List of cities proper by Population - wikipedia List of cities proper by Population Population tables of world cities World 's largest cities World 's largest cities proper World 's largest conurbations World 's largest urban areas World megacities World megalopolises This article lists the most populous cities in the world defined according to a concept of city proper. A city proper is a locality defined according to legal or political boundaries and an administratively recognised urban status that is usually characterised by some form of local government. Cities proper and their boundaries and population data may not include suburbs. World Urbanization Prospects, a UN publication, defines population of a city proper as `` the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city or controlled directly from the city by a single authority. '' 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. '' This definition does not give an accurate picture of the urban area or metropolitan area of cities. Using this strictly administrative definition, many cities will be included on this list that are smaller than their urban area. However, many Chinese cities included govern territories that extend well beyond the traditional `` city proper '' into suburban and rural areas. Contents 1 Cities proper by population 2 Notes 3 References 4 See also 5 External links Cities proper by population Rank City Image Population Definition Total area ( km2 ) Population density ( / km2 ) Country Shanghai 7007241833000000000 ♠ 24,183,300 City 7003634050000000000 ♠ 6,340.5 3,814 China Beijing 7007207940000000000 ♠ 20,794,000 City 7004164110000000000 ♠ 16,411 1,267 China Karachi 7007149103520000000 ♠ 14,910,352 City 7003378000000000000 ♠ 3,780 3,944 Pakistan Shenzhen 7007137230000000000 ♠ 13,723,000 City 7003149332000000000 ♠ 1,493.32 9,190 China 5 Guangzhou 7007130810000000000 ♠ 13,081,000 City 7003134781000000000 ♠ 1,347.81 9,705 China 6 Mumbai 7007124423730000000 ♠ 12,442,373 City 7002465780000000000 ♠ 465.78 27,223 India 7 Istanbul 7007126610000000000 ♠ 12,661,000 City 7002620290000000000 ♠ 620.29 20,411 Turkey 8 Moscow 7007122290000000000 ♠ 12,229,000 City 7003102175000000000 ♠ 1,021.75 11,969 Russia 9 São Paulo 7007120380000000000 ♠ 12,038,000 City 7003108105000000000 ♠ 1,081.05 11,199 Brazil 10 Kinshasa 7007114620000000000 ♠ 11,462,000 City 7002473730000000000 ♠ 473.73 24,195 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 Tianjin 7007112490000000000 ♠ 11,249,000 City 7003133183000000000 ♠ 1,331.83 8,446 China 12 Lahore 7007111260000000000 ♠ 11,126,000 City 7002502550000000000 ♠ 502.55 22,139 Pakistan 13 Delhi 7007110345550000000 ♠ 11,034,555 City 7002461830000000000 ♠ 461.83 2,457 India 14 Jakarta 7007106240000000000 ♠ 10,624,000 City 7002661500000000000 ♠ 661.50 16,060 Indonesia 15 Dongguan 7007106150000000000 ♠ 10,615,000 City 7003172134000000000 ♠ 1,721.34 6,167 China 16 Lagos 7007105520000000000 ♠ 10,552,000 City 7002433340000000000 ♠ 433.34 24,350 Nigeria 17 Seoul 7006980600000000000 ♠ 9,806,000 City 7002605250000000000 ♠ 605.25 16,202 South Korea 18 Foshan 7006927900000000000 ♠ 9,279,000 City 7003132588000000000 ♠ 1,325.88 6,998 China 19 Tokyo 7006927300000000000 ♠ 9,273,000 City 7002626990000000000 ♠ 626.99 14,790 Japan 20 Chengdu 7006901200000000000 ♠ 9,012,000 City 7002970840000000000 ♠ 970.84 9,283 China 21 Lima 7006889400000000000 ♠ 8,894,000 City 7002215740000000000 ♠ 215.74 41,226 Peru 22 Mexico City 7006887500000000000 ♠ 8,875,000 City 7002607220000000000 ♠ 607.22 14,616 Mexico 23 London 7006878789200000000 ♠ 8,787,892 City 7003157200000000000 ♠ 1,572 5,590 United Kingdom 24 Tehran 7006869400000000000 ♠ 8,694,000 City 7002574130000000000 ♠ 574.13 15,143 Iran 25 New York 7006862269800000000 ♠ 8,622,698 City 7002786300000000000 ♠ 786.30 10,966 United States 26 Bangalore 7006844367500000000 ♠ 8,443,675 City 7002709000000000000 ♠ 709 11,909 India 27 Dhaka 7006806300000000000 ♠ 8,063,000 City 7002337540000000000 ♠ 337.54 23,888 Bangladesh 28 Wuhan 7006803500000000000 ♠ 8,035,000 City 7002898860000000000 ♠ 898.86 8,939 China 29 Bogotá 7006796300000000000 ♠ 7,963,000 City 7002428260000000000 ♠ 428.26 18,594 Colombia 30 Cairo 7006774000000000000 ♠ 7,740,000 City 7002302560000000000 ♠ 302.56 25,582 Egypt 31 Hyderabad 7006749179000000000 ♠ 7,491,790 City 7002651750000000000 ♠ 651.75 11,494 India 32 Ho Chi Minh City 7006743100000000000 ♠ 7,431,000 City 7002453600000000000 ♠ 453.60 16,382 Vietnam 33 Nanjing 7006726000000000000 ♠ 7,260,000 City 7002886810000000000 ♠ 886.81 8,187 China 34 Chongqing 7006724700000000000 ♠ 7,247,000 City 7002831800000000000 ♠ 831.80 8,712 China 37 Hong Kong 7006729860000000000 ♠ 7,298,600 Special Administrative Region 7003110443000000000 ♠ 1,104.43 6,608 China 35 Hangzhou 7006703500000000000 ♠ 7,035,000 City 7002850830000000000 ♠ 850.83 8,268 China 36 Ahmedabad 7006702100000000000 ♠ 7,021,000 City 7002351210000000000 ♠ 351.21 19,991 India 37 Baghdad 7006679300000000000 ♠ 6,793,000 City 7002424539999900000 ♠ 424.53 16,001 Iraq 38 Riyadh 7006669400000000000 ♠ 6,694,000 City 7002410970000000000 ♠ 410.97 16,288 Saudi Arabia 39 Shenyang 7006651900000000000 ♠ 6,519,000 City 7002649220000000000 ♠ 649.22 10,041 China 40 Rio de Janeiro 7006652000000000000 ♠ 6,520,000 City 7002751440000000000 ♠ 751.44 8,677 Brazil 41 Xi'an 7006622000000000000 ♠ 6,220,000 City 7002765080000000000 ♠ 765.08 8,130 China 42 Suzhou 7006598300000000000 ♠ 5,983,000 City 7002995240000000000 ♠ 995.24 6,012 China 43 Surat 7006586800000000000 ♠ 5,868,000 City 7002210200000000000 ♠ 210.20 27,916 India 44 Bangkok 7006578200000000000 ♠ 5,782,000 City 7002764730000000000 ♠ 764.73 7,561 Thailand 45 Santiago 7006556100000000000 ♠ 5,561,000 City 7002595490000000000 ♠ 595.49 9,339 Chile 46 Singapore 7006560700000000000 ♠ 5,607,000 City 7002602750000000000 ♠ 602.75 9,302 Singapore 47 Harbin 7006529900000000000 ♠ 5,299,000 City 7002614309999900000 ♠ 614.31 8,626 China 48 Dar es Salaam 7006525700000000000 ♠ 5,257,000 City 7002330520000000000 ♠ 330.52 15,905 Tanzania 49 Saint Petersburg 7006513200000000000 ♠ 5,132,000 City 7002463110000000000 ♠ 463.11 11,082 Russia 50 Johannesburg 7006494900000000000 ♠ 4,949,000 City 7002432840000000000 ♠ 432.84 11,434 South Africa 51 Xiamen 7006353134700000000 ♠ 3,531,347 Sub-provincial City 7003169900000000000 ♠ 1,699 2,078 China 52 Chennai 7006672700000000000 ♠ 6,727,000 Municipal Corporation 7002426510000000000 ♠ 426.51 15,772 India 54 Yangon 7006521400000000000 ♠ 5,214,000 Metropolitan Municipality - Province 7002598750000000000 ♠ 598.75 8,708 Myanmar 55 Hefei 7006335207600000000 ♠ 3,352,076 Prefecture - level City 7002838520000000000 ♠ 838.52 3,998 China 57 Abidjan 7006476500000000000 ♠ 4,765,000 Department / City District 7003211900000000000 ♠ 2,119 2,249 Ivory Coast 58 Zhengzhou 7006412208700000000 ♠ 4,122,087 Sub-provincial City 7003101566000000000 ♠ 1,015.66 4,059 China 59 Ankara 7006447080000000000 ♠ 4,470,800 Metropolitan Municipality - Province 7003191092000000000 ♠ 1,910.92 2,340 Turkey 60 Kolkata 7006449669400000000 ♠ 4,496,694 Municipal corporation 7002185000000000000 ♠ 185 24,306 India 63 Jeddah 7006345625900000000 ♠ 3,456,259 Municipality City 7003176500000000000 ♠ 1,765 1,958 Saudi Arabia 64 Casablanca 7006335981800000000 ♠ 3,359,818 Prefecture 7002230000000000000 ♠ 230 14,608 Morocco 65 Nairobi 7006313836900000000 ♠ 3,138,369 Capital District 7002694900000000000 ♠ 694.9 4,829 Kenya 67 Zhongshan 7006312127500000000 ♠ 3,121,275 Prefecture - level City 7003178367000000000 ♠ 1,783.67 1,750 China 68 Shantou 7006539102800000000 ♠ 5,391,028 Prefecture - level City 7003206442000000000 ♠ 2,064.42 2,611 China 69 Alexandria 7006461662500000000 ♠ 4,616,625 Governorate 7003230000000000000 ♠ 2,300 2,007 Egypt 70 Cape Town 7006374002600000000 ♠ 3,740,026 Municipality City 7003244497000099999 ♠ 2,444.97 1,530 South Africa 71 Los Angeles 7006397632200000000 ♠ 3,976,322 Municipality City 7003121385000099999 ♠ 1,213.85 3,276 United States 72 New Taipei City 7006395492900000000 ♠ 3,954,929 Special Municipality 7003205257000000000 ♠ 2,052.57 1,927 Taiwan 73 Changsha 7006704411800000000 ♠ 7,044,118 Prefecture - level City 7004118190000000000 ♠ 11,819 596 China 75 Kabul 7006341410000000000 ♠ 3,414,100 Municipality City 7002275000000000000 ♠ 275 12,415 Afghanistan 77 Yokohama 7006372616700000000 ♠ 3,726,167 Designated City 7002437490000000000 ♠ 437.49 8,517 Japan 79 Wenzhou 7006303943900000000 ♠ 3,039,439 Prefecture - level City 7003118788000000000 ♠ 1,187.88 2,559 China 80 Durban 7006344236100000000 ♠ 3,442,361 Municipality City 7003229131000000000 ♠ 2,291.31 1,502 South Africa 82 Busan 7006359000000000000 ♠ 3,590,000 Metropolitan City 7002347490000000000 ♠ 347.49 10,331 South Korea 84 Berlin 7006367100000000000 ♠ 3,671,000 City State 7002891750000000000 ♠ 891.75 4,117 Germany 85 Jaipur 7006307335000000000 ♠ 3,073,350 Municipal corporation 7002485000000000000 ♠ 485 6,337 India 87 Pune 7006311543100000000 ♠ 3,115,431 Municipal corporation 7002450690000000000 ♠ 450.69 6,913 India 90 Ekurhuleni 7006317847000000000 ♠ 3,178,470 Municipality City 7003197531000000000 ♠ 1,975.31 1,609 South Africa 91 Addis Ababa 7006310367300000000 ♠ 3,103,673 Metropolitan Municipality - Province 7002526990000000000 ♠ 526.99 5,889 Ethiopia 93 Ningbo 7006760568900000000 ♠ 7,605,689 Sub-provincial city 7003981623000000000 ♠ 9,816.23 775 China 95 Pyongyang 7006325538800000000 ♠ 3,255,388 Direct - controlled Municipality 7003211300000000000 ♠ 2,113 1,541 North Korea 96 Madrid 7006320724700000000 ♠ 3,207,247 Municipality City 7002605770000000000 ♠ 605.77 5,294 Spain 97 Faisalabad 7006320384600000000 ♠ 3,203,846 City District 7002214000000000000 ♠ 214 14,971 Pakistan 102 Hanoi 7006723270000000000 ♠ 7,232,700 Metropolitan Municipality - Province 7003332450000000000 ♠ 3,324.5 2,176 Vietnam 103 Incheon 7006300264500000000 ♠ 3,002,645 Metropolitan City 7002328550000000000 ♠ 328.55 9,139 South Korea 104 Buenos Aires 7006305430000000000 ♠ 3,054,300 Federal District 7002203000000000000 ♠ 203 15,046 Argentina 106 Giza 7006423998800000000 ♠ 4,239,988 Governorate 7002289080000000000 ♠ 289.08 14,667 Egypt Notes Jump up ^ Sum of the 2014 population estimates for the `` urban - function core district '' and `` urban - function extended district '' of Chongqing, which were 3,677,600 and 4,512,200 respectively. See also the next note. Jump up ^ The nine districts of Yuzhong, Jiangbei, Shapingba, Jiulongpo, Nan'an, Dadukou, Banan, Yubei and Beibei together comprise the area commonly referred to as Central Chongqing ( 重庆 主 城区 ). The first six districts make up the `` urban - function core district '' ( 都市 功能 核心 区 ) and the last three comprise the `` urban - function extended district '' ( 都市 功能 拓展 区 ) defined by the Chongqing municipal government. Jump up ^ Sum of the areas of the `` urban - function core district '' and `` urban - function extended district '' of Chongqing. See also the previous note. References Jump up ^ `` World Urbanization Prospects : The 2007 Revision Population Database ''. Esa.un.org. