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This is a non-exhaustive list of the world's most populous ], defined according to the concept of ]. In ], city proper is one of the three basic concepts used to define urban areas and populations.<ref name=wider/> The other two are ], and the ]. This list is limited to clear, unambiguously defined political jurisdictions which fall under the definition of municipality in the general sense of the word. For this list, "city proper" follows the definition of a locality with legally fixed boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government.<ref>{{cite web|author=klaus kästle |url=http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/most_pop_cities_usa.htm |title=United States most populated cities |publisher=Nationsonline.org |date=31 August 2009 |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unup/index.asp?panel=6 |title=World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision Population Database |publisher=United Nations |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 |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Demographic Yearbook 2005, Volume 57|year=2008 |publisher= United Nations|isbn=92-1-051099-2 |page=756 |url=http://books.google.com/?id=OwfGJtkpCbwC&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=locality+with+legally+fixed+boundaries+and+an+administratively+recognized+urban+status+that+is+usually+characterized+by+some+form+of+local+government&q=locality%20with%20legally%20fixed%20boundaries%20and%20an%20administratively%20recognized%20urban%20status%20that%20is%20usually%20characterized%20by%20some%20form%20of%20local%20government|accessdate=2010-07-19}}</ref> For this list, "Municipality" is defined as an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory, it commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a ] or ].<ref name=merriam/> This list does not include metropolitan areas which may include multiple cities under the jurisdiction of separate city councils which do not come under a common government of that metropolitan area. The list does not count statistical areas. This list contains some of the world's most populous urban municipal units and their resident population.

==Municipality==
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Municipality can take on many meanings throughout the world. In the English language, "municipality" is a generic term for any type of urban unit.<ref name=merriam/> In some ], a municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision to have its own democratically elected ] leadership. In other countries, such as China, a ] is a city with equal status to a ]. Some municipalities, such as Monaco or Singapore are sovereign states. For the purpose of this list, municipality is used in its strictly generic sense, i.e. as "a primarily urban political unit having corporate status and usually powers of self-government."<ref name=merriam>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/municipality |title=Merriam-Webster definition of Municipality |publisher=Merriam-webster.com |date=13 August 2010 |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>

==City==
] belong to the Tokyo proper.]]

Most of the entries in this list will be generally recognized as cities. This list of municipalities has become necessary because there is a debate whether certain cities should be called cities. Some examples follow.

*Tokyo is a prefecture-level municipality in Japan that is governed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/ |title=Tokyo Metropolitan Government website |publisher=Metro.tokyo.jp |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> It itself contains ] ({{lang|ja|特別]}} -ku), which translate themselves to "cities"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www5.j-server.com/LUCOTAKU/c3/ql.cgi/http%3a//www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/kokusai/kouryu/warbler/kurashinogaido/index.html?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XTYPE=0&XCHARSET=Shift_JIS |title=Guide of Ota City living |publisher=.j-server.com |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> Tokyo also includes 26 more cities (] -shi), five towns ({{lang|ja|]}} -chō or machi), and eight villages ({{lang|ja|]}} -son or -mura), each of which has a local government. Numerous outlying islands, which extend as far as 1850&nbsp;km from central Tokyo, belong to Tokyo. All are part of Tokyo proper.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/PROFILE/IMG/2012_en_13-38.pdf
|title= Geography of Tokyo
|publisher=Tokyo Metropolitan Government
|accessdate=28 Jan 2014
}}</ref>

*China has four ] with a status equal to a province: Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and ]. These cities, especially ], can be quite large. The same applies to the ] and the ] of China. "To cope with growing administrative demands at the local level, China essentially reclassified counties as cities in order to allow local city governments to control the surrounding areas," as a United Nations University working paper notes.<ref name=wider>{{cite web
|url= http://www.wider.unu.edu/stc/repec/pdfs/wp2010/wp2010-12.pdf
|title= Urban Settlement
|work= Working Paper No. 2010/12
|author= ], ], Günther Fink,Tarun Khanna, Patrick Salyer
|location=Helsinki
|publisher=[[World Institute for Development Economics Research
]]
|accessdate=20 Jul 2010
}}</ref>
* ] has a population of nearly 8 million according to the latest census. Official data by the Lagos State estimate the population of Metropolitan Lagos at more than 14 million.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/index.php?page=subpage&spid=12&mnu=null|title=Population (Lagos)|accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref> However, the Municipality of Lagos was disbanded in 1976 and divided into several administratively independent ]. As a result, the most populous city in Africa, and one of the most populous and fastest growing cities in the world<ref>, by CityMayors.com</ref> is not on this list.
