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The City proper starts and ends at its city limits

This is a list of the most populous cities of the world defined according to the concept of city proper (city without its suburbs). 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. The list ranks the world's urban municipal units according to population. Note that the populations listed are for the city proper 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

City Population Reference Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country Updated
Shanghai 19,210,000 Direct-controlled municipality 1,928 7,174  China Jul 14, 2010
Mumbai 13,830,884 Municipal Corporation 603 22,937  India
Karachi 18,000,000 City District 3,527 3,683  Pakistan Jul 14, 2010
Delhi 12,565,901 Municipal Corporation 431.09 29,149  India
Istanbul 11,372,613 Metropolitan Municipality 1,831 6,211  Turkey Jul 14, 2010
São Paulo 11,037,593 Municipality 1,523 7,247  Brazil Jul 14, 2010
Moscow 10,508,971 City proper (includes Zelenograd) 1,081 9,722  Russia
Seoul 10,464,051 Special City 605.25 17,288  South Korea
Beijing 22,000,000 Direct-controlled municipality 1,368.32 7,400  China Jul 14, 2010
Mexico City 8,841,916 Federal District 1,485 5,954  Mexico
Tokyo 12,989,000 Tokyo Metropolis 617 14,254  Japan Jul 14, 2010
Kinshasa 8,754,000 City-Province 9,965 878  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jakarta 8,489,910 Special capital district 664 12,738  Indonesia
New York City 8,363,710 City proper 789.4 10,452  United States
Lagos 17,000,000 State 999.6 7,938  Nigeria Jul 14, 2010
Lima 7,605,742 Province 2,670.4 2,848  Peru
London 7,619,800 Greater London 1,580 4,863  United Kingdom Jul 14, 2010
Bogotá 7,259,597 Capital district 1,590 4,566  Colombia
Tehran 7,241,000 City proper 760 10,359  Iran
Ho Chi Minh City 7,123,340 Province-level municipality 2,095.01 3,401  Vietnam
Hong Kong 7,026,400 Special Administrative Region 1,092 6,434  Hong Kong Jul 14, 2010
Bangkok 7,025,000 Administrative area 1,568.74 4,478  Thailand
Dhaka 7,000,940 City Corporation 360 19,447  Bangladesh
Cairo 6,758,581 Governorate 214 31,582  Egypt
Lahore 6,318,745 City District 1,772 3,566  Pakistan
Rio de Janeiro 6,186,710 Municipality 1,182 5,234  Brazil
Chongqing 32,570,500 Direct-controlled municipality 5,467 1,089  China Jul 14, 2010
Bangalore 5,840,155 Municipal Corporation 709.5 8,231  India
Tianjin 11,760,000 Direct-controlled municipality 2,057 2,820  China Jul 14, 2010
Baghdad 5,402,486 City proper 1,134 4,064  Iraq
Kolkata 5,138,208 Municipal Corporation 185 27,774  India
Santiago 5,012,973 Province 2,030 2,469  Chile
Singapore 4,987,600 Country/City 710.2 6,814  Singapore
Riyadh 4,848,000 City proper 800 5,581  Saudi Arabia
Chennai 4,616,639 Municipal Corporation 187 24,688  India
Saint Petersburg 4,581,854 City proper 1,439 3,184  Russia
Surat 4,523,022 Municipal Corporation 326.515 13,852  India
Yangon 4,350,000 City proper 598.75 6,828  Myanmar
Guangzhou 10,182,000 sub-provincial city 280 15,220  China Jul 15, 2010
Shenzhen 8,768,300 sub-provincial city  China Jul 15, 2010
Dongguan 6,949,800 prefecture-level city  China Jul 15, 2010
Zhanjiang 6,902,400 prefecture-level city  China Jul 15, 2010
Maoming 6,123,700 prefecture-level city  China Jul 15, 2010
Alexandria 4,110,015 Governorate 2,680 1,611  Egypt
Shenyang 7,100,000 City proper 3,495 1,173  China Jul 14, 2010
Hyderabad 4,068,611 Municipal corporation 621.48 6,546  India
Ahmedabad 3,959,432 Municipal corporation 204 19,944  India
Ankara 3,901,201 Metropolitan Municipality 2,516 1,551  Turkey
Johannesburg 3,888,180 City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality 1,644.96 2,364  South Africa
Los Angeles 3,849,378 City proper 1,290 2,980  United States
Wuhan 8,970,000 City proper 379.4 10,036  China Jul. 14, 2010
Yokohama 3,672,789 City proper 435 8,443  Japan Jul. 15 2010
Abidjan 3,660,682 Department/District 2,119 1,728  Ivory Coast
Busan 3,574,340 Metropolitan City 766.12 4,666  South Korea
Cape Town 3,497,097 City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality 2,454.72 1,424  South Africa
Durban 3,468,086 eThekwini metropolitan municipality 2,291.89 1,513  South Africa
Pune 3,446,330 Municipal corporation 430 7,647  India
Berlin 3,426,354 City state 892 3,842  Germany
Pyongyang 3,255,388 Directly Governed City 3,194 1,019  North Korea
Jeddah 3,234,000 City proper 1,230 2,425  Saudi Arabia
Kanpur 3,221,435 Municipal corporation 267 12,065  India
Madrid 3,213,271 Municipality 698 4,604  Spain
Jaipur 3,210,570 Municipal corporation 485 6,620  India
Buenos Aires 3,050,728 City Proper 203 15,028  Argentina
Nairobi 3,038,553 Province 696 4,366  Kenya
A City proper is usually characterized by some form of local government
Some cities, such as New York City are the core of a much larger conurbation
Some cities, such as Chongqing have large rural areas within their city limits

See also

References

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