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  2. Each respective region is also known as a "megalopolis", a term initially coined to define Northeastern United States, which ranges from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C. in the south. That region has an estimated population of over 50 million people as of 2022 and includes some of the nation's largest cities, including Baltimore , New ...

    • Great Lakes: 60.7 million (55.5 million) – includes Chicago, Toronto, and Detroit.
    • Northeast: 58.4 million (52.3 million) – includes New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington.
    • Southern California: 29 million (24.4 million) – includes Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas.
    • Texas Triangle: 24.8 million (19.7 million) – includes Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin.
  3. Located primarily on the Atlantic Coast in the Northeastern United States, the Northeast megalopolis extends from the northern suburbs of Boston to Washington, D.C., running roughly southwesterly along a section of U.S. Route 1, Interstate 95, and the Acela train line.

  4. Nov 25, 2019 · Many urban geographers have studied the concept of Megalopolis in the United States and have applied it internationally. The Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka Megalopolis is an excellent example of urban coalescence in Japan.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MegalopolisMegalopolis - Wikipedia

    A megalopolis (/ ˌ m ɛ ɡ ə ˈ l ɒ p ə l ɪ s /) or a supercity, also called a megaregion, is a group of metropolitan areas which are perceived as a continuous urban area through common systems of transport, economy, resources, ecology, and so on.

  6. Examples of megalopolises in the United States include “Boswash,” the chain of contiguous cities and surrounding regions that stretches from Boston to Washington, D.C., along the northeastern seaboard; the Chicago–Pittsburgh area around the Great Lakes; and the San Francisco–San Diego region along the California…

  7. Nov 11, 2011 · U.S. Megalopolises 50 Years Later. (November 2011) Exactly 50 years ago, geographer Jean Gottmann coined the term “megalopolis” to describe the sprawling regional mega-city taking shape between Boston and Washington, D.C., gobbling up rural areas in its wake. 1. “BosWash” is the nickname futurist Herman Kahn gave this potentially 400 ...

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