World's largest urban agglomerations

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This is a list of the 100 largest urban agglomerations in the world according to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2007 revision).[1] The term “urban agglomeration” refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels without regard to administrative boundaries or commuter flows. It usually incorporates the population in a city or town plus that in the suburban areas lying outside of but being adjacent to the city boundaries. Whenever possible, data classified according to the concept of urban agglomeration are used. However, some countries do not produce data according to the concept of urban agglomeration but use instead that of metropolitan area or city proper. Figures in the tables below are estimates for mid-2007. The basis of the data is not consistent, so the list cannot be relied upon as hard fact. It should be seen as simply one response to the question "what are the world's largest cities"?

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[edit] 100 largest agglomerations in the world

Rank City Population Country Statistical concept [1] Area (km²)
1 Tokyo 35,676,000 Flag of Japan Japan Major Metropolitan Area (M.M.A.), as defined by the Statistics Bureau of Japan 13,500
2 New York City-Newark 19,040,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 8,680
3 Mexico City 19,028,000 Flag of Mexico Mexico Metropolitan area (zona metropolitana), which includes several municipios 7,815
4 Mumbai 18,978,000 Flag of India India Urban agglomeration 4,360
5 São Paulo 18,845,000 Flag of Brazil Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 8,050
6 Delhi 15,926,000 Flag of India India Urban agglomeration 1,480
7 Shanghai 14,987,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China Metropolitan area[3] 3,920
8 Kolkata 14,787,000 Flag of India India Urban agglomeration 1,780
9 Dhaka 13,485,000 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh Metropolitan area (megacity) 1,600
10 Buenos Aires 12,795,000 Flag of Argentina Argentina Urban agglomeration[4] 3,680
11 Los Angeles/Long Beach/Santa Ana 12,500,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 4,320
12 Karachi 12,130,000 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Urban agglomeration 3,530
13 Cairo 11,893,000 Flag of Egypt Egypt Official metropolitan area[5] 1,310
14 Rio de Janeiro 11,748,000 Flag of Brazil Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 5,000
15 Osaka-Kobe 11,294,000 Flag of Japan Japan Urban agglomeration[6] 1,220
16 Beijing 11,106,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China Metropolitan area[3] 7,860
17 Manila 11,100,000 Flag of the Philippines Philippines Urban agglomeration[7] 640
18 Moscow 10,452,000 Flag of Russia Russia City Proper[8] 1,080
19 Istanbul 10,061,000 Flag of Turkey Turkey Urban agglomeration[9] 1,830
20 Paris 9,904,000 Flag of France France Urban agglomeration 2,720
21 Seoul 9,796,000 Flag of South Korea South Korea City proper (metropolitan city) 610
22 Lagos 9,466,000 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria Urban agglomeration[10] 640
23 Jakarta (Jabodetabek) 9,125,000 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia Metropolitan area[11] 1,360
24 Chicago 8,990,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 5,500
25 Guangzhou 8,829,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3] 7,260
26 London 8,567,000 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Urban agglomeration[12] 1,620
27 Lima 8,012,000 Flag of Peru Peru Metropolitan area[13] 2,810
28 Tehran 7,873,000 Flag of Iran Iran City proper 660
29 Kinshasa 7,843,000 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo City proper 9,960
30 Bogotá 7,772,000 Flag of Colombia Colombia Urban agglomeration[14] 1,980
31 Shenzhen 7,581,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3] 1,950
32 Wuhan 7,243,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3] 8,490
33 Hong Kong 7,206,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China, Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Urban agglomeration[15] 1,100
34 Tianjin 7,180,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China Metropolitan area[3] 7,130
35 Chennai 7,163,000 Flag of India India Urban agglomeration 1,180
36 Bangalore 6,787,000 Flag of India India Urban agglomeration 1,280
37 Bangkok 6,704,000 Flag of Thailand Thailand Official metropolitan area 1,570
38 Lahore 6,577,000 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Urban agglomeration 1,770
39 Chongqing 6,461,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China Urban aglomeration[3] 7,490
40 Hyderabad 6,376,000 Flag of India India Urban agglomeration 1,860
41 Santiago 5,720,000 Flag of Chile Chile Urban agglomeration[16] 2,350
