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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.
| Rank | City | Population | Definition | Area (km²) | Population density (/km²) | Country | Population x Density (x109/km²) |
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| 1 | Mumbai | 13,073,926[1] | Municipal corporation | 440 | 29,042 | India | 377 |
| 2 | Karachi | 11,608,000[2] | City District | 3,530 | 3,957 | Pakistan | 47 |
| 3 | Delhi | 11,505,196[1] | Municipal corporation | 1,400 | 7,896 | India | 85 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 11,016,703[3] | City proper | 1,520 | 7,247 | Brazil | 79 |
| 5 | Moscow | 10,654,000[2] | City proper (includes Zelenograd) | 1,081 | 9,644 | Russia | 101 |
| 6 | Seoul | 10,297,004[4] | Special City | 605.41 | 17,008 | South Korea | 173 |
| 7 | Istanbul | 10,291,102[1] | City proper | 1,970 | 5,137 | ){kind=small} Turkey | 51 |
| 8 | Shanghai | 9,838,400[5] (2001-12-31) | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1,600 | 6,775 | ){kind=small} China | 72 |
| 9 | Lagos | 9,229,944[1] | City proper | ){kind=small} Nigeria | |||
| 10 | Mexico City | 8,658,576[1] | Federal District | 1,550 | 5,626 | Mexico | 48 |
| 11 | Jakarta | 8,568,838[1] | Special capital district | 660 | 12,738 | ){kind=small} Indonesia | 106 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 8,483,140[6] | 23 special wards area | 620 | 13,682 | ){kind=small} Japan | 114 |
| 13 | New York City | 8,143,197[7] | City proper | 780 | 10,439 | ){kind=small} United States | 84 |
| 14 | Cairo | 7,933,236[1] | Governorate | 210 | 35,420 | ){kind=small} Egypt | 276 |
| 15 | Tehran | 7,797,520[8] | City proper | 760 | 10,260 | ){kind=small} Iran | 80 |
| 16 | London | 7,554,236[1] | Greater London | 1,580 | 4,697 | ){kind=small} United Kingdom | 34 |
| 17 | Beijing | 7,441,000[9] (2001-12-31) | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1,370 | 5,650 | China | 43 |
| 18 | Bogotá | 7,363,494[1] | Distrito Capital | 1,590 | 4,523 | ){kind=small} Colombia | 32 |
| 19 | Lima | 7,186,000[2] | Province | ){kind=small} Peru | |||
| 20 | Hong Kong | 7,041,000[2] | Special Administrative Region | 1092 | 6,183 | ){kind=small} Hong Kong | 40 |
| 21 | Dhaka | 6,969,458 [1] | Urban area | 200 | 30,403 | 203 | |
| 22 | Bangkok | 6,593,000[2] | Administrative area | 1,568.7 | 3,630 | ){kind=small} Thailand | |
| 23 | Lahore | 6,289,000[2] | City District | 1,010 | 6,329 | Pakistan | 38 |
| 24 | Rio de Janeiro | 6,136,652[3] | City proper | 1,180 | 5,200 | Brazil | 31 |
| 25 | Kinshasa | 6,049,000[2] | ){kind=small} Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||
| 26 | Baghdad | 5,831,541[1] | ){kind=small} Iraq | ||||
| 27 | Bangalore | 5,281,927[1] | Municipal corporation | 230 | 22,426 | India | 114 |
| 28 | Tianjin | 5,095,900[10] (2001-12-31) | Urban Area | China | |||
| 29 | Yangon | 4,668,755[1] | |||||
| 30 | Santiago | 4,656,690[11] (2002) | |||||
| 31 | Kolkata | 4,643,011[1] | Municipal corporation | 185 | 24,760 | India | 114.9 |
| 32 | Wuhan | 4,488,900[12] (2001-12-31) | Urban area | 400 | 12,868 | China | 65 |
| 33 | Chennai | 4,376,400[1] | Municipal Corporation | India | |||
| 34 | Singapore | 4,326,000[2] | Country | 699 | 6,306 | 27 | |
| 35 | Riyadh | 4,193,000[2] | 800 | 1,500 | |||
| 36 | Guangzhou | 4,154,800[13] (2001-12-31) | China | ||||
| 37 | Saint Petersburg | 3,990,267[1] | City proper | Russia | |||
| 38 | Chongqing | 3,934,200[14] (2001-12-31) | China | ||||
| 39 | Shenyang | 3,981,000[15] (2001-12-31) | China | ||||
| 40 | Chittagong | 3,920,222[1] | |||||
| 41 | Alexandria | 3,917,082[1] | Governorate | 2,680 | 1,378 | Egypt | 5 |
| 42 | Los Angeles | 3,849,378[16] | City proper | 1,290 | 2,980 | United States | 11 |
| 43 | Ahmedabad | 3,819,497[1] | Municipal corporation | 190 | 19,979 | India | 73 |
| 44 | Hyderabad | 3,665,106[1] | Municipal corporation | 170 | 21,293 | India | 76 |
| 45 | Pusan | 3,657,840[17] | Metropolitan City | 763.46 | 4,791 | South Korea | 16 |
| 46 | Yokohama | 3,600,175[18] | City proper | 440 | 8,182 | Japan | 29 |
| 47 | Ankara | 3,641,931[1] | Municipality | 2,500 | 1,424 | Turkey | 5 |
| 48 | Abidjan | 3,577,000[2] | Cte d'Ivoire | ||||
| 49 | Ho Chi Minh City | 3,525,282[1] | City core (old city proper) | ||||
| 50 | Berlin | 3,389,000[2] | State | 892 | 3,818 |
See also
References
1. ^ World Gazetteer estimate for 2007-01-01
2. ^ UN world Urbanization Prospects estimate for 2005
3. ^ 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)
2. ^ UN world Urbanization Prospects estimate for 2005
3. ^ 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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İstiklâl Marşı
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