New York metropolitan area

most populous metropolitan area in the United States
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New York metropolitan area

Summary

New York metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,541 views/month, #1 of 156).[2]

Key Facts

  • New York metropolitan area is located in United States[3].
  • New York metropolitan area is in the country of United States[4].
  • New York metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area[5].
  • New York metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as megacity[6].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as New York City[7].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Newark[8].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jersey City[9].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bergen County[10].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sussex County[11].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hudson County[12].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Union County[13].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Middlesex County[14].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Monmouth County[15].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ocean County[16].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rockland County[17].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Westchester County[18].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dutchess County[19].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Passaic County[20].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Somerset County[21].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Essex County[22].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hunterdon County[23].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Morris County[24].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pike County[25].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nassau County[26].
  • New York metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suffolk County[27].

Body

Geography

New York metropolitan area is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in United States[3].

Physical Characteristics

New York metropolitan area covers an area of {'amount': '+13318'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+509'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18897109'}[30] and {'amount': '+19940274'}[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan statistical area[5] and megacity[6].

Why It Matters

New York metropolitan area ranks in the top 0.64% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,541 views/month, #1 of 156).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Harper's tag → new-york-state-new-york-metropolitan-area, new-york-metropolitan-area
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: new-york-state-new-york-metropolitan-area, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952356|new york state new york metropolitan area (#289952356)"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → United States
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 40.808611111111, 'longitude': -74.020277777778}
    Territory overlaps → New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania +1
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → New York City, Newark, Jersey City +22
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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