List of cities proper by population

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This is a list of the most populous cities in the world defined according to a concept of city proper (an urban locality without its suburbs). A city proper is a locality defined according to legal or political boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government.[1][2][3]

"World Urbanization Prospects", a United Nations publication, defines the population of a city proper as "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city."[4] The book continues to say that "city proper as defined by administrative boundaries may not include suburban areas where an important proportion of the population working or studying in the city lives."

The term city can take on many meanings in different parts of the world. For the purposes of this list, the definition of a city as a primarily urban locality is used. This list enumerates the populations of some of the world's largest cities, the boundaries of which may or may not correspond to those of municipalities. The populations listed are for the administratively defined city and not for the urban area nor the metropolitan area. Statistical definitions for each city, approximate surface area, and population density are also indicated.

Cities proper by population [edit]

Rank City image Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country Continent
1 Shanghai Shanghaiviewpic1.jpg 700717836133000000017,836,133[5] Core districts[6] 70032605800000000002,605.8 70036845000000000006,845  China Asia
2 Istanbul Bosphorus.jpg 700713854740000000013,854,740[7] Metropolitan municipality 70035343000000000005,343 70032481000000000002,481  Turkey Europe/Asia
3 Karachi Karachi sky line.jpg 700712991000000000012,991,000[5] City District 70033527000000000003,527 70033683000000000003,683  Pakistan Asia
4 Mumbai Mumbai skyline88907.jpg 700712478447000000012,478,447[8] Municipal Corporation 7002603000000000000603 700420694000000000020,694  India Asia
5 Moscow Ночная-Москва,.jpg 700711977988000000011,977,988[9] Federal City 70032511000000000002,511[10] 70034705000000000004,705  Russia Europe
6 Beijing File-Beijing CBD 2008-6-996735.jpg 700711716000000000011,716,000[5] Core districts[11] 70031368320000000001,368.32 70037400000000000007,400  China Asia
7 São Paulo Jardim Paulistano2.jpg 700711376685000000011,376,685[12] Municipality 70031523000000000001,523 70037470000000000007,470  Brazil South America
8 Tianjin 天津南京路滨江道交口.jpg 700711090314000000011,090,314[5] All districts 70037422000000000007,422 70031494000000000001,494  China Asia
9 Guangzhou Pearl River Night Cruise.jpg 700711070654000000011,070,654[5] All districts[13] 70033843000000000003,843 70032881000000000002,881  China Asia
10 Delhi Skyline at Rajiv Chowk.JPG 700711007835000000011,007,835[8] Municipal Corporation 70031397290000000001,397.29 70037922900000000007,922.9  India Asia
11 Seoul Seoul dusk2.jpg 700710575447000000010,575,447[14] Special City 7002605250000000000605.25[15] 700417473000000000017,473  South Korea Asia
12 Shenzhen Shenzhen night street.JPG 700710357938000000010,357,938[5] All districts 70031989000000000001,989 70035201000000000005,201  China Asia
13 Jakarta Jakarta Car Free Day.jpg 70069588198000000009,588,198[16] Special capital district 7002662330000000000662.33 700414476000000000014,476  Indonesia Asia
14 Tokyo Skyscrapers of Shinjuku 2009 January (revised).jpg 70068887608000000008,887,608[17] 23 Special Wards[18] 7002617179999900000617.18 700414400000000000014,400  Japan Asia
15 Mexico City Santa feconj Mexico City.jpg 70068873017000000008,873,017[19] Federal District 70031485490000000001,485.49[20] 70035973000000000005,973  Mexico North America
16 Kinshasa Kinshasa 2003.jpg 70068754000000000008,754,000[21] City-Province[22] 70032016000000000002,016 70034342000000000004,342  Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
