This is a list megalopolises grouped by geographical region and country.
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
Egypt | Greater Cairo | The Governorates of Cairo, Giza, Qalyubiyya and Helwan | 22,183,000 [1] |
Nile Delta | Governorates of Alexandria, Beheira, Kafr el-Sheikh, Gharbia, Monufia, Qalyubiyya, Dakahlia, Damietta, Al Sharqia, and Port Said | 50,322,424 [2] | |
Kenya | Nairobi Metropolitan Region | The counties of Kajiado, Kiambu, Nairobi, Machakos and Murang'a | 10,411,220 [3] |
Morocco | El Jadida- Casablanca- Rabat- Salé- Kenitra | El Jadida- Casablanca- Rabat- Salé- Kenitra | 11,000,000 |
South Africa | Gauteng Province | The cities of Pretoria, Witwatersrand and Vereeniging includes the urbanised portion of Pretoria, Centurion, Midrand, Johannesburg and the Vaal Triangle [4] [5] | 15,810,400 [6] |
Benin | Abidjan–Lagos Corridor | Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Porto-Novo | 42,436,069 [7] |
Ghana | Accra, Cape Coast, Sekondi-Takoradi | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | ||
Nigeria | Lagos | ||
Togo | Lomé |
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
China | |||
Japan | Greater Tokyo Area | Kantō region, broadly including Tokyo and Yokohama | 38,000,000 [8] |
Keihanshin | Kansai region, includes Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe | 19,000,000 [9] | |
Taiheiyō Belt (includes both the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihanshin megapoles) | Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, and Ōita | 81,000,000 [10] | |
South Korea | Greater Busan Area | Busan, Ulsan, Changwon, Gimhae, Yangsan, Jinju | 13,000,000 |
Seoul National Capital Area | Seoul, Incheon, Suwon, Goyang, Yongin, Seongnam, and the rest of Gyeonggi Province | 26,000,000 | |
Taiwan | West Coast of Taiwan [11] | Taipei, New Taipei City, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung | 18,000,000 |
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | Jakarta metropolitan area (Jabodetabek) [12] | Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi | 54,900,000 |
Surabaya metropolitan area (Gerbangkertosusila) | Gresik, Bangkalan, Mojokerto, Surabaya, Sidoarjo and Lamongan | 19,700,000 | |
Philippines | Mega Manila | Regions Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa excluding Palawan, and regional centers San Fernando- Manila- Calamba- Calapan | 41,100,000 |
Thailand | Bay of Bangkok Economic Rim | Bangkok– Ayutthaya– Pattaya | 20,800,000 |
Vietnam | Red River Delta | Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nam Định, and Hải Dương | 21,000,000 |
Southeast Economic Zone | Đồng Nai, Bình Dương, Ho Chi Minh City, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Long An, Tiền Giang | 22,900,000 |
Note: The Indonesian megalopolis names come from acronyms of the included cities.
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
India | Chennai Megalopolis [13] | Districts of Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Vellore | 25,000,000 |
Delhi-NCR Megalopolis [14] | Cities of Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut and Noida | 46,000,000 | |
Mumbai Megalopolis [15] | Cities of Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivali, Vasai-Virar, Panvel | 26,000,000 |
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
Iran | Greater Tehran | Tehran and Alborz provinces expanding into Mazandaran, Qazvin, and Qom | 15,000,000 |
Turkey | Greater Istanbul | Cities of Istanbul and Bursa; Gebze, Yalova, Kocaeli, and Adapazarı [16] [17] | 22,376,297 [16] [17] [18] |
Ordered by population estimate rather than alphabetical by country due to the number of countries included in each megalopolis.
These are not generally accepted names or groupings, and the cities listed are in many cases not contiguous.
This is a list megalopolises grouped by geographical region and country.
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
Egypt | Greater Cairo | The Governorates of Cairo, Giza, Qalyubiyya and Helwan | 22,183,000 [1] |
Nile Delta | Governorates of Alexandria, Beheira, Kafr el-Sheikh, Gharbia, Monufia, Qalyubiyya, Dakahlia, Damietta, Al Sharqia, and Port Said | 50,322,424 [2] | |
Kenya | Nairobi Metropolitan Region | The counties of Kajiado, Kiambu, Nairobi, Machakos and Murang'a | 10,411,220 [3] |
Morocco | El Jadida- Casablanca- Rabat- Salé- Kenitra | El Jadida- Casablanca- Rabat- Salé- Kenitra | 11,000,000 |
South Africa | Gauteng Province | The cities of Pretoria, Witwatersrand and Vereeniging includes the urbanised portion of Pretoria, Centurion, Midrand, Johannesburg and the Vaal Triangle [4] [5] | 15,810,400 [6] |
Benin | Abidjan–Lagos Corridor | Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Porto-Novo | 42,436,069 [7] |
Ghana | Accra, Cape Coast, Sekondi-Takoradi | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | ||
Nigeria | Lagos | ||
Togo | Lomé |
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
China | |||
Japan | Greater Tokyo Area | Kantō region, broadly including Tokyo and Yokohama | 38,000,000 [8] |
Keihanshin | Kansai region, includes Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe | 19,000,000 [9] | |
Taiheiyō Belt (includes both the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihanshin megapoles) | Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, and Ōita | 81,000,000 [10] | |
South Korea | Greater Busan Area | Busan, Ulsan, Changwon, Gimhae, Yangsan, Jinju | 13,000,000 |
Seoul National Capital Area | Seoul, Incheon, Suwon, Goyang, Yongin, Seongnam, and the rest of Gyeonggi Province | 26,000,000 | |
Taiwan | West Coast of Taiwan [11] | Taipei, New Taipei City, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung | 18,000,000 |
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | Jakarta metropolitan area (Jabodetabek) [12] | Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi | 54,900,000 |
Surabaya metropolitan area (Gerbangkertosusila) | Gresik, Bangkalan, Mojokerto, Surabaya, Sidoarjo and Lamongan | 19,700,000 | |
Philippines | Mega Manila | Regions Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa excluding Palawan, and regional centers San Fernando- Manila- Calamba- Calapan | 41,100,000 |
Thailand | Bay of Bangkok Economic Rim | Bangkok– Ayutthaya– Pattaya | 20,800,000 |
Vietnam | Red River Delta | Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nam Định, and Hải Dương | 21,000,000 |
Southeast Economic Zone | Đồng Nai, Bình Dương, Ho Chi Minh City, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Long An, Tiền Giang | 22,900,000 |
Note: The Indonesian megalopolis names come from acronyms of the included cities.
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
India | Chennai Megalopolis [13] | Districts of Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Vellore | 25,000,000 |
Delhi-NCR Megalopolis [14] | Cities of Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut and Noida | 46,000,000 | |
Mumbai Megalopolis [15] | Cities of Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivali, Vasai-Virar, Panvel | 26,000,000 |
Country | Megalopolis | Major cities and areas | Population estimate |
---|---|---|---|
Iran | Greater Tehran | Tehran and Alborz provinces expanding into Mazandaran, Qazvin, and Qom | 15,000,000 |
Turkey | Greater Istanbul | Cities of Istanbul and Bursa; Gebze, Yalova, Kocaeli, and Adapazarı [16] [17] | 22,376,297 [16] [17] [18] |
Ordered by population estimate rather than alphabetical by country due to the number of countries included in each megalopolis.
These are not generally accepted names or groupings, and the cities listed are in many cases not contiguous.