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Urban area Country Built-up land area (km 2) Population Urban population density (per km 2) Greater Los Angeles United States: 87,940 18,316,743 541.1 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area) United States: 26,390 9,710,000 953 New York City (New York City Metropolitan Area) United States: 12,093 20,902,000 1,728 Boston–Providence United ...
The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting .
[12] [13] The modern metropolitan statistical area was created in 1983 amid a large increase in the number of eligible markets, which grew from 172 in 1950 to 288 in 1980; [12] [14] the core based statistical area (CBSA) was introduced in 2000 and defined in 2003 with a minimum population of 10,000 required for micropolitan areas and 50,000 for ...
Satellite image 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 A metropolitan area usually includes a main city and a series of smaller satellite cities as can be seen in this map of Madrid's metropolitan area (click on the map to ...
The nine lines now make up one of the world’s largest metro networks, covering 500 miles (312 kilometers) and 288 stations and carrying almost seven million passengers per day. New York City Subway
From around 1825 to 1918 London was the largest city in the world, with the population growing rapidly; it was the first city to reach a population of over 5 million in 1900. In 1950, New York City was the only urban area with a population of over 10 million. [ 32 ]
Here’s a look at the 10 largest metro growth areas last year, as judged by numeric population growth: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas – 152,598 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas – 139,789
Toggle Largest urban areas, by continent subsection. 1.1 Africa. 1.2 Asia. 1.3 Europe. 1.4 North America. 1.5 Central America and Caribbean. 1.6 South America. 1.7 ...