Megalopolis (city type)
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A megalopolis (sometimes called a megapolis; also megaregion, or supercity)[1] is typically defined as a chain of roughly adjacent metropolitan areas. The term was used by Patrick Geddes in his 1915 book Cities in Evolution,[2] by Oswald Spengler in his 1918 book, The Decline of the West, and Lewis Mumford in his 1938 book, The Culture of Cities, which described it as the first stage in urban overdevelopment and social decline. Later, it was used by Jean Gottmann in 1954, to describe the chain of metropolitan areas along the northeastern seaboard of the U.S. extending from Boston, Massachusetts through New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and ending in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia.[3][4][5] The latter is sometimes called the "BosWash megalopolis".
Definitions
Megalopolis is a Western deformation of the Greek word that derived from Greek: μέγας - 'great' and Greek: πόλις - 'city', therefore literally a 'great city'. This term is closer in meaning to megacity. Because in Greek, πόλις is feminine, the correct term is megalopolis.
A megalopolis, also known as a megaregion, is a clustered network of cities. Gottmann defined its population as 25 million.[6] Doxiadis defined a small megalopolis a similar cluster with a population of about 10 million.[7][8][9] America 2050,[10] a program of the Regional Plan Association, lists 11 megaregions in the United States and Canada.[7] Literally, megalopolis in Greek means a city of exaggerated size where the prefix megalo- represents a quantity of exaggerated size.[11] Megapolitan areas were explored in a July 2005 report by Robert E. Lang and Dawn Dhavale of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech.[12] A later 2007 article by Lang and Nelson uses 20 megapolitan areas grouped into 10 megaregions.[13] The concept is based on the original Megalopolis model.[9]
Modern interlinked ground transportation corridors, such as rail and highway, often aid in the development of megalopolises. Using these commuter passageways to travel throughout the megalopolis is informally called megaloping. This term was coined by Davide Gadren and Stefan Berteau.[14]
Africa
- Cairo–Giza–Qalyubia–Helwan–6th of October City (Greater Cairo), Egypt (16 million) The area around the Nile is also very densely populated.
- Nile River Delta Governorates (Alexandria, Beheira, Kafr el-Sheikh, Gharbia, Monufia, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Damietta, Al Sharqia, and Port Said) have a combined population of 41,045,135. The total area of these Governorates is 18,199 square miles making the population density 2,255.4 per square mile.
- The Gauteng City Region (PWV) in South Africa, which includes the urbanised portion of Gauteng Province (Pretoria, Centurion, Midrand, Johannesburg and the Vaal Triangle, with a population of over 10 million)[15][16][17]
- The region in Morocco including El Jadida-Casablanca-Rabat-Salé-Kenitra, concentrating in the long coastal belt, on around 250 km with a depth of 40 to 50 km, more than 11 million inhabitants.
- The Nairobi Metropolitan Region consisting of the counties of (Kajiado-Kiambu-Nairobi-Machakos-Murang'a) in Kenya, which have a combined population of 8 million people.[18]
Asia
East Asia
China
Further information: Metropolitan regions of China
- Pearl River Delta Megalopolis (珠江三角洲): (Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Macau, Huizhou) (55,000,000),[19][20] if Shantou/Quanzhou added (Guangdong Megalopolis) 70,000,000. If Hong Kong and other areas added, 120,000,000.[21]
- Yangtze River Delta Megalopolis (長江三角洲): (Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Jingjiang, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Nantong, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Jiangyin, Haimen, Zhangjiagang, Zhoushan, Ma'anshan) (88,000,000)[21]
- Bohai Economic Rim (环渤海经济圈): Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Anshan, Fushun, Dandong, Sinuiju, Tangshan, Yantai, Shenyang, Jinan, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Weihai (66,400,000)[22]
- South China Coast : Xiamen, Fuzhou, Wenzhou, Shantou, Jieyang, Chaozhou (25,000,000)
- Central Plain (中原): Kaifeng, Xinxiang, Zhengzhou, Luoyang (14,170,000)
- The central Liaoning city cluster in China. Within 150 km from its center Shenyang (7.2 million), it has Fushun (3 million), Anshan City (3.6 million), Benxi (1.5 million), Liaoyang (1.8 million), Yingkou (2.2 million), Panjin (1.2 million), and Tieling (3.4 million), with a total population of 23 million. And it can be further extended to Dalian (6.2 million), Fuxin (2 million) and Dandong (2.4 million). This area used to be the most industrialized region in China. It declined during 1980s-1990s, but in recent years, it has rapidly revived.