42 Miami 5,585,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 2,890
43 Belo Horizonte 5,575,000 Flag of Brazil Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 9,190
44 Madrid 5,567,000 Flag of Spain Spain Metropolitan area 1,700
45 Philadelphia 5,492,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 4,660
46 Ahmedabad 5,375,000 Flag of India India Urban agglomeration 1,300
47 Ho Chi Minh City 5,314,000 Flag of Vietnam Vietnam Urban agglomeration 2,090
48 Toronto 5,213,000 Flag of Canada Canada Metropolitan area[17] 5,870
49 Baghdad 5,054,000 Flag of Iraq Iraq Metropolitan area 730
50 Barcelona 4,920,000 Flag of Spain Spain Metropolitan area 3,240
51 Dallas-Fort Worth 4,798,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 3,640
52 Shenyang 4,787,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3] 3,460
53 Khartoum 4,754,000 Flag of Sudan Sudan Urban agglomeration 580
54 Pune 4,672,000 Flag of India India Urban agglomeration 700
55 Saint Petersburg 4,553,000 Flag of Russia Russia City proper[8] 1,150
56 Chittagong 4,529,000 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh Statistical metropolitan area 990
57 Dongguan 4,528,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3] 2,460
58 Atlanta 4,506,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 5,080
59 Boston 4,467,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 4,500
60 Riyadh 4,465,000 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia City proper 1,550
61 Houston 4,459,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 3,350
62 Singapore 4,436,000 Flag of Singapore Singapore Urban agglomeration 690
63 Hanoi 4,378,000 Flag of Vietnam Vietnam Urban agglomeration 2,150
64 Washington, D.C. 4,338,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 3,000
65 Sydney 4,327,000 Flag of Australia Australia Urban agglomeration 12,140
66 Guadalajara 4,198,000 Flag of Mexico Mexico Metropolitan area (zona metropolitana), which includes several municipios 2,730
67 Alexandria 4,165,000 Flag of Egypt Egypt City proper 2,970
68 Chengdu 4,123,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3] 2,130
69 Detroit 4,101,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 3,270
70 Yangon 4,088,000 Flag of Burma Myanmar Urban agglomeration 350
71 Xi'an 4,009,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3] 3,550
72 Luanda 4,000,000 Flag of Angola Angola Urban agglomeration
73 Porto Alegre 3,917,000 Flag of Brazil Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 9,890
74 Surat 3,842,000 Flag of India India Urban agglomeration 326
75 Abidjan 3,802,000 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Urban agglomeration 550
76 Melbourne 3,728,000 Flag of Australia Australia Urban agglomeration 7,690
77 Ankara 3,716,000 Flag of Turkey Turkey Urban agglomeration[18] 2,500
78 Monterrey 3,712,000 Flag of Mexico Mexico Metropolitan area (zona metropolitana), which includes several municipios 4,010
79 Nanjing 3,679,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3] 6,600
80 Montreal 3,678,000 Flag of Canada Canada Metropolitan area[17] 4,050
81 Guiyang 3,662,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[19] 2,400
82 Recife 3,651,000 Flag of Brazil Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 2,770
83 Haerbin 3,621,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3] 4,280
84 Brasilia 3,599,000 Flag of Brazil Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana)[20] 14,400
85 Phoenix 3,551,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 2,070
86 Salvador 3,484,000 Flag of Brazil Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 2,340
87 Busan 3,480,000 Flag of South Korea South Korea City proper (metropolitan city) 760
88 San Francisco-Oakland 3,450,000 Flag of the United States United States Urban agglomeration[2] 1,360
89 Johannesburg 3,435,000 Flag of South Africa South Africa Official metropolitan area 1,640
90 Berlin 3,406,000 Flag of Germany Germany City proper 890
91 Fortaleza 3,389,000 Flag of Brazil Brazil Metropolitan area (região metropolitana) 4,950
92 Algiers 3,354,000 Flag of Algeria Algeria Urban agglomeration[21] 270
93 Rome 3,339,000 Flag of Italy Italy Major metropolitan area, based on the local labour market system (Sistemi locali del lavoro) as defined in the 2001 census
94 Pyongyang 3,300,000 Flag of North Korea North Korea City proper 2,110
95 Medellín 3,297,000 Flag of Colombia Colombia Metropolitan area[22] 1,150
96 Kabul 3,277,000 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan City proper
97 Athens 3,242,000 Flag of Greece Greece Urban agglomeration[23] 680
98 Nagoya 3,230,000 Flag of Japan Japan Urban agglomeration[24] 480
99 Cape Town 3,215,000 Flag of South Africa South Africa Urban agglomeration 690
100 Changchun 3,183,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China China City proper[3]

