<Dl> <Dd> Unlike an urban area, a metropolitan area includes not only the urban area, but also satellite cities plus intervening rural land that is socio - economically connected to the urban core city, typically by employment ties through commuting, with the urban core city being the primary labor market . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Unlike an urban area, a metropolitan area includes not only the urban area, but also satellite cities plus intervening rural land that is socio - economically connected to the urban core city, typically by employment ties through commuting, with the urban core city being the primary labor market . </Dd> <P> In accordance with these definitions, the three largest population centers in the Americas are: Mexico City, anchor to the largest metropolitan area in the Americas; New York City, anchor to the largest urban area in the Americas; and São Paulo, the largest city proper in the Americas . All three cities maintain Alpha classification and large scale influence . Mexico City is the largest city in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere . </P> <Ul> <Li> Urban centers within the Americas </Li> <Li> <P> Mexico City--The largest metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of 22,300,000 in 2017 . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> São Paulo--Largest city with a population of 12,038,175 (city) in 2016 . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> New York City--Largest urban area in the Americas, with a population of 18,351,295 in 2010 . </P> </Li> </Ul>

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