17 Bangalore Iflex51.JPG 70068425970000000008,425,970[8] Municipal Corporation 7002709500000000000709.5[23] 700411876000000000011,876  India Asia
18 New York City Top of Rock Cropped.jpg 70068336697000000008,336,697[24] City proper 7002783700000000000783.7 700410637000000000010,637  United States North America
19 Tehran Milad Tower At Night.JPG 70068244535000000008,244,535[21] City proper 7002760000000000000760 700410359000000000010,359  Iran Asia
20 Dongguan Dongguan Avenue (CBD) 2010.jpg 70068220237000000008,220,237[5] Prefecture-level city 70032465000000000002,465 70033335000000000003,335  China Asia
21 London Canary Wharf Skyline 2, London UK - Oct 2012.jpg 70068174100000000008,174,100[25] Greater London[26] 70031580000000000001,580 70034863000000000004,863  United Kingdom Europe
22 Lagos Lagos, Nigeria 57991.jpg 70067937932000000007,937,932[27] Statistical area 7002999600000000000999.6 70037938000000000007,938  Nigeria Africa
23 Lima Lima Plaza Mayor1 cropped.jpg 70067605742000000007,605,742[28] Province[29] 70032670400000000002,670.4 70032848000000000002,848  Peru South America
24 Ho Chi Minh City HCMC-skyline.jpg 70067521138000000007,521,138[30] Province-level municipality 70032095010000000002,095.01 70033590000000000003,590  Vietnam Asia
25 Bogotá Bogotá de noche.jpg 70067467804000000007,467,804[31] Capital district 70031590000000000001,590 70034697000000000004,697  Colombia South America
26 Hong Kong Hong Kong view from The Peak 01.jpg 70067108100000000007,108,100[32] Special Administrative Region 70031108000000000001,108[33] 70036415000000000006,415  China Asia
27 Bangkok 70067025000000000007,025,000[34] Administrative area 70031568740000000001,568.74 70034478000000000004,478  Thailand Asia
28 Dhaka Dhaka city.jpg 70067000940000000007,000,940[35] City Corporation 7002360000000000000360[36] 700419447000000000019,447  Bangladesh Asia
29 Hyderabad Hydabada.jpg 70066809970000000006,809,970[8] Municipal Corporation 7002621480000000000621.48[37] 700410958000000000010,958  India Asia
30 Cairo Kairo 001.jpg 70066758581000000006,758,581[38] Governorate 7002453000000000000453 700417190000000000017,190  Egypt Africa
31 Hanoi West of Hanoi 2.jpg 70066451909000000006,451,909[39] Province-level municipality 70033344700000000003,344.7 70031943400000000001,943.4  Vietnam Asia
32 Wuhan Wuhan from Yellow Crane Tower.jpg 70066434373000000006,434,373[40]
[citation needed]		 Central districts[41]
[citation needed]		 7002888420000000000888.42[42] 70037242000000000007,242  China Asia
33 Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro night.jpg 70066390290000000006,390,290[12] Municipality 70031182000000000001,182 70035406000000000005,406  Brazil South America
34 Lahore Wapdahouse.jpg 70066318745000000006,318,745[43] City District 70031772000000000001,772 70033566000000000003,566  Pakistan Asia
35 Ahmedabad Amdavad Aerial.jpg 70065570585000000005,570,585[8] Municipal Corporation 7002475000000000000475 700411727000000000011,727  India Asia
36 Baghdad Haifa street, as seen from the medical city hospital across the tigres.jpg 70065402486000000005,402,486[44] City proper 70031134000000000001,134 70034064000000000004,064  Iraq Asia
37 Riyadh The king Abdullah Financial District..JPG 70065188286000000005,188,286[45] City proper 7002800000000000000800 70036485000000000006,485  Saudi Arabia Asia
38 Singapore Singapore Skyline at Night with Blue Sky.JPG 70065183700000000005,183,700[46] City State 7002712400000000000712.4 70037276000000000007,276  Singapore Asia
39 Santiago Santiago de Chile.jpg 70065012973000000005,012,973[47] Province[48] 70032030000000000002,030 70032469000000000002,469  Chile South America
40 Saint Petersburg St Petersburg Neva River004.JPG.JPG 70065023313000000005,023,313[49] Federal city 70031399000000000001,399[10] 70033480000000000003,480  Russia Europe
41 Chennai Southern Railway HQ.jpg 70064681087000000004,681,087[50] Municipal Corporation 7002176000000000000176[50] 700426903000000000026,903[50]  India Asia
