municipality governing local services in a province with more than 750.000 residents in Turkey, like Istanbul and its metropolitan municipality, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. There are 30 officially defined "metropolitan municipalities" in Turkey.Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey This classification, however, is only used for administrative purposes, and sometimes contradicts the colloquial use of the term "metro area". As an example, Gebze, a district in 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). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Istanbul Metropolitan Area
|14,210,222 |
| Ankara Metropolitan Area
|5,402,165 |
| Izmir Metropolitan Area
|2,457,529 |
| Bursa Metropolitan Area
|2,366,448 |
| Gaziantep Metropolitan Area
|1,681,270 |
| Antalya Metropolitan Area
|1,372,672 |
| Konya Metropolitan Area
|1,017,329 |
| Mersin Metropolitan Area
|800,548 |
| Izmit Metropolitan Area
|784,331 |
| Kayseri Metropolitan Area
|772,654 |
| Adana Metropolitan Area
|737,574 |
| Samsun Metropolitan Area
|559,413 |
| Denizli Metropolitan Area
|537,507 |
| Diyarbakir Metropolitan Area
|536,794 |
| Eskisehir Metropolitan Area
|528,380 |
| Kahramanmaras Metropolitan Area
|464,945 |
| Van Metropolitan Area
|451,519 |
| Malatya Metropolitan Area
|447,745 |
| Sanliurfa Metropolitan Area
|431,505 |
| Antakya Metropolitan Area
|397,544 |
| Trabzon Metropolitan Area
|364,103 |
| Batman Metropolitan Area
|363,642 |
| Elazig Metropolitan Area
|324,305 |
| Sivas Metropolitan Area
|303,202 |
| Sakarya Metropolitan Area
|269,660 |
| Manisa Metropolitan Area
|294,069 |
| Iskenderun Metropolitan Area
|256,743 |
| Cerkezkoy Metropolitan Area
|242,264 |
| Isparta Metropolitan Area
|234,121 |
| Osmaniye Metropolitan Area
|225,567 |
| Aydin Metropolitan Area
|210,247 |
| Adiyaman Metropolitan Area
|203,680 |
| Yenice Metropolitan Area
|181,480 |
| Corum Metropolitan Area
|181,012 |
| Ordu Metropolitan Area
|180,011 |
| Siverek Metropolitan Area
|160,312 |
| Tarsus Metropolitan Area
|159,692 |
| Zonguldak Metropolitan Area
|158,521 |
| Inegol Metropolitan Area
|155,697 |
| Giresun Metropolitan Area
|147,434 |
| Usak Metropolitan Area
|141,288 |
| Duzce Metropolitan Area
|139,560 |
| Yumurtalik Metropolitan Area
|139,104 |
| Siirt Metropolitan Area
|136,101 |
| Tokat Metropolitan Area
|134,631 |
| Karabuk Metropolitan Area
|130,402 |
| Kutahya Metropolitan Area
|129,641 |
| Erzurum Metropolitan Area
|129,246 |
| Karaman Metropolitan Area
|127,506 |
| Aksaray Metropolitan Area
|126,210 |
| Turgutlu Metropolitan Area
|125,953 |
| Rize Metropolitan Area
|123,482 |
| Agri Metropolitan Area
|121,725 |
| Yalova Metropolitan Area
|120,828 |
| Afyonkarahisar Metropolitan Area
|120,660 |
| Fethiye Metropolitan Area
|117,452 |
| Keskin Metropolitan Area
|114,207 |
| Viransehir Metropolitan Area
|113,091 |
| Kadirli Metropolitan Area
|111,158 |
| Silopi Metropolitan Area
|105,037 |
| Eregli Metropolitan Area
|104,760 |
| Cizre Metropolitan Area
|104,061 |
| Ceyhan Metropolitan Area
|103,840 |
| Elbistan Metropolitan Area
|100,020 |
= Turkmenistan =
Urban population rate: 57% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Asgabat Metropolitan Area: 1,144,222
- Mary Metropolitan Area: 243,436
- Turkmenabat Metropolitan Area: 215,520
- Dasoguz Metropolitan Area: 182,056
=United Arab Emirates=
{{main|Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area}}
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{{Cite web |last=Al Qassemi |first=Sooud |date=June 19, 2012 |title=Infinite possibilities for Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman conurbation |url=https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/infinite-possibilities-for-dubai-sharjah-ajman-conurbation-1.1037372 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120053653/https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/infinite-possibilities-for-dubai-sharjah-ajman-conurbation-1.1037372 |archive-date=Nov 20, 2023 |website=Gulf News}}{{Cite web |last=Bardsley |first=Daniel |date=2022-08-02 |title=Dubai population to surge to nearly 6m in 20 years amid urban transformation |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/01/23/dubai-population-to-surge-to-nearly-6m-in-20-years-amid-urban-transformation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402061135/https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/01/23/dubai-population-to-surge-to-nearly-6m-in-20-years-amid-urban-transformation/ |archive-date=Apr 2, 2024 |website=The National |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Quest |first1=Richard |last2=Minihane |first2=Joe |date=March 10, 2021 |title=What Dubai looked like before it boomed |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/dubai-before-it-boomed/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402061134/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/dubai-before-it-boomed/index.html |archive-date=Apr 2, 2024 |website=CNN}}
