page_title: Megalopolis
section_title: South Asia
hierarchical_section_title: Megalopolis / South Asia
caption_attribution_description: English: Dhaka city at night with historic "Nagar Bhaban"
context_page_description: A megalopolis, sometimes called a megapolis; also megaregion, city cluster or supercity, is typically defined as a group of two or more roughly adjacent metropolitan areas, which may be somewhat separated or may merge into a continuous urban region. The megalopolis concept became highly influential as it introduced a new, larger scale in thinking about urban patterns and urban growth.
caption: Dhaka, Bangladesh; part of the emerging chain of cities in the Bengal region
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