Urban area that extends into two or more countries (or dependent territories)
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 [ edit ] 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[1] [2] 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
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 [3] Vientiane –Nong Khai Laos –Thailand 900,000
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 )[4] Italy–Switzerland 189,000[5] 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 [ edit ] 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[6] 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[7] Laredo–Nuevo Laredo United States–Mexico 775,481[8] Lower Rio Grande Valley United States–Mexico 2,671,028[9] United States–Mexico 1,500,000[10] United States–Mexico 1,387,985[11]
South America [ edit ] 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[12] [13] 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 [14]
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