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lation lives along the indus river karachi is its most populous city 34 in the northern half of the country most of the population lives in an arc formed by the cities of lahore faisalabad rawalpindi islamabad gujranwala sialkot gujrat jhelum sargodha sheikhupura nowshera mardan and peshawar during 1990 2008 city dwellers made up 36 of pakistan s population making it the most urbanised nation in south asia furthermore 50 of pakistanis live in towns of 5 000 people or more 35 karachi is the most populated city in pakistan closely followed by lahore according to the 2017 census southeast asia edit philippines edit a view of downtown manila in 2020 54 percent of the philippine population lived in urban areas 36 with an estimated population of 16 3 million metro manila is the most populous metropolitan area in the philippines and the 11th in the world however the greater urban area is the 5th largest in the world with a population of 20 654 307 people 2010 estimate 37 singapore edit further information geography of singapore and planning areas of singapore as an island city state about 5 6 million people live and work within 700 square kilometres 270 sq mi with 64 islands and islets singapore island makes up the largest urban area in the country according to the united nations economic and social commission for asia and the pacific the country has the highest urbanised population in southeast asia with 100 percent of its population living in an urban area 38 the urban redevelopment authority ura is responsible for the urban land use planning which designates land use and urban density of the country 39 the country is divided into 5 regions for planning purposes by the ura even though as a city state singapore is defined as a single continuous urban area it is further subdivided into 55 urban planning areas which acts as the boundaries of planned towns within the country 40 thailand edit bangkok is the largest urban area in thailand vietnam edit in vietnam there are six types of urban areas special urban area 2 municipalities hanoi and ho chi minh city type i urban area 18 provincial cities and 3 municipalities long xuyên pleiku mỹ tho thủ dầu một bắc ninh biên hòa hải dương thanh hóa hạ long việt trì thái nguyên nam định vũng tàu buôn ma thuột đà lạt quy nhơn nha trang huế vinh cần thơ đà nẵng and hải phòng type ii urban area 21 provincial cities and 1 district châu đốc đồng hới uông bí bắc giang ninh bình bạc liêu bà rịa thái bình rạch giá cà mau phan rang tháp chàm tuy hòa phan thiết vĩnh yên lào cai and phú quốc type iii urban area 31 provincial cities and 12 towns type iv urban area 35 towns and 35 townships type v urban area 586 townships and 54 communes europe edit finland edit main articles urban areas in finland and list of urban areas in finland by population a street sign in vimpeli indicating the beginning of an urban area in finland as in other nordic countries an urban area taajama in finnish in finland must have a building at least every 200 m 660 ft and at least 200 people to be considered a town or a city kaupunki for statistical purposes an urban area must have at least 15 000 people this is not to be confused with the city town designation used by municipalities 41 42 france edit main article functional area france in france an urban area fr aire d attraction d une ville is a zone encompassing an area of built up growth called an urban unit unité urbaine 43 close in definition to the north american urban area and its commuter belt couronne americans would find the insee definition of the urban area 44 to be similar to their metropolitan area the largest cities in france in terms of urban area population 2017 are paris 12 628 266 lyon 2 323 221 marseille 1 760 653 toulouse 1 360 829 bordeaux 1 247 977 lille 1 191 117 nice 1 006 201 nantes 972 828 strasbourg 790 087 and rennes 733 320 45 panorama of paris as seen from the eiffel tower as full 360 degree view river flowing from north east to south west right to left germany edit main article list of cities in germany by population skyline of downtown berlin germany has a number of large cities the largest conurbation is the rhine ruhr region 11 million in 2008 update including düsseldorf the capital of north rhine westphalia cologne bonn dortmund essen duisburg and bochum 46 netherlands edit a street view of downtown amsterdam the netherlands is the 30th most densely populated country in the world with 404 6 inhabitants per square kilometre 1 048 sq mi or 497 inhabitants per square kilometre 1 287 sq mi if only the land area is counted the randstad is the country s largest conurbation located in the west of the country and contains the four largest cities amsterdam rotterdam the hague and utrecht the randstad has a population of 7 million inhabitants and is the 6th largest metropolitan area in europe norway edit main article list of urban areas in norway by population norway defines urban areas tettsteder similarly to