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This is a '''list of the most populous [[City|cities]] of the [[world]]''' defined according to the concept of [[city proper]] (an urban locality without its suburbs). A city proper is a locality defined according to legal or political boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unup/index.asp?panel=6 |title=World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision Population Database |publisher=Esa.un.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/demographic/sconcerns/densurb/densurbanNotes.htm |title=United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics |publisher=Millenniumindicators.un.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Demographic Yearbook 2005, Volume 57|year=2008 |publisher= United Nations|isbn=9210510992 |page=2 |page=756 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OwfGJtkpCbwC&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&|accessdate=2010-07-19}}</ref> "World Urbanization Prospects", a United Nations publication, defines the population of a city proper as "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city."<ref name=wup1>{{cite book |title=World Urbanization Prospects |year=2004 |publisher= United Nations|isbn=9211413860 |page=105 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=oxOAckK2stYC&pg=PA105|accessdate=2010-07-19}}</ref> The book continues to say that "city proper as defined by administrative boundaries may not include suburban areas where an important proportion of the population working or studying in the city lives."
This is a '''list of the most populous [[City|cities]] of the [[world]]''' defined according to the concept of [[city proper]] (an urban locality without its suburbs). A city proper is a locality defined according to legal or political boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unup/index.asp?panel=6 |title=World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision Population Database |publisher=Esa.un.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/demographic/sconcerns/densurb/densurbanNotes.htm |title=United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics |publisher=Millenniumindicators.un.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Demographic Yearbook 2005, Volume 57|year=2008 |publisher= United Nations|isbn=9210510992 |page=2 |page=756 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OwfGJtkpCbwC&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&|accessdate=2010-07-19}}</ref> "World Urbanization Prospects", a United Nations publication, defines the population of a city proper as "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city."<ref name=wup1>{{cite book |title=World Urbanization Prospects |year=2004 |publisher= United Nations|isbn=9211413860 |page=105 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=oxOAckK2stYC&pg=PA105|accessdate=2010-07-19}}</ref> The book continues to say that "city proper as defined by administrative boundaries may not include suburban areas where an important proportion of the population working or studying in the city lives."


The term [[city]] can take on many meanings throughout the world. For the purposes of this list, the definition of a city as a primarily urban locality is used. This list enumerates the populations of some of the world's largest cities, the boundaries of which may or may not correspond to those of municipalities. The populations listed are for the administratively-defined city and not for the [[urban area]] nor the [[metropolitan area]]. Statistical definitions for each city, approximate surface area, and [[population density]] are also indicated. For cities in China, because administrative boundaries usually encompass large areas of rural territory, the urban agglomeration concept is used instead. Chinese urban agglomerations are based on the National Bureau of Statistics criteria for defining urban areas, which include an average population density of at least 1,500 per km² or the contiguity of built-up areas.<ref name="chan_paper">{{cite journal |author=Chan, Kam Wing |title=Misconceptions and Complexities in the Study of China’s Cities: Definitions, Statistics, and Implications |journal=[[Eurasian Geography and Economics]] |year=2007 |volume=48 |issue=4 |pages=383-412 |url=http://courses.washington.edu/chinageo/ChanCityDefinitionsEGE2007.pdf |accessdate=2011-08-05}} p. 392</ref>
The term [[city]] can take on many meanings throughout the world. For the purposes of this list, the definition of a city as a primarily urban locality is used. This list enumerates the populations of some of the world's largest cities, the boundaries of which may or may not correspond to those of municipalities. The populations listed are for the administratively-defined city and not for the [[urban area]] nor the [[metropolitan area]]. Statistical definitions for each city, approximate surface area, and [[population density]] are also indicated.




==Cities proper by population==
==Cities proper by population==

Revision as of 10:10, 6 August 2011

This is a list of the most populous cities of the world defined according to the concept of city proper (an urban locality without its suburbs). A city proper is a locality defined according to legal or political boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government.[1][2][3] "World Urbanization Prospects", a United Nations publication, defines the population of a city proper as "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city."[4] The book continues to say that "city proper as defined by administrative boundaries may not include suburban areas where an important proportion of the population working or studying in the city lives."

The term city can take on many meanings throughout the world. For the purposes of this list, the definition of a city as a primarily urban locality is used. This list enumerates the populations of some of the world's largest cities, the boundaries of which may or may not correspond to those of municipalities. The populations listed are for the administratively-defined city and not for the urban area nor the metropolitan area. Statistical definitions for each city, approximate surface area, and population density are also indicated.

