Transborder agglomeration

San Diego–Tijuana is an urban agglomeration across the Mexico–United States border.

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

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Africa

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Main municipalities Countries Total population
Kinshasa–Brazzaville Democratic Republic of the Congo / Republic of the Congo 19,547,463
BukavuCyangugu Democratic Republic of the Congo / Rwanda 1,200,000[1][2]
GomaGisenyi 756,323
Abidjan–Lagos Côte d'Ivoire / Ghana / Togo / Benin / Nigeria 27,000,000
LoméAflao Togo / Ghana 1,544,206
N'DjamenaKousséri Chad / Cameroon 1,694,819

Asia

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Main municipalities Countries Total population
Astara and Astara Iran Azerbaijan 100,000
KhorramshahrAbadanBasra Iran Iraq 2,000,000
DhahranJubailManama Saudi Arabia Bahrain 2,000,000
TashkentSaryagash Uzbekistan Kazakhstan 3,000,000[3]
Fergana and Kyzyl-Kiya Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan 300,000
Qorasuv and Kara-Suu 40,000
HeiheBlagoveshchensk China Russia 400,000
DandongSinuiju China North Korea 1,000,000
Greater Bay Area (GuangzhouDongguanShenzhenHong KongMacau China Hong Kong Macau 71,200,000
Sijori Growth Triangle (SingaporeJohor BahruBatamBintan) Singapore Malaysia Indonesia 9,000,000
Padang Besar and Padang Besar Malaysia Thailand 20,000
VientianeNong Khai Laos Thailand 900,000
Al Ain and Al-Buraimi United Arab Emirates Oman 968,589
SavannakhetMukdahan Laos Thailand 200,000

Europe

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Main municipalities Countries Total population[citation needed]
Øresund Region (Greater Copenhagen and Malmö) Denmark Sweden 3,964,522
HaparandaTornio Sweden Finland 32,000
Pello (Pello, Övertorneå and Pello, Finland) 4,500
KaresuandoKaresuvanto 500
Imatra and Svetogorsk Finland Russia 45,000
IvangorodNarva Russia Estonia 69,000
ValgaValka Estonia Latvia 20,000
ComoChiasso (part of Greater Milan)[4] Italy  Switzerland 189,000[5]
GoriziaNova Gorica Italy Slovenia
BaselHuningueWeil am Rhein (Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel)  Switzerland France Germany 2,400,000
GenevaAnnemasseFerney-VoltaireNyon (Grand Genève)  Switzerland France 890,000
KreuzlingenKonstanz  Switzerland Germany 110,000
Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián France Spain 620,000
Le PerthusEls Límits 700
Bourg-MadamePuigcerdà
HendayeIrun
LilleRoubaixTourcoingMouscronTournaiKortrijk (Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai) France Belgium 1,850,000
LongwyAubangePétange France Belgium Luxembourg 80,000
StrasbourgKehl (Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict) France Germany 700,000
ForbachSaarbrücken 700,000
MonacoBeausoleilCap-d'Ail Monaco France 55,344
La Línea de la ConcepciónGibraltar Spain Gibraltar 95,628
Baarle (Baarle-HertogBaarle-Nassau) Belgium Netherlands 9,262
GörlitzZgorzelec Germany Poland 85,000
GubenGubin 35,000
Frankfurt (Oder)Słubice 75,000
Szczecin 763,321
CieszynČeský Těšín Poland Czech Republic 57,000
HerzogenrathKerkrade Germany Netherlands 95,000
FreilassingSalzburg Germany Austria 175,000
ViennaBratislava Austria Slovakia 2,400,000
KomáromKomárno Hungary Slovakia 56,000
RousseGiurgiu Bulgaria Romania 250,000
LiffordStrabane Ireland United Kingdom 18,500
BrodSlavonski Brod Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 110,000
ZvornikMali Zvornik Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia 70,000
GradiškaStara Gradiška Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 53,000
Novi GradDvor Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 30,000
DubicaHrvatska Dubica Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 23,000
KostajnicaHrvatska Kostajnica Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 8,000

North America

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Main municipalities Countries Total population
Paso Canoas Costa Rica / Panama 9,543
Metro VancouverFraser ValleyBellingham-Whatcom County United States / Canada 3,350,000
Detroit–Windsor 5,976,595
Buffalo-Niagara Region 1,614,790
Port HuronSarniaPoint Edward 105,776
Sault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie 93,944
San Diego–Tijuana United States / Mexico 5,105,769[6]
Calexico–Mexicali 1,143,000
San Luis Río ColoradoSan Luis 227,000
NogalesNogales 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

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Main municipalities Countries Total population
Saint-Laurent-du-MaroniAlbina French Guiana / Suriname
Saint GeorgesOiapoque French Guiana / Brazil 32,000
QuaraíArtigas Brazil / Uruguay 67,000
Santana do LivramentoRivera 140,000
ChuíChuy 15,592[12][13]
CorumbáPuerto Suárez Brazil / Bolivia 124,000
TabatingaLeticiaSanta Rosa Brazil / Colombia / Peru 107,000
Ponta PorãPedro Juan Caballero Brazil / Paraguay 209,000
Foz do IguaçuCiudad del EstePuerto Iguazu Brazil / Paraguay / Argentina 800,000
BarracãoDionísio CerqueiraBernardo de Irigoyen Brazil / Argentina 36,000
UruguaianaPaso de los Libres 170,000
TulcánIpiales Ecuador /  Colombia 190,000
CúcutaSan Antonio del Táchira Colombia / Venezuela 700,000 [14]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Explore Cyangugu Town". Nyungwe Forest National Park. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ Dankov, Artem. "Central Asian cities are overgrown with slums". centre1.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.espon.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.espon.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "San Diego - Tijuana". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Nuevo Laredo Metro area". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  9. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "McAllen Overview". McAllen Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Explore Matamoros". Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  12. ^ "IBGE Cidades (Brazil's Census 2010)".
  13. ^ "INE (Uruguay's Census 2011)".
  14. ^ 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."