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.
Argentina
- La Plata
- La Punta
Australia
- Adelaide — South Australia
- Canberra — Australian Capital Territory
- Churchill — Victoria
- Eaglemont — Victoria
- Griffith — New South Wales
- Inala — Queensland
- Leeton — New South Wales
- Melbourne — Victoria
- Mildura — Victoria
- Monarto — South Australia (never built)
- Multifunction Polis — South Australia (never built)
- Palmerston — Northern Territory
- Garden City — Victoria
- Yallourn — Victoria
Austria
Belarus
- Novopolotsk (plan developed in 1958) [2]
- Soligorsk (construction began in 1958)
Belgium
Belize
Brazil
- Aracaju
- Belmonte, Santa Catarina State
- Belo Horizonte (inaugurated in 1897)
- Boa Vista, Roraima
- Brasília
- Canarana
- Cataguases -- most of the town's central areas were developed according to a plan, though the rest of the town has since grown randomly.
- Curitiba
- Erechim
- Goiânia
- Governador Valadares
- Ilha Solteira
- Londrina
- Maringá
- Palmas
- Rio de Contas [3]
- Salvador, Bahia (The first planned city and first capital in Brazil)
- Sinop
- Primavera do Leste - Mato Grosso State
- Sorriso
- Teresina
Burma
Canada
Planned cities of Eastern Canada are notable. In Western Canada, however, virtually all cities and towns created after the 1870 Dominion Lands Act (the majority of all such cities) were planned. Most were railway towns, surveyed and subdivided by the powerful railway companies. For example, both Medicine Hat, Alberta and Swift Current, Saskatchewan founded by the CPR during construction of the main Transcontinental railroad|transcontinental line. The only cities in Western Canada that grew organically were those, usually founded before 1870, that grew up around trading post|fur trade forts, Royal Canadian Mounted Police|police outposts, or Mission (Christian)|missions.
- Batawa, Ontario
- Bramalea, Ontario, now a part of Brampton, Ontario
- Broughton, Nova Scotia (failed)
- Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland
- Deep River, Ontario
- Don Mills, now a part of Toronto
- Erin Mills, part of Mississauga
- Fermont, Quebec
- Gagnon, Quebec
- Guelph, Ontario
- Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland
- Kapuskasing, Ontario
- Kitimat, British Columbia
- Mount Royal, Quebec
- New Westminster, British Columbia, designed by Richard Clements 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, Chile mining city
China, People's Republic of
Hong Kong
- Tsuen Wan
- Sha Tin
- Tuen Mun
- Tai Po
- Fanling - Sheung Shui
- Yuen Long
- Tseung Kwan O
- Tin Shui Wai
- North Lantau (Tung Chung - Tai Ho)
- North East New Territories New Development Area
- North West New Territories New Development Area
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
- Near Paris:
- Near Lille: Villeneuve d'Ascq
- Near Lyon: Isle d'Abeau
- Near Marseille: Rives de l'Etang de Berre
- Near Rouen: Val de Reuil
Germany
- Bremerhaven
- Eisenhüttenstadt
- Freudenstadt
- Glückstadt
- Karlsruhe
- Ludwigslust
- Mannheim
- Putbus
- Salzgitter
- Welthauptstadt Germania (never built)
- Wilhelmshaven
- Wolfsburg
Hungary
- Dunaújváros [12]
- Kazincbarcika [13]
- Oroszlány [14]
- Petőfibánya
- Salgótarján [15]
- Tatabánya [16]
- Tiszaújváros [17]
India
- Bidhannagar satellite township of Kolkata (close to the airport)
- Chandigarh
- Dispur
- Gandhinagar
- Jamshedpur, named after its founder Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata
- K.K.Nagar (a suburb in Chennai (Madras))
- Anna Nagar (a suburb in Chennai (Madras))
- Koyambedu (Chennai (Madras))
- Besant Nagar (Chennai(Madras))
- Triplicane (Chennai(Madras))
- Srirangam (a suburb in Thiruchirapalli (Trichinopoly) city)
- Madurai
- Navi Mumbai (New Mumbai) a satellite city of Mumbai
- New Delhi
- New Town (Rajarhat), Kolkata
- Noida
- Gurgaon
- Panchkula
- Jaipur
Iran
