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Shanghai, 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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Cities proper by population

Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country
1 Shanghai &0000000013831900.00000013,831,900[1][2] Core districts + inner suburbs &0000000000001928.0000001,928 &0000000000007174.0000007,174  China
2 Mumbai &0000000013830884.00000013,830,884[3] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000603.000000603 &0000000000022937.00000022,937  India
3 Karachi &0000000012991000.00000012,991,000[4] City District &0000000000003527.0000003,527 &0000000000003683.0000003,683  Pakistan
4 Delhi &0000000012565901.00000012,565,901[3] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000431.090000431.09[5] &0000000000029149.00000029,149  India
5 Istanbul &0000000011372613.00000011,372,613[6] Metropolitan Municipality &0000000000001831.0000001,831 &0000000000006211.0000006,211  Turkey
6 São Paulo &0000000011037593.00000011,037,593[7] Municipality &0000000000001523.0000001,523 &0000000000007247.0000007,247  Brazil
7 Moscow &0000000010508971.00000010,508,971[8] City proper (includes Zelenograd) &0000000000001081.0000001,081 &0000000000009722.0000009,722  Russia
8 Seoul &0000000010456034.00000010,456,034[9] Special City &0000000000000605.400000605.4 &0000000000017271.00000017,271  South Korea
9 Beijing &0000000010123000.00000010,123,000[10] Core districts + inner suburbs &0000000000001368.3200001,368.32 &0000000000007400.0000007,400  China
10 Mexico City &0000000008841916.0000008,841,916[11] Federal District &0000000000001485.0000001,485 &0000000000005954.0000005,954  Mexico
11 Tokyo &0000000008795000.0000008,795,000[12] 23 special wards area &0000000000000617.000000617 &0000000000014254.00000014,254  Japan
12 Jakarta &0000000008489910.0000008,489,910[13] Special capital district &0000000000000664.000000664 &0000000000012738.00000012,738  Indonesia
13 New York City &0000000008363710.0000008,363,710[14] City proper &0000000000000789.400000789.4 &0000000000010452.00000010,452  United States
14 Wuhan &0000000008001541.0000008,001,541[15] (2006-12-31) Core districts &0000000000000400.000000400[citation needed] &0000000000020004.00000020,004  China
15 Lagos &0000000007937932.0000007,937,932[16] statistical area &0000000000000999.600000999.6 &0000000000007938.0000007,938  Nigeria
16 Tehran &0000000007873000.0000007,873,000[17] City proper &0000000000000760.000000760 &0000000000010359.00000010,359  Iran
17 Kinshasa &0000000007843000.0000007,843,000[17] City-Province &0000000000009965.0000009,965 &0000000000000787.000000787  Democratic Republic of the Congo
18 Lima &0000000007605742.0000007,605,742[18] Province[19] &0000000000002670.4000002,670.4 &0000000000002848.0000002,848  Peru
19 London &0000000007556900.0000007,556,900[20] Greater London[21] &0000000000001580.0000001,580 &0000000000004863.0000004,863  United Kingdom
20 Bogotá &0000000007259597.0000007,259,597[22] Capital district &0000000000001590.0000001,590 &0000000000004566.0000004,566  Colombia
21 Ho Chi Minh City &0000000007123340.0000007,123,340[23] Province-level municipality &0000000000002095.0100002,095.01 &0000000000003401.0000003,401  Vietnam
22 Hong Kong &0000000007026400.0000007,026,400[24] Special Administrative Region &0000000000001092.0000001,092 &0000000000006434.0000006,434  China
23 Bangkok &0000000007025000.0000007,025,000[25] Administrative area &0000000000001568.7400001,568.74 &0000000000004478.0000004,478  Thailand
24 Dhaka &0000000007000940.0000007,000,940[26] City Corporation &0000000000000360.000000360[27] &0000000000019447.00000019,447  Bangladesh
25 Cairo &0000000006758581.0000006,758,581[28] Governorate &0000000000000214.000000214 &0000000000031582.00000031,582  Egypt
26 Guangzhou &0000000006367700.0000006,367,700[29] Core districts &0000000000003843.4300003,843.43[29] &0000000000001657.0000001,657  China
27 Lahore &0000000006318745.0000006,318,745[30] City District &0000000000001772.0000001,772 &0000000000003566.0000003,566  Pakistan
28 Rio de Janeiro &0000000006186710.0000006,186,710[7] Municipality &0000000000001182.0000001,182 &0000000000005234.0000005,234  Brazil
29 Bangalore &0000000005840155.0000005,840,155[31] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000709.500000709.5[31] &0000000000008231.0000008,231  India
30 Tianjin &0000000005800000.0000005,800,000[32] Core districts + inner suburbs &0000000000002057.0000002,057 &0000000000002820.0000002,820  China
31 Baghdad &0000000005402486.0000005,402,486[3] City proper &0000000000001134.0000001,134 &0000000000004064.0000004,064  Iraq
32 Kolkata &0000000005138208.0000005,138,208[3] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000185.000000185 &0000000000027774.00000027,774  India
33 Santiago &0000000005012973.0000005,012,973[33] Province[34] &0000000000002030.0000002,030 &0000000000002469.0000002,469  Chile
34 Singapore &0000000004987600.0000004,987,600[35] Country/City &0000000000000710.200000710.2 &0000000000006814.0000006,814  Singapore
35 Chongqing &0000000004776027.0000004,776,027[15] Core districts &0000000000005467.2000005,467.2 &0000000000001057.0000001,057  China