*A similar situation exists in Australia, where large cities are divided into much smaller ]. This removes populous cities such as Sydney or ] from this list. For a detailed discussion, see ]. Australia's largest LGA by population, ], had a population of 1,052,458 in 2009.<ref name="AUS">{{cite web|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02008-09?OpenDocument}}</ref>
*For similar reasons, cities such as ] or ] are not on this list.
*From Singapore to Vatican City, there are several cities that are sovereign countries.

A city can be loosely or narrowly defined, depending on the respective country. This can create controversy. This list therefore uses the more generic term "municipality." In most cases, its entries will be understood as cities.

==State or province==
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Quite often, the status of a city or municipality can be elevated to the level of a state or province. Tokyo can be considered as a prefecture-level city in Japan, although it calls itself "Tokyo Metropolis". The ] of China have a similar rank. The Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in North Korea, the Republic of Korea in South Korea, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Vietnam also adopt this concept. Other examples can be found throughout the world. ] has the rank of an ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wien.gv.at/english/politics-administration/ |title=Administrative structure of the City of Vienna |publisher=Wien.gv.at |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> ] and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basel.ch/index-if?u=bsch |title=Willkommen im Kanton Basel-Stadt und in der Stadt Basel |publisher=Basel.ch |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> have the rank of ]. Germany has several cities with the rank of a state: ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de/adressen/bl/bundeslaender.html |title=Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ("Bundesländer") |publisher=Userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> Washington, D.C. is a federally administered municipality of the United States that is effectively treated as equivalent in most respects to one of the actual 50 States of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/351.html#351.1 |title=Records of the Government of the District of Columbia |publisher=National Archives |accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref> To an outsider of a particular country, it is sometimes challenging to decide whether the entity can still be called a municipality, or should rather be called a province or state.

One attempt is to determine whether the entity is divided into sub-units with their own government, in which case the entity would not longer be treated as a municipality. This concept fails, because many bona fide cities/municipalities have such subdivisions. For instance, the German ] ], ], and ] are divided in districts with some form of a government. Berlin has Bezirke (districts) with their own mayor and borough council. The 16 boroughs of ] have significant autonomy, and their heads of government are elected. The wards of Tokyo each have their own mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/eng/mayor.html |title=Greetings from the Mayor of Shibuya |publisher=City.shibuya.tokyo.jp |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> This list leaves the final determination of what is called a city or municipality to the sovereign states and the people who live there. If the entity is defined (in its own language) as a municipality or city, then this list counts it as such. If two or more entities form a metropolitan area without a common government, the entities are counted separately. If in doubt, common sense prevails.