the other nordic countries unlike in denmark and sweden the distance between each building has to be of less than 50 m although exceptions are made due to parks industrial areas rivers and similar groups of houses less than 400 m from the main body of an urban area are included in the urban area 47 poland edit in poland official urban population figures simply refer to those localities which have the status of towns miasta the rural population is that of all areas outside the boundaries of these towns this distinction may give a misleading impression in some cases since some localities with only village status may have acquired larger and denser populations than many many smaller towns 48 with most excessive example of poznań most spread urban area of the country with population of the city app 534 thousand and metropolitan area around 1 million inhabitants on the other hand the katowice urban area with numerous large and medium cities covers 1 468 km and has above 2 million people the metropolitan areas in poland are the biggest urban zones e g katowice metropolitan area łódź metropolitan area and szczecin metropolitan area and have great impact on the rural surroundings as it is around lublin radom kielce tarnów and białystok russia edit moscow the capital and largest city of russia moscow the capital and largest city of russia has a population estimated at 12 4 million residents within the city limits 49 while over 17 million residents in the urban area 50 and over 20 million residents in the moscow metropolitan area 51 it is among the world s largest cities being the most populous city entirely within europe the most populous urban area in europe 50 the most populous metropolitan area in europe 51 and also the largest city by land area on the european continent 52 saint petersburg the cultural capital is the second largest city with a population of roughly 5 4 million inhabitants 53 other major urban areas are yekaterinburg novosibirsk kazan nizhny novgorod and chelyabinsk spain edit spain is a very highly urbanized country madrid is its largest urban area the southern and eastern coasts with barcelona valencia and málaga are more urbanised than the northern and western ones sweden edit main article list of urban areas in sweden by population urban areas in sweden tätorter are statistically defined localities totally independent of the administrative subdivision of the country there are 1 956 such localities in sweden with a population ranging from 200 to 1 372 000 inhabitants 54 united kingdom edit main article list of urban areas in the united kingdom a view of elizabeth tower often called big ben in downtown london in 2013 the united kingdom s office for national statistics ons published 2011 built up areas methodology and guidance which sets out its definition of a built up area bua as an area of built up land of at least 20 hectares 0 077 sq mi separated from other settlements by at least 200 metres 660 ft for 2011 census data there are 5 493 built up areas of which 501 are divided into built up area sub divisions buasd for which data is also available each built up area is named algorithmically using ordnance survey place name data 55 the ons has produced census results from urban areas since 1951 and since 1981 based upon the extent of irreversible urban development indicated on ordnance survey maps the definition is an extent of at least 20 ha and at least 1 500 census residents separate areas are linked if less than 200 m 220 yd apart included are transportation features 56 the uk has five urban areas with a population over a million and a further sixty nine with a population over one hundred thousand v t e largest cities or towns in the united kingdom england and wales 2011 census built up area 57 scotland 2016 estimates settlement 58 northern ireland 2001 census urban area 59 rank name urban area pop rank name urban area pop 1 london greater london 9 787 426 11 bristol bristol 617 280 2 manchester greater manchester 2 553 379 12 edinburgh edinburgh 512 150 3 birmingham west midlands 2 440 986 13 leicester leicester 508 916 4 leeds west yorkshire 1 777 934 14 belfast belfast 483 418 5 glasgow greater glasgow 985 290 15 brighton brighton hove 474 485 6 liverpool liverpool 864 122 16 bournemouth south east dorset 466 266 7 southampton south hampshire 855 569 17 cardiff cardiff 390 214 8 newcastle upon tyne tyneside 774 891 18 middlesbrough teesside 376 633 9 nottingham nottingham 729 977 19 stoke on trent stoke on trent 372 775 10 sheffield sheffield 685 368 20 coventry coventry 359 262 north america edit canada edit main article list of the largest population centres in canada according to statistics canada an urban area in canada is an area with a population of at least 1 000 people where the density is no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre 1 000 sq mi 60 if two or more urban areas are within 2 km 1 2 mi of each other by road they are merged into a single urban area provided they do not cross