Urban population rate: 87% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Dubai Metropolitan Area (Dubai + Sharjah): 4,565,478
- Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area: 1,052,835
- Al-Ain Metropolitan Area (Al-Ain + Al-Buraymi): 854,940
- Ras al-Haymah Metropolitan Area: 259,127
= Uzbekistan =
Urban population rate: 44% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Tashkent Metropolitan Area
|3,874,653 |
| Namangan Metropolitan Area
|927,908 |
| Samarqand Metropolitan Area
|892,554 |
| Andijon Metropolitan Area
|792,858 |
| Fargona Metropolitan Area
|759,423 |
| Qarshi Metropolitan Area
|512,027 |
| Jizzax Metropolitan Area
|357,127 |
| Shahrisabz Metropolitan Area
|334,628 |
| Qoqon Metropolitan Area
|303,759 |
| Nokis Metropolitan Area
|288,240 |
| Tortkul Metropolitan Area
|252,614 |
| Termiz Metropolitan Area
|242,044 |
| Urganch Metropolitan Area
|215,566 |
| Kattaqorgon Metropolitan Area
|153,433 |
| Denov Metropolitan Area
|146,220 |
| Buxoro Metropolitan Area
|137,440 |
| Xiva Metropolitan Area
|136,679 |
| Oltiariq Metropolitan Area
|120,162 |
| Kosonsoy Metropolitan Area
|115,631 |
| Quva Metropolitan Area
|113,493 |
| Gijduvon Metropolitan Area
|110,910 |
| Navoiy Metropolitan Area
|110,554 |
| Ibrat Metropolitan Area
|101,566 |
| Asaka Metropolitan Area
|101,170 |
| Shahrixon Metropolitan Area
|100,375 |
= Vietnam =
Urban population rate: 38% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Ho Chi Minh (Sai Gon) Metropolitan Area
|15,430,069 |
| Ha Noi Metropolitan Area
|7,265,805 |
| Can Tho Metropolitan Area
|1,652,649 |
| Da Nang Metropolitan Area
|1,265,560 |
| Hai Phong Metropolitan Area
|1,003,753 |
| My Tho Metropolitan Area
|461,520 |
| Long Xuyen Metropolitan Area
|550,869 |
| Vinh Long Metropolitan Area
|484,198 |
| Vung Tau Metropolitan Area
|476,737 |
| Nha Trang Metropolitan Area
|443,626 |
| Tay Ninh Metropolitan Area
|436,732 |
| Hue Metropolitan Area
|383,941 |
| Thai Nguyen Metropolitan Area
|363,000 |
| Vinh Metropolitan Area
|349,192 |
| Thanh Hoa Metropolitan Area
|343,001 |
| Quang Ngai Metropolitan Area
|340,820 |
| Buon Ma Thuot Metropolitan Area
|316,655 |
| Nam Dinh Metropolitan Area
|292,782 |
| Qui Nhon Metropolitan Area
|282,795 |
| Rach Gia Metropolitan Area
|276,783 |
| Thai Binh Metropolitan Area
|268,330 |
| Phan Thiet Metropolitan Area
|243,919 |
| Play Cu Metropolitan Area
|199,908 |
| Bac Lieu Metropolitan Area
|199,141 |
| Phan Rang Metropolitan Area
|198,679 |
| Da Lat Metropolitan Area
|195,370 |
| Ca Mau Metropolitan Area
|193,377 |
| Ha Long Metropolitan Area
|178,597 |
| Lac Thanh Metropolitan Area
|177,136 |
| Cao Lanh Metropolitan Area
|173,133 |
| Cai Lay Metropolitan Area
|172,776 |
| Tra Vinh Metropolitan Area
|159,016 |
| Tuy Hoa Metropolitan Area
|158,744 |
| Binh Phuoc Metropolitan Area
|155,011 |
| Cao Mat Metropolitan Area
|149,729 |
| Kon Tum Metropolitan Area
|144,425 |
| Son Tay (Ha Noi) Metropolitan Area
|139,803 |
| Vinh Yen Metropolitan Area
|139,418 |
| Soc Trang Metropolitan Area
|133,858 |
| Viet Tri Metropolitan Area
|129,341 |
| Long Le Metropolitan Area
|125,920 |
| Mong Cai Metropolitan Area (Mong Cai + Dongxing)
|125,104 |
| Cam Pha Metropolitan Area
|122,988 |
| Ninh Binh Metropolitan Area
|122,236 |
| Cai Be Metropolitan Area
|120,234 |
| Tuyen Quang Metropolitan Area
|114,216 |
| Phu Ly Metropolitan Area
|112,705 |
| Tien Thanh Metropolitan Area
|112,508 |
| Tân Phú Metropolitan Area
|111,991 |
| Lang Son Metropolitan Area
|110,770 |
| Ho Kou Metropolitan Area (Ho Kou + Hekou)
|105,453 |
| Xuan Loc Metropolitan Area
|103,836 |
| Gia Rai Metropolitan Area
|102,299 |
| Yen Bai Metropolitan Area
|102,149 |
| Tam Ky Metropolitan Area
|100,935 |
| Vinh Tuy Metropolitan Area
|100,364 |
Central America and Caribbeans
= Bahamas =
Urban population rate: 87% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Nassau Conurbation: 261,235
= Barbados =
Urban population rate: 53% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Bridgetown Conurbation: 152,912
= Costa Rica =
Urban population rate: 70% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- San Jose Conurbation: 2,461,955
= Cuba =
Urban population rate: 80% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Havana Metropolitan Area: 1,632,772
= Dominican Republic =
Urban population rate: 75% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Santo Domingo Metropolitan Area: 4,593,164
= El Salvador =
Urban population rate: 70% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- San Salvador Conurbation: 1,615,741
- Santa Ana Metropolitan Area: 205,665
- Sonsonate Metropolitan Area: 181,726
- San Miguel Metropolitan Area: 165,222
- Lourdes Metropolitan Area: 134,316
= Guatemala =
Urban population rate: 57% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Guatemala Metropolitan Area: 2,900,619
