About the neighborhood
This is a list of planned cities (sometimes known as planned communities or new towns) by country. Additions to this list should be cities whose overall form (as opposed to individual neighborhoods or expansions) has been determined in large part in advance on a drawing board, or which were planned to a degree which is unusual for their time and place.
A
Afghanistan
Darulaman, Kabul
Argentina
Ciudad Evita, Buenos Aires
Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar, Buenos Aires
La Plata, Buenos Aires
La Punta, San Luis
Federación, Entre Ríos
Totoras, Santa Fe
Australia
Adelaide, South Australia
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Churchill, Victoria
Eaglemont, Victoria
Environa, New South Wales – never built
Garden City, Victoria
Griffith, New South Wales
Inala, Queensland
Springfield, Queensland
Joondalup, Western Australia
Karratha, Western Australia
Leeton, New South Wales
Melbourne central business district, Victoria
Mildura, Victoria
Monarto, South Australia never built
Multifunction Polis, South Australia never built
Palmerston, Northern Territory
Yallourn, Victoria
Austria
St. Pölten
B
Bangladesh
Dhanmondi Thana
Gulshan Thana
Kawran Bazar
Mirpur Thana
Motijheel
Purbachal New Town under construction
Uttara Thana
Belarus
Navapolatsk plan developed in 1958
Salihorsk construction began in 1958
Belgium
Charleroi
Fort Lillo
Leopoldsburg
Louvain-la-Neuve
Mariembourg
Nieuwpoort
Philippeville
Scherpenheuvel
Belize
Belmopan
Botswana
Gaborone
Boitumelo
Brazil
Água Boa, Mato Grosso
Águas de São Pedro, São Paulo
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Apucarana, Paraná
Aracaju, Sergipe
Arapongas, Paraná
Ariquemes, Rondônia
Belmonte, Santa Catarina
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais inaugurated in 1897
Boa Vista, Roraima
Brasília, Distrito Federal
Cambé, Paraná
Cascavel, Paraná
Cataguases, Minas Gerais most of the town's central areas were developed according to a plan, though the rest of the town has since grown randomly
Chapecó, Santa Catarina
Cianorte, Paraná
Colíder, Mato Grosso
Curitiba, Paraná
Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul
Fordlândia a dream of Henry Ford, now abandoned
Goiânia, Goiás
Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais (1915)
Ilha Solteira, São Paulo
Ipatinga, Minas Gerais
Loanda, Paraná
Londrina, Paraná
Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso
Maringá, Paraná
Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul
Nova Andradina, Mato Grosso do Sul
Nova Londrina, Paraná
Nova Mutum, Mato Grosso
Palmas, Tocantins
Paragominas, Pará
Paranavaí, Paraná
Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro
Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso
Rolândia, Paraná
Salvador, Bahia
Sinop, Mato Grosso
Sorriso, Mato Grosso
Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso
Teresina, Piauí inaugurated in 1852 from Oeiras
Toledo, Paraná
Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul
Umuarama, Paraná
Vilhena, Rondônia
Bulgaria
Dimitrovgrad
C
Canada
It is a misconception that virtually all cities and towns in Western Canada, which were created after the federal Dominion Lands Act of 1870, (the majority of all such cities), were planned. Most of these were, indeed, railway towns, founded after surveying and planning by the powerful railway companies during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canada's first transcontinental line, or the Canadian National Railway, but this initial start generally only provided one or two streets with a few lots set out, from which the cities grew unplanned.
Batawa, Ontario
Bramalea, Ontario now a part of Brampton
Broughton, Nova Scotia failed
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
Deep River, Ontario
Don Mills, Ontario now a part of Toronto
Erin Mills a planned community of Mississauga, Ontario
Fermont, Quebec
Gagnon, Quebec
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland
Grande Cache, Alberta,
Guelph, Ontario
Kapuskasing, Ontario
Kitimat, British Columbia
Mount Royal, Quebec
New Westminster, British Columbia designed by Richard Moody of the Royal Engineers to be the capital of the Colony of British Columbia
Oromocto, New Brunswick
Pinawa, Manitoba
Thompson, Manitoba
Townsend, Ontario failed
Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia
Vaughan, Ontario
Chile
El Salvador mining city
China
The Forbidden City built to house the emperors during the Ming dynasty
Tekes County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Czech Republic
Havířov
Zlín
Most
New Town, Prague
D – F
Denmark
Esbjerg replacing the Slesvig harbour towns lost by Denmark in the 1864 Second Schleswig War
Fredericia fortress town
Herning cultivation of Central Jutland moorland
Nordhavn District of Copenhagen
Ørestad District of Copenhagen
Djibouti
Al Noor City twin city to one of the same name in Yemen
Egypt
Modern
6th of October (city) – Giza Governorate.