36 Chennai &0000000004616639.0000004,616,639[3] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000187.000000187 &0000000000024688.00000024,688  India
37 Saint Petersburg &0000000004581854.0000004,581,854[8] City proper &0000000000001439.0000001,439 [36] &0000000000003184.0000003,184  Russia
38 Surat &0000000004523022.0000004,523,022[37] Municipal Corporation &0000000000000326.515000326.515[38] &0000000000013852.00000013,852  India
39 Riyadh &0000000004465000.0000004,465,000[17] City proper &0000000000000800.000000800 &0000000000005581.0000005,581  Saudi Arabia
40 Alexandria &0000000004110015.0000004,110,015[28] Governorate &0000000000002680.0000002,680 &0000000000001611.0000001,611  Egypt
41 Shenyang &0000000004101197.0000004,101,197[15] (2006-12-31) Core districts &0000000000003495.0000003,495 &0000000000001173.0000001,173  China
42 Yangon &0000000004088000.0000004,088,000[17] Urban agglomeration &0000000000000598.750000598.75[39] &0000000000006828.0000006,828  Myanmar
44 Ahmedabad &0000000004068611.0000004,068,611[3] Municipal corporation &0000000000000204.000000204 &0000000000019944.00000019,944  India
43 Hyderabad &0000000004025335.0000004,025,335[3] Municipal corporation &0000000000000172.000000172 &0000000000023403.00000023,403  India
45 Ankara &0000000003901201.0000003,901,201[6] Metropolitan Municipality &0000000000002516.0000002,516 &0000000000001551.0000001,551  Turkey
46 Johannesburg &0000000003888180.0000003,888,180[40] City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality &0000000000001644.9600001,644.96 &0000000000002364.0000002,364  South Africa
47 Los Angeles &0000000003849378.0000003,849,378[41] City proper &0000000000001290.0000001,290 &0000000000002980.0000002,980  United States
48 Abidjan &0000000003802000.0000003,802,000[17] Department/District &0000000000002119.0000002,119 &0000000000001794.0000001,794  Côte d'Ivoire
49 Yokohama &0000000003670000.0000003,670,000[42] City proper &0000000000000437.000000437 &0000000000008398.0000008,398  Japan
50 Busan &0000000003596076.0000003,596,076[9] Metropolitan City &0000000000000765.660000765.66 &0000000000004697.0000004,697  South Korea
51 Cape Town &0000000003497097.0000003,497,097[40] City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality &0000000000002454.7200002,454.72 &0000000000001424.0000001,424  South Africa
52 Durban &0000000003468086.0000003,468,086[40] eThekwini metropolitan municipality &0000000000002291.8900002,291.89 &0000000000001513.0000001,513  South Africa
53 Berlin &0000000003426354.0000003,426,354[43] City and state of Germany &0000000000000892.000000892 &0000000000003842.0000003,842  Germany
54 Pune &0000000003446330.0000003,446,330[3] Municipal corporation &0000000000000450.690000450.69 &0000000000007647.0000007,647  India
55 Pyongyang &0000000003255388.0000003,255,388[44] Directly Governed City &0000000000003194.0000003,194 &0000000000001019.0000001,019  North Korea
55 Kanpur &0000000003221435.0000003,221,435[3] Municipal corporation &0000000000000267.000000267 &0000000000012065.00000012,065  India
57 Madrid &0000000003213271.0000003,213,271[45] Municipality &0000000000000698.000000698 &0000000000004604.0000004,604  Spain
58 Jaipur &0000000003210570.0000003,210,570[3] Municipal corporation &0000000000000485.000000485 &0000000000006620.0000006,620  India
59 Buenos Aires &0000000003050728.0000003,050,728[46] Argentine Capital District &0000000000000203.000000203 &0000000000015028.00000015,028  Argentina
60 Nairobi &0000000003038553.0000003,038,553[47] Province &0000000000000696.000000696 &0000000000004366.0000004,366  Kenya
61 Jeddah &0000000003012000.0000003,012,000[17] City proper &0000000000001230.0000001,230 &0000000000002425.0000002,425  Saudi Arabia

See also

References

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    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). http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/Connections/Pop2006.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-29. 
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  19. ^ Composed of 43 independent districts
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  21. ^ Composed of 32 independent borough councils
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  33. ^ 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.
  34. ^ Composed of 32 independent municipalities
  35. ^ Statistics Singapore, Population (Mid-Year Estimates) Retrieved on 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.
  36. ^ City of Saint Petersburg Official Portal, Statistics
  37. ^ Surat Municipal Corporation; Mid-Year Population Estimates Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population as of 2009, including areas within the new and extended city boundaries.
  38. ^ Demographics: Surat Municipal Corporation
  39. ^ Third Regional EST Forum, Presentation of Myanmar. Retrieved 6 June 2009
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  45. ^ INE (2008)
  46. ^ Population projections (pdf-file)
  47. ^ UN OCHA, Estimate for mid-2008

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