= Haiti =
Urban population rate: 63% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Port au Prince Metropolitan Area: 1,733,378
= Honduras =
Urban population rate: 59% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Tegucigalpa Conurbation: 1,653,509
- San Pedro Sula Conurbation: 1,547,548
- La Ceiba Metropolitan Area: 300,948
- El Progreso Metropolitan Area: 138,954
- Choluteca Metropolitan Area: 128,127
- Comayagua Metropolitan Area: 113,060
= Jamaica =
Urban population rate: 60% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Kingston Conurbation: 936,134
- Montego Bay Metropolitan Area: 116,517
= Nicaragua =
= Panama =
Urban population rate: 80% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Ciudad del Panama Conurbation: 2,043,187
- Colon Metropolitan Area: 187,546
- David Metropolitan Area: 126,995
= Trinidad and Tobago =
Urban population rate: 19% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Port of Spain Conurbation: 474,070
- Chaguanas Metropolitan Area: 131,058
- San Fernando Metropolitan Area: 119,286
Europe
The European Union's statistical agency Eurostat, in partnership with OECD, has created a concept named functional 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.{{cite web |title=What is the Urban Audit? |url=http://www.urbanaudit.org/help.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212235821/http://www.urbanaudit.org/help.aspx |archive-date=2009-02-12 |website=Urban Audit}} The FUA consists of a city and its commuting zone,{{cite web |title=European cities – the EU-OECD functional urban area definition |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Archive:European_cities_%E2%80%93_the_EU-OECD_functional_urban_area_definition |publisher=Eurostat}} which is a contiguous area of spatial units that have at least 15% of their employed residents working in the city.{{cite book |author=European Union/FAO/UN-Habitat/OECD/The World Bank |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3859598/15348338/KS-02-20-499-EN-N.pdf/0d412b58-046f-750b-0f48-7134f1a3a4c2?t=1669111363941 |title=Applying the Degree of Urbanisation — A methodological manual to define cities, towns and rural areas for international comparisons — 2021 edition |date=2021 |publisher=Publications Office of the European Union |isbn=978-92-76-20306-3 |location=Luxembourg |page=52 |language=en |doi=10.2785/706535}}
A further, derived concept is the typology of metropolitan regions. A NUTS 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 this criteria are considered to be non-metropolitan regions.{{cite web |title=Glossary:Metro regions |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Metro_regions |publisher=Eurostat}}
= Albania =
= Austria =
= Belarus =
Urban population rate: 79% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Minsk Metropolitan Area
|2,093,512 |
| Gomel Metropolitan Area
|571,257 |
| Vitebsk Metropolitan Area
|382,195 |
| Mogilev Metropolitan Area
|334,165 |
| Brest Metropolitan Area (Brest + Terespol)
|326,182 |
| Grodno Metropolitan Area
|309,064 |
| Bobruisk Metropolitan Area
|197,539 |
| Baranavici Metropolitan Area
|162,854 |
| Pinsk Metropolitan Area
|132,029 |
| Borisov Metropolitan Area
|112,218 |
= Belgium =
= Bosnia and Herzegovina =
Urban population rate: 56% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Sarajevo Metropolitan Area: 235,734
= Bulgaria =
= Croatia =
= Czechia =
= Denmark =
Urban population rate: 89% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Copenhagen Metropolitan Area: 1,338,887
- Aarhus Metropolitan Area: 252,649
- Odense Metropolitan Area: 147,088
- Aalborg Metropolitan Area: 101,029
= Estonia =
Urban population rate: 74% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Tallinn Metropolitan Area: 449,861
= Finland =
= France =
{{main|Functional area (France)}}
France's national statistics office, INSEE, names an urban core and its surrounding area of commuter influence an {{ill|aire d'attraction d'une ville|fr|aire d'attraction d'une ville|italic=y}} (AAV, literally meaning "catchment area of a city"), plural: aires d'attraction des villes.{{cite web |title=Le nouveau zonage en aires d'attraction des villes |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/4808607 |access-date=2022-04-09 |publisher=INSEE}} The official translation of this statistical area in English (as used by INSEE) is "functional area".{{cite web |title=Functional areas |url=https://www.insee.fr/en/metadonnees/definition/c2173 |access-date=2022-04-09 |publisher=INSEE}} The AAV follows the same definition as the Functional Urban Area (FUA) used by Eurostat and the OECD, and the AAVs are thus strictly comparable to the FUAs.
The AAV replaced in 2020 the metropolitan statistical area called aire urbaine (AU). The AU, which was defined differently than the AAV, has now been discarded by INSEE and replaced with the AAV in order to facilitate international comparisons.
Urban population rate: 88% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Ile-de-France Conurbation
|10,242,434 |
| Lyon Metropolitan Area
|1,194,741 |
| Marseille Metropolitan Area
|911,934 |
| Lille Metropolitan Area (Lille + Mouscron)
|907,123 |
| Toulouse Metropolitan Area
|712,882 |
| Bordeaux Metropolitan Area
|642,756 |
| Cote-d'Azur Conurbation (Nice + Cannes)
|606,433 |
| Nantes Metropolitan Area
|472,262 |
| Strasbourg Metropolitan Area (Strasbourg + Kehl)
|419,245 |
| Toulon Metropolitan Area
|368,851 |
| Grenoble Metropolitan Area
|338,199 |
| Rouen Metropolitan Area
|320,960 |
| Montpellier Metropolitan Area
|293,865 |
| Rennes Metropolitan Area
|227,572 |
| Nancy Metropolitan Area
|213,797 |
| Tours Metropolitan Area
|211,591 |
| Dijon Metropolitan Area
|208,040 |
| Cambrin Metropolitan Area
|207,779 |
| Clermont-Ferrand Metropolitan Area
|191,311 |
| Saint Denis Metropolitan Area (Reunion)
|189,854 |
| Reims Metropolitan Area
|189,743 |
| Mulhouse Metropolitan Area
|189,297 |
| Le Havre Metropolitan Area
|187,643 |
| Orleans Metropolitan Area
|179,869 |
| Angers Metropolitan Area
|176,839 |
| Saint-Etienne Metropolitan Area
|172,766 |
| Caen Metropolitan Area
|164,788 |
| Noumea Metropolitan Area (New Caleidonia)
|153,190 |
| Metz Metropolitan Area
|151,221 |
| Le Mans Metropolitan Area
|147,383 |
| Brest Metropolitan Area
|142,527 |
| Amiens Metropolitan Area
|136,532 |
| Limoges Metropolitan Area
|129,255 |
| Dunkerque Metropolitan Area
|127,529 |
| Mamoudzou Metropolitan Area (Mayotte)
|127,511 |
| Perpignan Metropolitan Area
|115,845 |
| Pau Metropolitan Area
|112,672 |
| Troyes Metropolitan Area
|109,941 |
| Papeete Metropolitan Area (French Polynesia)
|109,747 |
| Besançon Metropolitan Area
|108,712 |
| Le Port Metropolitan Area (Reunion)
|105,572 |
| Annecy Metropolitan Area
|102,728 |
| Nîmes Metropolitan Area
|101,743 |
| Valenciennes Metropolitan Area
|101,583 |
= Germany =
Metropolitan regions in Germany by definition, are the eleven urban areas that are the most densely populated areas in the Federal 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). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Ruhr Conurbation (Bonn + Koln + Düsseldorf + Wuppertal + Dortmund + Hagen)
|7,822,542 |
| Berlin Conurbation
|3,775,954 |
| Hamburg Metropolitan Area
|1,841,656 |
| Munich Metropolitan Area
|1,827,704 |
| Frankfurt am Main Conurbation
|1,505,111 |
| Stuttgart Conurbation
|1,117,893 |
| Nurnberg Metropolitan Area
|759,135 |
| Hannover Metropolitan Area
|663,997 |
| Leipzig Metropolitan Area
|585,335 |
| Dresden Metropolitan Area
|566,233 |
| Bremen Metropolitan Area
|559,521 |
| Mannheim Metropolitan Area
|456,549 |
| Augsburg Metropolitan Area
|312,094 |
| Karlsruhe Metropolitan Area
|286,982 |
| Aachen Metropolitan Area (Aachen + Kerkrade)
|226,264 |
| Kassel Metropolitan Area
|222,869 |
| Bielefeld Metropolitan Area
|214,193 |
| Kiel Metropolitan Area
|209,786 |
| Munster Metropolitan Area
|207,455 |
| Heidelberg Metropolitan Area
|196,429 |
| Magdeburg Metropolitan Area
|193,706 |
| Halle Metropolitan Area
|185,076 |
| Braunschweig Metropolitan Area
|180,612 |
| Freiburg im Breisgau Metropolitan Area
|179,912 |
| Rostock Metropolitan Area
|168,453 |
| Chemnitz Metropolitan Area
|168,021 |
| Lubeck Metropolitan Area
|150,413 |
| Saarbrücken Metropolitan Area
|146,109 |
| Oldenburg Metropolitan Area
|144,961 |
| Erfurt Metropolitan Area
|141,749 |
| Koblenz Metropolitan Area
|138,095 |
| Regensburg Metropolitan Area
|133,794 |
| Wurzburg Metropolitan Area
|121,062 |
| Heilbronn Metropolitan Area
|121,015 |
| Bremerhaven Metropolitan Area
|116,975 |
| Darmstadt Metropolitan Area
|116,051 |
| Osnabruck Metropolitan Area
|105,944 |
| Ulm Metropolitan Area
|103,439 |
= Greece =
Urban population rate: 68% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Athens Metropolitan Area: 3,166,757
- Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area: 783,450
- Heraklion Metropolitan Area: 159,049
- Patras Metropolitan Area: 146,128
- Larisa Metropolitan Area: 118,892
= Hungary =
= Iceland =
Urban population rate: 73% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Reykjavik Metropolitan Area: 206,895
= Ireland =
= Italy =
In 2001 Italy transformed 14 provinces of some of the country's largest cities into Metropolitan Cities. Therefore, the territory of the Metropolitan City corresponds to that of a standard Italian province.
Urban population rate: 73% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !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 Area
|529,493 |
| Genova Metropolitan Area
|523,194 |
| Bologna Metropolitan Area
|456,780 |
| Bergamo Metropolitan Area
|448,364 |
| Bari Metropolitan Area
|311,280 |
| Cagliari Metropolitan Area
|257,468 |
| Padova Metropolitan Area
|244,498 |
| Brescia Metropolitan Area
|243,287 |
| Venezia Metropolitan Area
|222,475 |
| Verona Metropolitan Area
|216,582 |
| Pescara Metropolitan Area
|212,590 |
| Messina Metropolitan Area
|178,836 |
| Trieste Metropolitan Area
|178,655 |
| Modena Metropolitan Area
|155,015 |
| Como Metropolitan Area
|151,878 |
| Livorno Metropolitan Area
|149,983 |
| Parma Metropolitan Area
|148,518 |
| Taranto Metropolitan Area
|136,105 |
| Reggio Calabria Metropolitan Area
|128,270 |
| Foggia Metropolitan Area
|126,645 |
| Rimini Metropolitan Area
|126,273 |
| Vicenza Metropolitan Area
|121,637 |
| Reggio Emilia Metropolitan Area
|119,756 |
| Bolzano Metropolitan Area
|107,197 |
| Massa Metropolitan Area
|101,572 |
| Udine Metropolitan Area
|101,454 |
= Kosovo =
Urban population rate: 42% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Pristina Metropolitan Area: 218,971
= Latvia =
Urban population rate: 72% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Riga Metropolitan Area: 516,897
= Lithuania =
= Luxembourg =
Urban population rate: 88% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Luxembourg Metropolitan Area: 161,303
= Malta =
Urban population rate: 89% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Birkirkara Metropolitan Area (Valletta and nearby cities): 366,066
= Moldova =
