
A transborder agglomeration is an urban agglomeration or conurbation that extends into multiple sovereign states and/or dependent territories. It includes city-states that agglomerate with their neighbouring countries.
List of transborder agglomerations
[edit]Africa
[edit]| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Kinshasa–Brazzaville | 19,547,463 | |
| Bukavu–Cyangugu | 1,200,000[1][2] | |
| Goma–Gisenyi | 756,323 | |
| Abidjan–Lagos | 27,000,000 | |
| Lomé–Aflao | 1,544,206 | |
| N'Djamena–Kousséri | 1,694,819 |
Asia
[edit]| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Astara and Astara | 100,000 | |
| Khorramshahr–Abadan–Basra | 2,000,000 | |
| Dhahran–Jubail–Manama | 2,000,000 | |
| Tashkent–Saryagash | 3,000,000[3] | |
| Fergana and Kyzyl-Kiya | 300,000 | |
| Qorasuv and Kara-Suu | 40,000 | |
| Heihe–Blagoveshchensk | 400,000 | |
| Dandong–Sinuiju | 1,000,000 | |
| Greater Bay Area (Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Macau | 71,200,000 | |
| Sijori Growth Triangle (Singapore–Johor Bahru–Batam–Bintan) | 9,000,000 | |
| Padang Besar and Padang Besar | 20,000 | |
| Vientiane–Nong Khai | 900,000 | |
| Al Ain and Al-Buraimi | 968,589 | |
| Savannakhet–Mukdahan | 200,000 |
Europe
[edit]North America
[edit]| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Paso Canoas | 9,543 | |
| Metro Vancouver–Fraser Valley–Bellingham-Whatcom County | 3,350,000 | |
| Detroit–Windsor | 5,976,595 | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Region | 1,614,790 | |
| Port Huron–Sarnia–Point Edward | 105,776 | |
| Sault Ste. Marie–Sault Ste. Marie | 93,944 | |
| San Diego–Tijuana | 5,105,769[6] | |
| Calexico–Mexicali | 1,143,000 | |
| San Luis Río Colorado–San Luis | 227,000 | |
| Nogales–Nogales | 240,000 | |
| El Paso–Juárez | 2,500,000[7] | |
| Laredo–Nuevo Laredo | 775,481[8] | |
| Lower Rio Grande Valley | 2,671,028[9] | |
| Reynosa–McAllen | 1,500,000[10] | |
| Brownsville–Matamoros | 1,387,985[11] |
South America
[edit]| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni–Albina | ||
| Saint Georges–Oiapoque | 32,000 | |
| Quaraí–Artigas | 67,000 | |
| Santana do Livramento–Rivera | 140,000 | |
| Chuí–Chuy | 15,592[12][13] | |
| Corumbá–Puerto Suárez | 124,000 | |
| Tabatinga–Leticia–Santa Rosa | 107,000 | |
| Ponta Porã–Pedro Juan Caballero | 209,000 | |
| Foz do Iguaçu–Ciudad del Este–Puerto Iguazu | 800,000 | |
| Barracão–Dionísio Cerqueira–Bernardo de Irigoyen | 36,000 | |
| Uruguaiana–Paso de los Libres | 170,000 | |
| Tulcán–Ipiales | 190,000 | |
| Cúcuta–San Antonio del Táchira | 700,000 [14] |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Explore Cyangugu Town". Nyungwe Forest National Park. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Dankov, Artem. "Central Asian cities are overgrown with slums". centre1.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "San Diego - Tijuana". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "The 411 - Fascinating Facts". Guest Life: El Paso/Juarez and Southern New Mexico. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 Feb 2010.
- ^ "Nuevo Laredo Metro area". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Gomez, Rodney; Guajardo, Luis; Ely-Ledesma, Edna (June 15, 2022). "It is time to recognize the Rio Grande Valley as a rising borderland metropolis". Rice University: Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
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- ^ "Explore Matamoros". Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "IBGE Cidades (Brazil's Census 2010)".
- ^ "INE (Uruguay's Census 2011)".
- ^ http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2016/08/15/cucuta-y-san-antonio-dos-ciudades-unidas-pero-separadas-por-cierre-frontera/ "...que une ambas ciudades formando una conurbación, los 650.000 habitantes de Cúcuta y los 50.000 de San Antonio supieron que comenzaban tiempos difíciles."