census metropolitan area or census agglomeration boundaries 61 the downtown area of toronto in the canada 2011 census statistics canada redesignated urban areas with the new term population centre 62 the new term was chosen in order to better reflect the fact that urban vs rural is not a strict division but rather a continuum within which several distinct settlement patterns may exist for example a community may fit a strictly statistical definition of an urban area but may not be commonly thought of as urban because it has a smaller population or functions socially and economically as a suburb of another urban area rather than as a self contained urban entity or is geographically remote from other urban communities accordingly the new definition set out three distinct types of population centres small population 1 000 to 29 999 medium population 30 000 to 99 999 and large population 100 000 or greater 62 despite the change in terminology however the demographic definition of a population centre remains unchanged from that of an urban area a population of at least 1 000 people where the density is no fewer than 400 persons per km 2 mexico edit downtown mexico city as seen from the street mexico is one of many countries where the urbanization rate is at least 80 mexico city its capital is the largest urban area in the country united states edit main article list of united states urban areas in the united states the census bureau defines urban areas and delineates urban area boundaries after each census the bureau defines an urban area as a statistical geographic entity consisting of a densely settled core created from census blocks and contiguous qualifying territory that together have at least 2 000 housing units or 5 000 persons 63 there were 2 646 urban areas identified by the census bureau for 2020 511 of these had a population of 50 000 or more 64 for the 2000 and 2010 censuses the census bureau differentiated between two kinds of urban areas urbanized areas and urban clusters the term urbanized area denoted an urban area of 50 000 or more people urban areas under 50 000 people were called urban clusters urbanized areas were first delineated in the united states in the 1950 census while urban clusters were added in the 2000 census the distinction between urbanized areas and urban clusters was removed for the 2020 census 63 urban areas consist of a densely settled urban core plus surrounding developed areas that meet certain density criteria since urban areas are composed of census blocks and not cities counties or county equivalents urban area boundaries may consist of partial areas of these political units urban areas are distinguished from rural areas any area not part of an urban area is considered to be rural by the census bureau 63 the downtown skyline of dallas texas the largest urban area in the united states is that of new york city and its surrounding suburbs the new york jersey city newark ny nj urban area had a population of 19 426 449 as of 2020 while the larger metropolitan area had a population of 20 140 470 and the combined statistical area had a population of 23 582 649 the next five largest urban areas in the u s are those of los angeles chicago miami houston and dallas 64 80 0 percent of the population of the united states lives within the boundaries of an urban area as of the 2020 census 65 the skyscrapers of new york city the most populous city in the united states and the most populous u s metropolitan area are almost all situated in manhattan the world s largest central business district seen here in this panorama in february 2018 as viewed from weehawken new jersey riverside church time warner center 220 central park south central park tower one57 432 park avenue 53w53 chrysler building bank of america tower conde nast building the new york times building empire state building manhattan west a 55 hudson yards b 35 hudson yards c 10 hudson yards d 15 hudson yards 56 leonard street 8 spruce street woolworth building 70 pine street 30 park place 40 wall street three world trade center four world trade center one world trade center the concept of urbanized areas as defined by the u s census bureau is often used as a more accurate gauge of the size of a city since in different cities and states the lines between city borders and the urbanized area of that city are often not the same for example the city of greenville south carolina has a city population just over 68 000 and an urbanized area population of around 400 000 while greensboro north carolina has a city population just over 285 000 and an urbanized area population of around 300 000 meaning that greenville is actually larger for some intents and purposes but not for others such as taxation local elections etc in the u s department of agriculture s natural resources inventory urban areas are officially known as developed areas or urban and built up areas such areas include cities ethnic villages other 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