- Northeastern Cities or the Harbin–Changchun Area (哈尔滨长春地区): Harbin, Qiqihar, Daqing, Changchun, Jilin City, Siping including Rason in North Korea and Vladivostok in Russia (21,832,000)
- Sichuan basin (四川盆地) or the Chengyu Megalopolis (成渝都市圈): Chengdu, Chongqing, Zigong, Luzhou (20,878,000)
- Greater Wuhan Megalopolis (大武汉都市圈): Wuhan, Huangshi, Xinyang, Jiujiang, Yueyang (20,000,000)
- Guanzhong (关中): Xi'an, Xianyang, Baoji, Weinan (16,722,000)
- Greater Changsha Metropolitan region (长株潭城市群): Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan(12,994,400 in 2000)
In July 2012, the Economist Intelligence Unit brought out a report entitled; Supersized cities: China’s 13 megalopolises, which pinpoints the 13 emerging megalopolises in China, and highlights the demographic and income trends that are shaping their development.
Japan
- Taiheiyō Belt – Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Osaka, Hyōgo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, and Ōita in Japan. (80,000,000)
South Korea
- Seoul National Capital Area - Seoul, Incheon, Suwon, Goyang, Yongin, Seongnam, and the rest of Gyeonggi-do: (25,000,000)[23]
- Southeast Economic Belt - Busan, Daegu, Pohang, Ulsan, Changwon, and the rest of South Gyeongsang Province: (8,500,000)
South Asia
Dhaka, Bangladesh; part of the emerging chain of cities in the Bengal region
Transnational (South Asia)
- Bangladesh and India/Bengal- Kolkata, Dhaka and Chittagong (37,000,000)
India
There are six megalopolis regions in India:
- Maharashtra - 1.Mumbai (also includes Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivali, Ulhasnagar, Vasai-Virar, Ambernath, Badlapur, and Panvel), 2.Pune (also includes Pimpri-Chinchwad), Aurangabad, Solapur, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Alibag (39,500,000)
- Delhi National Capital Region and Jaipur (35,000,000)
- South India - Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai (Although widely separated geographically) (31,500,000)
- Gujarat - Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Anand, Nadiad, Bharuch, Ankleshwar (19,200,000)
- Punjab - Dhuri, Sangrur, Dhuri-Sangrur Center Area
Nepal
Kathmandu valley, which consists of 5 municipalities namely Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur and Madhyapur Thimi, along with the peripheral cities of Banepa, Panauti and Dhulikhel.
Southeast Asia
| Rank | Megalopolis Name | Country | Population in millions |
Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java |  Indonesia |
143 | Jakarta, Bandung, Serang, Kediri, East Java, Malang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Bekasi, Bogor, Cimahi, Depok, Malang, Semarang, South Tangerang, Tasikmalaya, Tangerang, Cirebon |
| 2 | Mega Manila |  Philippines |
40+ | Manila, Angeles, Baguio, Batangas, Dagupan, Olongapo |
| 3 | Central Thailand |  Thailand |
20+ | Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Pattaya |
| 4 | Southeast Economic Zone |  Vietnam |
16+ | Đồng Nai, Bình Dương, Ho Chi Minh City, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province, Long An, Tiền Giang |
- Central Luzon [Dagupan-Manila-Lucena] (36,000,000)
- Central-Thai Bangkok-Ayutthaya-Pattaya] (16,000,000)
- Malaya Kuala Lumpur-Selangor-Seremban] (8,000,000)
- Sijori [Johor Bahru-Singapore-Batam-Bintan] (9,000,000)
- Red River Delta in Vietnam (Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, & Hai Duong) (10,000,000)[24][25]
Southwest Asia
Iran
- Greater Tehran: A region located in Iranian Tehran and Alborz Province in central Northern Iran with its influence expanding in Qom Province, Qazvin Province and Mazandaran Province, home for at least 15 million people, it is one of the most populous urban areas in the Greater Middle East and the surrounding regions. Tehran was a small village 200 years ago when it was first chosen as the Capital city and it has been growing at a very fast rate.