42 Ankara MiddleEastTechnicalUniversityCampus800x470.jpg 70064550662000000004,550,662[7] Metropolitan Municipality 70032516000000000002,516 70031551000000000001,551  Turkey Asia
43 Chongqing Chongqing 005.jpg 70064513100000000004,513,100[51]
[citation needed]		 Core districts[41]
[citation needed]		 70031435000000000001,435 70033145000000000003,145  China Asia
44 Kolkata Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata.jpg 70064486679000000004,486,679[8] Municipal Corporation 7002185000000000000185 700424252000000000024,252  India Asia
45 Surat GauravPath1.jpg 70064462002000000004,462,002[8] Municipal Corporation 7002326515000000000326.515[52] 700413666000000000013,666  India Asia
46 Yangon Yangoon-south.jpg 70064350000000000004,350,000[21] City proper 7002598750000000000598.75[53] 70036828000000000006,828  Myanmar Asia
47 Alexandria Alexandria,Egypt,Skyline.jpg 70064110015000000004,110,015[38] Governorate 70032680000000000002,680 70031611000000000001,611  Egypt Africa
48 Shenyang Shenyang Zentrum.jpg 70064101197000000004,101,197[54] (2006-12-31) Core districts 70033495000000000003,495 70031173000000000001,173  China Asia
49 Suzhou China Suzhou Jinjihu Lake.jpg 70064074000000000004,074,000[55] Core districts[56] 70031679200000000001,679.2 70032426000000000002,426  China Asia
50 New Taipei City Taipei Rushhour birdseye.JPG 70063910086000000003,910,086[57] Special municipality 70032052566699000002,052.5667[58] 70031905000000000001,905  Republic of China (Taiwan) Asia
51 Johannesburg South Africa-Johannesburg-Hillbrow001.jpg 70063888180000000003,888,180[59] Metropolitan Municipality 70031644960000000001,644.96 70032364000000000002,364  South Africa Africa
52 Los Angeles LosAngeles06.jpg 70063819702000000003,819,702[60] City proper 70031290000000000001,290 70032940000000000002,940  United States North America
53 Yokohama Minato Mirai In Blue.jpg 70063680267000000003,680,267[61] City proper 7002437380000000000437.38 70038414000000000008,414  Japan Asia
54 Abidjan Abidjanpyramid.JPG 70063660682000000003,660,682[62] Department/District 70032119000000000002,119 70031728000000000001,728  Ivory Coast Africa
55 Busan August Afternoon in Haeundae 2.jpg 70063600381000000003,600,381[63] Metropolitan City 7002766120000000000766.12[63] 70034666000000000004,666  South Korea Asia
56 Berlin Über den Dächern von Berlin.jpg 70063499879000000003,499,879[64] City state 7002892000000000000892 70033924000000000003,924  Germany Europe
57 Cape Town Central Cape Town.jpg 70063497097000000003,497,097[59] Metropolitan Municipality 70032454720000999992,454.72 70031424000000000001,424  South Africa Africa
58 Durban Durban 21.08.2009 12-56-40.jpg 70063468086000000003,468,086[59] Metropolitan Municipality 70032291890000000002,291.89 70031513000000000001,513  South Africa Africa
59 Jeddah DSC00107-jed-beach.JPG 70063430697000000003,430,697[45] City proper 70031230000000000001,230 70032789000000000002,789  Saudi Arabia Asia
60 Pyongyang 0322 Pyongyang Turm der Juche Idee Aussicht.jpg 70063255388000000003,255,388[65] Direct-controlled municipality 70033194000000000003,194 70031019000000000001,019  North Korea Asia
61 Madrid Plaza de Colón (Madrid) 06.jpg 70063213271000000003,213,271[66] Municipality 7002698000000000000698 70034604000000000004,604  Spain Europe
62 Nairobi Nairobi showing KICC Times Tower and City Hall.jpg 70063138369000000003,138,369[67] Province 7002696000000000000696 70034509000000000004,509  Kenya Africa
63 Pune AmonoraTownCentre.jpg 70063115431000000003,115,431[8] Municipal Corporation 7002450690000000000450.69 70036913000000000006,913  India Asia
64 Jaipur DSCN1444.JPG 70063073350000000003,073,350[8] Municipal Corporation 7002485000000000000485 70036337000000000006,337  India Asia
65 Addis Ababa Aerials Ethiopia 2009-08-27 15-26-13.JPG 70063040740000000003,040,740[68] City proper  Ethiopia Africa
66 Casablanca CasablancaFAR.jpg 70063027000000000003,027,000[69] City proper 7002324000000000000324 70039342000000000009,342  Morocco Africa

