Megaregions

Industry, infrastructure, economy, and demographics of megalopolises. Megaregion, and megapolis are other terms for megalopolis.

Africa

• Nile region- Egypt; includes Greater Cairo
• Gauteng region - South Africa
• Morocco region

Asia

• Taiheiyō Belt – Japan; includes: Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie,Osaka, Hyōgo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Ōita
• Seoul National Capital Area - Korea; includes: Seoul, Incheon, Suwon, Goyang, Yongin

Europe

• Green Banana - Central Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia)

Gdańsk, Warsaw, Łódź, Wrocław, Katowice, Krakow, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest, Zagreb

• Golden Banana - Mediterranean coast (Spain, France, Italy)

Valencia, Barcelona, Nice, Torino

• Blue Banana - Southern Britain to the Alps (the UK, France, Germany, Benalux, Switzerland, Italy)

London, Manchester, Rhine, Ruhr, Randstad, Milan

North America

• St. Lawrence River region - in Canada; includes Montreal, Windsor and Toronto
• Texas Triangle - in Texas; includes: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Ft. Worth (sometimes Oklahoma is included; Oklahoma City and Tulsa)
• Northeast megalopolis - in the U.S; New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
• Great Lakes - in the U.S.; Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit
• Southern California - in and near California; Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Tijuana
• Greater Mexico City - in Mexico; includes: Pueblo, Mexico city

South America

• Rio-São Paulo - in Brazil

Images

Megaregions from space at night

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