Europe
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Denmark
| Rank | Megalopolis Name | Population in millions |
Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Copenhagen | 3.9[30][31] | Copenhagen, Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, and Roskilde |
France
| Rank | Megalopolis Name | Population in millions |
Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris metropolitan area | 12.3[32] | Paris & most of Île-de-France |
| 2 | Lyon economic region | 5.5[27] | Lyon & Rhône-Alpes river area |
| 3 | Marseille metropolitan region | 1.8[27] | Marseille, Aix-en-Provence |
| 4 | Toulouse economic region | 1.5[27] | Toulouse, Andorra (independent state, not a part of France) |
| 5 | Nice economic region | 1.1[27] | Nice, Monaco (independent city state, not a part of France) |
Germany
| Rank | Megalopolis Name | Population in millions |
Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhine-Ruhr | 13.5 | Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen |
| 2 | Berlin-Brandenburg | 5.95 | Berlin, Potsdam |
| 3 | Frankfurt Rhine-Main | 5.52 | Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Mainz |
| 4 | Stuttgart Metropolitan Region | 5.29[27] | Stuttgart |
| 5 | Munich Metropolitan Region | 5.2[27] | Munich |
| 6 | Hamburg Metropolitan Region | 5.0 | Hamburg |
| 7 | Saxon triangle | 4.36[27] | Leipzig, Halle, Dresden |
| 8 | Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg EMR | 3.91[27] | Hannover, Braunschweig, Göttingen, Wolfsburg |
| 9 | Nuremberg Metropolitan Region | 3.5[27] | Nuremberg |
| 10 | Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region | 2.37[27] | Bremen, Oldenburg |
Italy
| Rank | Megalopolis Name | Population in millions |
Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande Milano | 7.5 | Milan |
| 2 | Naples metropolitan area | 4.46 | Naples |
| 3 | Rome metropolitan area | 4.3 | Rome |
| 4 | Turin economic region | 4.1 | Turin & Piedmont centre and south area |
| 5 | Genoa metropolitan region | 1.5 | Genoa |
| 6 | Conca d'Oro | 1.1 | Palermo and neighboring cities |
Low Countries
Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg:[27]
| Rank | Megalopolis Name | Population in millions |
Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randstad | 7.5 | Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht |
| 2 | Flemish Diamond | 5.5 | Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven |
| 3 | Brabantse Stedenrij | 2.0 | Eindhoven, Tilburg, Breda, 's-Hertogenbosch, Helmond |
Spain
| Rank | Megalopolis Name | Population in millions |
Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madrid region | 6.3 | Madrid |
| 2 | Barcelona | 4.5 | Barcelona |
| 3 | Valencia | 2.2 | Valencia, Sagunto |
| 3 | Murcia-Alicante | 2.2 | Murcia, Alicante, Cartagena, Benidorm |
United Kingdom
| Rank | Megalopolis Name | Population in millions |
Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London commuter belt | 21.0[35] | London, Southend-on-Sea, Chatham, Luton, Reading |
| 2 | Northern England | 9.4[27][36] | Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Warrington, Bradford, Birkenhead, Preston, Blackburn, Blackpool |
| 3 | English midlands | 6.3[27][36] | Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Derby, Stoke-on-Trent |
| 4 | Central Belt | 3.6[36] | Glasgow, Edinburgh |
| 5 | South Hampshire-Brighton | 2.8[27][36] | Southampton, Portsmouth, Brighton, Worthing, Littlehampton, Bournemouth |
| 6 | Tyne & Wear Region | 2.2[27][36] | Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough |
| 7 | Cardiff-Bristol-Swansea | 2.2[27][36] | Cardiff, Bristol, Swansea, Newport |
North America
Canada
| Megalopolis Name | Population in millions 2000 |
Population in millions 2025 (projected) |
Population percent growth 2000 - 2025 (projected) |
Major cities | Related articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec City – Windsor Corridor | 18 | 21 | 16.7% | Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Montreal, Oshawa, Ottawa, Peterborough, Quebec City, Toronto, Trois-Rivieres, Windsor | Quebec City – Windsor Corridor, Southern Ontario |
| Calgary-Edmonton Corridor | 2 | 4 | 100% | Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, St. Albert, Airdrie | Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, Calgary Region, Edmonton Capital Region, Central Alberta |
Mexico
Mexico City megalopolis
| Megalopolis Name | Population in millions 2015 |
Population in millions 2025 (projected) |