Urban population rate: 55% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Chisinau Metropolitan Area: 450,581
= Montenegro =
Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Podgorica Metropolitan Area: 152,731
= Netherlands =
Urban population rate: 86% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Rotterdam Conurbation (Rotterdam + Delft + Den Haag + Zoetermeer)
|2,173,754 |
| Amsterdam Conurbation
|1,223,407 |
| Utrecht Metropolitan Area
|519,237 |
| Eindhoven Metropolitan Area
|293,438 |
| Leiden Metropolitan Area
|268,631 |
| Dordrecht Metropolitan Area
|252,512 |
| Haarlem Metropolitan Area
|207,592 |
| Tilburg Metropolitan Area
|206,798 |
| Arnhem Metropolitan Area
|194,293 |
| Nijmegen Metropolitan Area
|190,473 |
| Amersfoort Metropolitan Area
|186,756 |
| Almere Metropolitan Area
|185,506 |
| Breda Metropolitan Area
|177,734 |
| Alkmaar Metropolitan Area
|171,003 |
| Groningen Metropolitan Area
|167,782 |
| Willemstad (Curacao) Metropolitan Area
|162,059 |
| Heerlen Metropolitan Area
|160,135 |
| 's-Hertongenbosch Metropolitan Area
|144,486 |
| Apeldoorn Metropolitan Area
|133,570 |
| Enschede Metropolitan Area
|129,372 |
| Maastricht Metropolitan Area
|124,921 |
| Zwolle Metropolitan Area
|120,061 |
= North Macedonia =
Urban population rate: 67% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Skopje Metropolitan Area: 402,733
= Norway =
= Poland =
Urban population rate: 68% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Warsaw Metropolitan Area
|1,999,986 |
| Katowice conurbation
|1,408,364 |
| Krakow Metropolitan Area
|723,413 |
| Gdansk Metropolitan Area
|615,013 |
| Lodz Metropolitan Area
|582,587 |
| Wroclaw Metropolitan Area
|531,845 |
| Poznań Metropolitan Area
|531,736 |
| Lublin Metropolitan Area
|320,313 |
| Bialystok Metropolitan Area
|289,226 |
| Szczecin Metropolitan Area
|269,836 |
| Walbrzych Metropolitan Area
|182,732 |
| Rzeszow Metropolitan Area
|180,696 |
| Bielsko-Biala Metropolitan Area
|136,717 |
= Portugal =
= Romania =
Urban population rate: 65% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Bucharest Metropolitan Area
|1,971,350 |
| Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan Area
|321,095 |
| Iasi Metropolitan Area
|304,851 |
| Timisoara Metropolitan Area
|288,523 |
| Constanta Metropolitan Area
|273,012 |
| Craiova Metropolitan Area
|260,150 |
| Galati Metropolitan Area
|232,217 |
| Brasov Metropolitan Area
|230,438 |
| Ploiesti Metropolitan Area
|187,350 |
| Oradea Metropolitan Area
|156,341 |
| Giurgiu Metropolitan Area
|141,675 |
| Braila Metropolitan Area
|138,888 |
| Pitesti Metropolitan Area
|132,100 |
| Targu-Mures Metropolitan Area
|118,255 |
| Sibiu Metropolitan Area
|117,695 |
| Bacau Metropolitan Area
|117,407 |
| Arad Metropolitan Area
|112,052 |
| Oltenita Metropolitan Area
|108,928 |
= Russia =
Urban population rate: 78% (2024).{{Cite journal |last=Ritchie |first=Hannah |last2=Samborska |first2=Veronika |last3=Roser |first3=Max |date=2024-02-21 |title=Urbanization |url=https://ourworldindata.org/urbanization |journal=Our World in Data |language=en}} Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.{{Cite web |title=Global Human Settlement - Stats in the city visualisation - European Commission |url=https://human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu/ucdb2024visual.php |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu}}
- Moskva Metropolitan Area: 14,384,082
= Serbia =
Urban population rate: 63% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Beograd Metropolitan Area: 1,200,547
- Novi Sad Metropolitan Area: 286,753
- Nis Metropolitan Area: 219,095
- Kragujevac Metropolitan Area: 140,856
= Slovakia =
Urban population rate: 62% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Bratislava Metropolitan Area: 310,204
- Košice Metropolitan Area: 223,173
= Slovenia =
Urban population rate: 57% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Ljubljana Metropolitan Area: 252,736
= Spain =
Urban population rate: 82% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Madrid conurbation
|5,680,137 |
| Barcelona conurbation
|3,908,362 |
| Valencia Metropolitan Area
|1,404,208 |
| Bilbao Metropolitan Area
|729,222 |
| Sevilla Metropolitan Area
|696,193 |
| Zaragoza Metropolitan Area
|624,271 |
| Málaga Metropolitan Area
|522,827 |
| Palma de Mallorca Metropolitan Area
|467,468 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Metropolitan Area
|378,494 |
| Granada Metropolitan Area
|362,800 |
| Murcia Metropolitan Area
|341,431 |
| Alicante Metropolitan Area
|331,089 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife Metropolitan Area
|324,645 |
| Pamplona Metropolitan Area
|296,609 |
| Valladolid Metropolitan Area
|290,636 |
| Vigo Metropolitan Area
|265,407 |
| A Coruña Metropolitan Area
|249,861 |
| Gijón Metropolitan Area
|229,261 |
| Algeciras Metropolitan Area
|215,007 |
| San Sebastián Metropolitan Area
|214,645 |
| Santander Metropolitan Area
|206,816 |
| Vitoria Metropolitan Area
|203,909 |
| Alcalá de Henares Metropolitan Area
|184,497 |
| Oviedo Metropolitan Area
|170,846 |
| Almería Metropolitan Area
|169,121 |
| Castellón de la Plana Metropolitan Area
|158,875 |
| Salamanca Metropolitan Area
|143,857 |
| Logroño Metropolitan Area
|142,370 |
| Ceuta Metropolitan Area
|137,945 |
| Girona Metropolitan Area
|132,100 |
| Tarragona Metropolitan Area
|131,944 |
| Jerez de la Frontera Metropolitan Area
|130,424 |
| Cádiz Metropolitan Area
|130,037 |
| Melilla Metropolitan Area
|126,133 |
| Mataró Metropolitan Area
|123,418 |
| Marbella Metropolitan Area
|119,627 |
| Burgos Metropolitan Area
|117,187 |
| Huelva Metropolitan Area
|113,533 |
| Torrevieja Metropolitan Area
|105,360 |
= Sweden =
The list 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.{{cite web |title=Geografin i statistiken – regionala indelningar i Sverigelanguage=sv |url=https://www.scb.se/contentassets/e98247b537e14fc4b3f27f203adcce09/ov9999_2004a01_br_x20op0502.pdf |publisher=Statistics Sweden}} They were defined around 1965. In 2005, a number of further municipalities were added to the defined areas.