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==Data sources==
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This list treats the population data issued by the statistical bureau of the respective municipality as the most reliable source. Next up are statistical data provided by the statistical organizations of the respective countries. If the count differs, the count by the municipality prevails. This list attempts to use data that is as up to date as possible. In countries where there is a difference between the "registered" and the "floating" population, this list recognizes the sum of both, if available.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.china-profile.com/data/tab_rurpop_1.htm |title=Three major problems with urban-rural population data in China |publisher=China-profile.com |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref><br>It is accepted and recognized that there can be considerable differences between the quality and precision of data. Even if a strict principle such as the administrative area is used, sources can report conflicting data. The following chart shows the differences between data sourced from the China Statistical Yearbook 2009<ref name="2009YB">{{Cite book|title=China Statistical Yearbook 2009 |date=October 2009 |publisher=China Statistics Press |location=Beijing, China |isbn=978-7-5037-5800-3 |page=digital version, file D0304e.xls|page= 1072|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2009/indexeh.htm |accessdate= 24 June 2010}} Total Population refers to the total number of people alive on the 3lst of December 2008. The national total population does not include the population of Hong Kong and Macau SARs, as well as Taiwan and Fujian Provinces of the ROC. Data in the table are estimates from the 2008 National Sample Survey on Population Changes. The national total population was adjusted on the basis of sampling errors and survey errors. Similar adjustments were not made to regional figures.</ref> and data published by the local municipalities. In June 2007, Chongqing reported on its official web site a population number that was more than 3 million higher than what was reported in the Statistical Yearbook for the end of 2008. Beijing's number, reported in March 2010, was more than 5 million higher than what was reported in the Statistical Yearbook for the end of 2008. The actual census of 2010 came in 2.4 million lower than the 22 million reported earlier in state media.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Administrative Division !! Population Yearbook !! Population local!! Source for local
|-
| ] || 28,390,000 || 31,442,300||<ref name="PopCQ">{{cite web|url=http://english.cq.gov.cn/ChongqingGuide/MountainCity/1918.htm|title=Demographic of Chongqing |publisher=Chongqing Municipal Government}}</ref>
|-
| Beijing || 16,950,000 || 22,000,000 ||<ref name="22 mil China Daily">{{Cite news|title=Beijing's population exceeds 22 million |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/26/content_9511839.htm |work=China Daily |date=26 February 2010 }}</ref>
|-
| Shanghai ||18,884,600 || 19,210,000 ||<ref name="PopSH">{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/6897139.html|title=Shanghai's permanent population approaches 20 mln|work=People's Daily}}</ref>
|}
For a comprehensive study of the challenges presented by a populous country such as China, refer to "Misconceptions and Complexities in the Study of China's Cities: Definitions, Statistics, and Implications," an article that appeared in the Journal of Eurasian Geography and Economics.<ref name="misconceptions" >{{cite web
|url= http://bellwether.metapress.com/content/d10wn78mqur749g0/fulltext.pdf
|title= Misconceptions and Complexities in the Study of China's Cities: Definitions, Statistics, and Implications
|work= Article
|author= Kam Wing Chan
|location=University of Washington
|publisher=Bellwether Publishing
|accessdate=20 Jul 2010
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url= http://courses.washington.edu/chinageo/ChanCityDefinitionsEGE2007.pdf
|title= Misconceptions and Complexities in the Study of China's Cities: Definitions, Statistics, and Implications – downloadadable version
|work= Article
|author= Kam Wing Chan
|location=University of Washington
|publisher=Bellwether Publishing
|accessdate=27 Jul 2010
}}</ref> This paper says: "Ironically, while journalists and scholars focusing on global urbanization tend to rely upon a set of population figures that overstates the actual population of Chinese cities, in the scholarly community studying Chinese cities, the opposite is true. In fact, almost of all researchers tend to use figures that understate the size of Chinese cities."