Cities proper by population

Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country
1 Shanghai 17,836,133[5] Core districts[6] 2,605.8 6,845  China
2 Delhi 16,753,235[7] National Capital Territory 1,483 11,297  India
3 Karachi 12,991,000[5] City District 3,527 3,683  Pakistan
4 Istanbul 12,946,730[8] Metropolitan Municipality 1,831 7,166  Turkey
5 Mumbai 12,478,447[9] Municipal Corporation 603 20,694  India
6 Beijing 11,716,000[5] Core districts[10] 1,368.32 7,400  China
7 Moscow 11,551,930[11] City proper 1,091[12] 10,588  Russia
8 São Paulo 11,244,369[13] Municipality 1,523 7,383  Brazil
9 Tianjin 11,090,314[5] All districts 7,422 1,494  China
10 Guangzhou 11,070,654[5] All districts 3,843 2,881  China
11 Seoul 10,575,447[14] Special City 605.25[15] 17,473  South Korea
12 Shenzhen 10,357,938[5] All districts 1,989 5,201  China
13 Jakarta 9,588,198[16] Special capital district 662.33 14,476  Indonesia
14 Tokyo 8,887,608[17] 23 Special Wards[18] 617.18 14,400  Japan
15 Mexico City 8,873,017[19] Federal District 1,485.49[20] 5,973  Mexico
16 Kinshasa 8,754,000[21] City-Province[22] 2,016 4,342  Democratic Republic of the Congo
17 Dongguan 8,220,237[5] Prefecture-level city 2,465 3,335  China
18 New York City 8,175,133[23] City proper 789.4 10,356  United States
19 Lagos 7,937,932[24] statistical area 999.6 7,938  Nigeria
20 London 7,753,600[25] Greater London[26] 1,580 4,863  United Kingdom
21 Lima 7,605,742[27] Province[28] 2,670.4 2,848  Peru
22 Bogotá 7,467,804[29] Capital district 1,590 4,697  Colombia
23 Tehran 7,241,000[21] City proper 760 10,359  Iran
24 Ho Chi Minh City 7,162,864[30] Province-level municipality 2,095.01 3,419  Vietnam
25 Hong Kong 7,026,400[31] Special Administrative Region 1,092 6,434  China
26 Bangkok 7,025,000[32] Administrative area 1,568.74 4,478  Thailand
27 Dhaka 7,000,940[33] City Corporation 360[34] 19,447  Bangladesh
28 Cairo 6,758,581[35] Governorate 453 17,190  Egypt
29 Hanoi 6,500,000[30] Province-level municipality 3,344.7 1,943.4  Vietnam
30 Wuhan 6,434,373[36]
[citation needed] 		Central districts[37]
[citation needed] 		888.42[38] 7,242  China
31 Rio de Janeiro 6,323,037[39] Municipality 1,182 5,349  Brazil
32 Lahore 6,318,745[40] City District 1,772 3,566  Pakistan
33 Bangalore 5,840,155[41] Municipal Corporation 709.5[41] 8,231  India
34 Baghdad 5,402,486[42] City proper 1,134 4,064  Iraq
35 Riyadh 5,188,286[43] City proper 800 6,485  Saudi Arabia
36 Singapore 5,076,007[44] Country/City 710.2 7,147  Singapore
37 Santiago 5,012,973[45] Province[46] 2,030 2,469  Chile
38 Saint Petersburg 4,868,520[11] City proper 1,399[12] 3,480  Russia
39 Surat 4,786,002[47] Municipal Corporation 326.515[48] 14,658  India
40 Chennai 4,616,639[42] Municipal Corporation 187 24,688  India
41 Chongqing 4,513,100[49]
[citation needed] 		Core districts[37]
[citation needed] 		1,435 3,145  China
42 Kolkata 4,486,679[50] Municipal Corporation 185 24,252  India
43 Yangon 4,350,000[21] City proper 598.75[51] 6,828  Myanmar
44 Ankara 4,223,398[8] Metropolitan Municipality 2,516 1,551  Turkey
45 Alexandria 4,110,015[35] Governorate 2,680 1,611  Egypt
46 Shenyang 4,101,197[52] (2006-12-31) Core districts 3,495 1,173  China
47 Hyderabad 4,068,611[42] Municipal Corporation 621.48[53] 6,546  India
48 Ahmedabad 3,959,432[42] Municipal Corporation 204 19,944  India
49 Johannesburg 3,888,180[54] Metropolitan Municipality 1,644.96 2,364  South Africa
50 Los Angeles 3,792,621[23] City proper 1,290 2,940  United States
51 Yokohama 3,680,267[55] City proper 437.38 8,414  Japan
52 Abidjan 3,660,682[56] Department/District 2,119 1,728  Ivory Coast
53 Busan 3,600,381[57] Metropolitan City 766.12[57] 4,666  South Korea
54 Cape Town 3,497,097[54] Metropolitan Municipality 2,454.72 1,424  South Africa
55 Durban 3,468,086[54] Metropolitan Municipality 2,291.89 1,513  South Africa
56 Pune 3,446,330[42] Municipal Corporation 450.69 7,647  India
57 Jeddah 3,430,697[43] City proper 1,230 2,789  Saudi Arabia
58 Berlin 3,424,764[58] City state 892 3,842  Germany
59 Pyongyang 3,255,388[59] Direct-controlled municipality 3,194 1,019  North Korea
60 Kanpur 3,221,435[42] Municipal Corporation 267 12,065  India
61 Madrid 3,213,271[60] Municipality 698 4,604  Spain
62 Jaipur 3,210,570[42] Municipal Corporation 485 6,620  India
63 Nairobi 3,138,369[61] Province 696 4,509  Kenya