Urban population rate: 88% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Stockholm Metropolitan Area: 1,543,892
- Gothenburg Metropolitan Area: 599,675
- Malmo Metropolitan Area: 339,007
- Uppsala Metropolitan Area: 133,611
- Helsingborg Metropolitan Area: 106,339
- Vasteras Metropolitan Area: 104,147
= Switzerland =
= Ukraine =
Boundaries are referred to the Treaty on the Russian–Ukrainian border signed in 2003.
Urban population rate: 73% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| Kyiv Metropolitan Area
|2,575,199 |
| Kharkiv Metropolitan Area
|1,284,380 |
| Odesa Metropolitan Area
|977,813 |
| Dnipro Metropolitan Area
|761,540 |
| Donetsk Metropolitan Area
|690,522 |
| Zaporizhzhia Metropolitan Area
|624,951 |
| Lviv Metropolitan Area
|604,320 |
| Krivyy Rih Metropolitan Area
|471,275 |
| Mikolaiv Metropolitan Area
|412,070 |
| Vinnitsa Metropolitan Area
|383,836 |
| Mariupol Metropolitan Area
|363,415 |
| Luhansk Metropolitan Area
|342,311 |
| Simferopol Metropolitan Area
|338,634 |
| Chernihiv Metropolitan Area
|278,668 |
| Cherkasy Metropolitan Area
|278,510 |
| Poltava Metropolitan Area
|275,189 |
| Khmelnitskyy Metropolitan Area
|259,104 |
| Kherson Metropolitan Area
|246,357 |
| Zhytomir Metropolitan Area
|242,883 |
| Chernivtsi Metropolitan Area
|240,725 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Metropolitan Area
|237,552 |
| Rivne Metropolitan Area
|228,212 |
| Kropivnitskyy Metropolitan Area
|225,913 |
| Kamianske Metropolitan Area
|223,589 |
| Lutsk Metropolitan Area
|218,316 |
| Sumy Metropolitan Area
|214,376 |
| Kremenchuk Metropolitan Area
|213,125 |
| Bialitserkva Metropolitan Area
|207,328 |
| Horlivka Metropolitan Area
|195,806 |
| Sevastopol Metropolitan Area
|189,598 |
| Ternopil Metropolitan Area
|187,740 |
| Melitopol Metropolitan Area
|166,662 |
| Kramatorsk Metropolitan Area
|150,246 |
| Alchevsk Metropolitan Area
|139,091 |
| Nikopol Metropolitan Area
|132,379 |
| Sloviansk Metropolitan Area
|132,301 |
| Uzhhorod Metropolitan Area
|124,809 |
= United Kingdom =
The United Kingdom's Office 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".[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/beginner-s-guide/other/travel-to-work-areas/index.html Beginners' guide to UK geography - Travel to Work Areas (TTWAs)] Office for National Statistics The European Union's ESPON group has compiled a separate list 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 the Green Belt was introduced to stem the further urbanisation of the countryside in South East England. The list below shows the most populous urban areas in the UK as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Different organisations define conurbations in the UK differently for example, the Liverpool–Manchester or the Manchester–Liverpool conurbation is defined as one conurbation by AESOP in a comparison report published by the University of Manchester in 2005 found here. The Liverpool–Manchester Conurbation has a population of 5.68 million.