Most countries perform a census in regular intervals, commonly every 10 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/censusdates.htm |title=Census schedule worldwide, United Nations |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> Some countries provide regular ], sometimes based on smaller samples (micro census). This list discourages the usage of independently compiled lists of city populations. These lists are sometimes unreliable or come to misleading results due to differing methodology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/cityfutures/papers/webpapers/cityfuturespapers/session3_4/3_4whicharethe.pdf |title=WHICH ARE THE LARGEST? WHY PUBLISHED POPULATIONS FOR MAJOR WORLD URBAN AREAS VARY SO GREATLY |format=PDF |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> If no government data are available, third party sources may be used, but their usage should be noted in the comments section. This list does not recognize commuters from outside of the city proper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/sowc2012/statistics.php|title=SOWC-2012-DEFINITIONS|publisher=]|accessdate=January 29, 2014}}</ref>

==Principle==
The reader should be aware that there is no "right" way to define a city or municipality. "City proper" is one of the different ways. Other methods can be similarly valid, and result in similarly valid lists that show the population of a city from a different perspective. The principle of this list is that the definition of administrative boundaries is a matter of the sovereign states and countries. This list will not redraw borders. For the purpose of this list, a resident who lives within certain administrative boundaries counts as a resident of the municipality or city. As long as the administrative area is that of a bona fide municipality, this list will recognize its population as a whole, regardless of the size of the city or municipality. This list does not include metropolitan areas which may include multiple cities under the jurisdiction of separate city councils which do not come under a common government of that metropolitan area. For instance, ] and ] are separate, because they do not share a common government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/framesets/va-1996.htm |title=Results of referendum about joining Berlin and Brandenburg |publisher=Wahlen-berlin.de |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> For the purpose of this list, the whole ] is counted as a city, because it shares a common Metropolitan Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/ |title=Tokyo Metropolitan Government |publisher=Metro.tokyo.jp |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref> As outlined in ], there can be diverging definitions of "city proper" from country to country, and for the purpose of different reports. For the sake of consistency, this list strives to use one common definition of "city proper", namely the area within the administrative boundaries.
The list does not count statistical areas. The population density is calculated given the population and the surface area of the municipality. This list is in no particular order. It can be sorted using the sort button in the column headers. This list enumerates the population within the ] of some of the world's most populous municipalities.

== Municipalities by population (city proper) ==
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{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4486679 |<ref name=indcensus/>| ] | 185 | | IND |Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 21478447 |<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/maharastra/stmt-1.xls |title= Ranking of districts of Maharashtra by population size 2011 |publisher=CensusIndia.gov.in|accessdate=31 July 2011}}</ref> | ] | 603 | | IND | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4681782|<ref name=2011city>{{cite web|title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|work=censusindia|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=17 October 2011}}</ref> | ] | 426 | | IND | 2011 census }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 21007835 |<ref name=indcensus/> | ] | 1397.3 |<ref name=indcensus>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/towns/town.html|title=Towns|publisher=Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs|accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref> | IND | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|5570585|<ref name=Ahmedabad_REF></ref>| ]|475|<ref name=Ahmedabad_REF/>|IND|Census 2001."The population in AMC area is expected to double by 2011."<ref name=Ahmedabad_REF/> }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 8425970 |<ref name="Karnataka2010">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/karnataka/table1.xls|title=Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : Karnataka|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner | accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | ] | 741 || IND | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7000940 |<ref name="BangladeshStatPock2008"> 2008 Population Estimate. Retrieved 2009-08-05.</ref> | City Corporation | 360 |<ref name="dhaka1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dhakacity.org/Page/About_us/About/Category/2/About_us_info|title=Dhaka Area|publisher=Dhaka City Corporation |accessdate=6 February 2010}}</ref> | BGD | 2008 Population Estimate }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4523022 |<ref name="SuratMunPop"> Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population as of 2009, including areas within the new and extended city boundaries.</ref> | ] | 326.515 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/content/city/demographics.shtml |title=Demographics: Surat Municipal Corporation |publisher=Suratmunicipal.gov.in |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> | IND | 2009 Population Estimate}}
