megakent ne demek?

Megakent veya mega şehir, genellikle toplam nüfusu 10 milyonu aşan bir şehir veya Metropoliten alandır.1 Bir megakent, tek bir metropolitan alan veya birleşmiş iki veya daha fazla metropolitan alan olabilmektedir. Konürbasyon, metropol ve metropleks terimleri de ikincisine uygulanır.

2015 itibarıyla dünyada 36 megakent bulunmaktadır. Bunların en büyüğü olan Tokyo ve Şangay'ın metropolitan alanlarının nüfusu 30 milyonun üzerindedir. Tokyo, dünyanın en büyük metropolitan alan olup Şanghay ise dünyanın en büyük şehridir.

BM, 2030 yılına kadar megakent sayısının 41'e yükseleceğini öngörmektedir.2

En büyük şehirler

2016 yılı itibarı ile dünyanın en büyük şehirleri ve metropolitan alanları.

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th><p>Sıra</p></th> <th><p>Megakent</p></th> <th><p>Görsel</p></th> <th><p>Ülke</p></th> <th><p>Kıta</p></th> <th><p>Nüfus</p></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>1</p></td> <td><p><a href="Tokyo" title="wikilink">Tokyo</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>38,800,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>2</p></td> <td><p><a href="Cakarta" title="wikilink">Cakarta</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>31,500,000<a href="#fn1" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref1" role="doc-noteref"><sup>1</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>3</p></td> <td><p><a href="Seul" title="wikilink">Seul</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>25,514,000<a href="#fn2" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref2" role="doc-noteref"><sup>2</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>4</p></td> <td><p><a href="Karaçi" title="wikilink">Karaçi</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>24,300,000<a href="#fn3" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref3" role="doc-noteref"><sup>3</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>5</p></td> <td><p><a href="Şanghay" title="wikilink">Şanghay</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>24,152,700<a href="#fn4" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref4" role="doc-noteref"><sup>4</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>6</p></td> <td><p><a href="New_York" title="wikilink">New York</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Kuzey_Amerika" title="wikilink">Kuzey Amerika</a></p></td> <td><p>23,632,722<a href="#fn5" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref5" role="doc-noteref"><sup>5</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>7</p></td> <td><p><a href="Mumbai" title="wikilink">Mumbai</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>23,614,000<a href="#fn6" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref6" role="doc-noteref"><sup>6</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>8</p></td> <td><p><a href="Manila" title="wikilink">Manila</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>24,124,000<a href="#fn7" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref7" role="doc-noteref"><sup>7</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>9</p></td> <td><p><a href="Meksiko" title="wikilink">Meksiko</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Kuzey_Amerika" title="wikilink">Kuzey Amerika</a></p></td> <td><p>22,200,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>10</p></td> <td><p><a href="Delhi" title="wikilink">Delhi</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>21,753,486<a href="#fn8" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref8" role="doc-noteref"><sup>8</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>11</p></td> <td><p><a href="Pekin" title="wikilink">Pekin</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>21,516,000<a href="#fn9" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref9" role="doc-noteref"><sup>9</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>12</p></td> <td><p><a href="São_Paulo" title="wikilink">São Paulo</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Güney_Amerika" title="wikilink">Güney Amerika</a></p></td> <td><p>21,250,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>13</p></td> <td><p><a href="Lagos" title="wikilink">Lagos</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Afrika" title="wikilink">Afrika</a></p></td> <td><p>21,000,000<a href="#fn10" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref10" role="doc-noteref"><sup>10</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>14</p></td> <td><p><a href="Vuhan" title="wikilink">Vuhan</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>20,600,000<a href="#fn11" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref11" role="doc-noteref"><sup>11</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>15</p></td> <td><p><a href="Osaka" title="wikilink">Osaka</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>20,260,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>16</p></td> <td><p><a href="Guangzhou" title="wikilink">Guangzhou</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>19,910,000<a href="#fn12" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref12" role="doc-noteref"><sup>12</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>17</p></td> <td><p><a href="Çongçing" title="wikilink">Çongçing</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>19,384,100<a href="#fn13" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref13" role="doc-noteref"><sup>13</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>18</p></td> <td><p><a href="Kahire" title="wikilink">Kahire</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Afrika" title="wikilink">Afrika</a></p></td> <td><p>18,810,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>19</p></td> <td><p><a href="Los_Angeles" title="wikilink">Los Angeles</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Kuzey_Amerika" title="wikilink">Kuzey Amerika</a></p></td> <td><p>18,550,288<a