10th of Ramadan (city) – Sharqia Governorate.
May 15 (city) – Cairo Governorate.
Ain Sokhna – Suez Governorate.
Badr – Cairo Governorate.
El Shorouk – Cairo Governorate.
Ismailia – Ismailia Governorate.
Madinaty – Cairo governorate.
New Administrative Capital of Egypt – Cairo governorate.
New Akhmim – Sohag Governorate.
New Aswan – Aswan Governorate.
New Asyut – Asyut Governorate.
New Beni Suef – Beni Suef Governorate.
New Borg El Arab – Alexandria Governorate.
New Cairo – Cairo Governorate.
New Damietta – Damietta Governorate.
New Fayum – Fayum Governorate.
New Nubariya – Beheira Governorate.
New Qena – Qena Governorate.
New Salhia – Sharqia Governorate.
New Tiba – Luxor Governorate.
Obour (city) – Qalubyia Governorate.
Port Fuad – Port said Governorate.
Port Tewfik – Suez Governorate
Ras El Bar-Damietta Governorate.
Ras El-Hekma - Matruh Governorate.
Ras Sedr – South Sinai Governorate.
Sharm El Sheikh – South Sinai Governorate.
Sheikh Zayed – Giza Governorate.
Under Construction
Proposed new capital of Egypt.
New Alamain.
New Ismailia.
El Galala.
Pre Modern
Memphis, Egypt – The city and capital of ancient Egypt. It was built by king Narmer around 3150 B.C.
Akhetaten – A city built by order of the Pharaoh Akhenaten in the 14th century B.C. It was the capital of Egypt in his reign.
Pithom – A city built by order of the Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century B.C.
Pi-Ramesses – Another city built by order of Ramesses II in the 13th century B.C. It was the capital of Egypt in his reign and it was the first city to exceed 100,000 in the history of Egypt. At its peak, the population of the city was 300,000.
Heracleion – A city built in the 12th century B.C. The city had been a major port in ancient Egypt before it subsided below sea level.
Alexandria – A city built by order of Alexander the Great in the 4th century B.C. It was the first city in Egypt to have a population of half million.
Berenice Troglodytica – A city built on the Red Sea coast in the 3rd century B.C. by Ptolemy II Philadelphus.
Fustat – A city built around 7th century CE by order of 'Amr ibn al-'As when he conquered Egypt, to be its capital
al-Askar – the capital of Egypt during the rule of the Tulunide dynasty.
al-Qata'i – Capital of Egypt during the Ikhshid dynasty.
Cairo – was built in 10th century CE By the Fatimid Caliph Al Muizz.
Estonia
Paldiski
Võru
Finland
Hamina
Rovaniemi
Tapiola, Espoo
France
Hautepierre, a district within Strasbourg
La Grande-Motte
Near Lille: Villeneuve d'Ascq
Near Lyon: Isle d'Abeau
Near Marseille: Aigues-Mortes
Fos-sur-Mer
Rives de l'Etang de Berre
Neuf-Brisach, Alsace
Near Paris: Cergy-Pontoise
Évry
Marne-la-Vallée
Saint-Quentin en Yvelines
Sénart
Versailles
Le Vésinet
Near Rouen: Val-de-Reuil
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans, Franche-Comté
Le Touquet
G – H
Germany
Bremerhaven, Bremen
Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg
Espelkamp, North Rhine Westphalia
Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg
Geretsried, Bavaria
Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein
Hellerau, Saxony
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
Marienberg, Saxony
Neutraubling, Bavaria
Putbus, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Salzgitter, Lower Saxony
Bielefeld-Sennestadt, North Rhine Westphalia
Traunreut, Bavaria
Waldkraiburg, Bavaria
Welthauptstadt Germania a renewal of Berlin; never built
Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony
Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony
Ghana
Tema
Greece
Amaliada
Aspra Spitia
Aspropyrgos
Skala town, Oropos
Ancient Olympia
Ermoupoli
Rhodes beyond old town
Nafplio
Elefsis
Rokkos
Panagiouda
Patra
Serres
Sparta
Thessaloniki
Athens-Redesigned in 1834 as the new Greek capital.
