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rank[1]	city center[1]	metropolitan area name[1]	population (2008 estimate)[1]
1	New York City, United States	New York Metropolitan Area	22,981,510
2	Mexico City, Mexico	Greater Mexico City	22,968,205
3	São Paulo, Brazil	Greater São Paulo	20,218,868
4	Los Angeles, United States	Greater Los Angeles	17,863,050
5	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Greater Buenos Aires	14,197,085
6	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Greater Rio de Janeiro	11,975,998
7	Chicago, United States	Chicago Metropolitan Area/Chicagoland	9,549,897
8	Washington-Baltimore, United States	Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area	8,281,142
9	Bogotá, Colombia	Metropolitan Area of Bogotá	8,148,808
10	Lima, Peru	Lima Metropolitan Area	7,804,611
11	San Francisco, United States	San Francisco Bay Area	7,661,241
12	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex	6,439,838
13	Toronto-Hamilton, Canada	Greater Toronto Area	6,324,456
14	Philadelphia, United States	Delaware Valley	6,293,136
15	Boston, United States	Greater Boston	6,143,886
16	Detroit-Windsor, United States/Canada	Windsor-Detroit	5,854,397
17	Houston, United States	Greater Houston	5,620,461
18	Belo Horizonte, Brazil		5,395,601
19	Atlanta, United States	Atlanta Metropolitan Area	5,289,322
20	Santiago, Chile		5,090,824
21	San Diego-Tijuana, United States/Mexico	San Diego-Tijuana Metropolitan Area	4,945,410
22	Miami, United States	South Florida	4,940,907
23	Phoenix, United States	Phoenix Metropolitan Area	4,305,157
24	Caracas, Venezuela		4,259,737
25	Guadalajara, Mexico		4,149,804
26	Porto Alegre, Brazil		3,971,158
27	Seattle, United States	Seattle Metropolitan Area	3,947,414
28	Monterrey, Mexico	Monterrey Metropolitan area	3,868,493
29	Montreal, Canada	Greater Montreal Area	3,763,715
30	Recife, Brazil		3,738,978
31	Salvador, Brazil		3,703,722
32	Fortaleza, Brazil		3,371,858
33	Curitiba, Brazil		3,359,490
34	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Greater Santo Domingo	3,338,850
35	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Guatemala Metropolitan Area	3,293,168
36	Medellín, Colombia		3,284,894
37	Minneapolis-Saint Paul, United States	Minneapolis-Saint Paul	3,260,454
38	Cleveland, United States	Greater Cleveland	2,947,262
39	Puebla, Mexico		2,848,282
40	Denver, United States	Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area	2,741,624
41	Tampa, United States	Tampa Bay Area	2,692,877
42	St. Louis, United States	Greater St. Louis	2,662,989
43	Cali, Colombia		2,635,017
44	Portland, United States	Portland Metropolitan Area	2,617,282
45	Havana, Cuba		2,599,655
46	Maracaibo, Venezuela		2,406,719
47	Brasília, Brazil		2,406,478
48	Belém, Brazil		2,401,954
49	Ciudad Juárez-El Paso, Mexico/United States		2,397,732
50	Pittsburgh, United States	Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area	2,313,214

