List of cities proper by population

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Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is the most populous city proper in the world.

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. The meaning and role of the political units taken for the purpose of this list to be the "city proper" are not and cannot be wholly consistent, owing to the differing systems of local government around the world. Statistical definitions for each city, approximate surface area, and population density are also indicated.

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[edit] Cities proper by population

RankCityPopulationDefinitionArea (km²)Population density (/km²)Country
1Mumbai&0000000013922125.00000013,922,125[1]Municipal Corporation&0000000000000603.000000603&0000000000023088.00000023,088 India
2Shanghai&0000000013831900.00000013,831,900[2]Core districts + inner suburbs&0000000000001928.0000001,928&0000000000007174.0000007,174 China
3Karachi&0000000012991000.00000012,991,000[3]City District&0000000000003527.0000003,527&0000000000003683.0000003,683 Pakistan
4Delhi&0000000012259230.00000012,259,230[1]Municipal Corporation&0000000000000431.090000431.09[4]&0000000000028438.00000028,438 India
5Istanbul&0000000011372613.00000011,372,613[5]Municipality&0000000000001831.0000001,831&0000000000006211.0000006,211 Turkey
6São Paulo&0000000011037593.00000011,037,593[6]Municipality&0000000000001523.0000001,523&0000000000007247.0000007,247 Brazil
7Moscow&0000000010508971.00000010,508,971[7]City proper (includes Zelenograd)&0000000000001081.0000001,081&0000000000009722.0000009,722 Russia
8Seoul&0000000010456034.00000010,456,034[8]Special City&0000000000000605.400000605.4&0000000000017271.00000017,271 South Korea
9Beijing&0000000010123000.00000010,123,000[9]Core districts + inner suburbs&0000000000001368.3200001,368.32&0000000000007400.0000007,400 China
10Mexico City&0000000008841916.0000008,841,916[10]Federal District&0000000000001485.0000001,485&0000000000005954.0000005,954 Mexico
11Tokyo&0000000008795000.0000008,795,000[11]23 special wards area&0000000000000617.000000617&0000000000014254.00000014,254 Japan
12Jakarta&0000000008489910.0000008,489,910[12]Special capital district&0000000000000664.000000664&0000000000012738.00000012,738 Indonesia
13New York City&0000000008363710.0000008,363,710[13]City proper&0000000000000789.400000789.4&0000000000010452.00000010,452 United States
14Wuhan&0000000008001541.0000008,001,541[14] (2006-12-31)Core districts&0000000000000400.000000400[citation needed]&0000000000020004.00000020,004 China
15Lagos&0000000007937932.0000007,937,932[15]statistical area&0000000000000999.600000999.6&0000000000007938.0000007,938 Nigeria
16Tehran&0000000007873000.0000007,873,000[16]City proper&0000000000000760.000000760&0000000000010359.00000010,359 Iran
17Kinshasa&0000000007843000.0000007,843,000[16]City-Province&0000000000009965.0000009,965&0000000000000787.000000787 Democratic Republic of the Congo
18Lima&0000000007605742.0000007,605,742[17]Province[18]&0000000000002670.4000002,670.4&0000000000002848.0000002,848 Peru
19London&0000000007556900.0000007,556,900[19]Greater London[20]&0000000000001580.0000001,580&0000000000004863.0000004,863 United Kingdom
20Bogotá&0000000007259597.0000007,259,597[21]Capital district&0000000000001590.0000001,590&0000000000004566.0000004,566 Colombia
21Ho Chi Minh City&0000000007123340.0000007,123,340[22]Province-level municipality&0000000000002095.0100002,095.01&0000000000003401.0000003,401 Vietnam
22Bangkok&0000000007025000.0000007,025,000[23]Administrative area&0000000000001568.7400001,568.74&0000000000004478.0000004,478 Thailand
23Hong Kong&0000000007008900.0000007,008,900[24]Special Administrative Region&0000000000001092.0000001,092&0000000000006418.0000006,418 China
24Dhaka&0000000007000940.0000007,000,940[25]City Corporation&0000000000000154.000000154[26]&0000000000045461.00000045,461 Bangladesh
25Cairo&0000000006758581.0000006,758,581[27]Governorate&0000000000000214.000000214&0000000000031582.00000031,582 Egypt
26Guangzhou&0000000006367700.0000006,367,700[28]Core districts&0000000000003843.4300003,843.43[28]&0000000000001657.0000001,657 China
27Lahore&0000000006318745.0000006,318,745[29]City District&0000000000001772.0000001,772&0000000000003566.0000003,566 Pakistan
28Rio de Janeiro&0000000006186710.0000006,186,710[6]Municipality&0000000000001182.0000001,182&0000000000005234.0000005,234 Brazil
29Bangalore&0000000005840155.0000005,840,155[30]Municipal Corporation&0000000000000709.500000709.5[30]&0000000000008231.0000008,231 India
30Tianjin&0000000005800000.0000005,800,000[31]Core districts + inner suburbs&0000000000002057.0000002,057&0000000000002820.0000002,820 China
