Transborder agglomeration

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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.

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List of transborder agglomerations

Africa

Main municipalitiesCountriesTotal population
Kinshasa–Brazzaville Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo /Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo 19,547,463
BukavuCyangugu Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo / Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 1,200,000 [1] [2]
GomaGisenyi 756,323
Abidjan–Lagos Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire / Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana / Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo / Flag of Benin.svg Benin / Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 27,000,000
LoméAflao Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo / Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 1,544,206
N'DjamenaKousséri Flag of Chad.svg Chad / Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 1,694,819

Asia

Main municipalitiesCountriesTotal population
Astara and Astara Flag of Iran.svg IranFlag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 100,000
Khorramshahr and Abadan and Basra Flag of Iran.svg IranFlag of Iraq.svg Iraq 2,000,000
Dhahran and Jubail and Manama Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi ArabiaFlag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 2,000,000
Tashkent and Saryagash Flag of Uzbekistan.svg UzbekistanFlag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 3,000,000 [3]
Fergana and Kyzyl-Kiya Flag of Uzbekistan.svg UzbekistanFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 300,000
Qorasuv and Kara-Suu 40,000
Heihe and Blagoveshchensk Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaFlag of Russia.svg Russia 400,000
Dandong and Sinuiju Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaFlag of North Korea.svg North Korea 1,000,000
Greater Bay Area (Guangzhou and Dongguan and Shenzhen and Hong KongMacau Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaFlag of Hong Kong.svg Hong KongFlag of Macau.svg Macau 71,200,000
Sijori Growth Triangle (Singapore and Johor Bahru and Batam and Bintan)Flag of Singapore.svg SingaporeFlag of Malaysia.svg MalaysiaFlag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 9,000,000
Padang Besar and Padang Besar Flag of Malaysia.svg MalaysiaFlag of Thailand.svg Thailand 20,000
Vientiane and Nong Khai Flag of Laos.svg LaosFlag of Thailand.svg Thailand 900,000
Al Ain and Al Buraimi, Oman Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UaeFlag of Oman.svg Oman 968,589
Savannakhet and Mukdahan Flag of Laos.svg LaosFlag of Thailand.svg Thailand 200,000

Europe

Main municipalitiesCountriesTotal population[ citation needed ]
Øresund Region (Greater Copenhagen and Malmö)Flag of Denmark.svg DenmarkFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3,964,522
Haparanda and Tornio Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenFlag of Finland.svg Finland 32,000
Pello and Pello 4,500
Karesuando and Karesuvanto 500
Imatra and Svetogorsk Flag of Finland.svg FinlandFlag of Russia.svg Russia 45,000
Ivangorod and Narva Flag of Russia.svg RussiaFlag of Estonia.svg Estonia 69,000
Valga and Valka Flag of Estonia.svg EstoniaFlag of Latvia.svg Latvia 20,000
Como and Chiasso (part of Greater Milan ) [4] Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 189,000 [5]
Gorizia and Nova Gorica Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Basel and Huningue and Weil am Rhein (Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandFlag of France.svg FranceFlag of Germany.svg Germany 2,400,000
Geneva and Annemasse and Ferney-Voltaire and Nyon ( Grand Genève )Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandFlag of France.svg France 890,000
Kreuzlingen and Konstanz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandFlag of Germany.svg Germany 110,000
Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián Flag of France.svg FranceFlag of Spain.svg 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)Flag of France.svg FranceFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 1,850,000
Longwy and Aubange and Pétange Flag of France.svg FranceFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumFlag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 80,000
Strasbourg and Kehl (Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict)Flag of France.svg FranceFlag of Germany.svg Germany 700,000
Forbach and Saarbrücken 700,000
La Línea de la Concepción and Gibraltar Flag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar 95,628
Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 9,262
Görlitz and Zgorzelec Flag of Germany.svg GermanyFlag of Poland.svg Poland 85,000
Guben and Gubin 35,000
Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice 75,000
Szczecin 763,321
Cieszyn and Český Těšín Flag of Poland.svg PolandFlag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 57,000
Herzogenrath and Kerkrade Flag of Germany.svg GermanyFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 95,000
Freilassing and Salzburg Flag of Germany.svg GermanyFlag of Austria.svg Austria 175,000
Vienna and Bratislava Flag of Austria.svg AustriaFlag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 2,400,000
Komárom and Komárno Flag of Hungary.svg HungaryFlag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 56,000
Rousse and Giurgiu Flag of Bulgaria.svg BulgariaFlag of Romania.svg Romania 250,000
Lifford and Strabane Flag of Ireland.svg IrelandFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 18,500
Brod and Slavonski Brod Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia 110,000
Zvornik and Mali Zvornik Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia 70,000
Gradiška and Stara Gradiška Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia 53,000
Novi Grad and Dvor Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia 30,000
Dubica and Hrvatska Dubica Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia 23,000
Kostajnica and Hrvatska Kostajnica Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and HerzegovinaFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia 8,000

North America

Main municipalitiesCountriesTotal population
Paso Canoas Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica / Flag of Panama.svg Panama 9,543
Metro VancouverFraser ValleyBellingham-Whatcom County Flag of the United States.svg United States / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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 Flag of the United States.svg United States / Flag of Mexico.svg 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

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

See also

References

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  11. "Explore Matamoros". Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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  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."