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The Greater Los Angeles Area is the suburban area around the city of Los Angeles, California. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... Gran Buenos Aires or Greater Buenos Aires is the metropolitan area next to the city of Buenos Aires and comprises the following 24 partidos (administrative subdivisions) of the Province of Buenos Aires. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Chicagoland redirects here. ... 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Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Province Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - MPs List of MPs Dean Allison Chris Charlton David Christopherson Wayne Marston David Sweet  - MPPs List of MPPs Sophia Aggelonitis Andrea... A map of Torontos Census Metropolitan Area, which contains a large portion of the Greater Toronto Area. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... The Delaware Valley is a term used widely to refer to the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Light Blue represents the area in Massachusetts known as Greater Boston, while Dark Blue represents the Metro-Boston area and Red represents Boston proper, the City of Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... View from Ouellette Avenue in Windsor across the river to Detroits Guardian and Penobscot Building cityscape. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Houston redirects here. ... The Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, is the seventh-largest metropolitan area and one of the most diverse[2] in the United States consisting of 10 counties within the state of Texas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region State Minas Gerais Founded 1901 Incorporated (as city) December 12, 1897 Government  - Mayor Fernando da Mata Pimentel (PT) Area  - City 330. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... The Atlanta metropolitan area, commonly referred to as Metro Atlanta in Georgia, is the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and consists of 28 counties in Georgia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Location of Santiago commune in Greater Santiago Coordinates: , Region Province Foundation February 12, 1541 Government  - Mayor Raúl Alcaíno Lihn Area 1  - City 22. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... Tijuana (Spanish [], English usually []), is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana. ... “Greater San Diego” redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Miami redirects here. ... Location of metropolitan area in the state of Florida Major cities Miami, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Area  - Total  - Water 15,896 km² (6,137 mi²) 2,621 km² (1,011 mi²) 16. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State County Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... The Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, is a metropolitan area that includes the City of Phoenix, much of the rest of Maricopa County, a large section of Pinal County, and small parts of southern Yavapai County. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Nickname: Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Coordinates: , Country State Foundation 1542 Government  - Mayor Alfonso Petersen Farah ( PAN) Area  - City 187. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... This article is about Porto Alegre, Brazil. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Seattle redirects here. ... The Seattle metropolitan area includes the city of Seattle, Washington; King County, Washington; and several surrounding cities and counties in the Puget Sound area. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Nickname: Motto: El Trabajo templa el Espíritu Location of Monterrey in northern Mexico Coordinates: , Country State Founded 20 September 1596 Government  - Mayor Adalberto Madero ( PAN) Area  - City 860 km² (332 sq mi) Elevation 537 m (1,762 ft) Population (2005)  - City 1,133,814  - Density 1,989/km² (5... The Monterrey metropolitan area refers to the conurbation around the city of Monterrey, oficially called Zona Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Monterrey (English: Metropolitan Zone of Monterrey). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... The Greater Montreal Area is a term used to describe either the Montreal, Quebec, Canada Census Metropolitan Area or the Montreal Metropolitan Community (French: Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal) The CMA is defined by Statistics Canada while the Montreal Metropolitan Community is a level of government in Quebec, and... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Nickname: Motto: lucea omnibus Latin: That it may shine on all (Matthew 5:15) Location of Recife Country Brazil Region State Pernambuco Founded March 12, 1537 Incorporated (as village) 1709 Incorporated (as city) 1823 Government  - Mayor João Paulo Lima e Silva (PT) Area  - City 218 km² (84. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Salvador and Baía de Todos os Santos from space, April 1997 Salvador (in full, São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, or in literal translation: Holy Savior of All Saints Bay) is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the northeastern... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... For the fortress and governors mansion in Puerto Rico, see La Fortaleza. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Nickname: Motto: A cidade sorriso (The smiling city) Location of Curitiba Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region State Paraná Founded 29 March 1693 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Mayor Carlos Alberto Richa (PSDB) Area  - City 430. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... For other uses, see Santo Domingo (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Santo Domingo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... For other uses, see Medellín (disambiguation). ... 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Nickname: Location of Denver in the State of Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State State of Colorado City and County Denver[1] Founded 1858-11-22, as Denver City, K.T.[2] Incorporated 1861-11-07, as Denver City, C.T.[3] Consolidated... The metropolitan area centered on the city of Denver, Colorado is known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Denver metropolitan area (population 2,179,240 in 2000). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Tampa redirects here. ... The Tampa-St. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... St. ... Greater St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... The Portland metropolitan area is the urban area centered around Portland, Oregon and the Willamette River. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Nickname: Motto: Muy noble y leal Maracaibo Municipality in Zulia State Coordinates: , Country State Municipality Maracaibo Founded 1529 Government  - Mayor Gian Carlo Di Martino (MVR) Area  - Total 550 km² (212. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Nickname: Location of Brasília Coordinates: , Country Region State Brazilian Federal District Founded 21 April 1960 Government  - Governor Jose Roberto Arruda Area  - Total 5,802 km² (2,240. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Nickname: Local da cidade de Belém, no estado do Pará State Pará County Belém Government  - Mayor Duciomar Gomes da Costa Area  - City 1,070 km²  (413. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ciudad Juárez, or simply Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua formerly known as El Paso del Norte. ... El Paso redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... The Pittsburgh metropolitan area is the U.S. Census-defined seven county region surrounding the city of Pittsburgh in Western Pennsylvania, United States. ...

Footnotes

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See also

• List of major cities in Brazil
• List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada
• United States metropolitan area
• List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population
• List of United States cities by population
• List of metropolitan areas of Mexico
• World largest cities