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
Khorramshahr and Abadan and Basra Iran Iraq 2,000,000
Dhahran and Jubail and Manama Saudi Arabia Bahrain 2,000,000
Tashkent and Saryagash Uzbekistan Kazakhstan 3,000,000[3]
Fergana and Kyzyl-Kiya Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan 300,000
Qorasuv and Kara-Suu 40,000
Heihe and Blagoveshchensk China Russia 400,000
Dandong and Sinuiju China North Korea 1,000,000
Greater Bay Area (Guangzhou and Dongguan and Shenzhen and Hong KongMacau China Hong Kong Macau 71,200,000
Sijori Growth Triangle (Singapore and Johor Bahru and Batam and Bintan) Singapore Malaysia Indonesia 9,000,000
Padang Besar and Padang Besar Malaysia Thailand 20,000
Vientiane and Nong Khai Laos Thailand 900,000
Al Ain and [[Al Buraimi, Oman]] Uae Oman 968,589
Savannakhet and Mukdahan 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
Haparanda and Tornio Sweden Finland 32,000
Pello and Pello 4,500
Karesuando and Karesuvanto 500
Imatra and Svetogorsk Finland Russia 45,000
Ivangorod and Narva Russia Estonia 69,000
Valga and Valka Estonia Latvia 20,000
Como and Chiasso (part of Greater Milan)[4] Italy  Switzerland 189,000[5]
Gorizia and Nova Gorica Italy Slovenia
Basel and Huningue and Weil am Rhein (Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel)  Switzerland France Germany 2,400,000
Geneva and Annemasse and Ferney-Voltaire and Nyon (Grand Genève)  Switzerland France 890,000
Kreuzlingen and Konstanz  Switzerland Germany 110,000
Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián France Spain 620,000
Le Perthus and Els Límits 700
Bourg-Madame and Puigcerdà
Hendaye and Irun
Lille and Roubaix and Tourcoing and Mouscron and Tournai and Kortrijk (Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai) France Belgium 1,850,000
Longwy and Aubange and Pétange France Belgium Luxembourg 80,000
Strasbourg and Kehl (Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict) France Germany 700,000
Forbach and Saarbrücken 700,000
La Línea de la Concepción and Gibraltar Spain Gibraltar 95,628
Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau Belgium Netherlands 9,262
Görlitz and Zgorzelec Germany Poland 85,000
Guben and Gubin 35,000
Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice 75,000
Szczecin 763,321
Cieszyn and Český Těšín Poland Czech Republic 57,000
Herzogenrath and Kerkrade Germany Netherlands 95,000
Freilassing and Salzburg Germany Austria 175,000
Vienna and Bratislava Austria Slovakia 2,400,000
Komárom and Komárno Hungary Slovakia 56,000
Rousse and Giurgiu Bulgaria Romania 250,000
Lifford and Strabane Ireland United Kingdom 18,500
Brod and Slavonski Brod Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 110,000
Zvornik and Mali Zvornik Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia 70,000
Gradiška and Stara Gradiška Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 53,000
Novi Grad and Dvor Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 30,000
Dubica and Hrvatska Dubica Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia 23,000
Kostajnica and Hrvatska 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.
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  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."