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  IranAzerbaijan 100,000
Basra and Khorramshahr and Abadan Flag of Iraq.svg  IraqFlag of Iran.svg  Iran 2,000,000
Blagoveshchensk and Heihe Flag of Russia.svg  RussiaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 400,000
Dandong and Sinuiju Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  ChinaFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1,000,000
Dhahran and Jubail and Manama Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi ArabiaFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2,000,000
Fergana and Kyzyl-Kiya Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UzbekistanFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 300,000
Sijori Growth Triangle Singapore and Johor Bahru and Batam and Bintan)Flag of Singapore.svg  SingaporeFlag of Malaysia.svg  MalaysiaFlag of Singapore.svg  SingaporeFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 9,000,000
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
Kara-Suu and Qorasuv Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  KyrgyzstanFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 40,000
Lahore and Amritsar Flag of Pakistan.svg  PakistanFlag of India.svg  India 12,000,000
Mukdahan and Savannakhet Flag of Thailand.svg  ThailandFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 200,000
Padang Besar and Padang Besar Flag of Malaysia.svg  MalaysiaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 20,000
Tashkent and Saryagash Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UzbekistanFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3,000,000 [3]
Vientiane and Nong Khai Flag of Laos.svg  LaosFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 900,000

Europe

Main municipalitiesCountriesTotal population[ citation needed ]
Øresund Region (Greater Copenhagen and Malmö)Flag of Denmark.svg  DenmarkFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3,964,522
Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BelgiumFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9,262
Basel and Huningue and Weil am Rhein (Regio TriRhena)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SwitzerlandFlag of France.svg  FranceFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2,400,000
Bourg-Madame and Puigcerdà Flag of France.svg  FranceFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Como and Chiasso (part of Greater Milan ) [4] Flag of Italy.svg  ItalyFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 189,000 [5]
Geneva and Annemasse and Ferney-Voltaire and Nyon (Flag of France.svg  France–Vaud–Geneva basin or Grand Genève )Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SwitzerlandFlag of France.svg  France 890,000
Gorizia and Nova Gorica Flag of Italy.svg  ItalyFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Görlitz and Zgorzelec Flag of Germany.svg  GermanyFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 85,000
Guben and Gubin Flag of Germany.svg  GermanyFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 35,000
Hendaye and Irun Flag of France.svg  FranceFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Ivangorod and Narva Flag of Russia.svg  RussiaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 69,000
Komárno and Komárom Flag of Slovakia.svg  SlovakiaFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 56,000
Le Perthus and Els Límits Flag of France.svg  FranceFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 700
Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián Flag of France.svg  FranceFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 620,000
Lille and Roubaix and Tourcoing and Mouscron and Tournai and Kortrijk 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  BelgiumLuxembourg 80,000
Strasbourg and Kehl Flag of France.svg  FranceFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 700,000
Konstanz and Kreuzlingen Flag of Germany.svg  GermanyFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 110,000
Kerkrade and Herzogenrath Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NetherlandsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 95,000
Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice Flag of Germany.svg  GermanyFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 75,000
Haparanda and Tornio Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden /Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 32,000
Pello and Pello 4,500
Karesuando and Karesuvanto 500
Imatra and Svetogorsk Flag of Finland.svg  Finland /Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 45,000
Rousse and Giurgiu Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria /Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 250,000
Lifford and Strabane Flag of Ireland.svg  IrelandFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18,500
Saarbrücken and Forbach Flag of Germany.svg  GermanyFlag of France.svg  France 700,000
Salzburg and Freilassing Flag of Austria.svg  AustriaFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 175,000
Slavonski Brod and Brod Flag of Croatia.svg  CroatiaFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 110,000
Szczecin Flag of Poland.svg  PolandFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 763,321
Valka and Valga Flag of Latvia.svg  LatviaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 20,000
Vienna and Bratislava Flag of Austria.svg  AustriaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1,900,000

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
Santana do LivramentoRivera Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil / Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 140,000
ChuíChuy 15,592 [12] [13]
CorumbáPuerto Suárez Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil / Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 124,000
LeticiaTabatingaSanta Rosa ColombiaBrazilPeru 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
Bernardo de IrigoyenBarracãoDionísio Cerqueira Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina /Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 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]

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