31Baghdad&0000000005337684.0000005,337,684[1]City proper Iraq
32Kolkata&0000000005080519.0000005,080,519[1]Municipal Corporation&0000000000000185.000000185&0000000000027462.00000027,462 India
33Santiago&0000000005012973.0000005,012,973[32]Province[33]&0000000000002030.0000002,030&0000000000002469.0000002,469 Chile
34Singapore&0000000004987600.0000004,987,600[34]Country/City&0000000000000710.200000710.2&0000000000006814.0000006,814 Singapore
35Chongqing&0000000004776027.0000004,776,027[14]Core districts&0000000000005467.2000005,467.2&0000000000001057.0000001,057 China
36Chennai&0000000004590267.0000004,590,267[1]Municipal Corporation&0000000000000187.000000187&0000000000024547.00000024,547 India
37Saint Petersburg&0000000004581854.0000004,581,854[7]City proper&0000000000001439.0000001,439 [35]&0000000000003184.0000003,184 Russia
38Surat&0000000004523022.0000004,523,022[36]Municipal Corporation&0000000000000326.515000326.515[37]&0000000000013852.00000013,852 India
39Riyadh&0000000004465000.0000004,465,000[16]City proper&0000000000000800.000000800&0000000000005581.0000005,581 Saudi Arabia
40Alexandria&0000000004110015.0000004,110,015[27]Governorate&0000000000002680.0000002,680&0000000000001611.0000001,611 Egypt
41Shenyang&0000000004101197.0000004,101,197[14] (2006-12-31)Core districts&0000000000003495.0000003,495&0000000000001173.0000001,173 China
42Yangon&0000000004088000.0000004,088,000[16]Urban agglomeration&0000000000000598.750000598.75[38]&0000000000006828.0000006,828 Myanmar
43Hyderabad&0000000004025335.0000004,025,335[1]Municipal corporation&0000000000000172.000000172&0000000000023403.00000023,403 India
44Ahmedabad&0000000003913793.0000003,913,793[1]Municipal corporation&0000000000000204.000000204&0000000000019185.00000019,185 India
45Ankara&0000000003901201.0000003,901,201[5]Municipality&0000000000002516.0000002,516&0000000000001551.0000001,551 Turkey
46Johannesburg&0000000003888180.0000003,888,180[39]City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality&0000000000001644.9600001,644.96&0000000000002364.0000002,364 South Africa
47Los Angeles&0000000003849378.0000003,849,378[40]City proper&0000000000001290.0000001,290&0000000000002980.0000002,980 United States
48Abidjan&0000000003802000.0000003,802,000[16]Department/District&0000000000002119.0000002,119&0000000000001794.0000001,794 Côte d'Ivoire
49Yokohama&0000000003670000.0000003,670,000[41]City proper&0000000000000437.000000437&0000000000008398.0000008,398 Japan
50Busan&0000000003596076.0000003,596,076[8]Metropolitan City&0000000000000765.660000765.66&0000000000004697.0000004,697 South Korea
51Cape Town&0000000003497097.0000003,497,097[39]City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality&0000000000002454.7200002,454.72&0000000000001424.0000001,424 South Africa
52Durban&0000000003468086.0000003,468,086[39]eThekwini metropolitan municipality&0000000000002291.8900002,291.89&0000000000001513.0000001,513 South Africa
53Berlin&0000000003426354.0000003,426,354[42]City and state of Germany&0000000000000892.000000892&0000000000003842.0000003,842 Germany
54Pune&0000000003337481.0000003,337,481[1]Municipal corporation&0000000000000450.690000450.69&0000000000007214.0000007,214 India
55Pyongyang&0000000003255388.0000003,255,388[43]Directly Governed City&0000000000003194.0000003,194&0000000000001019.0000001,019 North Korea
56Madrid&0000000003213271.0000003,213,271[44]Municipality&0000000000000698.000000698&0000000000004604.0000004,604 Spain
57Kanpur&0000000003144267.0000003,144,267[1]Municipal corporation&0000000000000267.000000267&0000000000011776.00000011,776 India
58Jaipur&0000000003102808.0000003,102,808[1]Municipal corporation&0000000000000485.000000485&0000000000006398.0000006,398 India
59Buenos Aires&0000000003050728.0000003,050,728[45]Argentine Capital District&0000000000000203.000000203&0000000000015028.00000015,028 Argentina
60Nairobi&0000000003038553.0000003,038,553[46]Province&0000000000000696.000000696&0000000000004366.0000004,366 Kenya
61Jeddah&0000000003012000.0000003,012,000[16]City proper&0000000000001230.0000001,230&0000000000002425.0000002,425 Saudi Arabia

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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  18. ^ Composed of 43 independent districts
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  20. ^ Composed of 32 independent borough councils
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  33. ^ Composed of 32 independent municipalities
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  45. ^ Population projections (pdf-file)
  46. ^ UN OCHA, Estimate for mid-2008

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