Transborder Agglomeration
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
Africa
| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Kinshasa–Brazzaville | Democratic Republic of the Congo–Republic of the Congo | 19,547,463 |
| Bukavu–Cyangugu | Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda | 1,200,000 |
| Goma–Gisenyi | Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda | 756,323 |
| Abidjan–Lagos | Côte d'Ivoire–Ghana–Togo– Benin–Nigeria | 27,000,000 |
| Lomé–Aflao | Togo–Ghana | 1,544,206 |
| N'djamena–Kousséri | Chad–Cameroon | 1,694,819 |
Asia
| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Astara–Astara | Iran–Azerbaijan | 100,000 |
| Basra–Khorramshahr–Abadan | Iraq–Iran | 2,000,000 |
| Blagoveshchensk–Heihe | Russia–China | 400,000 |
| Dandong–Sinuiju | China–North Korea | 1,000,000 |
| Dhahran–Jubail–Manama | Saudi Arabia–Bahrain | 2,000,000 |
| Fergana–Kyzyl-Kiya | Uzbekistan–Kyrgyzstan | 300,000 |
| Sijori Growth Triangle (Singapore–Johor Bahru–Batam–Bintan) | Singapore–Malaysia–Indonesia | 9,000,000 |
| Greater Bay Area (Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Macau) | China–Hong Kong–Macau | 71,200,000 |
| Kara-Suu–Qorasuv | Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan | 40,000 |
| Lahore–Amritsar | Pakistan–India | 12,000,000 |
| Mukdahan–Savannakhet | Thailand–Laos | 200,000 |
| Padang Besar–Padang Besar | Malaysia–Thailand | 20,000 |
| Tashkent–Saryagash | Uzbekistan–Kazakhstan | 3,000,000 |
| Vientiane–Nong Khai | Laos–Thailand | 900,000 |
Europe
| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population[citation needed] |
|---|---|---|
| Øresund Region (Greater Copenhagen and Malmö) | Denmark–Sweden | 3,964,522 |
| Baarle-Hertog–Baarle-Nassau | Belgium–Netherlands | 9,262 |
| Basel–Huningue–Weil am Rhein (Regio TriRhena) | Switzerland–France–Germany | 2,400,000 |
| Bourg-Madame–Puigcerdà | France–Spain | |
| Como–Chiasso (part of Greater Milan) | Italy–Switzerland | 189,000 |
| Geneva–Annemasse–Ferney-Voltaire–Nyon (France–Vaud–Geneva basin or Grand Genève) | Switzerland–France | 890,000 |
| Gorizia–Nova Gorica | Italy–Slovenia | |
| Görlitz–Zgorzelec | Germany–Poland | 85,000 |
| Guben–Gubin | Germany–Poland | 35,000 |
| Hendaye–Irun | France–Spain | |
| Ivangorod–Narva | Russia–Estonia | 69,000 |
| Komárno–Komárom | Slovakia–Hungary | 56,000 |
| Le Perthus–Els Límits | France–Spain | 700 |
| Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián | France–Spain | 620,000 |
| Lille–Roubaix–Tourcoing–Mouscron–Tournai–Kortrijk | France–Belgium | 1,850,000 |
| Longwy–Aubange–Pétange | France–Belgium–Luxembourg | 80,000 |
| Strasbourg–Kehl | France–Germany | 700,000 |
| Konstanz–Kreuzlingen | Germany–Switzerland | 110,000 |
| Kerkrade–Herzogenrath | Netherlands–Germany | 95,000 |
| Frankfurt (Oder)–Słubice | Germany–Poland | 75,000 |
| Haparanda–Tornio | Sweden–Finland | 32,000 |
| Pello–Pello | Sweden–Finland | 4,500 |
| Karesuando–Karesuvanto | Sweden–Finland | 500 |
| Imatra–Svetogorsk | Finland–Russia | 45,000 |
| Rousse–Giurgiu | Bulgaria–Romania | 250,000 |
| Lifford–Strabane | Ireland–United Kingdom | 18,500 |
| Saarbrücken–Forbach | Germany–France | 700,000 |
| Salzburg–Freilassing | Austria–Germany | 175,000 |
| Slavonski Brod–Brod | Croatia–Bosnia and Herzegovina | 110,000 |
| Szczecin | Poland–Germany | 763,321 |
| Valka–Valga | Latvia–Estonia | 20,000 |
| Vienna–Bratislava | Austria–Slovakia | 1,900,000 |
North America
| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Paso Canoas | Costa Rica–Panama | 9,543 |
| Metro Vancouver–Fraser Valley–Bellingham-Whatcom County | Canada–United States | 3,350,000 |
| Detroit–Windsor | United States–Canada | 5,976,595 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Region | United States–Canada | 1,614,790 |
| Port Huron–Sarnia–Point Edward | United States–Canada | 105,776 |
| Sault Ste. Marie–Sault Ste. Marie | United States–Canada | 93,944 |
| San Diego–Tijuana | United States–Mexico | 5,105,769 |
| Calexico–Mexicali | United States-Mexico | 1,143,000 |
| San Luis Río Colorado–San Luis | United States-Mexico | 227,000 |
| Nogales–Nogales | United States–Mexico | 240,000 |
| El Paso–Juárez | United States–Mexico | 2,500,000 |
| Laredo–Nuevo Laredo | United States–Mexico | 775,481 |
| Lower Rio Grande Valley | United States–Mexico | 2,671,028 |
| United States–Mexico | 1,500,000 | |
| United States–Mexico | 1,387,985 |
South America
| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni–Albina | French Guiana (France)–Suriname | |
| Saint Georges–Oiapoque | French Guiana (France)–Brazil | 32,000 |
| Santana do Livramento–Rivera | Brazil–Uruguay | 140,000 |
| Chuí–Chuy | Brazil–Uruguay | 15,592 |
| Corumbá–Puerto Suárez | Brazil–Bolivia | 124,000 |
| Leticia–Tabatinga–Santa Rosa | Colombia–Brazil–Peru | 107,000 |
| Ponta Porã–Pedro Juan Caballero | Brazil–Paraguay | 209,000 |
| Foz do Iguaçu–Ciudad del Este–Puerto Iguazu | Brazil–Paraguay–Argentina | 800,000 |
| Bernardo de Irigoyen–Barracão–Dionísio Cerqueira | Argentina–Brazil | 36,000 |
| Uruguaiana–Paso de los Libres | Brazil–Argentina | 170,000 |
| Tulcán–Ipiales | Ecuador–Colombia | 190,000 |
| Cúcuta–San Antonio del Táchira | Colombia–Venezuela | 700,000 |
See also
References
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