Ioannina
Kalamata
Lavrio
Nea Peramos
Nea Makri
Nea Moudania
Porto Rafti
Rafina
Thebes
Herakleion
Hania
Kalamata
Korinthos
Nea Fokea, Anavyssos
Hong Kong
Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town, Fanling Town and Sheung Shui Town
North East New Territories New Development Area
North Lantau New Town, Tung Chung
North West New Territories New Development Area
Sha Tin New Town, Sha Tin Town and Ma On Shan
Tai Po New Town, Tai Po Town
Tin Shui Wai New Town
Tseung Kwan O New Town
Tsuen Wan New Town, Tsuen Wan Town and Tsing Yi Town
Tuen Mun New Town, Tuen Mun Town
Yuen Long New Town, Yuen Long Town
Hungary
Dunaújváros, Fejér
Kazincbarcika, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Oroszlány, Komárom-Esztergom
Petőfibánya, Heves
Salgótarján, Nógrád
Tatabánya, Komárom-Esztergom
Tiszaújváros, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
I
India
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati
Assam Dispur
Chandigarh Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh Nava Raipur
Bhilai
Delhi New Delhi
Dwarka
Gujarat Gandhinagar
GIFT City
Dholera SIR
DREAM City
Haryana Gurgaon
Panchkula
Jharkhand Bokaro
Jamshedpur
Karnataka Mysore
Navanagar
Maharashtra Navi Mumbai (New Mumbai), a satellite city of Mumbai
Dhule
Lavasa
Palava City
Mizoram Thenzawl Peace City
Nagaland Nagaki Global City
Odisha Bhubaneswar
Rourkela
Puducherry Pondicherry
Auroville, Pondicherry founded in 1968
Punjab Mohali
Naya Nangal
Rajasthan Jaipur, the Pink City part was planned and founded in 1727 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, ruler of Jaipur State from 1699 to 1744.
Sri Ganganagar
Uttar Pradesh Greater Noida
Noida
Kaushambi
New Kanpur City
Trans Ganga City, Kanpur
Uttarakhand New Tehri
Chudchandra
West Bengal Bidhannagar, Kolkata
Durgapur
New Town, Kolkata
Kalyani
Sujalaam Skycity
Indonesia
Java
Bandung, West Java
Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta
Pantai Indah Kapuk Dua, Banten
Kota Baru Parahyangan, West Java
Alam Sutera, Banten
Citra Raya, Banten
Maja, Banten
BSD City, Banten
Kota Deltamas, West Java
Kota Jabebeka, West Java
Kota Wisata, West Java
Lippo Village, Banten
Gading Serpong, Banten
Borneo/Kalimantan
Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan
Tanjung Selor, North Kalimantan
Nusantara
Celebes/Sulawesi
Mamuju, West Sulawesi
Sofifi, North Maluku
Riau Islands
Batam, Riau Islands
Papua
Kuala Kencana, Central Papua
Tembagapura, Central Papua
Iran
Ali Shahr
Alavicheh
Andisheh
Baharestan
Binalood
Fuladshahr
Hashtgerd
Mohajeran
Parand
Pardis
Ramshar
Sadra
Sahand
Shahin Shahr
Shahriar, East Azerbaijan
Golbahar
Shirin Shahr
Ancient planned cities Ardashir-Khwarrah (Gor)
Iraq
Round city of Baghdad
Ireland
Adamstown
Cherrywood (under construction)
Shannon Town, County Clare
Tyrrelstown
Westport
Israel
Acre
Afula
Arad
Ariel
Ashdod
Ashkelon
Beersheba
Bet She'an
Bet Shemesh
Betar Illit
Caesarea
Dimona
Eilat
Hatzor HaGlilit
Karmiel
Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Malakhi
Kiryat Shmona
Ma'ale Adummim
Maalot Tarshiha
Mitzpe Ramon
Modi'in
Nahariya
Nazareth Illit
Netivot
Ofakim
Or Akiva
Safed
Sderot
Tiberias
Yeruham
Italy
Abruzzo
Salle
San Salvo Marina
Basilicata
Bosco Salice
