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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 ...
[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 ...
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 .
Map of all the world's metro systems The year the metro system was opened for commercial service at metro standards. In other words, parts of the system may be older, but as parts of a former light rail or commuter rail network, so the year that the system obtained metro standards (most notably electrification) is the one listed.
Windsor Census Metropolitan Area, Ontario: 452,208. [5] Inland Empire United States: 4,669,149 2022 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area [2] Montréal Canada: 4,615,154 2025 Montréal Census Metropolitan Area, Québec [5] San Francisco United States: 4,578,135 2022 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area [2] Santo Domingo ...
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 ]
The São Paulo metropolitan area is the most populous metropolitan area in the Americas with a population of 23,443,587 as of 2022. The list of metropolitan areas in the Americas has the top 50 most populous as of the most recent census results or projections. It is impossible to definitively compare and rank areas because each country may set ...
This is a list of metropolitan areas by population density covering the top 50 most densely populated cities. City Population Area Density Country km 2 mi² / km 2