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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

Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country
1 Mexico City 26,873,017[5] Proper City 1,485.49[6] 5,973  Mexico
2 Shanghai 17,836,133[7] Core districts[8] 2,605.8 6,845  China
3 Istanbul 13,483,052[9] City proper 1,831 7,166  Turkey
4 Karachi 13,052,000[7] [10] City District 3,527 5,700  Pakistan
5 Mumbai 12,478,447[11] Municipal Corporation 603 20,694  India
6 Beijing 11,716,000[7] Core districts[12] 1,368.32 7,400  China
7 Moscow 11,551,930[13] Federal City 1,091[14] 10,588  Russia
8 São Paulo 11,316,149[15] Municipality 1,523 7,383  Brazil
9 Tianjin 11,090,314[7] All districts 7,422 1,494  China
10 Guangzhou 11,070,654[7] All districts[16] 3,843 2,881  China
11 Delhi 11,007,835[11] Municipal Corporation 1,397.29 7,877.9  India
12 Seoul 10,575,447[17] Special City 605.25[18] 17,473  South Korea
13 Shenzhen 10,357,938[7] All districts 1,989 5,201  China
14 Jakarta 9,588,198[19] Special capital district 662.33 14,476  Indonesia
15 Tokyo 8,887,608[20] 23 Special Wards[21] 617.18 14,400  Japan
16 Kinshasa 8,754,000[22] City-Province[23] 2,016 4,342  Democratic Republic of the Congo
17 Tehran 8,429,807[22] City proper 760 10,359  Iran
18 Bangalore 8,425,970[11] Municipal Corporation 709.5[24] 11,876  India
19 Bangkok 8,249,117[25] Administrative area 1,568.74 5,258.60  Thailand
20 Dongguan 8,220,237[7] Prefecture-level city 2,465 3,335  China
21 New York City 8,175,133[26] City proper 789.4 10,356  United States
22 Lagos 7,937,932[27] statistical area 999.6 7,938  Nigeria
23 London 7,825,200[28] Greater London[29] 1,580 4,863  United Kingdom
24 Lima 7,605,742[30] Province[31] 2,670.4 2,848  Peru
25 Bogotá 7,467,804[32] Capital district 1,590 4,697  Colombia
26 Ho Chi Minh City 7,162,864[33] Province-level municipality 2,095.01 3,419  Vietnam
27 Hong Kong 7,108,100[34] Special Administrative Region 1,108[35] 6,415  Hong Kong
28 Dhaka 7,000,940[36] City Corporation 360[37] 19,447  Bangladesh
29 Hyderabad 6,809,970[11] Municipal Corporation 621.48[38] 10,958  India
30 Cairo 6,758,581[39] Governorate 453 17,190  Egypt
31 Hanoi 6,451,909[33] Province-level municipality 3,344.7 1,943.4  Vietnam
32 Wuhan 6,434,373[40]
[citation needed] 		Central districts[41]
[citation needed] 		888.42[42] 7,242  China
33 Rio de Janeiro 6,323,037[43] Municipality 1,182 5,349  Brazil
34 Lahore 6,318,745[44] City District 1,772 3,566  Pakistan
35 Ahmedabad 5,570,585[11] Municipal Corporation 475 11,727  India
36 Baghdad 5,402,486[45] City proper 1,134 4,064  Iraq
37 Riyadh 5,188,286[46] City proper 800 6,485  Saudi Arabia
38 Singapore 5,183,700[47] City State 712.4 7,276  Singapore
39 Santiago 5,012,973[48] Province[49] 2,030 2,469  Chile
40 Saint Petersburg 4,868,520[13] Federal city 1,399[14] 3,480  Russia
41 Chennai 4,681,087[11] Municipal Corporation 426 10,991  India
42 Chongqing 4,513,100[50]
[citation needed] 		Core districts[41]
[citation needed] 		1,435 3,145  China
43 Kolkata 4,486,679[11] Municipal Corporation 185 24,252  India
44 Surat 4,462,002[11] Municipal Corporation 326.515[51] 13,666  India
45 Yangon 4,350,000[22] City proper 598.75[52] 6,828  Myanmar
46 Ankara 4,223,398[9] Metropolitan Municipality 2,516 1,551  Turkey
47 Alexandria 4,110,015[39] Governorate 2,680 1,611  Egypt
48 Shenyang 4,101,197[53] (2006-12-31) Core districts 3,495 1,173  China
49 Suzhou 4,074,000[54] Core districts[55] 1,679.2 2,426  China
50 New Taipei 3,910,086[56] Special municipality 2,052.5667[57] 1,905  Republic of China (Taiwan)
51 Johannesburg 3,888,180[58] Metropolitan Municipality 1,644.96 2,364  South Africa
52 Los Angeles 3,792,621[26] City proper 1,290 2,940  United States
53 Yokohama 3,680,267[59] City proper 437.38 8,414  Japan
54 Abidjan 3,660,682[60] Department/District 2,119 1,728  Ivory Coast
55 Busan 3,600,381[61] Metropolitan City 766.12[61] 4,666  South Korea
56 Berlin 3,499,879[62] City state 892 3,924  Germany
57 Cape Town 3,497,097[58] Metropolitan Municipality 2,454.72 1,424  South Africa
58 Durban 3,468,086[58] Metropolitan Municipality 2,291.89 1,513  South Africa
59 Jeddah 3,430,697[46] City proper 1,230 2,789  Saudi Arabia
60 Pyongyang 3,255,388[63] Direct-controlled municipality 3,194 1,019  North Korea
61 Madrid 3,213,271[64] Municipality 698 4,604  Spain
62 Nairobi 3,138,369[65] Province 696 4,509  Kenya
63 Pune 3,115,431[11] Municipal Corporation 450.69 6,913  India
64 Jaipur 3,073,350[11] Municipal Corporation 485 6,337  India
65 Casablanca 3,027,000[66] City proper 324 9,342  Morocco


