CONURBATIONS

Conurbation
Coined in 1915 by Patrick Geddis
The term "conurbation" refers to continuous urban growth along a key transportation
corridor that connects the city center..
Conurbation presents a picture of massive urban expansion and is a part of urban
ecology
Types of Conurbations

1.Single City expansion

2.Expansion of two growing cities
3.More than two cities like Mumbai
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Characteristics of Conurbations
● Conurbation is a constantly growing area that excludes ribbon development.
● The cities that make up this region experience fast population growth as well as industrial
and technical development.
● A conurbation has a high population density; it has a substantially larger population than
adjacent towns.
● A wide variety of industries operate in a conurbation, relying on the conurbation labor
reserves, excellent transportation, and so on.
● A conurbation functions as a shopping center for the hinterland surrounding it because of its
inexpensive and great transportation facilitie
Grearer Tokyo, Conurbation
● The most populous Conurbation in
the world is the Greater Tokyo Area–
comprising of the main cities of
Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama,
and Chiba. This area has largest
metropolitan economy in the world

● Tokyo city has grown into several

cities around it and has formed one
gigantic urban sprawl that forms one
metropolitan area. However, for
administrative purposes, the local city
governments have remained
independent.
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The surface area of the city metropolis comes to approximately 2,187.66 km2 (844.66
square miles). However, the city expands outwards to approximately 13,572 km2 (5,240
square miles).
According to a 2016 estimate of Tokyo's population, the metropolis is now home to 13.5
million people, or 9,262,046 in all of the 23 wards.
This area is home to around 30% of Japan’s total population.
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