Population percent growth 2000 - 2025 (projected) |
Major cities | Related articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bajío | 11 | ? | ?% | León, Querétaro, Aguascalientes, Celaya, Irapuato, San Juan del Río, Salamanca | Bajío |
| Mexico City megalopolis | 34 | ? | ?% | Mexico City, Puebla, Cuernavaca, Toluca, Pachuca, Tula, Tlaxcala, Cuautla, Tulancingo | |
United States and parts of Canada
Further information: Megaregions of the United States
Phoenix in the Arizona Sun Corridor
Constituent urban areas of each megalopolis are based on reckoning by a single American organization, the Regional Plan Association (RPA). The RPA definition of the Great Lakes Megalopolis includes some Canadian metropolitan areas with the United States, including some but not all major urban centres in the Windsor-Quebec City Corridor. Note that one city, Houston, is listed in two different Megalopolis regions as defined by the RPA, (the Gulf Coast and Texas Triangle).[7][37]
Oceania
Australia
| Megalopolis Name | Population in millions |
Major cities |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Region | 5.6[40] | Greater Sydney (including Central Coast and Blue Mountains) (4.75 million), Newcastle (365,000), Wollongong (294,000) |
| Greater Melbourne | 4.4[40] | |
| South East Queensland | 3.5[40] | Greater Brisbane (2.2 million), Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (681,000), Sunshine Coast (330,000), Toowoomba (149,000) |
South America
Composite image of the Earth at night, created by NASA and NOAA. The brightest areas of the Earth are the most urbanized, but not necessarily the most populated. It is possible to see various metropolises close to each other in South America, but to the exception of a few central Argentine cities close to Buenos Aires, only in between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo there is a continual strip of urbanization (that is not as thin as the Argentine ones).
Brazil
| Megalopolis Name | Population in 2013 |
Major cities | Other cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expanded Metropolitan Complex of São Paulo | +32,200,000 | São Paulo and Campinas | Sorocaba, Jundiaí, São José dos Campos, Piracicaba and Santos |
Colombia
The following megaregions in Colombia are expected to have nearly 93% (55 Million people) of its population by 2030, up from the current 72%. There are currently 4 major megaregions in Colombia.
| Megalopolis Name | Population in 2015 | Population in 2030 (projected) | Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogota National Capital Metropolis | 17,000,000 | 26,500,000 | Bogotá, Soacha, Facatativá, Chía, Tunja, Fusagasuga, Zipaquirá, Madrid, Funza, Cajica, Ubate, Sibate, Guaduas, Villa de Leyva and Tocancipá |
| Pacific Belt | 9,000,000 | 14,000,000 | Medellin, Cali, Bello, Manizales, Armenia, Itagui, Yumbo, and Palmira |
| Northeast Atlantic Region | 6,000,000 | 10,500,000 | Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Ciénaga, Malambo, Baranoa and Turbaco |
| Santander Belt | 3,000,000 | 5,200,000 | Bucaramanga, Cúcuta, Ocaña, and Pamplona |
Other sources[41] show that another megaregion may be considered:
| Megalopolis Name | Population in 2015 | Population in 2030 (projected) | Major cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Triangle | 29,500,000 | 41,000,000 | Bogotá, Soacha, Medellin, Cali, Bello, Manizales, Armenia |
Venezuela
| Megalopolis Name | Population in 2013 |
Major cities | Other cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caracas-Valencia Megalopolis | +9,000,000 | Caracas, Valencia, and Maracay | Cagua, Maiquetia, and Guatire |
Argentina
Satellite image of Greater Buenos Aires at night. Urban sprawl created a vast conurbation of 12,801,365 inhabitants including the City of Buenos Aires, a third of the total population of Argentina.
| Megalopolis Name | Population in 2013 |
Major cities | Other cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Buenos Aires | 13,641,973 | Buenos Aires, Merlo, Buenos Aires, Quilmes, Banfield, Buenos Aires | Lanús, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires , and Avellaneda |
Peru
| Megalopolis Name | Population in 2013 |
Major cities | Other cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima-Callao Megalopolis | 10,523,796 | Lima and Callao | Provincias Lima Norte, Provincias Lima Sur, and Provincias Lima Este |
See also
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