- Alavi
- Aali shahr
- Andisheh
- Baharestan
- Binalud
- Golbahar
- Hashtgerd
- Isfahan
- Latian
- Majlesi
- Mohajeran
- Parand
- Pardis [18]
- Poulad-shahr
- Ramin
- Ramshar
- Sadra
- Sahand
- Shirin Shahr
- Tis
Ireland
- Adamstown
- Shannon Town (County Clare|Clare) [19]
Israel
See also: Israeli settlement
- Acre
- Afula
- Arad
- Ariel
- Ashdod
- Ashkelon
- Beersheba
- Bet She'an
- Bet Shemesh
- Betar Illit
- Caesarea
- Dimona
- Eilat
- Hazor HaGelilit
- 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
Apulia
- Segezia
- Borgo Giardinetto
- Borgo Mezzanone
- Siponto
- Tavernola
- Incoronata
- Borgo Cervaro
- Montegrosso
- Ginosa Marina
- Borgo Perrone
- Borgo Piave
- Borgo Grappa
- Porto Cesareo
- Cardigliano
Basilicata
- Centro Colonico Villaggio Marconi
- Bosco Salice
- Scanzano Jonico
- Policoro
Calabria
Campania
- Borgo Appio
- Borgo Domitio
- Licola
- Corvinia
- Farinia
Emilia Romagna
- Milano Marittima
- Volania
- Anita
- Tresigallo
Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Torviscosa
- Borgo Brunner
- Punta Sdobba
- Fossalon
Lazio|Latium
Marche
- Metaurilia
Molise
- Nuova Cliternia
Sardinia
- Carbonia
- Cortoghiana
- Strovina
- Fertilia
- Tramariglio
- Villaggio Calik
- Campo Giavesu
- Arborea
- Sassu
- Pompongias
- Tanca Marchesa
- Torrevecchia
- Linnas
Tuscany
- Albinia
- Tirrenia
- Calambrone
- Macchiascandona
- Alberese
- Spergolaia
Veneto
Ivory Coast
Japan
- Near Tokyo
- Tama New Town
- Yukarigaoka
- Kohoku New Town
- Tama Den-en Toshi
- Near Nagoya
- Kozoji New Town
- Near Osaka
- Senri New Town
- Near Hiroshima
- Seifu Shinto
- Kyoto
- Sapporo
- Tsukuba Science City
- Shin'kyo (now known as Changchun; capital of the puppet government of Manchukuo, regained by China after World War II)
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Most Mexican cities founded during the period of New Spain were planned right from the beginning. There are historical maps showing the designs of most cities, however as time passed and the cities grew, the original planning disappeared. In recent times, a number of tourist cities have been built, such as Cancun or Puerto Peñasco; the latest city to be planned in Mexico was Delicias. Some of these cities are:
Recent times
- Cancún, Quintana Roo
- Delicias, Chihuahua
- Puerto Peñasco, Sonora
Middle East
Netherlands
- Almere [23]
- Capelle aan den IJssel [24]
- Emmeloord
- Den Helder [25]
- Haarlemmermeer [26]
- Hellevoetsluis [27]
- Lelystad [28]
- Nieuwegein [29]
- Purmerend [30]
- Spijkenisse [31]
- Zoetermeer [32]
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
- Faisalabad
- Islamabad
- Mirpur Khas
- New Murree near Islamabad
- Joharabad
- Rabwah
- Sahiwal, Montgommery
Poland
- Borne Sulinowo former German military base, then Soviet secret city, and since 1993 Polish town
- Elbląg [34]
- Głogówek [35]
- Gdynia [36]
- Nowa Huta (showpiece of Socialist Realist-era urban planning), now incorporated into the Royal city of Cracow
- Starogard [37]
- Ursynów [38]
- Zamość A UN World Heritage site, Zamosc is the result of the opulently wealthy Polish Chancellor Jan Zamoyski's financial empire. It is modelled on Italian renaissance theories of the 'ideal city' and built by the architect Bernardo Morando. Zamość is a perfect example of late 16th century Renaissance urban planning ideals. [39]
- Tychy Nowe Tychy, New Tychy [40]
Portugal
- Lisbon (reconstruction after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake)
- Vila Real de Santo António
- Porto Covo
- Vila Nova de Santo André
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah City (currently under development)
- Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musaed Economic City (also currently under development)
Serbia
Singapore
The following are not "cities" per se, but smaller developments within the nation-state of Singapore.
