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← Previous revision Revision as of 00:09, 2 May 2026 Line 717: Line 717: ====Southeast Asia==== ====Southeast Asia==== =====Philippines===== =====Philippines===== [[File:Manila downtown - Binondo, Quiapo, Quezon Bridge, Pasig River, Arroceros (close-up) (Manila)(2018-02-07).jpg|thumb|A view of [[downtown]] [[Manila]].]] In 2020, 54 percent of the [[Philippines|Philippine]] population lived in urban areas.<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Mapa |first1=Dennis S. |title=Urban Population of the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing) |url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/urban-population-philippines-2020-census-population-and-housing |publisher=[[Philippine Statistics Authority]] |access-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705104809/https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/1_PR_Urban%20Population_RML_063022_ONS-signed.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |date=July 4, 2022}}</ref> With an estimated population of 16.3 million, [[Metro Manila]] is the most populous metropolitan area in the [[List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines|Philippines]] and the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|11th in the world]]. However, the greater urban area is the [[List of urban areas by population|5th largest in the world]] with a population of 20,654,307 people (2010 estimate).<ref name="WG">{{cite web|url=http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=a&va=&srt=pnan|title=World: metropolitan areas|publisher=World Gazetteer|access-date=2010-01-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211424/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=a&va=&srt=pnan|archive-date=2007-09-30}}</ref> In 2020, 54 percent of the [[Philippines|Philippine]] population lived in urban areas.<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Mapa |first1=Dennis S. |title=Urban Population of the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing) |url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/urban-population-philippines-2020-census-population-and-housing |publisher=[[Philippine Statistics Authority]] |access-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705104809/https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/1_PR_Urban%20Population_RML_063022_ONS-signed.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |date=July 4, 2022}}</ref> With an estimated population of 16.3 million, [[Metro Manila]] is the most populous metropolitan area in the [[List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines|Philippines]] and the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|11th in the world]]. However, the greater urban area is the [[List of urban areas by population|5th largest in the world]] with a population of 20,654,307 people (2010 estimate).<ref name="WG">{{cite web|url=http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=a&va=&srt=pnan|title=World: metropolitan areas|publisher=World Gazetteer|access-date=2010-01-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211424/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=a&va=&srt=pnan|archive-date=2007-09-30}}</ref>Line 759: Line 760: ====Germany==== ====Germany==== {{main|List of cities in Germany by population}} {{main|List of cities in Germany by population}} [[File:Berlin Downtown Skyline.jpg|thumb|[[Skyline]] of downtown [[Berlin]].]]
[[Germany]] has a number of large [[List of cities in Germany|cities]]. The largest [[conurbation]] is the [[Rhine-Ruhr]] region (11 million {{as of|2008|alt=in 2008}}), including [[Düsseldorf]] (the capital of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]), [[Cologne]], [[Bonn]], [[Dortmund]], [[Essen]], [[Duisburg]], and [[Bochum]].<ref>{{cite web |year=2017 |title=Verdichtungsräume nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Bevölkerungsdichte am 31.12.2017, im November 2018 wegen korrigierter Bevölkerung revidiert |trans-title=Conurbations by area, population and population density on December 31, 2017, revised in November 2018 due to corrected population figures |url=https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Administrativ-Nicht/30-verdichtungsraeume.html |access-date=24 March 2019 |publisher=Statistisches Bundesamt |page=10 |language=de}}</ref> [[Germany]] has a number of large [[List of cities in Germany|cities]]. The largest [[conurbation]] is the [[Rhine-Ruhr]] region (11 million {{as of|2008|alt=in 2008}}), including [[Düsseldorf]] (the capital of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]), [[Cologne]], [[Bonn]], [[Dortmund]], [[Essen]], [[Duisburg]], and [[Bochum]].<ref>{{cite web |year=2017 |title=Verdichtungsräume nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Bevölkerungsdichte am 31.12.2017, im November 2018 wegen korrigierter Bevölkerung revidiert |trans-title=Conurbations by area, population and population density on December 31, 2017, revised in November 2018 due to corrected population figures |url=https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Administrativ-Nicht/30-verdichtungsraeume.html |access-date=24 March 2019 |publisher=Statistisches Bundesamt |page=10 |language=de}}</ref>
====Netherlands==== ====Netherlands==== [[File:Amsterdam (5716959924).jpg|thumb|A street view of [[downtown]] [[Amsterdam]].]] The [[Netherlands]] is the [[List of countries by population density|30th-most densely populated]] country in the world, with {{convert|404.6|PD/sqkm|sigfig=4}}—or {{convert|497|PD/sqkm|sigfig=4}} 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 (city)|Utrecht]]. The Randstad has a population of 7 million inhabitants and is the [[List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population|6th largest]] [[metropolitan area]] in Europe. The [[Netherlands]] is the [[List of countries by population density|30th-most densely populated]] country in the world, with {{convert|404.6|PD/sqkm|sigfig=4}}—or {{convert|497|PD/sqkm|sigfig=4}} 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 (city)|Utrecht]]. The Randstad has a population of 7 million inhabitants and is the [[List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population|6th largest]] [[metropolitan area]] in Europe.