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ World Urbanization Prospects, 2007 revision (online data)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Data refer to the urbanized area (UA), that is, contiguous territory that meets minimum population density requirements.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The population of the city is composed of population in all City Districts meeting the criteria such as “contiguous built-up area,” being the location of the local government, being a Street or Having a Resident Committee.
  4. ^ Data for Buenos Aires refer to Gran Buenos Aires
  5. ^ Consists of the Governorate of Al-Qahirah (Cairo) and the cities of Al-Jizah (Giza) and Shubra al-Khaymah (Shubra-El-Khema).
  6. ^ The Statistics Bureau of Japan has provided the list of cities, towns and villages included in the urban agglomerations associated with the city of Osaka-Kobe for each census year from 1960 to 1990. The agglomeration of Osaka consisted of the densely inhabited districts of Osaka, 35 cities surrounding Osaka, Kobe and six cities surrounding Kobe.
  7. ^ Data refer to Metro Manila
  8. ^ a b The data include communities under the authority of the Town Council.
  9. ^ Istanbul includes Adalar, Avcilar, Bagicilar, Bahçelievler, Bakirkoy, Bayrampasa, Besiktas, Beykoz, Beyoglu, Eminonu, Esenler, Eyup, Fatih, Gaziosmanpasa, Gungoren, Kadikoy, Kagithane, Kartal, Kuçukçekmece, Maltepe, Pendik, Sariyer, Sisli, Tuzla, Umraniye, Uskudar and Zeytinburnu
  10. ^ Data refer to Lagos State
  11. ^ Data refer to the functional urban area, that is, contiguous areas which are consistently urban in character as indicated by levels of population density, economic functions and facilities.
  12. ^ The urban agglomeration of London (also known as the Greater London urban area) includes 48 urban divisions.
  13. ^ Gran Lima includes the capitals of the departments of Lima and Callao as well as surrounding populated centres.
  14. ^ Refers to the nuclei of Santa Fe de Bogotá, Soacha, Chia and Funza
  15. ^ Data for Hong Kong consist of the population of Hong Kong Island, New Kowloon, the new towns in New Territories, and the marine areas.
  16. ^ Data refer to Gran Santiago which includes the Province of Santiago plus cities within the Provinces of Puente Alto and San Bernardo.
  17. ^ a b Data refer to census metropolitan areas, defined as cities with a very large urbanized core, together with adjacent urban and rural areas which have a high degree of economic and social integration with that core.
  18. ^ Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle
  19. ^ The data reflect: (1) all residents of urban districts in provincial and prefectural-level cities; (2) resident population of “streets” (jiedao) in county-level cities.
  20. ^ Refers to the Região Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Distrito Federal e Entorno.
  21. ^ Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
  22. ^ Refers to the nuclei of Medellín, Barbosa, Bello, Caldas, Copacabana, Envigado, Girardota, Itagui, La Estrella and Sabaneta
  23. ^ The agglomeration of Athínai includes the localities of Calithèa, Peristérion and Piraeus, among others.
  24. ^ The Statistics Bureau of Japan has provided the list of cities, towns and villages included in the urban agglomerations associated with the city of Nagoya for each census year from 1960 to 1990. The agglomeration of Nagoya consisted of the DIDs of Nagoya and 19 cities surrounding Nagoya.

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