- Ang Mo Kio New Town
- Bedok New Town
- Bishan New Town
- Bukit Batok New Town
- Bukit Merah
- Bukit Panjang New Town
- Bukit Timah Estate
- Choa Chu Kang New Town
- Clementi New Town
- Geylang
- Hougang New Town
- Jurong East New Town
- Jurong West New Town
- Kallang/Whampoa
- Marine Parade Estate
- Pasir Ris New Town
- Punggol New Town
- Queenstown
- Sembawang New Town
- Serangoon New Town
- Sengkang New Town
- Simei New Town
- Tampines New Town
- Toa Payoh New Town
- Woodlands New Town
- Yishun New Town
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
- Ansan
- Changwon
- Gwacheon
- New Songdo City
- Sejong City (proposed multifunctional administrative city)
Spain
- Tres Cantos [41]
- Badia del Vallès
- La Carolina
Sweden
- Kiruna [42]
- Stockholm (satellite towns)
- Gothenburg
- Jakriborg
- Falköping
- Hässleholm
- Nässjö
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
(including all New Towns under the New Towns Act of 1946 and successive Acts) See new towns in the United Kingdom.
England
- Aycliffe [46]
- Barrow-in-Furness [47]
- Basildon [48]
- Bracknell [49]
- Chorley [50]
- Corby [51]
- Crawley [52]
- Letchworth
- Harlow [53]
- Hatfield [54]
- Hemel Hempstead [55]
- Milton Keynes [56] ("New City")
- Northampton [57]
- Peterborough [58]
- Peterlee [59]
- Poundbury [60]
- Redditch [61]
- Runcorn [62]
- Skelmersdale [63]
- Stevenage [64]
- Telford [65]
- Warrington [66]
- Washington [67]
- Welwyn Garden City [68]
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
United States
New communities built in the Colonial and post-Colonial era
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Augusta, Georgia
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Mobile, Alabama
- New Haven, Connecticut - the first planned city in America, designed in 1638.
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Rogersville, Tennessee
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Salem was planned by the Moravians, later merged with Winston
- Savannah, Georgia
- Washington, D.C.
- Williamsburg, Virginia
New communities built in the nineteenth century
- Austin, Texas
- Back Bay section of Boston, Massachusetts
- DuPont, Washington
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Glendale, Ohio
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Llewellyn Park, New Jersey
- Manchester, New Hampshire
- Most of Manhattan, New York City, New York. (A Commissioners' Plan of 1811 defined the street layout of most of the borough; however, New York originated in the 1620s without a master plan. Since the grid plan is noteworthy, it is listed here.)
- Memphis, Tennessee, a grid plan with a public promenade along the Mississippi River, and four designated public squares, surveyed in 1819.
