megalopolis

extensive urban agglomeration of multiple large cities to form something larger than a metropolis
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megalopolis
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megalopolis

Summary

megalopolis ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,072 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • megalopolis is a type of urban area[2].
  • megalopolis's Commons category is recorded as Megalopolises[3].
  • megalopolis's said to be the same as is recorded as polycentric metropolitan area[4].
  • megalopolis's said to be the same as is recorded as Q11776944[5].
  • megalopolis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megalopolises[6].
  • megalopolis's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-ca', 'text': 'megaregion'}[7].
  • megalopolis's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr-ca', 'text': 'mégarégion'}[8].
  • megalopolis's different from is recorded as megacity[9].
  • megalopolis's different from is recorded as metropolitan area[10].
  • megalopolis's different from is recorded as urban agglomeration[11].
  • megalopolis's has part is recorded as metropolitan area[12].

Body

Definition and Type

megalopolis is a type of urban area[2].

Why It Matters

megalopolis ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,072 views/month).[1] megalopolis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] megalopolis is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . pm.gc.ca. pm.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . pm.gc.ca. pm.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). megalopolis. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/megalopolis-q471822
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_megalopolis-q471822_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{megalopolis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/megalopolis-q471822}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of Q98966309
    P14541 3hLdUX
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 29d ago · Huntster · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Megalopolises
    Local thumb
    Said to be the same as polycentric metropolitan area, Q11776944
    Subclass of
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1269]]: [[Q3076155]], Copying from [[Q1886473]]"
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