{{Cityproperentry | ]| 3760636|<ref name=indcensus/>| ]| 430| | IND|Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]| 3221435|<ref name=WG/>| ]| 267| | IND|] sourced, treat with caution }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]| 3210570|<ref name=WG/>| ]| 485| | IND|] sourced, treat with caution }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 6809970 |<ref name="Hyd1"/> | ] | 650 |<ref name="Hyd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp|title=Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation 2010|publisher=GHMC|accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref> | IND | Became Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in 2007 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 13710512 |<ref name=turkey><!--Total population of the districts that officially form Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality as reported by TUIK for the 2012 survey. Do not replace with 10,757,327, which is only the total population of the district centers within the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Do not replace with 12,573,836 either. That's for the PROVINCE of Istanbul, not for the city. Also do not replace with 12,782,960, as that's the total population of district centers within the PROVINCE and not the city.-->{{cite web|url=http://rapor.tuik.gov.tr/reports/rwservlet?adnksdb2&ENVID=adnksdb2Env&report=wa_buyukbelediye.RDF&p_il1=34&p_kod=2&p_yil=2012&p_dil=1&desformat=html|title=Address-based population registration system: Inside-Outside District Centers Population By Province And Sex And Population Density 2012 |accessdate=2013-01-25 |author=TUIK |publisher= TUIK |language=Turkish}}</ref> | ] | 1831 | | TUR | Census 2012 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 11376685|<ref name="IBGE2010SP"> Retrieved on 2010-12-01. Census results for 2010-08-01.</ref> | ] | 1522.986 | | BRA | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 11514330 |<ref name=RUSCensus2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/pril4-1.xls|title=Cities with population of 100,000 people or more|publisher=Federal State Statistics Service|accessdate=31 July 2011}}</ref> | ] | 1081 | | RUS | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 19464051 |<ref name="seoul2">{{cite web|url=http://stat.seoul.go.kr/Seoul_System5.jsp?stc_cd=418|title=Seoul Statistics (Population)|publisher=Seoul Metropolitan Government|accessdate=24 March 2010}}</ref> | ] | 605 |<ref name="seoul1">{{cite web|url=http://stat.seoul.go.kr/Seoul_System5.jsp?stc_cd=412|title=Seoul Statistics (Land Area)|publisher=Seoul Metropolitan Government|accessdate=24 March 2010}}</ref> | KOR | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 8841916 |<ref name="ZMVM 2009">{{cite web| url=http://www.edomex.gob.mx/poblacion/docs/2009/PDF/ZMVM.pdf | title=Mexico City Population | author=National Population Council | publisher=Government of the State of Mexico | accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> | ] | 1485 | | MEX |Dead link }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 13161751 |<ref name="JpCensus2010"> Retrieved on May 8, 2011. 2010 Population Census, Table 2. Population and Households – Prefecture, All Shi, All Gun, Shi, Machi and Mura</ref> | ] | 2187 | | JPN |Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 8754000 |<ref name=UN/> | City-Province | 9965 | | COD || There is doubt whether this number is for the agglomeration or for the ]. The UN source contradicts itself }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] |9588198|<ref name=DKCS2010> 2010 Census result. Retrieved on 2010-11-21.</ref> | ] | 664 | | IDN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 8175133|<ref name=NYCNYT>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/nyregion/25census.html|title=New York City’s Population Barely Rose in the Last Decade, the Census Finds |work=New York Times |date=24 March 2011|accessdate=2011-05-08}}</ref> | ] | 789 | | USA | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7605742 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censos.inei.gob.pe/censos2007/Documentos/Primresult_CPV2007.pdf|title=INEI 2007 Census Results|publisher=Peru's National Institute for Statistics|accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> | Province<ref>Composed of 43 independent districts</ref> | 2670 | | PER | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7619800 |<ref>{{cite web|author=Neighbourhood Statistics |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6059498&c=ealing&d=27&e=13&g=336453&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1239797906078&enc=1 |title=UK Office of National Statistics – Key Figures for People and Society: Population and Migration Information on People and Society: Population and Migration Jun08 population estimate for London region |publisher=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> | ]<ref>Composed of the ] and the 32 ]</ref> | 1580 | | UK | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7259597 |<ref name="DANEproj20052009"> Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population on 2009-06-30.