See also

Notes and references

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  2. ^ "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". Millenniumindicators.un.org. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  3. ^ Demographic Yearbook 2005, Volume 57. United Nations. 2008. p. 756. ISBN 9210510992. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  4. ^ World Urbanization Prospects. United Nations. 2004. p. 105. ISBN 9211413860. Retrieved 2010-07-19. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Cities: largest (without surrounding suburban areas)". Geohive.
  6. ^ Based on the following districts: Huangpu, Luwan (merged into Huangpu in 2011), Xuhui, Changning, Jing'an, Putuo, Zhabei, Hongkou, Yangpu, Pudong, Baoshan, Minhang, and Jiading, considered "core districts" by Geohive.
  7. ^ "Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  8. ^ a b 2010 register-based census of Turkey, as tabulated by citypopulation.de
  9. ^ Census of India, Provisional Population Totals and data products, Census 2011 : Maharashtra. Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2001 and 2011 (excel) Total population of the Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts. Retrieved on 2011-04-09.
  10. ^ based on the districts of Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shijingshan, and Haidian, considered "core districts" by Geohive.
  11. ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service, Russia (xls, in Russian) 2011-01-01 Esimation based on National Census 2010-10-14. Retrieved on 2011-03-30.
  12. ^ a b Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Federal Registration, Cadastre&Cartograhy Service. Russia Landuse National Report 2008, p.187-188 (in Russian)
  13. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; Censo Demografico 2010, resultados, São Paulo (zip) Retrieved on 2010-12-01. Census results for 2010-08-01.
  14. ^ "Seoul Statistics (Population)". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  15. ^ "Seoul Statistics (Land Area)". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  16. ^ Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010, Provinsi DKI Jakarta (pdf) 2010 Census result. Retrieved on 2010-11-21.
  17. ^ Official monthly estimated de jure population by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (in Japanese). Population estimate on 2010-06-01.
  18. ^ Corresponds to the former City of Tokyo merged into the Tokyo Metropolis on July 1, 1943. The whole of 23 wards is now a special local public entity which provides limited public service, and is sometimes statistically treated as the city proper of Tokyo (e.g. Statistical Bureau of Japan, The Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants. United Nations Statistics Division).
  19. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, México; Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010, Resultados preliminares Preliminary 2010 Census results. Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  20. ^ Consejo Nacional de Población, México; Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005 Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  21. ^ a b c UN world Urbanization Prospects estimate for 2010. While the UN list is nominally a list of urban agglomerations, this particular city is listed as using the "city proper" statistical concept in the sources section of the UN report.
  22. ^ Excluding the rural commune of Maluku
  23. ^ a b "Interactive Population Map". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  24. ^ Summing the 16 LGAs making up Metropolitan Lagos (Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Eti-Osa, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikeja, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ojo, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu, Surulere) as per:
    Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  25. ^ UK Office of National Statistics -- mid-2007 population estimate for London region
  26. ^ Composed of the City of London and the 32 London boroughs
  27. ^ INEI 2007 Census Results
  28. ^ Composed of 43 independent districts
  29. ^ "Bogotá population" (in Spanish). Secretaría Distrital de Planeación. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  30. ^ a b "General Statistics Office Of Vietnam". Gso.gov.vn. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  31. ^ Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong; Population and Vital Events Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Estimated population on 2008-12-31. Including 'usual' and 'mobile' residents, but excluding temporary visitors.
  32. ^ National Statistical Office Thailand, Key Statistics of Thailand 2007; Chapter 1.9, Population Projections (1 July) by Region and Sex (embedded in huge 121MB zipped file!) Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected de facto population as of 2009. The registered (de jure) population was 5,695,956 in 2006.
