Cities & towns in the Americas

This section provides varied information on aspects of the urban system for (currently) 41 cities and towns across the Americas region - covering the Caribbean, Central America, North America and South America and including several cities that are located on Small Island Developing States (the SIDS network).

The profiles of some cities contain more information than others due to the availability of published information online. The range of information provided for each city / town varies (from the likes of local government teams, researchers, think tanks and newspapers) and it may change over time. Whilst every effort is made to ensure all links are active, source links may change (please let us know if you do find any links that do not work).

Statistics about urbanisation in the USA, with its many cities and towns, is available from Statista.

Across Latin America and the Caribbean, the extent and pace of urbanisation is a mixed bag, yet it is still very high overall according to Statista (covering some 80% of the population across "LAC" countries, it is estimated).

UN-Habitat and UNDP provide urban support services in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Fast links:

1. The Caribbean

2. Central America

3. North America - Canada

4. North America - the USA

5. South America

Note: This section includes images of cities and towns to provide a small snapshot of what they look like. These images are either from the website owner or they have been sourced from free-to-use image sites. If you see an image that could / should be replaced, please contact the website owner.