Gavujuju

Gavujuju
Megalopolis
Area
• Total	75,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi)
Population
• Total	43,592,836
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	DST

Gavujuju, or the Bay of Lights megalopolis, is a megalopolis or conurbation located in central-southern Dezevau. It has a population of around 40 million, making it by far the most populous megalopolis or urban area in Dezevau, and one of the most populous in the world. Its definition is contested, but cities and areas which may be part of Gavujuju include Bazadavo, Bagangige, Naimhegebizo, Gudumi, Vodhogou, Dhijivodhi, Bedamangi and the built-up areas around Bugunho Lake. The region includes the capital of Dezevau, and around a quarter to a third of its population and economic activity depending on the definition, while being less than a twentieth of its area. All of Gavujuju has only Ziba as a state language, bar Bazadavo which has Dezevauni Sign Language, and (when included) Bedamangi, which has Pali-Pelangi.

The region was first identified as a potential megalopolis in the 1990s, with the emergence of global urbanist studies, but the name Gavujuju gained currency with its appellation in government planning and organisational documents in the 21st century; the government of Dezevau has taken the concept of the region into account to an extent in its demographic, economic, infrastructural and cultural programmes. Some, since the identification of the megalopolis, argue that Gavujuju is in fact a conurbation, a metropolitan area or an agglomeration, being more tightly integrated today. The idea of the Doboadane megalopolis, distant in the northeast of the country and much smaller, is sometimes counterpoised with Gavujuju.

Definition

The core of the Gavujuju region is the cities of Bazadavo, Bagangige and Naimhegebizo, with over 15 million inhabitants between them alone; these are the three largest cities in Dezevau, including the capital, in an area around a hundredth of the country's size. However, Gavujuju is commonly defined as more expansive than this, with the entire state of Bazadavo, urbanities around Bugunho Lake, minor cities in the states of Bagangige and Naimhegebizo and Gudumi being most commonly also included, bringing the population to over 25 million at a few percent of the national size. Dhijivodhi and Vodhogou are also often included, with which the population rises to around 35 million; generally, it is not contended that these cities ever form a conurbation, rather only in more restricted definitions. Bedamangi is the most commonly excluded, but is increasingly accepted; it has been said that government policy seeks to integrate it with the region to help stem Pelangi regionalism and separatism, though these phenomena are in any case strongest further east of the city of Bedamangi itself, in the non-urban areas of the state of Bedamangi.

Constituents

Constituent	State	Population
Bagangige	Bagangige	6,845,014
Mhaugebodhou	Bagangige	584,331
State of Bagangige miscellaneous	Bagangige	2,134,736
Bazadavo	Bazadavo	3,905,633
Diabinge	Bazadavo	125,334
Rest of state of Bazadavo	Bazadavo	974,666
Bedamangi	Bedamangi	2,398,465
State of Bedamangi miscellaneous	Bedamangi	1,200,331
Dhijivodhi	Dhijivodhi	2,784,515
State of Dhijivodhi miscellaneous	Dhijivodhi	2,669,982
Gudumi	Gudumi	2,899,378
Ngimhigobogo	Gudumi	883,965
State of Gudumi miscellaneous	Gudumi	1,109,221
Naimhegebizo	Naimhegebizo	6,014,493
Gavunhuagojuno	Naimhegebizo	1,243,501
State of Naimhegebizo miscellaneous	Naimhegebizo	1,563,772
State of Vadimhunga miscellaneous	Vadimhunga	845,298
Vodhogou	Vodhogou	2,306,222
Gonauvinau	Vodhogou	1,115,566
State of Vodhogou miscellaneous	Vodhogou	1,988,413
Total		43,592,836