Notes and references

  1. ^ "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision Population Database". Esa.un.org. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  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. ^ http://www.un.org/popin/icpd/newslett/93_04/Mexico+to+Host+Conference.html] 2011 Census results. Retrieved on 2012-06-01.
  6. ^ Consejo Nacional de Población, México; Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005 Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Cities: largest (without surrounding suburban areas)". Geohive.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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=2011&p_dil=1&desformat=html
  10. ^ "United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report 2010". United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  12. ^ based on the districts of Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shijingshan, and Haidian, considered "core districts" by Geohive.
  13. ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service, Russia (xls, in Russian) 2011-01-01 Esimation based on National Census 2010-10-14. Retrieved on 2011-03-30.
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; Censo Demografico 2010, resultados, São Paulo (zip) Retrieved on 2010-12-01. Census results for 2010-08-01.
  16. ^ based on the following districts: Yuexiu, Liwan, Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu, Panyu, Huadu, Nansha, and Luogang.
  17. ^ "Seoul Statistics (Population)". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  18. ^ "Seoul Statistics (Land Area)". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  19. ^ Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010, Provinsi DKI Jakarta (pdf) 2010 Census result. Retrieved on 2010-11-21.
  20. ^ Official monthly estimated de jure population by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (in Japanese). Population estimate on 2010-06-01.
  21. ^ 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).
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Excluding the rural commune of Maluku
  24. ^ "BBMP Delimitation 2009". Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 2009-11-09. [dead link]
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ a b "Interactive Population Map". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  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 (PDF) on July 4, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  28. ^ "July 2010 Population estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 July 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  29. ^ Composed of the City of London and the 32 London boroughs
  30. ^ INEI 2007 Census Results
  31. ^ Composed of 43 independent districts
  32. ^ "Bogotá population" (in Spanish). Secretaría Distrital de Planeación. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  33. ^ a b "General Statistics Office Of Vietnam". Gso.gov.vn. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  34. ^ Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong; Population and Vital Events Retrieved on 2011-10-18. Estimated population in mid 2011.
  35. ^ "Hong Kong: Broad Land Usage Distribution". Planning Department: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  36. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Pocket Book, 2008 (pdf-file) 2008 Population Estimate. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  37. ^ "Dhaka Area". Dhaka City Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  38. ^ "Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation 2010". GHMC. Retrieved 12-04-2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  39. ^ 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.
  40. ^ "武汉市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (Main Data from Wuhan 2010 Census)". Wuhan Statistics Bureau. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011. Total population as of 2010-11-01 of the central districts: Jiang'an, Jianghan, Qiaokou, Hanyang, Wuchang, Qingshan, and Hongshan, as defined in Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010
  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. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; Censo Demografico 2010, resultados, Rio de Janeiro (zip) Retrieved on 2010-12-01. Census results for 2010-08-01.
  44. ^ 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.
  45. ^ "World: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  46. ^ a b Central Department of Statistics and Information, Saudi Arabia; Population of cities with at least 5,000 inhabitants, at the 2010 Population Census (pdf, in arabic) Retrieved on 2010-12-13.
  47. ^ Statistics Singapore, Population (Mid-Year Estimates) Retrieved on September 23, 2010. Estimated population on Mid-2010, including Singapore residents plus non-residents. Population of Singapore citizens and residents was 3,642,700 on 2008-06-30.
  48. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Chile; Proyecciones de población al 30 de Junio 1990-2020, Region Metropolitana de Santiago; Provincias (excel-file) Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population on 2009-06-30.
  49. ^ Composed of 32 independent municipalities
  50. ^ "重庆市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (Main Data from Chongqing 2010 Census)". NetEase. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011. Total population as of 2010-11-01 of the following districts: Yuzhong, Dadukou, Jiangbei, Shapingba, Jiulongpo, and Nan'an
  51. ^ Demographics: Surat Municipal Corporation
  52. ^ Third Regional EST Forum, Presentation of Myanmar. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  53. ^ City and region database of Statistics Finland
  54. ^ "苏州市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (Main Data from Suzhou 2010 Census)". Suzhou Statistics Bureau. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  55. ^ Based on the following districts: Pingjiang,Canglang,Jinchang,Huqiu,Wuzhong,Xiangcheng,SND,SIP.
  56. ^ "New Taipei City" (in Chinese). Household Registration Service, New Taipei City Government. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  57. ^ "New Taipei City". New Taipei City Government. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  58. ^ a b c Statistics South Africa, Community Survey, 2007, Basic Results Municipalities (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
  59. ^ Official monthly estimated de jure population by the Kanagawa Prefectural Government (in Japanese). Population estimate on 2010-06-01.
  60. ^ Abidjan District estimate for 2003
  61. ^ a b "Busan: Population and area of Administrative units". Busan Metropolitan City. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  62. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand in Berlin am 30. November 2011 nach Bezirken" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  63. ^ United Nations Statistics Division; Preliminary results of the 2008 Census of Population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted on 1-15 October 2008 (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2009-03-01.
  64. ^ INE (2008)
  65. ^ Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030; 2009 Population and Housing Census Results (pdf) Retrieved on 2010-12-13.
  66. ^ HCP, Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Démographiques (CERED) (2009)
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