List of cities in South America

This is a list of cities in South America.

Largest cities

This list features the most populated cities in South America, considering the city proper only. See the article on each city for sources. Note: Lima is composed of 45 districts which themselves are considered "cities" or "districts", for sake of simplicity, Lima Province is taken as a single city.

Ranking Name Image Country Population
1 São Paulo  Brazil 10,886,518
2 Bogotá  Colombia 6,840,116
3 Santiago  Chile 6,500,000
4 Lima  Peru 6,321,173
5 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 6,093,472
6 Buenos Aires  Argentina 3,776,138
7 Caracas  Venezuela 2,950,033
8 Salvador  Brazil 2,892,625
9 Brasília  Brazil 2,455,903
10 Fortaleza  Brazil 2,431,415
11 Belo Horizonte  Brazil 2,412,937
12 Guayaquil  Ecuador 2,278,691
13 Medellín  Colombia 2,214,494
14 Cali  Colombia 2,119,908
15 Maracaibo  Venezuela 2,109,201
16 Curitiba  Brazil 1,797,408
17 Córdoba  Argentina 1,613,211
18 Manaus  Brazil 1,612,475
19 Quito  Ecuador 1,607,734
20 Recife  Brazil 1,533,580
21 Valencia  Venezuela 1,501,023
22 Santa Cruz de la Sierra[1]  Bolivia 1,453,549
23 Porto Alegre  Brazil 1,420,667
24 Belém  Brazil 1,408,847
25 Rosario  Argentina 1,325,090
26 Montevideo  Uruguay 1,303,182
27 Goiânia  Brazil 1,244,645
28 Guarulhos  Brazil 1,236,192
29 Barranquilla  Colombia 1,146,359
30 Mendoza  Argentina 1,109,104
31 Campinas  Brazil 1,039,297
32 Barquisimeto  Venezuela 1,032,102
33 São Gonçalo  Brazil 960,631
34 São Luís  Brazil 957,899
35 La Plata  Argentina 957,800
36 San Miguel de Tucumán  Argentina 903,100
37 Maracay  Venezuela 901,982
38 Cartagena  Colombia 892,545
39 Maceió  Brazil 874,014
40 Ciudad Guayana  Venezuela 851,389

Countries

Territories

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Decreto Supremo Nº1672". doctoraedilicia.com. Retrieved 2013-05-31.