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Encyclopedia > List of cities by population

This is a list of the most populous cities of the world defined according to the concept of city proper. The list ranks the world's urban municipal units (or well-defined statistical groupings of such units) according to population. Note that the populations listed are for the city proper and not for the urban area nor the metropolitan area. For a list of the most populous urban and metropolitan areas, see List of urban areas by population and List of metropolitan areas by population. Statistical definitions for each city and approximate surface area are also indicated. This is a list of contiguous urban areas of the world ordered according to population (as of 2005). ... This page lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the world, ranked by population. ...

Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country Population x Density (x109/km²)
1 Mumbai 13,073,926[1] Municipal corporation 440 29,042 Flag of India India 377
2 Karachi 11,608,000[2] City District 3,530 3,957 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 47
3 Delhi 11,505,196[1] Municipal corporation 1,400 7,896 Flag of India India 85
4 São Paulo 11,016,703[3] City proper 1,520 7,247 Flag of Brazil Brazil 79
5 Moscow 10,654,000[2] City proper (includes Zelenograd) 1,081 9,644 Flag of Russia Russia 101
6 Seoul 10,297,004[4] Special City 605.41 17,008 Flag of South Korea South Korea 173
7 Istanbul 10,291,102[1] City proper 1,970 5,137 Flag of Turkey Turkey 51
8 Shanghai 9,838,400[5] (2001-12-31) Core districts + inner suburbs 1,600 6,775 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 72
9 Lagos 9,229,944[1] City proper Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
10 Mexico City 8,658,576[1] Federal District 1,550 5,626 Flag of Mexico Mexico 48
11 Jakarta 8,568,838[1] Special capital district 660 12,738 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 106
12 Tokyo 8,483,140[6] 23 special wards area 620 13,682 Flag of Japan Japan 114
13 New York City 8,143,197[7] City proper 780 10,439 Flag of the United States United States 84
14 Cairo 7,933,236[1] Governorate 210 35,420 Flag of Egypt Egypt 276
15 Tehran 7,797,520[8] City proper 760 10,260 Flag of Iran Iran 80
16 London 7,554,236[1] Greater London 1,580 4,697 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 34
17 Beijing 7,441,000[9] (2001-12-31) Core districts + inner suburbs 1,370 5,650 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 43
18 Bogotá 7,363,494[1] Distrito Capital 1,590 4,523 Flag of Colombia Colombia 32
19 Lima 7,186,000[2] Province Flag of Peru Peru
20 Hong Kong 7,041,000[2] Special Administrative Region 1092 6,183 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 40
21 Dhaka 6,969,458 [1] Urban area 200 30,403 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 203
22 Bangkok 6,593,000[2] Administrative area 1,568.7 3,630 Flag of Thailand Thailand
23 Lahore 6,289,000[2] City District 1,010 6,329 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 38
24 Rio de Janeiro 6,136,652[3] City proper 1,180 5,200 Flag of Brazil Brazil 31
25 Kinshasa 6,049,000[2] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
26 Baghdad 5,831,541[1] Flag of Iraq Iraq
27 Bangalore 5,281,927[1] Municipal corporation 230 22,426 Flag of India India 114
28 Tianjin 5,095,900[10] (2001-12-31) Urban Area Flag of the People's Republic of China China
29 Yangon 4,668,755[1] Flag of Burma Myanmar
30 Santiago 4,656,690[11] (2002) Flag of Chile Chile
31 Kolkata 4,643,011[1] Municipal corporation 185 24,760 Flag of India India 114.9
32 Wuhan 4,488,900[12] (2001-12-31) Urban area 400 12,868 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 65
33 Chennai 4,376,400[1] Municipal Corporation Flag of India India
34 Singapore 4,326,000[2] Country 699 6,306 Flag of Singapore Singapore 27
35 Riyadh 4,193,000[2] 800 1,500 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
36 Guangzhou 4,154,800[13] (2001-12-31) Flag of the People's Republic of China China
37 Saint Petersburg 3,990,267[1] City proper Flag of Russia Russia
38 Chongqing 3,934,200[14] (2001-12-31) Flag of the People's Republic of China China
39 Shenyang 3,981,000[15] (2001-12-31) Flag of the People's Republic of China China
40 Chittagong 3,920,222[1] Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh
41 Alexandria 3,917,082[1] Governorate 2,680 1,378 Flag of Egypt Egypt 5
42 Los Angeles 3,849,378[16] City proper 1,290 2,980 Flag of the United States United States 11
43 Ahmedabad 3,819,497[1] Municipal corporation 190 19,979 Flag of India India 73
44 Hyderabad 3,665,106[1] Municipal corporation 170 21,293 Flag of India India 76
45 Pusan 3,657,840[17] Metropolitan City 763.46 4,791 Flag of South Korea South Korea 16
46 Yokohama 3,600,175[18] City proper 440 8,182 Flag of Japan Japan 29
47 Ankara 3,641,931[1] Municipality 2,500 1,424 Flag of Turkey Turkey 5
48 Abidjan 3,577,000[2] Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire
49 Ho Chi Minh City 3,525,282[1] City core (old city proper) Flag of Vietnam Vietnam
50 Berlin 3,408,000[2] State 892 3,818 Flag of Germany Germany