href="#fn14" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref14" role="doc-noteref"><sup>14</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>20</p></td> <td><p><a href="Chengdu" title="wikilink">Chengdu</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>18,427,500</p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>21</p></td> <td><p><a href="Dakka" title="wikilink">Dakka</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>18,250,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>22</p></td> <td><p><a href="Moskova" title="wikilink">Moskova</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Avrupa" title="wikilink">Avrupa</a></p></td> <td><p>16,900,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>23</p></td> <td><p><a href="Tientsin" title="wikilink">Tientsin</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>15,469,500</p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>24</p></td> <td><p><a href="Bangkok" title="wikilink">Bangkok</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>15,350,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>25</p></td> <td><p><a href="İstanbul" title="wikilink">İstanbul</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Avrupa" title="wikilink">Avrupa</a>/<a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>14,800,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>26</p></td> <td><p><a href="Kalküta" title="wikilink">Kalküta</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>14,766,000<a href="#fn15" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref15" role="doc-noteref"><sup>15</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>27</p></td> <td><p><a href="Rio_de_Janeiro" title="wikilink">Rio de Janeiro</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Güney_Amerika" title="wikilink">Güney Amerika</a></p></td> <td><p>14,450,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>28</p></td> <td><p><a href="Londra" title="wikilink">Londra</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Avrupa" title="wikilink">Avrupa</a></p></td> <td><p>13,842,667<a href="#fn16" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref16" role="doc-noteref"><sup>16</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>29</p></td> <td><p><a href="Buenos_Aires" title="wikilink">Buenos Aires</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Güney_Amerika" title="wikilink">Güney Amerika</a></p></td> <td><p>13,834,000<a href="#fn17" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref17" role="doc-noteref"><sup>17</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>30</p></td> <td><p><a href="Tahran" title="wikilink">Tahran</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>13,700,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>31</p></td> <td><p><a href="Kinşasa" title="wikilink">Kinşasa</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Afrika" title="wikilink">Afrika</a></p></td> <td><p>12,500,000</p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>32</p></td> <td><p><a href="Paris" title="wikilink">Paris</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Avrupa" title="wikilink">Avrupa</a></p></td> <td><p>12,405,426<a href="#fn18" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref18" role="doc-noteref"><sup>18</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>33</p></td> <td><p><a href="Shenzhen" title="wikilink">Shenzhen</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>12,250,000<a href="#fn19" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref19" role="doc-noteref"><sup>19</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>34</p></td> <td><p><a href="Harbin" title="wikilink">Harbin</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>11,635,971<a href="#fn20" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref20" role="doc-noteref"><sup>20</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>35</p></td> <td><p><a href="Rhine-Ruhr" title="wikilink">Rhine-Ruhr</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Avrupa" title="wikilink">Avrupa</a></p></td> <td><p>11,316,429<a href="#fn21" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref21" role="doc-noteref"><sup>21</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>36</p></td> <td><p><a href="Bengaluru" title="wikilink">Bengaluru</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>11,556,907<a href="#fn22" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref22" role="doc-noteref"><sup>22</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td><p>37</p></td> <td><p><a href="Lahor" title="wikilink">Lahor</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>10,551,472<a href="#fn23" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref23" role="doc-noteref"><sup>23</sup></a></p></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td><p>38</p></td> <td><p><a href="Chennai" title="wikilink">Chennai</a></p></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><p><a href="Asya" title="wikilink">Asya</a></p></td> <td><p>9,814,455</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <section class="footnotes footnotes-end-of-document" role="doc-endnotes"> <hr /> <ol> <li id="fn1" role="doc-endnote"><a href="#fnref1" class="footnote-back" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></li> <li id="fn2" role="doc-endnote"><a href="#fnref2" class="footnote-back" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></li> <li id="fn3" role="doc-endnote"><a href="#fnref3" class="footnote-back" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></li> <li id="fn4" role="doc-endnote"><a href="#fnref4" class="footnote-back" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></li> <li id="fn5" role="doc-endnote"><a href="#fnref5" class="footnote-back" role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></li> <li id="fn6" 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Kaynakça

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Footnotes

  1. "How Big Can Cities Get?" New Scientist Magazine, 17 June 2006, page 41.

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