</ref> | ] | 1590 | | COL | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7241000 |<ref name=UN>{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/wup2009/unup/index.asp?panel=2 |title=UN world Urbanization Prospects estimate for 2010 |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> | ] | 760 | | IRN | There is doubt whether this number is for the agglomeration or for the ]. The UN source contradicts itself }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7123340 |<ref name="chinhphu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinhphu.vn/portal/page?_pageid=439,1090462&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&pers_id=1091147&item_id=33638381&p_details=1 |title=Hot News |publisher=Chinhphu.vn |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref> | ] | 2095 | | VIE | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 6448837 |<ref name="chinhphu1" /> | ] | 3344 | | VIE | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7097600 |<ref>{{cite web |title = Statistics by Subject |url = http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/hong_kong_statistics/statistics_by_subject/index_t.jsp?subjectID=1&charsetID=1&displayMode=T|year=2010|publisher=], Hong Kong Government|accessdate=31 July 2011}}</ref>| ] | 1104 |<ref></ref> | HKG | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7025000 |<ref name="ThaiKeyStat2007"> Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected ''de facto'' population as of 2009. The registered (''de jure'') population was 5,695,956 in 2006.</ref> | ] | 1569 | | THA | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 6758581 |<ref name="Capmas2006" /> | ] | 214 | | EGY | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 9000000 |<ref>http://www.lahore.com</ref> | ] | 1772 | | PAK | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 18000000 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://14.192.147.139/cdgk/Home/AboutKarachi/GeographyDemography/tabid/270/Default.aspx|publisher=City District Government Karachi|title=Karachi Geography & Demography |accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref> | ] | 3530 | | PAK | Official estimate 2007. Karachi population widely disputed. "Since the last census was held in 1998, it is next to impossible to find out the actual demographics of Karachi." <ref></ref>}}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 6323037 |<ref name="IBGE2010RJ">{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Censos/Censo_Demografico_2010/resultados/total_populacao_rio_de_janeiro.zip|title=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; Censo Demografico 2010, resultados, Rio de Janeiro ('''zip''')|accessdate=2010-12-01|date=Census results for 2010-08-01}}</ref>| ] | 1182 | | BRA | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 5402486 |<ref name=WG>{{cite web|url=http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan|title=World: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population|publisher=World Gazetteer|accessdate=30 March 2010}}</ref>| ] | 1134 | | IRQ |] sourced, treat with caution }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4987600 |<ref name="Mid-2009 Singapore population"> Retrieved in 2009. Estimated population on Mid-2009, including Singapore residents plus non-residents. Population of Singapore citizens and residents was 3,642,700 on 2008-06-30.</ref> | Country/City | 710 | | SIN | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4848000 |<ref name=UN/> | ] | 800 | | KSA || There is doubt whether this number is for the agglomeration or for the ]. The UN source contradicts itself }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4848700 |<ref name=RUSCensus2010/> | ] | 1439 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.spb.ru/day/ |title=City of Saint Petersburg Official Portal, Statistics |publisher=Gov.spb.ru |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> | RUS |Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4350000 |<ref name=UN/> | ] | 599 |<ref>. Retrieved 6 June 2009.</ref> | MYA || There is doubt whether this number is for the agglomeration or for the ]. The UN source contradicts itself }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 19612368 |<ref name=CNCommunique/> | ] | 16808 | | CHN | Census 2010, registered pop }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 28846170 |<ref name=CNCommunique/> | ] | 82400 | | CHN |Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 12700800 |<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.gzstats.gov.cn/tjgb/glpcgb/201105/t20110517_25227.htm |title=Guangzhou City, the sixth national census in 2010 Communiqué on Major Data |publisher=Guangzhou Municipal Statistics Bureau |date= 16 May 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-31}}</ref> | ] | 7434 | | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 23019148 |<ref name=CNCommunique>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/english./NewsEvents/201104/t20110429_26450.html|title=Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census (No. 2)|date=29 April 2011|accessdate= 3 February 2014}}</ref>| ] | 7037.002 | | CHN |Census 2010, registered pop}}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 10357938 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.gdstats.gov.cn/tjgb/t20110511_83329.htm |title=Guangdong Province, the sixth national census in 2010 Communiqué on Major Data (No. 2)|publisher=Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Statistics |date= 10 May 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-31}}</ref> | ] | 1953 | | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|10820000|<ref name=Chengdu_REF>{{cite web|url=http://www.chengdu.gov.cn/news/detail.jsp?id=273483 |title=About Chengdu |publisher=Chengdu.gov.cn |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| ]|12400|<ref name=Chengdu_REF/>| CHN| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|9874000|<ref name=Harbin_REF>{{cite web|url=http://www.harbin.gov.cn/english/HarbinOvervoew/index.php |title=Harbin Overview |publisher=Harbin.gov.cn |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| ]|53100|<ref name=Harbin_REF/>| CHN| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 12938224 |<ref name=CNCommunique/> | ] | 11300 | | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|8456100|<ref name=Qingdao_REF>{{cite web|url=http://english.qingdao.gov.cn/n2043295/n2048678/268950.html |title=Qingdao Profile |publisher=English.qingdao.gov.cn |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| ]|10654|<ref name=Qingdao_REF/>| CHN| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|7512000|<ref name=Changchun_REF>{{cite web|url=http://en.changchun.gov.cn/e/content.aspx?ID=326&url=/xw/Pages |title=Changchun Population grew at 2.19 percent in 2008 |publisher=En.changchun.gov.cn |date=13 January 2009 |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| ]|20571|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.changchun.gov.cn/e/more11.aspx?ID=0 |title=Changchun – Geographic Location |publisher=En.changchun.gov.cn |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| CHN| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|7410000|<ref name=Xian_REF></ref>| ]|9983|<ref name=Xian_REF/>| CHN| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|7400000|<ref name=Nanjing_REF>{{cite web|url=http://english.nanjing.gov.cn/gk/200812/t20081214_256642.htm |title=General Introduction of Nanjing |publisher=English.nanjing.gov.cn |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| ]|6598|<ref name=Nanjing_REF/>| CHN| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|7200000|<ref name=Shenyang_REF>{{cite web|url=http://www.cieme.shenyang.gov.cn/2003/yw/7.htm |title=Investment Environment of Liaoning |publisher=Cieme.shenyang.gov.cn |date=6 September 2003 |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| ]|12980|<ref name=Shenyang_REF/>| CHN| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|6130000|<ref name=Dalian_REF>{{cite web|url=http://english.dl.gov.cn/info/156788_192092.htm |title=Population and Employment end of 2008 |publisher=English.dl.gov.cn |date=23 March 2010 |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| ]|12574|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.dl.gov.cn/info/156738_509564.htm |title=Dalian-Geographic Situation |publisher=English.dl.gov.cn |date=23 March 2010 |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| CHN| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]|6039900|<ref name=Jinan_REF>{{cite web|url=http://www.531springs.com/English/jinangaikuang/ |title=Jinan Profile |publisher=531springs.com |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| ]|8177|<ref name=Jinan_REF/>| CHN| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 8220237 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010/> | ] | 2465 | | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 6993304 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010/>| ] | 9443 |<ref name="China Knowledge">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Coastal&City=Jiangmen|title=Jiangmen (Guangdong) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 5817753 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010/> | ] | 11458 | | CHN |Census 2010}}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 9170000 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sjzmbc.gov.cn/en/csmyrk.jsp |title=Shijiazhuang Commerce |publisher=Sjzmbc.gov.cn |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> | ] | 15848 | | CHN | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 5391028 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010/>| ] | 2064 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Coastal&City=Shantou|title=Shantou (Guangdong) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7194311 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010/>| ] | 3868 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Coastal&City=foshan|title=Foshan (Guangdong) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4240139 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010/>| ] | 15925 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Coastal&City=Meizhou|title=Meizhou (Guangdong) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4597002 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010/>| ] | 10655 