Background
In the comic strip, the cities of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States had become so polluted that by the end of the twenty first century they were simply sealed over with concrete, and a new city was built on top. This city was to be named Mega-City One, whilst the remains of the old city below became known as "the Undercity". (Tempest established that a few significant buildings were moved to the Mega-City for the tourists)
The only Judges who operate in the Undercity are the few who have taken the long walk and elected to serve in the Undercity.
Hondo City (future Japan) also has an Undercity, shown in the second Shimura storyline.
Read more about this topic: Undercity (Judge Dredd)
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