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Human Geography

Megacity

A megacity is a metropolitan area exceeding 10 million inhabitants. Several dozen metropolitan areas fall into this category, up from just 2 (New York and Tokyo) in 1950. Rapid urbanization has driven growth particularly in Asia and Africa.

Largest megacities: Tokyo metro area (37M), Delhi (32M), Shanghai (29M), Sao Paulo (22M), Mexico City (22M). Megacities are concentrated in Asia.

Worlds largest metro area means Japan (Tokyo). City over 30 million most likely means Japan or India. Megacity presence indicates large population and economic power.

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