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Coastal&City=Huizhou|title=Huizhou (Guangdong) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4448871 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010/>| ] | 9443 |<ref name="China Knowledge"/> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 5877025 |<ref name=GDSTATS2010/>| ] | 5138 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Coastal&City=Jieyang|title=Jieyang (Guangdong) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 8700400 |<ref name=zhejiang2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.zhejiang.gov.cn/gb/zjnew/node3/node22/node169/userobject9ai124150.html |title=Zhejiang sixth national census in 2010 Communiqué on Major Data 2011-05-09|publisher=The People's Government of Zhejiang Province|date= 9 May 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-31}}</ref>| ] | 16596 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Western&City=Hangzhou|title=Hangzhou (Zhejiang) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7605700 |<ref name=zhejiang2010/>| ] | 9365 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Western&City=Ningbo|title=Ningbo (Zhejiang) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 9122100 |<ref name=zhejiang2010/>| ] | 11784 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Western&City=Wenzhou|title=Wenzhou (Zhejiang) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4501700 |<ref name=zhejiang2010/>| ] | 3195 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Western&City=Jiaxing|title=Jiaxing (Zhejiang) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 5361600 |<ref name=zhejiang2010/>| ] | 10938 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Western&City=Jinhua|title=Jinhua (Zhejiang) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4912200 |<ref name=zhejiang2010/>| ] | 8256 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Western&City=Shaoxing|title=Shaoxing (Zhejiang) City Information|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 5968800 |<ref name=zhejiang2010/>| ] | 9411 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/Provincedetails.aspx?subchap=7&content=44#MajorCitiesinZhejiang|title=Major Cities in Zhejiang|publisher=China Knowledge|accessdate= 31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 7100000 |<ref></ref> | ] | 12942 | | CHN | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 9785392 |<ref>. Retrieved on 2011-07-31.</ref> | ] | 8494 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Business/CityInfo/City.aspx?Region=Western&City=wuhan|title=Wuhan (Hubei) City Information|accessdate=31 July 2011}}</ref> | CHN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 4110015 |<ref name="Capmas2006"> For Cairo, figure is an adjusted census result, as Helwan governorate was created on 17 April 2008 from a.o. parts of the Cairo governorate.</ref> | ] | 2680 | | EGY | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 3901201 |<ref name=turkey/> | ] | 2516 | | TUR | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 3888180 |<ref name=ZA/> | ] | 1645 | | ZAF | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 3831868|<ref name=USEST09>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2009-01.xls|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2009 Population : April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (SUB-EST2009-01) |publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref>| ] | 1290 | | USA | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 3689603|<ref name="JpCensus2010" /> | ] | 435 | | JPN | Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 3660682 |<ref name=abidjan></ref> | ] | 2119 | | CIV | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ] | 3574340 |<ref name="busan1">{{cite web|url=http://english.busan.go.kr/01_about/03_02.jsp|title=Busan: Population and area of Administrative units|publisher=Busan Metropolitan City|accessdate=24 March 2010}}</ref> | Metropolitan City | 766 |<ref name="busan1"/> | KOR | }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]| 3497097|<ref name=ZA> Retrieved on 2008-03-23.</ref>| ]| 2455| | ZAF| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]| 3468086|<ref name=ZA/>| ]| 2292| 1513| ZAF| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]| 3450900|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistik-berlin.de/presse/topdf.asp?pmspfad=../pms/2011/11-01-27a.pdf |title= Weiterer Bevölkerungszuwachs in Berlin |work=Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg|date=27 January 2011 |accessdate=2011-05-08}}</ref>| ]| 892| | DEU|Census 2010 }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]| 3255388|<ref> Retrieved on 2009-03-01.</ref>| ]| 3194| | PRK| }}
{{Cityproperentry |]|3234000|<ref name=UN/>|]|1230||SAU|| There is doubt whether this number is for the agglomeration or for the ]. The UN source contradicts itself }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]| 3213271|<ref> (2008)</ref>| Municipality| 698| | ESP| }}
{{Cityproperentry | ]| 3050728|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indec.mecon.ar/nuevaweb/cuadros/2/estimaciones-serie34.pdf |title=Population projections|format=PDF |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref>| ]| 203| | ARG| }}
{{Cityproperentry |]|3500000|<ref>{{dead link|date=March 2011}}</ref>|Municipality|696||KEN|}}

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