  33. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Pocket Book, 2008 (pdf-file) 2008 Population Estimate. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  34. ^ "Dhaka Area". Dhaka City Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  35. ^ a b Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2006, Governorate level, Population distribution by sex (excel-file) For Cairo, figure is an adjusted census result, as Helwan governorate was created on the 17th of April 2008 from a.o. parts of the Cairo governorate.
  36. ^ "武汉市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (Main Data from Wuhan 2010 Census)". Wuhan Statistics Bureau. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011. Total population as of 2010-11-01 of the central districts: Jiang'an, Jianghan, Qiaokou, Hanyang, Wuchang, Qingshan, and Hongshan, as defined in Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010
  37. ^ a b Refers to fully urban districts, that is districts with a population density of over 1,500 per km².
  38. ^ Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010 p. 15
  39. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; Censo Demografico 2010, resultados, Rio de Janeiro (zip) Retrieved on 2010-12-01. Census results for 2010-08-01.
  40. ^ GeoHive, Pakistan - The Punjab - Administrative units 1998 Census result for Lahore District. Accessed on 2008-09-28. The UN estimated the population of Lahore to be 6,577,000 in 2007. However, that estimate is based on now obsolete administrative boundaries for the Lahore Metropolitan Corporation. The administrative boundaries for Lahore was changed in 2001, when it was transformed from Metropolitan Corporation into a City District. The City District includes the old Metropolitan Corporation as well as the surrounding district. The District of Lahore had a total of 6,318,745 inhabitants in 1998, compared to 5,143,495 for the Metropolitan Corporation. Current, but vague, estimates puts the population of the district at somewhere between 7.5 and 10 millions.
  41. ^ a b "BBMP Delimitation 2009". Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 2009-11-09. [dead link‍]
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  43. ^ a b Central Department of Statistics and Information, Saudi Arabia; Population of cities with at least 5,000 inhabitants, at the 2010 Population Census (pdf, in arabic) Retrieved on 2010-12-13.
  44. ^ Statistics Singapore, Population (Mid-Year Estimates) Retrieved on September 23, 2010. Estimated population on Mid-2010, including Singapore residents plus non-residents. Population of Singapore citizens and residents was 3,642,700 on 2008-06-30.
  45. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Chile; Proyecciones de población al 30 de Junio 1990-2020, Region Metropolitana de Santiago; Provincias (excel-file) Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population on 2009-06-30.
  46. ^ Composed of 32 independent municipalities
  47. ^ Surat Municipal Corporation; Mid-Year Population Estimates Retrieved on 2010-09-23. Projected population as of 2010 (Mid-year population estimate), including areas within the new and extended city boundaries.
  48. ^ Demographics: Surat Municipal Corporation
  49. ^ "重庆市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (Main Data from Chongqing 2010 Census)". NetEase. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011. Total population as of 2010-11-01 of the following districts: Yuzhong, Dadukou, Jiangbei, Shapingba, Jiulongpo, and Nan'an
  50. ^ Census of India, Provisional Population Totals, Census 2011 : West Bengal. Ranking of Districts by Population Size in 2001 and 2011 (excel) Population of Kolkata District, which covers the same area as the municipal corporation. Retrieved on 2011-04-09.
  51. ^ Third Regional EST Forum, Presentation of Myanmar. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  52. ^ City and region database of Statistics Finland
  53. ^ "Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation 2010". GHMC. Retrieved 12-04-2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  54. ^ a b c Statistics South Africa, Community Survey, 2007, Basic Results Municipalities (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
  55. ^ Official monthly estimated de jure population by the Kanagawa Prefectural Government (in Japanese). Population estimate on 2010-06-01.
  56. ^ Abidjan District estimate for 2003
  57. ^ a b "Busan: Population and area of Administrative units". Busan Metropolitan City. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  58. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Berlin" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  59. ^ United Nations Statistics Division; Preliminary results of the 2008 Census of Population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted on 1-15 October 2008 (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2009-03-01.
  60. ^ INE (2008)
  61. ^ Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030; 2009 Population and Housing Census Results (pdf) Retrieved on 2010-12-13.
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