Notes and references [edit]

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  2. ^ "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". Millenniumindicators.un.org. Retrieved 2010-07-26. 
  3. ^ Demographic Yearbook 2005, Volume 57. United Nations. 2008. p. 756. ISBN 92-1-051099-2. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  4. ^ World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision. United Nations. 2004. p. 105. ISBN 92-1-151396-0. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Cities: largest (without surrounding suburban areas)". Geohive. 
  6. ^ Based on the following districts: Huangpu, Luwan (merged into Huangpu in 2011), Xuhui, Changning, Jing'an, Putuo, Zhabei, Hongkou, Yangpu, Pudong, Baoshan, Minhang, and Jiading, considered "core districts" by Geohive.
  7. ^ a b http://rapor.tuik.gov.tr/reports/rwservlet?adnksdb2&ENVID=adnksdb2Env&report=wa_turkiye_il_koy_sehir.RDF&p_il1=34&p_kod=2&p_yil=2012&p_dil=1&desformat=html
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011". Census of India. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
  9. ^ RUSSIA: Major Cities 2013 January 12
  10. ^ a b Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Federal Registration, Cadastre&Cartograhy Service. Russia Landuse National Report 2008, p.187-188 (in Russian)
  11. ^ based on the districts of Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shijingshan, and Haidian, considered "core districts" by Geohive.
  12. ^ a b "IBGE divulga as estimativas populacionais dos municípios em 2012" (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Retrieved 22 December 2012. 
  13. ^ based on the following districts: Yuexiu, Liwan, Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu, Panyu, Huadu, Nansha, and Luogang.
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  17. ^ Official monthly estimated de jure population by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (in Japanese). Population estimate on 2010-06-01.
  18. ^ Corresponds to the former City of Tokyo merged into the Tokyo Metropolis on July 1, 1943. The whole of 23 wards is now a special local public entity which provides limited public service, and is sometimes statistically treated as the city proper of Tokyo (e.g. Statistical Bureau of Japan, The Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants. United Nations Statistics Division).
  19. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, México; Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010, Resultados preliminares Preliminary 2010 Census results. Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  20. ^ Consejo Nacional de Población, México; Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005 Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  21. ^ a b c UN world Urbanization Prospects estimate for 2010. While the UN list is nominally a list of urban agglomerations, this particular city is listed as using the "city proper" statistical concept in the sources section of the UN report.
  22. ^ Excluding the rural commune of Maluku
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  26. ^ Composed of the City of London and the 32 London boroughs
  27. ^ Summing the 16 LGAs making up Metropolitan Lagos (Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Eti-Osa, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikeja, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ojo, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu, Surulere) as per:
    Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-29. 
  28. ^ INEI 2007 Census Results
  29. ^ Composed of 43 independent districts
  30. ^ http://www.pso.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/guest/niengiamthongke-nam2011
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  33. ^ "Hong Kong: Broad Land Usage Distribution". Planning Department: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
  34. ^ National Statistical Office Thailand, Key Statistics of Thailand 2007; Chapter 1.9, Population Projections (1 July) by Region and Sex (embedded in huge 121MB zipped file!) Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected de facto population as of 2009. The registered (de jure) population was 5,695,956 in 2006.
  35. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Pocket Book, 2008 (pdf-file) 2008 Population Estimate. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  36. ^ "Dhaka Area". Dhaka City Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
  37. ^ "Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation 2010". GHMC. Retrieved 12-04-2010. 
  38. ^ a b Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2006, Governorate level, Population distribution by sex (excel-file) For Cairo, figure is an adjusted census result, as Helwan governorate was created on the 17th of April 2008 from a.o. parts of the Cairo governorate.
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  41. ^ a b Refers to fully urban districts, that is districts with a population density of over 1,500 per km².
  42. ^ Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010 p. 15
  43. ^ GeoHive, Pakistan - The Punjab - Administrative units 1998 Census result for Lahore District. Accessed on 2008-09-28. The UN estimated the population of Lahore to be 6,577,000 in 2007. However, that estimate is based on now obsolete administrative boundaries for the Lahore Metropolitan Corporation. The administrative boundaries for Lahore was changed in 2001, when it was transformed from Metropolitan Corporation into a City District. The City District includes the old Metropolitan Corporation as well as the surrounding district. The District of Lahore had a total of 6,318,745 inhabitants in 1998, compared to 5,143,495 for the Metropolitan Corporation. Current, but vague, estimates puts the population of the district at somewhere between 7.5 and 10 million.
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  48. ^ Composed of 32 independent municipalities
  49. ^ Federal State Statistics Service, Russia (xls, in Russian) 2011-01-01 Estimation based on National Census 2010-10-14. Retrieved on 2011-03-30
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  52. ^ Demographics: Surat Municipal Corporation
  53. ^ Third Regional EST Forum, Presentation of Myanmar. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
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  56. ^ Based on the following districts: Pingjiang,Canglang,Jinchang,Huqiu,Wuzhong,Xiangcheng,SND,SIP.
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  61. ^ Official monthly estimated de jure population by the Kanagawa Prefectural Government (in Japanese). Population estimate on 2010-06-01.
  62. ^ Abidjan District estimate for 2003
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