Urban population rate: 89% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Name !Population |
| London Conurbation
|11,360,327 |
| Manchester-Liverpool Conurbation
|4,876,538 |
| Birmingham Conurbation
|2,617,211 |
| Leeds Conurbation
|1,776,717 |
| Glasgow Conurbation
|1,360,653 |
| Sheffield Conurbation
|1,071,442 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Conurbation
|1,037,509 |
| Bristol Metropolitan Area
|680,809 |
| Nottingham Metropolitan Area
|650,703 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan Area
|558,406 |
| Edinburgh Metropolitan Area
|530,165 |
| Leicester Metropolitan Area
|527,124 |
| Portsmouth Metropolitan Area
|480,317 |
| Brighton Metropolitan Area
|456,337 |
| Coventry Metropolitan Area
|437,237 |
| Belfast Metropolitan Area
|437,125 |
| Bournemouth Metropolitan Area
|382,597 |
| Southampton Metropolitan Area
|374,413 |
| Middlesbrough Metropolitan Area
|351,680 |
| Stoke on Trent Metropolitan Area
|329,688 |
| Kingston upon Hull Metropolitan Area
|321,006 |
| Reading Metropolitan Area
|273,287 |
| Derby Metropolitan Area
|271,899 |
| Luton Metropolitan Area
|268,353 |
| Southend on Sea Metropolitan Area
|265,744 |
| Plymouth Metropolitan Area
|252,928 |
| Gillingham Metropolitan Area
|247,682 |
| Northampton Metropolitan Area
|219,781 |
| Milton Keynes Metropolitan Area
|205,060 |
| Aberdeen Metropolitan Area
|193,155 |
| Swindon Metropolitan Area
|192,422 |
| Peterborough Metropolitan Area
|189,937 |
| Blackpool Metropolitan Area
|189,730 |
| Norwich Metropolitan Area
|188,535 |
| Ipswich Metropolitan Area
|171,226 |
| Oxford Metropolitan Area
|168,021 |
| Dundee Metropolitan Area
|158,327 |
| York Metropolitan Area
|151,629 |
| Swansea Metropolitan Area
|150,621 |
| Gloucester Metropolitan Area
|145,718 |
| Cambridge Metropolitan Area
|136,064 |
| Telford Metropolitan Area
|135,270 |
| Margate Metropolitan Area
|128,756 |
| Grimsby Metropolitan Area
|126,609 |
| Colchester Metropolitan Area
|120,251 |
| Polegate Metropolitan Area
|117,257 |
| Cheltenham Metropolitan Area
|116,046 |
| Lincoln Metropolitan Area
|115,775 |
| Torquay Metropolitan Area
|111,323 |
| Exeter Metropolitan Area
|110,292 |
| Basingstoke Metropolitan Area
|109,911 |
| Camberley Metropolitan Area
|108,988 |
| High Wycombe Metropolitan Area
|108,858 |
| Bedford Metropolitan Area
|107,556 |
| Crawley Metropolitan Area
|106,964 |
| Chelmsford Metropolitan Area
|106,499 |
| Maidstone Metropolitan Area
|105,233 |
| Basildon Metropolitan Area
|104,556 |
| Worcester Metropolitan Area
|101,123 |
North America
= Canada =
{{Further|List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada}}
In Canada, a census metropolitan area (CMA) or census 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.{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2017-11-15 |title=Illustrated Glossary - Census metropolitan area (CMA) and census agglomeration (CA) |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/92-195-x/2021001/geo/cma-rmr/cma-rmr-eng.htm |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www150.statcan.gc.ca}}
Urban population rate: 85% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
=United States=
{{main|Metropolitan statistical area}}
{{see also|List of U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP}}
As of February 28, 2013, the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defined 1,098 statistical areas for the metropolitan areas of the United States and Puerto Rico.{{cite web |date=February 28, 2013 |title=OMB Bulletin No. 13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004708/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |archive-date=January 21, 2017 |access-date=April 2, 2013 |publisher=United States Office of Management and Budget}} These 1,098 statistical areas comprise 929 Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) and 169 Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs). The 929 Core-Based Statistical Areas are divided into 388 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs – 381 for the U.S. and seven for Puerto Rico) and 541 Micropolitan 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||date=December 2023}}
The Office of Management and Budget defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban area of at least 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of economic and social integration with the core as measured by commuting 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). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- New York Metropolitan Area (including Newark and Jersey): 14,197,659
- Los Angeles Metropolitan Area: 13,474,333
- Miami Metropolitan Area: 5,733,042
- Chicago Metropolitan Area: 5,318,735
- Houston Metropolitan Area: 4,301,461
- San Francisco Metropolitan Area: 4,178,349
- Washington Metropolitan Area: 3,471,725
- Phoenix Metropolitan Area: 2,608,874
- Dallas Metropolitan Area. 2,577,308
- Denver Metropolitan Area: 2,425,086
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Area: 2,371,780
- Philadephia Metropolitan Area: 2,286,396
- Seattle Metropolitan Area: 2,099,643
- San Diego Metropolitan Area: 1,977,279
- Detroit Metropolitan Area: 1,918,653
- Portland Metropolitan Area: 1,839,776
- Mesa Metropolitan Area: 1,724,503
- Sacramento Metropolitan Area: 1,697,184
- Boston Metropolitan Area: 1,669,310
- Austin Metropolitan Area: 1,580,153
- San Antonio Metropolitan Area: 1,513,874
- Orlando Metropolitan Area: 1,231,650
- Minneapolis Metropolitan Area: 1,217,972
- Baltimore Metropolitan Area: 1,127,338
- Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area: 1,108,953
=Mexico=
{{Further|Metropolitan areas of Mexico}}
Metropolitan areas are known as zonas metropolitanas in Mexico. The National Population Council (CONAPO) defines them as:{{cite web |title=Delimitation of Mexico's Metropolitan Areas 2015 |url=https://www.gob.mx/conapo/documentos/delimitacion-de-las-zonas-metropolitanas-de-mexico-2015 |access-date=2020-12-29 |publisher=CONAPO |language=es}}
- 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). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Ciudad del Mexico Metropolitan Area: 17,639,164
- Guadalajara Metropolitan Area: 4,138,350
- Monterrey Metropolitan Area: 4,001,151
- Puebla Metropolitan Area: 1,949,860
- Toluca Metropolitan Area: 1,594,046
- Tijuana Metropolitan Area: 1,538,301
- Leon Metropolitan Area: 1,384,014
- Torreon Metropolitan Area: 1,363,776
- Ciudad Juarez Metropolitan Area: 1,214,949
- San Luis Potosi Metropolitan Area: 1,005,068
Oceania
= Australia =
File:Melbourne at night from the International Space Station.jpg metropolitan area in Australia seen at night from the International Space Station]]
The Australian Bureau of Statistics uses Greater 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.{{cite journal |last1=Australian Bureau of Statistics |author1-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics |date=12 July 2016 |title=GREATER CAPITAL CITY STATISTICAL AREA (GCCSA) |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1270.0.55.001 |journal=Australian Statistical Geography Standard |location=Canberra, ACT |volume=1 |issue=1270.0.55.001 |access-date=20 June 2021}}
