List of South American metropolitan areas by population
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This is a list of the fifty largest metropolitan areas in South America, based on the most recent official census results, estimates or projections. Figures refer to mid-year populations unless otherwise noted.
Notes
- ↑ INDEC defines Greater Buenos Aires as comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires plus twenty-four partidos of Buenos Aires Province, namely Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Berazategui, Esteban Echeverría, Ezeiza, Florencio Varela, Hurlingham, Ituzaingó, José C. Paz, La Matanza, Lanús, Lomas de Zamora, Malvinas Argentinas, Merlo, Moreno, Morón, Quilmes, San Fernando, San Isidro, San Miguel, Tigre and Vicente López.[2]
- ↑ INEI defines the Lima Metropolitan Area as comprising Lima Province and the Constitutional Province of Callao.[5]
- ↑ DANE defines the metropolitan area of Bogotá as comprising the Capital District and seventeen municipalities in Cundinamarca: Soacha, Facatativá, Zipaquirá, Chía, Mosquera, Madrid, Funza, Cajicá, Sibaté, Tocancipá, La Calera, Sopó, Tabio, Tenjo, Cota, Gachancipá and Bojacá.[7]
- ↑ The government of the Santiago Metropolitan Region defines the metropolitan area of Santiago as comprising Santiago Province, Cordillera Province and two communes (Calera de Tango and San Bernardo) in Maipo Province.[9]
- ↑ Population projection is that of the Sistema Metropolitano de Caracas, which comprises the five municipalities of the Metropolitan District of Caracas as well as the Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area, Guarenas-Guatire conurbation, Litoral Varguense conurbation and Valles del Tuy Metropolitan Area.[11][12]
- ↑ Medellín's metropolitan area, officially known as the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley, comprises the municipalities of Barbosa, Bello, Caldas, Copacabana, Envigado, Girardota, Itagüí, La Estrella, Medellín and Sabaneta.[7]
- ↑ Population projection is that of the future Metropolitan District of Guayaquil, which will comprise the cantons of Guayaquil proper, Durán and Samborondón.[14]
- ↑ DANE defines the metropolitan area of Cali as comprising the municipalities of Cali, Jamundí, Palmira and Yumbo.[7]
- ↑ Population projection is that of Quito proper plus Rumiñahui Canton, which "is clearly within the suburban zone of the city of Quito."[16]
- ↑ The metropolitan area of Maracaibo comprises the municipalities of Jesús Enrique Lossada, La Cañada de Urdaneta, Mara, Maracaibo and San Francisco in the state of Zulia.[17]
- ↑ The Zona Metropolitana de Asunción (ZOMA) comprises twenty districts, including Asunción proper, fifteen districts in Central Department (all except Guarambaré, Nueva Italia, Villeta and Ypacaraí), and Benjamín Aceval, José Falcón, Nanawa and Villa Hayes districts in Presidente Hayes Department.[18]
- ↑ The metropolitan area of Montevideo comprises the departments of Montevideo proper, Canelones and San José.[20]
- ↑ The metropolitan area of Barranquilla comprises the municipalities of Barranquilla, Soledad, Galapa, Puerto Colombia and Malambo.[22]
- ↑ The government of Santa Cruz Department defines the metropolitan area of Santa Cruz as comprising Andrés Ibáñez Province and the municipality of Warnes in Ignacio Warnes Province.[23]
- ↑ A Metropolitan Development Agency for the La Paz area is currently being formed between the five municipalities of Pedro Domingo Murillo Province and the municipalities of Viacha in Ignacio Warnes Province and Laja in Los Andes Province.[25]
- ↑ The future Metropolitan District of Valencia will comprise the municipalities of Libertador, Los Guayos, Miguel Peña (currently still a parish within the municipality of Valencia), Naguanagua, San Diego and Valencia in the state of Carabobo.[26]
- ↑ INDEC defines Greater Córdoba as comprising the city of Córdoba proper plus nineteen localities in Colón Department, Córdoba Province.[27]
- ↑ INDEC defines Greater Rosario as comprising the city of Rosario proper plus the localities of Capitán Bermúdez, Fray Luis Beltrán, Funes, Granadero Baigorria, Puerto General San Martín, Pérez, Roldán, San Lorenzo, Soldini and Villa Gobernador Gálvez.[27]
- ↑ The metropolitan area of Barquisimeto comprises the municipalities of Iribarren and Palavecino in the state of Lara.[29]
- ↑ Cochabamba's metropolitan area, officially known as the Kanata Metropolitan Region, comprises the municipalities of Cochabamba proper, Quillacollo, Sipe Sipe, Tiquipaya, Vinto, Colcapirhua and Sacaba in Cochabamba Department.[30]
- ↑ The metropolitan area of Maracay comprises the city of Maracay proper plus the localities of Cagua, El Limón, Palo Negro, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Rita and Turmero in the state of Aragua.[31]
- ↑ The metropolitan area of Cartagena comprises the municipalities of Cartagena, Arjona, Turbaco and Turbana.[33]
- ↑ The metropolitan area of Bucaramanga comprises the municipalities of Bucaramanga, Floridablanca, Girón and Piedecuesta.[34]
- ↑ INDEC defines Greater Mendoza as comprising the city of Mendoza proper plus the localities of Capdeville, Godoy Cruz, Guaymallén, Las Heras, Luján de Cuyo, Maipú, and Papagayos.[27]
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