Centro Colonico Villaggio Marconi
Policoro
Scanzano Jonico
Calabria
Sant'Eufemia Lamezia
Sibari
Thurio
Villaggio Frasso
Villapiana Scalo
Campania
Borgo Appio
Borgo Domitio
Corvinia
Farinia
Licola
Emilia Romagna
Anita
Milano Marittima
Tresigallo
Volania
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Borgo Brunner
Fossalon
Palmanova
Punta Sdobba
Torviscosa
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Lazio
Acilia
Aprilia
Guidonia
Latina
Maccarese
Pomezia
Pontinia
Rome
Sabaudia
San Cesareo
Lombardia
Milano 2
Milano 3
Marche
Metaurilia
Molise
Nuova Cliternia
Puglia
Borgo Cervaro
Borgo Giardinetto
Borgo Grappa
Borgo Mezzanone
Borgo Perrone
Borgo Piave
Cardigliano
Incoronata
Marina di Ginosa
Montegrosso
Porto Cesareo
Segezia
Siponto
Tavernola
Sardinia
Arborea
Campo Giavesu
Carbonia
Cortoghiana
Fertilia
Linnas
Pompongias
Sassu
Strovina
Tanca Marchesa
Torrevecchia
Tramariglio
Villaggio Calik
Sicily
Grammichele
Tuscany
Alberese
Albinia
Calambrone
Macchiascandona
Pienza
Spergolaia
Tirrenia
Veneto
Candiana
Ivory Coast
Yamoussoukro
J – L
Japan
Planned cities Sapporo
All the cities in Hokkaido are planned cities.
Ōshū, Iwate
Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi
Sendai/Izumi-ku, Sendai
Tomiya, Miyagi
Ōgata, Akita
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Saitama City Saitama New Urban Center
Tokyo City old palace Edo Tama, Tokyo
Kunitachi, Tokyo
Chiba, Chiba Mihama-ku, Chiba
Kamakura, Kanagawa
Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
Sagamihara
Nagoya
Kōka, Shiga Shigaraki Palace
Kyoto old palace Heian-kyō
Nagaoka-kyō
Kyōtanabe, Kyoto
Kuni-kyō
Nara old palace Heijō-kyō
Asuka, Yamato/Asuka-kyō
Tenri, Nara
Sakurai, Nara
Kōryō, Nara
Fujiwara-kyō
Fukuhara-kyō
Kibi Plateau city
Osaka Naniwa-kyō
Sakai, Osaka
Kobe
Hiroshima
Fukuoka City Seaside Momochi
Dazaifu, Fukuoka/Dazaifu (government)
Naha, Okinawa
Shuri, Okinawa
Planned University Towns, Science Cities Tsukuba Science City
Kashiwanoha
Harima Science Garden City
Kitakyushu Science and Research Park
Miyazaki University Town
New Town Near Sapporo Sweden Hills
Eniwa New Town Megumino
Near Tokyo Jōsō New Town
Tsukuba Express Town
Musashi Ryoku-en Toshi
Koshigaya Lake Town
Kōhoku New Town
Tama Den-en Toshi
Keikyu New Town
Tama New Town
Chiba New Town
Makuhari Bay Town
Yukarigaoka
Near Nagoya Kozoji New Town
Tōkadai New Town
Nagaoka New Town
Near Osaka Senri New Town
Senboku New Town
International culture park city Saito
Near Hiroshima Seifu Shinto
Jordan
Amra City
Kazakhstan
Astana
Nurkent
Kenya
Konza Technopolis – A project for Kenya's Vision 2030
Kuwait
Madinat al-Hareer (Silk City)
Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City
Al-Mutlaa
Lebanon
Qanafar City – As a transformation project of Kherbet Qanafar
Lithuania
Visaginas
Elektrėnai
M – N
Malaysia
Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor
Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
Cyberjaya, Selangor
Iskandar Puteri, Johor part of the Iskandar Malaysia project
Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Putrajaya
Penang
Petra Jaya, Sarawak
Shah Alam, Selangor
Subang Jaya, Selangor
Malta
Valletta
Senglea
SmartCity
Mexico
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