*Against - This list was started in order to reflect the exact official population within city limits. This list would be superfluous if List of cities proper by population would reflect  the exact official population within city limits, as its intro claims, and as defined by City proper. However, the List of cities proper by population does not always do that. It often counts sometimes arbitrary core districts, or other subdivisions of populated places, to adjust for cities that have - in the eyes of some editors - boundaries that are too wide. Some examples for the arbitrary counting of core districts are Shanghai, Beijing, or Guangzhou, while the much larger (in area) neighboring Shenzhen is reflected by total population within city limits. Many attempts to correct this un-encyclopedic approach were denied.  World's largest municipalities by population was created after a long discussion, and after editors of List of cities proper by population claimed that municipalities are different than cities (municipalities are not always cities, but cities are always municipalities) and to create a separate list for municipalities. This was done. I have always been for merging (one column for the sometimes arbitrary core districts, one column for the exact official population within city limits)). However, this was not accepted. I still am for a merge as defined above, but I am strongly opposed to a redirect. This list has received more than 200 edits by approx 100 editors, who will not be enthusiastic to see their work deleted, which a redirect would mean.