- Milledgeville, Georgia
- New Plymouth, Idaho
- Parksley, Virginia
- Pullman, Illinois (now part of Chicago)
- Riverside, Illinois
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
New communities built in the early twentieth century
- Avondale Estates, Georgia
- Baldwin Hills Village, California
- Cerritos, California
- Chatham Village, Pittsburgh
- Coral Gables, Florida
- Fairfield, Alabama
- Highland Park, Texas (Dallas suburb)
- Kingsport, Tennessee
- Longview, Washington
- Mariemont, Ohio
- Minden, Nevada
- Radburn, New Jersey
- Roland Park, Baltimore, Maryland
- Shaker Heights, Ohio
- Sugar Land, Texas
- Sunnyside Gardens, New York
- Twin Falls, Idaho
- Venice, Florida
- City of Industry, California
- City of Commerce, California
New communities built with federal aid in the 1930s
- Arthurdale, West Virginia
- Boulder City, Nevada
- Greenbelt, Maryland [79]
- Greendale, Wisconsin [80]
- Greenhills, Ohio [81]
- Norris, Tennessee
- Roosevelt, New Jersey
Secret cities built as part of the Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the successful effort by the U.S. government to develop an atomic bomb during World War II.
New communities built privately in the post World War II era
- Joppatowne, Maryland
- Levittown, New York
- Levittown, Pennsylvania
- Rohnert Park, California
- Sharpstown, Houston, Texas
- Park Forest, Illinois (Chicago suburb) [82]
- Willingboro, New Jersey
New communities built in the 1960s and 1970s
- Anaheim Hills, California*
- Arcosanti, Arizona
- Audubon New Community, New York (near Buffalo, New York)
- Aventura, Florida
- Clear Lake City, Houston, Texas
- Columbia, Maryland
- Cold Spring, Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland) [83]
- Coral Springs, Florida
- Coto de Caza, California
- Village of Cross Keys, Maryland (see Baltimore, Maryland)
- First Colony, Sugar Land, Texas (see Sugar Land, Texas)
- Foster City, California
- Irvine, California*
- King City, Oregon
- Kingwood, Houston, Texas
- Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
- Mission Viejo, California
- Peachtree City, Georgia
- Reston, Virginia
- Sugar Creek, Sugar Land, Texas (see Sugar Land, Texas)
- Sunriver, Oregon
- Woodhaven, Fort Worth, Texas
- Valley Ranch, Irving, Texas
*Both Anaheim Hills and Irvine began construction in the 1970s, but have not been completed due to their size, and will not be completed for at least ten years
New communities sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development after 1970
- Cedar-Riverside, Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Flower Mound, Texas (Near Dallas, Texas)
- Gananda, New York (Near Rochester, New York)
- Harbison, South Carolina (Near Columbia, South Carolina)
- Jonathan, Minnesota (Near Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Maumelle, Arkansas (Near Little Rock, Arkansas)
- Newfields, Ohio (Dayton, Ohio)
- Park Forest South, Illinois (Near Chicago)
- Radisson, New York (Near Syracuse, New York)
- Riverton, New York (Near Rochester, New York)
- Roosevelt Island, New York (New York, New York)
- Shenandoah, Georgia (Near Atlanta, Georgia)
- Soul City, North Carolina (Warren County, North Carolina)
- St. Charles, Maryland (Charles County, Maryland)
- San Antonio Ranch, Texas (near San Antonio, Texas)
- The Woodlands, Texas (near Houston, Texas)
New communities built privately in the 1980s and 1990s
- Anthem, Arizona
- Carolina Forest, South Carolina
- Celebration, Florida
- Eagle Mountain, Utah
- Greatwood, Sugar Land, Texas (see Sugar Land, Texas)
- Laguna West, California
- Mountain House, California
- New Territory, Sugar Land, Texas (see Sugar Land, Texas)
- Phillips Ranch, California
- Port Liberte, New Jersey
- Rancho Santa Margarita, California
- Seaside, Florida
- Southern Village, North Carolina
- Summerlin, Nevada, in Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas
- Suncadia, Washington
- Viera, Florida
- Westchase, Florida
- Weston, Florida
Unbuilt or under construction planned cities
- Ave Maria, Florida
- Broadacre City
- Centennial, California
- EPCOT
- Kapolei, Hawaii
- Minnesota Experimental City
- Paulville, Texas
- Quay Valley Ranch
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