We are the global network of major cities and metropolitan areas serving as the hub and platform for metropolises to connect, share experiences, and mobilize on a wide range of local and global issues, in addition to being the focal point of worldwide experience and expertise on metropolitan governance.

Metropolis aims to connect political leaders, policy makers and practitioners worldwide in order to advocate metropolitan interests and improve the performance of metropolises in addressing local and global challenges using metropolitan governance as a critical tool to face the current urban challenges.

Therefore, Metropolis mission aims to achieve a set of means to co-create caring sustainable cities characterized by engaged metropolitan governance in order to foster economic development, sustainability, social cohesion, gender equality and quality of life.

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As one of the planet’s 33 megacities (a city with at least 10 million inhabitants), Guangzhou embodies the metropolisation process—a phenomenon that is taking place worldwide and is unprecedented in the history of humanity.

Guangzhou is a city noted for its rich and colourful history and culture; as one of China’s central cities, it’s also an international trade and commercial centre and integrated transportation hub. With a 2.36 trillion-yuan gross regional product in 2019, the city is one of the most open, prosperous and market-oriented metropolitan areas in China, serving a population of more than 22 million.

During its 2,200 years of history, Guangzhou was a stop on the ancient Maritime Silk Road, was home to Lingnan culture as well as China’s modern revolution, and stands at the forefront of Chinese reform and opening-up. In 2016, Guangzhou topped the list on the UNDP’s Human Development Index out of all the cities on the Chinese mainland.