List of largest cities in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries

This is a list of the largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, based on the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2010 population estimates from the report's 2007 revision).[1]

Largest urban agglomerations in the OIC

Rank City Images Population Country Statistical concept Area (km²)[2]
1Jakarta[3]
30,214,303 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration[4]6,392
2Karachi[5]
24,500,000 PakistanUrban agglomeration4,966
3Dhaka[6]
18,898,000 BangladeshUrban agglomeration2,161
4Greater Cairo
18,420,000 EgyptOfficial metropolitan area1,310
5Lagos[7]
17,060,307 NigeriaUrban agglomeration[8]907
6Istanbul
14,500,000 TurkeyMetropolitan Municipality5,343
7Tehran[9]
13,532,000 IranCity proper1,489
8Lahore[10]
10,052,000 PakistanUrban agglomeration1,370
9Bandung[11]
8,199,892 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration1,876
10Surabaya[12]
7,302,283 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration[4]2,787
11Baghdad
6,625,000 IraqMetropolitan area730
12Semarang
6,544,289 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration5,287
13Faisalabad[13]
6,480,000 PakistanUrban agglomeration1,097
14Kuala Lumpur[14]
6,088,000 MalaysiaMetropolitan area[4]673
15Riyadh[15]
5,666,000 Saudi ArabiaCity proper1,550
16Khartoum[16]
5,185,000 SudanUrban agglomeration580
17Ankara
5,045,083 TurkeyUrban agglomeration[17]2,516
18Chittagong
5,012,000 BangladeshOfficial metropolitan area990
19Alexandria
4,421,000 EgyptCity proper2,970
20Abidjan
4,175,000 Ivory CoastUrban agglomeration2,550
21Medan[18]
4,103,696 IndonesiaMetropolitan area1,991
22Yogyakarta
4,010,436 IndonesiaUrban agglomeration1,900
23Kabul
3,768,000 AfghanistanCity proper275
24Algiers
3,574,000 AlgeriaUrban agglomeration[19]
25Rawalpindi[20]
3,510,000 PakistanUrban agglomeration1,556
26Peshawar[21]
3,201,000 PakistanUrban agglomeration957
27Mashhad
3,131,586[22] IranCity proper3,946

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ World Urbanization Prospects, 2007 revision (online data) Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ The area figures are taken from individual national censuses according to the criteria and statistical concepts noted in the World Urbanization Prospects.
  3. ↑ "Population of Jakarta". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/614409/population-explosion-put-an-embargo-on-industrialisation-in-karachi
  6. ↑ "Dhaka population". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  8. ↑ Data refer to Lagos State
  9. ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  10. ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  11. ↑ http://www.citypopulation.de/php/indonesia-jawa-admin.php
  12. ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/php/indonesia-jawa-admin.php
  13. ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  14. ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  15. ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  16. ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  17. ↑ Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle
  18. ↑ http://www.citypopulation.de/php/indonesia-sumatera-admin.php
  19. ↑ Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
  20. ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  21. ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  22. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
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