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|date=January 2023}}
- Albury-Wodonga
- Canberra-Queanbeyan
- Newcastle-Sydney-Wollongong
- Perth-Mandurah
- South East Queensland
- Melbourne-Geelong
Urban population rate: 91% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Sydney Metropolitan Area: 4,375,394
- Melbourne Metropolitan Area: 4,010,658
- Brisbane Metropolitan Area: 1,359,105
- Perth Metropolitan Area: 1,357,382
- Adelaide Metropolitan Area: 938,328
- Point Cook Metropolitan Area: 501,408
- Gold Coast Metropolitan Area: 279,191
- Newcastle Metropolitan Area: 205,366
- North Lakes Metropolitan Area: 179,797
- Geelong Metropolitan Area: 165,825
- Wollongong Metropolitan Area: 149,057
- Langwarrin Metropolitan Area: 122,179
- Thuringowa Metropolitan Area: 107,619
- Butler Metropolitan Area: 106,621
- Campbelltown Metropolitan Area: 104,044
- Huntfield Heights Metropolitan Area: 103,948
= Fiji =
Urban population rate: 58% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Suva Metropolitan Area: 242,910
= New Zealand =
Urban population rate: 89% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Auckland Metropolitan Area: 1,673,898
- Christchurch Metropolitan Area: 278,356
- Hamilton Metropolitan Area: 176,223
- Wellington Metropolitan Area: 154,120
- Tauranga Metropolitan Area: 122,546
= Papua New Guinea =
Urban population rate: 12% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Port Moresby Metropolitan Area: 442,165
- Mendi Metropolitan Area: 125,843
- Lae Metropolitan Area: 116,212
- Madang Metropolitan Area: 110,610
- Mount Hagen Metropolitan Area: 100,524
= Solomon Islands =
Urban population rate: 25% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Honiara Metropolitan Area: 137,201
South America
= Argentina =
Urban population rate: 95% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area: 14,179,912
- Cordoba Metropolitan Area: 1,468,197
- Rosario Metropolitan Area: 1,187,382
- Mendoza Metropolitan Area: 1,063,217
= Bolivia =
Urban population rate: 71% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- La Paz Metropolitan Area: 2,063,633
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra Metropolitan Area: 2,016,833
- Cochabamba Metropolitan Area: 1,357,548
=Brazil=
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{{excerpt|List of metropolitan areas in Brazil|Definitions|paragraphs=1|this=The following paragraph is}}
The IBGE defines also "Immediate Geographic Areas" (formerly termed microregions) which capture the region "surrounding urban centers for the supply of immediate needs of the population".{{Cite web|title=Regional Divisions of Brazil |url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/territorial-organization/regional-division/21536-regional-divisions-of-brazil.html?=&t=sobre|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402184832/https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/geosciences/territorial-organization/regional-division/21536-regional-divisions-of-brazil.html?=&t=sobre|archive-date=2021-04-02|access-date=2021-04-02|website=IBGE}} Intended for policy planning purposes, as of March 2021 census data is not tabulated on the level of these Areas, but instead at the municipality or state level.{{Cite web|title=Population Census {{!}} IBGE|url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/statistics/social/public-administration-political-and-social-participation/18391-2010-population-census.html?edicao=19720&t=sobre|access-date=2021-04-02|website=www.ibge.gov.br}}
Urban population rate: 89% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area: 19,485,158
- Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area: 9,853,693
- Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area: 4,376,747
- Recife Metropolitan Area: 3,847,558
- Salvador Metropolitan Area: 3,305,396
- Fortaleza Metropolitan Area: 3,324,149
- Porto Alegre Metropolitan Area: 2,763,350
- Curitiba Metropolitan Area: 2,512,877
- Goiania Metropolitan Area: 2,457,483
- Manaus Metropolitan Area: 2,368,805
- Belem Metropolitan Area: 2,192,375
- Brasilia Metropolitan Area: 1,799,121
- Niteroi Metropolitan Area: 1,734,951
- Vitoria Metropolitan Area: 1,291,834
- Sao Luis Metropolitan Area: 1,272,247
- Natal Metropolitan Area: 1,133,224
- Santos Metropolitan Area: 1,128,178
- Joao Pessoa Metropolitan Area: 1,120,243
- Maceio Metropolitan Area: 1,046,071
=Chile=
There 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). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Santiago Metropolitan Area: 6,633,767
= Colombia =
Urban population rate: 80% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Bogota Metropolitan Area: 10,419,361
- Medellin Metropolitan Area: 3,215,457
- Cali Metropolitan Area: 2,691,616
- Barranquilla Metropolitan Area: 2,166,638
= Ecuador =
= Guyana =
Urban population rate: 33% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Georgetown Metropolitan Area: 130,680
= Paraguay =
Urban population rate: 68% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Asuncion Metropolitan Area: 1,175,482
= Peru =
= Suriname =
Urban population rate: 75% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Paramaribo Metropolitan Area: 253,626
= Uruguay =
Urban population rate: 94% (2024). Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.
- Montevideo Metropolitan Area: 2,619,222
= Venezuela =
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- Economic restructuring
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Metropolitan economy
- Urban sprawl
- Urban heat island
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=Lists of metropolitan areas=
- List of metropolitan areas that overlap multiple countries
- List of metropolitan areas by population
- List of metropolitan areas in Asia
- List of metropolitan areas in Africa
- List of metropolitan areas in the Americas
- List of North American metropolitan areas by population
- List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas
- List of metropolitan areas in Europe
- List of metropolitan areas (LUZ) in the European Union
=Metropolitan planning theories=
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References
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External links
- {{cite web|title=The World's Cities in 2016|url=https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/urbanization/the_worlds_cities_in_2016_data_booklet.pdf|publisher=United Nations|date=October 2016}} (page 1 illustrates metropolitan area versus city proper and urban agglomeration)
- [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20091012202651/http://www.e-geopolis.eu/ Geopolis]: research group, university of Paris-Diderot, France — Urbanization of the world
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