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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 {{convert|20|ha|sqmi}}, separated from other settlements by at least {{convert|200|m}}. 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.<ref name="ons">{{cite web | title=2011 Built-up Areas – Methodology and Guidance | author=ONS Geography | publisher=Office for National Statistics | date=August 2015 | url=https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/ons::built-up-areas-2011-user-guidance/explore | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913223231/https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/ons::built-up-areas-user-guidance-1/explore | archive-date=13 September 2024 | access-date=14 December 2024 | url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> 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 {{convert|20|ha|sqmi}}, separated from other settlements by at least {{convert|200|m}}. 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.<ref name="ons">{{cite web | title=2011 Built-up Areas – Methodology and Guidance | author=ONS Geography | publisher=Office for National Statistics | date=August 2015 | url=https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/ons::built-up-areas-2011-user-guidance/explore | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913223231/https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/ons::built-up-areas-user-guidance-1/explore | archive-date=13 September 2024 | access-date=14 December 2024 | url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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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 {{convert|400|/km2|/sqmi |adj=pre|persons}}.<ref name=StatCan1>{{cite web |url= http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/geo049-eng.cfm | title=Urban area (UA) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2009-11-20 | access-date=2011-01-21}}</ref> If two or more urban areas are within {{convert|2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} 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.<ref name=StatCan2>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/geo049a-eng.cfm | title=More information on Urban area (UA) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2009-11-20 | access-date=2011-01-21}}</ref> 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 {{convert|400|/km2|/sqmi |adj=pre|persons}}.<ref name=StatCan1>{{cite web |url= http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/geo049-eng.cfm | title=Urban area (UA) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2009-11-20 | access-date=2011-01-21}}</ref> If two or more urban areas are within {{convert|2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} 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.<ref name=StatCan2>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/dict/geo049a-eng.cfm | title=More information on Urban area (UA) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2009-11-20 | access-date=2011-01-21}}</ref> [[File:Downtown of Toronto, side view from a kayak (September 2018).jpg|thumb|The [[Downtown]] area of [[Toronto]].]]
In the [[Canada 2011 Census]], Statistics Canada redesignated urban areas with the new term "[[Population centre (Canada)|population centre]]";<ref name="popcentre">{{Cite web |title=From urban areas to population centres |url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/sgc-cgt/urban-urbain-eng.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213032942/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/sgc-cgt/urban-urbain-eng.htm |archive-date=2012-12-13 |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=www.statcan.gc.ca |language=en}}</ref> 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).<ref name=popcentre /> 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<sup>2</sup>. In the [[Canada 2011 Census]], Statistics Canada redesignated urban areas with the new term "[[Population centre (Canada)|population centre]]";<ref name="popcentre">{{Cite web |title=From urban areas to population centres |url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/sgc-cgt/urban-urbain-eng.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213032942/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/sgc-cgt/urban-urbain-eng.htm |archive-date=2012-12-13 |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=www.statcan.gc.ca |language=en}}</ref> 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).<ref name=popcentre /> 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<sup>2</sup>.
====Mexico==== ====Mexico==== [[File:Street scene from downtown Mexico City on Francisco I. Madero street.jpg|thumb|[[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. [[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.
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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.<ref name="US 2020 criteria" /> 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.<ref name="US 2020 criteria" /> [[File:Downtown Dalls (TX).jpg|thumb|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, New Jersey|Jersey City]]–[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], NY–NJ urban area had a population of 19,426,449 as of 2020, while the larger [[New York metropolitan area|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]].<ref name="US 2020 list" /> 80.0 percent of the population of the United States lives within the boundaries of an urban area as of the 2020 census.<ref name="2020 press release">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/urban-rural-populations.html|title=Nation's Urban and Rural Populations Shift Following 2020 Census|date=December 29, 2022|website=census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The largest urban area in the United States is that of [[New York City]] and its surrounding suburbs. The New York–[[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]–[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], NY–NJ urban area had a population of 19,426,449 as of 2020, while the larger [[New York metropolitan area|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]].<ref name="US 2020 list" /> 80.0 percent of the population of the United States lives within the boundaries of an urban area as of the 2020 census.<ref name="2020 press release">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/urban-rural-populations.html|title=Nation's Urban and Rural Populations Shift Following 2020 Census|date=December 29, 2022|website=census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> {{Panorama {{Panorama Line 865: Line 868: ===South America=== ===South America=== ====Argentina==== ====Argentina==== [[File:Buenos Aires, Argentina (29631090586).jpg|thumb|A view of [[downtown]] [[Buenos Aires]].]] Argentina is highly urbanized.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2212.html?countryName=Argentina&countryCode=ar®ionCode=sa&#ar |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090725144030/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2212.html?countryName=Argentina&countryCode=AR®ionCode=sa&#ar |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 25, 2009 |title= Field listing – Urbanization |work= The World Factbook |publisher= CIA}}</ref> The ten largest metropolitan areas account for half of the population, and fewer than one in ten live in rural areas. About 3 million people live in Buenos Aires City and the [[Greater Buenos Aires]] metropolitan area totals around 15 million, making it one of the largest urban areas in the world, with a population of 18 million all up.<ref name=majorcities>{{cite web |url= http://www.argentina.gov.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=1484 |title= Major Cities |publisher= Government of Argentina |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090919212817/http://www.argentina.gov.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=1484 |archive-date= 19 September 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref> Argentina is highly urbanized.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2212.html?countryName=Argentina&countryCode=ar®ionCode=sa&#ar |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090725144030/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2212.html?countryName=Argentina&countryCode=AR®ionCode=sa&#ar |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 25, 2009 |title= Field listing – Urbanization |work= The World Factbook |publisher= CIA}}</ref> The ten largest metropolitan areas account for half of the population, and fewer than one in ten live in rural areas. About 3 million people live in Buenos Aires City and the [[Greater Buenos Aires]] metropolitan area totals around 15 million, making it one of the largest urban areas in the world, with a population of 18 million all up.<ref name=majorcities>{{cite web |url= http://www.argentina.gov.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=1484 |title= Major Cities |publisher= Government of Argentina |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090919212817/http://www.argentina.gov.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=1484 |archive-date= 19 September 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref>