List of megalopoleis

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A megalopolis is the general term for a number of proximate metropoleis.

[edit] Largest megalopoleis

See below for a list of the world’s nine largest megalopoleis, in descending order of population (×1,000,000):

1. Ganges River Valley: Delhi–Islamabad–Lahore–other metropoleis — 700
2. Taiheiyo Belt — 75
3. ChiPitts: Chicago–Toronto–Ontario–Montreal^α — 58
4. Blue Banana: London–Paris–Rhine Rhur–Milan–The Kingdom of the Netherlands^β — 50
5. BosWash: New York–Boston–New Jersey–Washington, D.C.–Philadelphia — 42
6. Rio de Janeiro–Sao Paulo–Campinas — 40
7. Bajalta California–SanSan^γ — 40
8. Much of South Korea comprises a number of metropoleis based around Seoul — 30–35
9. Mexico city and the surrounding area — 27

α: The exact borders of ChiPitts are unclear.

β: The Netherlands is only a recent addition unto the Blue Banana megalopolis.

γ: The megalopolitan status of Bajalta California–SanSan is disputed by some who consider it a metroplex.