, Bombay redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ...   (Sindhi: , Urdu: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... This article is about the city. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Zelenograd () is a town 40 km from Moscow, Russia (officially is a district of Moscow city). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... For other uses, see Lagos (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Nickname: Motto: Capital en movimiento Location of Mexico City in south central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ... Special capital district is an administrative country subdivision term used for the capital areas in some countries. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... The 23 special wards (特別区 tokubetsuku) are self-governing, special municipalities in the central and most populous part of Tokyo, Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... For other uses, see Tehran (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Peking redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... For other uses, see Bogotá (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... For other uses, see Lima (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru_(state). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bengali: Ḍhākā; IPA: ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bangladesh. ... Location within in Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government  - Type Special administrative area  - Governer Apirak Kosayothin Area  - City 1,568. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville or, before 1960, also Leopoldstad) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo. ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ...   (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Yangon (also known as Rangoon) is the largest city of Burma. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Myanmar. ... Location of Santiago commune in Greater Santiago Coordinates: , Region Province Foundation February 12, 1541 Government  - Mayor Raúl Alcaíno Lihn Area 1  - City 22. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... For the brand of cymbal, see Wuhan cymbals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... , “Madras” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... Riyadh (Arabic: ar-Riyāḍ) is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Postal map spelling: Chungching, also Chungking) is the largest and most populous of the Peoples Republic of Chinas four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... This article is about a city. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... This article is about Chittagong as a city in Bangladesh. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bangladesh. ... This article is about the city in Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... , Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: अहमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of almost 51 lakhs (5. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Hyderabad or Haydarābād (Telugu: హైదరాబాదు Urdu: حیدر آباد ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Pūsan is also a Vedic Hindu god. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... For the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Freeway along the Ébrié Lagoon near the Plateau, Abidjans business district and centre of the city. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Saigon redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vietnam. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ...

See also

This page lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the world, ranked by population. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v World Gazetteer estimate for 2007-01-01
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k UN world Urbanization Prospects estimate for 2005
  3. ^ a b IBGE 2006 estimate
  4. ^ Seoul (seoul.go.kr)
  5. ^ Shanghai - citypopulation.de
  6. ^ Tokyo (tokyo.jp)
  7. ^ US Census Bureau
  8. ^ Iran 2006 Census
  9. ^ Beijing - citypopulation.de
  10. ^ Tianjin - citypopulation.de
  11. ^ Chile - citypopulation.de
  12. ^ Hubei province - citypopulation.de
  13. ^ Gunagdong - citypopulation.de
  14. ^ Chongqing = citypopulation.de
  15. ^ Liaoning - citypopulation.de
  16. ^ US Census Bureau
  17. ^ Busan (busan.go.kr)
  18. ^ Yokohama (yokohama.jp)

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