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This is a list of the most populous cities of the world defined according to the concept of City proper. City proper is defined as a locality with legally fixed boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government. This list contains some of the world's urban municipal units and their population. "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." 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." Therefore, 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. The term city can take on many meanings throughout the world. This list enumerates the population within the city limits of some of the world's most populous municipalities.


Cities proper by population

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Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country
1 Shanghai 13,831,900 Core districts + inner suburbs 1,928 7,174  China
2 Mumbai 13,830,884 Municipal Corporation 603 22,937  India
3 Karachi 12,991,000 City District 3,527 3,683  Pakistan
4 Delhi 12,565,901 Municipal Corporation 431.09 29,149  India
5 Istanbul 12,517,664 Metropolitan Municipality 1,831 6,211  Turkey
6 São Paulo 11,037,593 Municipality 1,523 7,247  Brazil
7 Moscow 10,508,971 City proper (includes Zelenograd) 1,081 9,722  Russia
8 Seoul 10,464,051 Special City 605.25 17,288  South Korea
9 Beijing 10,123,000 Core districts + inner suburbs 1,368.32 7,400  China
10 Mexico City 8,841,916 Federal District 1,485 5,954  Mexico
11 Tokyo 8,795,000 23 special wards area 617 14,254  Japan
12 Jakarta 8,792,000 Special capital district 664 12,738  Indonesia
13 Kinshasa 8,754,000 City-Province 9,965 878  Democratic Republic of the Congo
14 New York City 8,363,710 City proper 789.4 10,452  United States
15 Lagos 7,937,932 statistical area 999.6 7,938  Nigeria
16 Lima 7,605,742 Province 2,670.4 2,848  Peru
17 London 7,556,900 Greater London 1,580 4,863  United Kingdom
18 Bogotá 7,259,597 Capital district 1,590 4,566  Colombia
19 Tehran 7,241,000 City proper 760 10,359  Iran
20 Ho Chi Minh City 7,162,864 Province-level municipality 2,095.01 3,419  Vietnam
21 Hong Kong 7,026,400 Special Administrative Region 1,092 6,434  Hong Kong
22 Bangkok 7,025,000 Administrative area 1,568.74 4,478  Thailand
23 Dhaka 7,000,940 City Corporation 360 19,447  Bangladesh
24 Cairo 6,758,581 Governorate 214 31,582  Egypt
25 Lahore 6,318,745 City District 1,772 3,566  Pakistan
26 Rio de Janeiro 6,186,710 Municipality 1,182 5,234  Brazil
27 Chongqing 5,954,800 Core districts 5,467 1,089  China
28 Bangalore 5,840,155 Municipal Corporation 709.5 8,231  India
29 Tianjin 5,800,000 Core districts + inner suburbs 2,057 2,820  China
30 Baghdad 5,402,486 City proper 1,134 4,064  Iraq
31 Kolkata 5,138,208 Municipal Corporation 185 27,774  India
32 Santiago 5,012,973 Province 2,030 2,469  Chile
33 Singapore 4,987,600 Country/City 710.2 6,814  Singapore
34 Riyadh 4,848,000 City proper 800 5,581  Saudi Arabia
35 Chennai 4,616,639 Municipal Corporation 187 24,688  India
36 Saint Petersburg 4,581,854 City proper 1,439 3,184  Russia
37 Surat 4,523,022 Municipal Corporation 326.515 13,852  India
38 Yangon 4,350,000 City proper 598.75 6,828  Myanmar
39 Guangzhou 4,261,800 Core districts 280 15,220  China
40 Alexandria 4,110,015 Governorate 2,680 1,611  Egypt
41 Shenyang 4,101,197 (2006-12-31) Core districts 3,495 1,173  China
42 Hyderabad 4,068,611 Municipal Corporation 621.48 6,546  India
43 Ahmedabad 3,959,432 Municipal Corporation 204 19,944  India
44 Ankara 3,901,201 Metropolitan Municipality 2,516 1,551  Turkey
45 Johannesburg 3,888,180 Metropolitan Municipality (South Africa) 1,644.96 2,364  South Africa
46 Los Angeles 3,849,378 City proper 1,290 2,980  United States
47 Wuhan 3,807,950 Core districts 379.4 10,036  China
48 Yokohama 3,670,000 City proper 437 8,398  Japan
49 Abidjan 3,660,682 Department/District 2,119 1,728  Ivory Coast
50 Busan 3,574,340 Metropolitan City 766.12 4,666  South Korea
51 Cape Town 3,497,097 Metropolitan Municipality (South Africa) 2,454.72 1,424  South Africa
52 Durban 3,468,086 Metropolitan Municipality (South Africa) 2,291.89 1,513  South Africa
53 Pune 3,446,330 Municipal Corporation 450.69 7,647  India
54 Berlin 3,426,354 City state 892 3,842  Germany
55 Pyongyang 3,255,388 Direct-controlled municipality 3,194 1,019  North Korea
56 Jeddah 3,234,000 City proper 1,230 2,425  Saudi Arabia
57 Kanpur 3,221,435 Municipal Corporation 267 12,065  India
58 Madrid 3,213,271 Municipality 698 4,604  Spain
59 Jaipur 3,210,570 Municipal Corporation 485 6,620  India
60 Buenos Aires 3,050,728 Autonomous city 203 15,028  Argentina
61 Nairobi 3,038,553 Province 696 4,366  Kenya

See also

References

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  41. Composed of 32 independent municipalities
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