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This is a list of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the Americas. Official definitions of metropolitan area are used where available. For cities in countries that do not have official metropolitan area definitions, the urban agglomeration concept is used instead.

1 – Mexico City, Mexico.

2 – São Paulo, Brazil.

3 – New York, United States.

4 – Los Angeles, United States.

5 – Buenos Aires, Argentina.

6 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

7 – Chicago, United States.

Rank	Metropolitan area	Population	Year
1	Mexico City^{[nb 1]}	21,163,226^[1]	2009
2	São Paulo	19,889,559^[2]	2009
3	New York	19,006,798^[3]	2008
4	Los Angeles	12,872,808^[3]	2008
5	Buenos Aires	12,795,000^[4]^[5]	2007
6	Rio de Janeiro	11,529,194^[2]	2007
7	Chicago	9,569,624^[3]	2008
8	Lima	8,482,619^[6]	2007
9	Bogotá	8,228,230^[7]	2007
10	Dallas	6,300,006^[3]	2008
11	Philadelphia	5,838,471^[3]	2008
12	Houston	5,728,143^[3]	2008
13	Santiago	5,720,000^[4]^[8]	2007
14	Toronto	5,531,300^[9]	2008
15	Miami	5,414,772^[3]	2008
16	Belo Horizonte	5,403,050^[2]^[10]	2007
17	Atlanta	5,376,130^[3]	2008
18	Washington	5,358,130^[3]	2008
19	Caracas	4,950,000^[11]	2009
20	Boston	4,522,858^[3]	2008
21	Detroit	4,425,110^[3]	2008
22	Phoenix	4,281,899^[3]	2008
23	San Francisco	4,274,531^[3]	2008
24	Riverside-San Bernardino	4,115,871^[3]	2008
25	Guadalajara	4,095,853^[12]	2005
26	Porto Alegre	3,975,545^[2]^[13]	2007
27	Montreal	3,750,500^[9]	2008
28	Monterrey	3,738,077^[12]	2005
29	Recife	3,661,119^[2]	2007
30	Salvador	3,599,538^[2]	2007
31	Brasília (RIDE)	3,558,166^[2]	2007
32	Medellín	3,401,337^[7]	2007
33	Fortaleza	3,376,883^[2]	2007
34	Seattle	3,344,813^[3]	2008
35	Minneapolis	3,229,878^[3]	2008
36	Santo Domingo	3,150,000^[11]	2009
37	Curitiba	3,139,389^[2]	2007
38	San Diego	3,001,072^[3]	2008
39	St. Louis	2,816,710^[3]	2008
40	Tampa	2,733,761^[3]	2008
41	Guatemala City	2,725,000^[11]	2009
42	Baltimore	2,667,761^[3]	2008
43	Cali	2,656,180^[7]	2007
44	San Juan	2,608,375^[14]	2008
45	Guayaquil	2,514,000^[4]^[15]	2007
46	Denver	2,506,626^[3]	2008
47	Campinas	2,484,555^[2]	2007
48	Puebla	2,470,206^[12]	2005
49	Pittsburgh	2,351,192^[3]	2008
50	Maracaibo	2,325,000^[11]	2009

[edit] Notes

^ According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, Mexico City Metropolitan Area is constituted by the Federal District (8,841,916)—itself composed of 16 boroughs—, 59 adjacent municipalities of the State of Mexico (11,075,213) and 29 municipalities of the state of Hidalgo (1,246,097), of which 28 were officially incorporated on 17 June 2008 (See link).

[edit] References

^ National Population Council. "Mexico City Metropolitan Area". Government of the State of Mexico. http://www.edomex.gob.mx/poblacion/docs/2009/PDF/ZMVM.pdf. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Constituent municipalities as listed by Obervatorio das Metropoles. Population figures from the sume of the municipalities' population: IBGE
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v U.S. Census Bureau -- Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (2008)
^ ^a ^b ^c United Nations World Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision)
^ Data for Buenos Aires refer to Gran Buenos Aires.
^ INEI -- Lima Metropolitana region as defined in the 2007 census
^ ^a ^b ^c Metropolitan areas as defined by DANE in the 2005 census. The figures are from DANE official estimates.
^ Referring to Gran Santiago which includes the Province of Santiago plus cities within the Provinces of Puente Alto and San Bernardo.
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada -- Population of census metropolitan areas
^ Total population of the microregião of Sete Lagoas, Pará de Minas, Belo Horizonte, and Itaguara.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Thomas Brinkoff -- The Principal Agglomerations of the World
^ ^a ^b ^c INEGI Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005
^ Total population of the microregião of Montenegro, São Jerônimo, and Porto Alegre.
^ U.S. Census Bureau -- Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico (2008)
^ Includes the population of the locality of Eloy Alfaro.

[edit] See also

[0] According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, Mexico City Metropolitan Area is constituted by the Federal District (8,841,916)—itself composed of 16 boroughs—, 59 adjacent municipalities of the State of Mexico (11,075,213) and 29 municipalities of the state of Hidalgo (1,246,097), of which 28 were officially incorporated on 17 June 2008 (See link).

[1] National Population Council. "Mexico City Metropolitan Area". Government of the State of Mexico. http://www.edomex.gob.mx/poblacion/docs/2009/PDF/ZMVM.pdf. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

[bra-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Constituent municipalities as listed by Obervatorio das Metropoles. Population figures from the sume of the municipalities' population: IBGE

[usa-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v U.S. Census Bureau -- Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (2008)

[un-4] United Nations World Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision)

[5] Data for Buenos Aires refer to Gran Buenos Aires.

[per-6] INEI -- Lima Metropolitana region as defined in the 2007 census

[col-7] Metropolitan areas as defined by DANE in the 2005 census. The figures are from DANE official estimates.

[8] Referring to Gran Santiago which includes the Province of Santiago plus cities within the Provinces of Puente Alto and San Bernardo.

[can-9] Statistics Canada -- Population of census metropolitan areas

[10] Total population of the microregião of Sete Lagoas, Pará de Minas, Belo Horizonte, and Itaguara.

[cp-11] Thomas Brinkoff -- The Principal Agglomerations of the World

[mex-12] INEGI Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005

[13] Total population of the microregião of Montenegro, São Jerônimo, and Porto Alegre.

[pue-14] U.S. Census Bureau -- Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico (2008)

[15] Includes the population of the locality of Eloy Alfaro.

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