Provinces

As a result of extreme weather events and sea level rise, life along lowland seacoasts became impossible. Increasingly around the globe, people began moving inland and gathering in established areas. With the dominance of megacorporations over traditional governments and with advancements in large-scale 3D printing, the most highly populated cities expanded rapidly into megacities. By the early 22nd century, most of the world population had relocated itself to 66 megacities, known as Provinces.

The 66 Provinces

City	Continent	Latitude, Longitude	Elevation (meters)	Population (2150)	Details
Addis Ababa	Africa	9.03, 38.7	2355	26200000	Located on plateau with rivers
Almaty	Asia	43.26, 76.95	689	28400000	Located near rivers and lakes, mountainous region
Amsterdam	Europe	52.37, 4.9	14	19500000	Complex canal system
Ankara	Asia	39.93, 32.86	871	27200000	Located on central Anatolian plateau with water sources
Atlanta	North America	33.75, -84.39	229	13000000	Located on Chattahoochee River
Bamako	Africa	12.65, -8	340	25700000	Located on Niger River
Bangui	Africa	4.39, 18.56	365	13800000	Located on northern bank of Ubangi River
Beijing	Asia	39.9, 116.4	51	35000000	Located near rivers and reservoirs, roughly 100 miles from ocean
Bogotá	South America	4.71, -74.07	2640	27700000	Located on Bogotá River and surrounded by multiple rivers flowing from Eastern Cordillera
Boston	North America	42.36, -71.06	6	12300000	Located on Boston Harbor with multiple rivers
Brasília	South America	-15.78, -47.93	1060	26300000	Located on central plateau with river systems
Bratsk	Europe	56.17, 101.6	416	19400000	Located on Angara River near vast Bratsk Reservoir
Budapest	Europe	47.5, 19.04	110	28900000	Located on Danube River
Buenos Aires	South America	-34.61, -58.38	25	36700000	Located on Rio de la Plata
Cairo	Africa	30.04, 31.24	23	34300000	Located on Nile River
Chengdu	Asia	30.67, 104.07	499	35300000	Located on Chengdu Plain with river systems
Chennai	Asia	13.08, 80.27	11	32800000	Located on Bay of Bengal coast
Chicago	North America	41.85, -87.65	181	26300000	Located on Lake Michigan (Great Lakes system)
Columbus	North America	39.96, -82.99	232	19000000	Located on Scioto and Olentangy Rivers
Copenhagen	Europe	55.68, 12.57	13	12000000	Located on coastal waterways
Delhi	Asia	28.61, 77.23	280	35400000	Located on Yamuna River (Ganges tributary)
Detroit	North America	42.33, -83.05	175	12900000	Located on Detroit River connecting Lakes Huron and Erie
Fez	Africa	34.02, -5	300	21700000	Located on Fez River, a tributary of Sebou River, biggest river system in Morocco
Hamburg	Europe	53.55, 10	8	27800000	Located on Elbe River
Harare	Africa	-17.83, 31.05	1483	29200000	Located on plateau with rivers
Helsinki	Europe	60.17, 24.95	13	18600000	Located on Baltic Sea with lakes
Johannesburg	Africa	-26.2, 28.05	1753	24500000	Located on Witwatersrand (though limited freshwater)
Kampala	Africa	0.35, 32.58	1189	23200000	Located near Lake Victoria with rivers
Khartoum	Africa	15.5, 32.53	390	26400000	Located at confluence of Blue and White Nile Rivers
Kiev	Europe	50.45, 30.52	178	29700000	Located on Dnieper River
Kinshasa	Africa	-4.44, 15.27	300	36800000	Located on Congo River (one of world's largest rivers)
Kolkata	Asia	22.57, 88.36	15	31000000	Located on Ganges Delta
London	Europe	51.51, -0.13	11	22100000	Located on Thames River
Louisville	North America	38.25, -85.76	142	15000000	Located on Ohio River
Lusaka	Africa	-15.42, 28.47	1280	24900000	Located on plateau with rivers
Melbourne	Australia	-37.81, 144.96	30	22000000	Located on Port Phillip Bay and Yarra River
Memphis	North America	35.15, -90.05	103	14100000	Located on Mississippi River
Mexico City	North America	19.43, -99.13	2250	24400000	Located in Valley of Mexico with Lerma River system nearby
Minneapolis	North America	44.98, -93.27	253	16600000	Located on Mississippi River and Chain of Lakes
Moscow	Europe	55.75, 37.62	151	35000000	Located on Moskva River (tributary of Volga system)
Mumbai	Asia	19.08, 72.88	6	36100000	Located on Arabian Sea coast
Nairobi	Africa	-1.28, 36.82	1795	25000000	Located on Nairobi River (place of cool waters)
Nashville	North America	36.17, -86.78	182	11300000	Located on Cumberland River
Omsk	Europe	54.98, 73.37	86	25800000	Located at its junction of Irtysh and Om Rivers
Ottawa	North America	45.42, -75.69	71	24800000	Located on Ottawa River
Philadelphia	North America	39.95, -75.17	12	27900000	Located on Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers
Pittsburgh	North America	40.44, -80	373	17000000	Located at confluence of three rivers
Prague	Europe	50.09, 14.42	190	27200000	Located on Vltava River
Reykjavik	Europe	64.13, -21.83	0	19900000	No major rivers
Richmond	North America	37.54, -77.46	46	12300000	Located on James River
Rome (Vatican City)	Europe	41.9, 12.45	21	25600000	Located on Tiber River
San Francisco	North America	37.77, -122.42	16	17300000	Located on San Francisco Bay
São Paulo	South America	-23.55, -46.63	710	38800000	Located on plateau with river systems (though closer to coast than ideal)
Seattle	North America	47.61, -122.33	10	13600000	Located on Puget Sound with rivers and lakes
Shanghai	Asia	31.23, 121.47	4	36500000	Located on Yangtze River Delta
St. Louis	North America	38.63, -90.2	142	14100000	Located on Mississippi River
Stockholm	Europe	59.33, 18.07	13	27300000	Located on archipelago with extensive waterways
Sydney	Australia	-33.87, 151.21	6	24100000	Located on harbor with rivers
Tokyo	Asia	35.68, 139.69	40	36100000	Located on Tokyo Bay with rivers
Toronto	North America	43.65, -79.38	90	29600000	Located on Lake Ontario (Great Lakes system)
Tsilgehtchic	North America	67.4, -133.7	150	9400000	Located at confluence of Mackenzie and Arctic Red Rivers
Warsaw	Europe	52.23, 21.01	108	30000000	Located on Vistula River
Wuhan	Asia	30.58, 114.27	35	31200000	Located at confluence of Yangtze and Han Rivers
Xi'an	Asia	34.34, 108.94	411	33500000	Located on Wei River (Yellow River tributary)
Yakutsk	Europe	62.04, 129.68	100	15800000	Located on Lena River
Yellowknife	North America	62.45, -114.37	200	10000000	Located near Yellowknife River but on Great Slave Lake