Ecumenopolis/Legends

"Let's just say that I was a strapping young lad with a head full of hair, and Coruscant was a small town with a well, heh heh."

- Jolee Bindo commenting on his age

An ecumenopolis was a type of city that covered an entire planet, or in some cases a moon.

Humans were advanced enough to transform Coruscant into an ecumenopolis as early as 100,000 years BBY. 96,000 years later, Taris became one, during the course of only a single century of prosperity.

Ecumenopoleis in the galaxy
There were many ecumenopoleis in the galaxy, most notably:


 * Alsakan
 * Anaxes
 * Ator
 * Axxila
 * Carratos
 * Coruscant
 * Denon
 * Empress Teta
 * Eriadu
 * Gerrenthum
 * Green Coruscant
 * Grizmallt
 * Hosk Station
 * Humbarine
 * Karideph
 * Lianna
 * Metellos
 * Mygeeto
 * Nar Shaddaa
 * Skako
 * Taris
 * Trantor
 * Vorzyd V
 * Yabol Opa

Behind the scenes

 * The game Empire at War incorrectly depicts Corulag as an ecumenopolis, however, the only depiction of it as a Ecumenopolis is in its land map (which is entirely city), and that map may take place in the only large city on Corulag. Similarly, Kuat is described as covered in city-sprawl in Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook, though later sources have shown that the planet avoided this fate.
 * The word is Greek and the concept was invented in 1967 by the Greek city planner Constantinos Doxiadis. Note, however, that the word never appears in a Star Wars canonical source.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Expanded Universe appearances