Transborder agglomeration
Urban area that extends into two or more countries (or dependent territories)
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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[1][2] |
| Goma–Gisenyi | 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 |
| Ceuta-Fnideq |  Spain /  Morocco |
161,658 |
Asia
| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Astara and Astara |  Iran– Azerbaijan |
100,000 |
| Khorramshahr–Abadan–Basra | Iran– Iraq |
2,000,000 |
| Dhahran–Jubail–Manama |  Saudi Arabia– Bahrain |
2,000,000 |
| Tashkent–Saryagash |  Uzbekistan– Kazakhstan |
3,000,000[3] |
| Fergana and Kyzyl-Kiya | Uzbekistan– Kyrgyzstan |
300,000 |
| Qorasuv and Kara-Suu | 40,000 | |
| Heihe–Blagoveshchensk |  China– Russia |
400,000 |
| Dandong–Sinuiju | China– North Korea |
1,000,000 |
| Greater Bay Area (Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Macau | China– Hong Kong– Macau |
71,200,000 |
| Sijori Growth Triangle (Singapore–Johor Bahru–Batam–Bintan) |  Singapore– Malaysia– Indonesia |
9,000,000 |
| Padang Besar and Padang Besar | Malaysia– Thailand |
20,000 |
| Vientiane–Nong Khai |  Laos– Thailand |
900,000 |
| Al Ain and Al-Buraimi |  United Arab Emirates– Oman |
968,589 |
| Savannakhet–Mukdahan | Laos– Thailand |
200,000 |
Europe
North America
| Main municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Paso Canoas |  Costa Rica /  Panama |
9,543 |
| Metro Vancouver–Fraser Valley–Bellingham-Whatcom County |  United States /  Canada |
3,350,000 |
| Detroit–Windsor | 5,976,595 | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Region | 1,614,790 | |
| Port Huron–Sarnia–Point Edward | 105,776 | |
| Sault Ste. Marie–Sault Ste. Marie | 93,944 | |
| San Diego–Tijuana | United States /  Mexico |
5,105,769[6] |
| Calexico–Mexicali | 1,143,000 | |
| San Luis Río Colorado–San Luis | 227,000 | |
| Nogales–Nogales | 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 municipalities | Countries | Total population |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni–Albina |  French Guiana /  Suriname |
|
| Saint Georges–Oiapoque | French Guiana /  Brazil |
32,000 |
| Quaraí–Artigas | Brazil /  Uruguay |
67,000 |
| Santana do Livramento–Rivera | 140,000 | |
| Chuí–Chuy | 15,592[12][13] | |
| Corumbá–Puerto Suárez | Brazil /  Bolivia |
124,000 |
| Tabatinga–Leticia–Santa Rosa | Brazil /  Colombia /  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 |
| Barracão–Dionísio Cerqueira–Bernardo de Irigoyen | Brazil / Argentina |
36,000 |
| Uruguaiana–Paso de los Libres | 170,000 | |
| Tulcán–Ipiales |  Ecuador / Colombia |
190,000 |
| Cúcuta–San Antonio del Táchira | Colombia /  Venezuela |
700,000 [14] |