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` United Nations Statistics Division -- Demographic and Social Statistics ''. Millenniumindicators.un.org. Retrieved 26 July 2010. Jump up ^ Demographic Yearbook 2005, Volume 57. 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Jump up ^ http://citypopulation.de/ Jump up ^ http://citypopulation.de/ Jump up ^ `` RUSSIA : Moscow ''. Jump up ^ `` Территориальное устройство ''. Moscow City Government. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Jump up ^ The federal city of Moscow is divided into twelve administrative okrugs, which are in turn subdivided into districts ( raions ). ^ Jump up to : `` Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Federal Registration, Cadastre&Cartography Service. Russia Landuse National Report 2008, p. 187 - 188 ( in Russian ) '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 5 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` IBGE divulga as estimativas populacionais dos municípios em 2016 '' ( in Portuguese ). IBGE. Retrieved 13 December 2016. Jump up ^ Administratively, the Municipality of São Paulo is divided into 31 subprefectures, each in turn divided into 96 districts. Locally, districts may contain one or more neighborhoods ( bairros ). The city of São Paulo recognizes ten geographical areas used to reference locations in the city. ^ Jump up to : `` Demographia World Urban Areas ( 2014 ) '' ( PDF ). Demographia. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Evenements : `` Avec une population de 9, 5 millions, Kinshasa est la troisième plus grande ville sur le continent africain, de taille égale à Johannesburg. Le Kinois ( habitants de Kinshasa ) sont connus pour leur sens de l'humour, leur musique et leur amour pour la danse. '' ( 2013 ) ``. Ville de Kinshasa. Jump up ^ The province of Kinshasa is divided into twenty - four districts, administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Kinshasa. But the districts ( communes ) of Maluku and Nsele ( N'Sele ) are rural and not part of the city proper. The city proper ( urban area ) of Kinshasa is generally considered to be formed by twenty - two `` communes ''. Jump up ^ According to the Constitution of Democratic Republic of the Congo, the province of Kinshasa covers 9965.21 km. Maluku and N'Sele ( total area 8847.59 km ) are entirely rural, with a very very low density. Jump up ^ http://citypopulation.de/China-UA.html Jump up ^ `` CHINA : Administrative Division of Tianjin ( 天津 市 ) ''. Jump up ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. `` Population of Major Cities - Census 2017 '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2017 - 08 - 29. Jump up ^ https://www.census2011.co.in/census/metropolitan/50-delhi.html Jump up ^ `` Statistik Daerah Provinsi DKI Jakarta 2017 ''. BPS Provinsi DKI Jakarta. Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved 23 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` INDONESIA : Administrative Division ''. Retrieved 5 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` China -- Guangdong Province ( 2010 ) ''. GeoHive. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014. Jump up ^ http://citypopulation.de/Nigeria-Cities.html Jump up ^ The surface of the Metropolitan Lagos is 1171 square kilometres, but 171 square kilometres is water ( lagoon ). Jump up ^ 2016 년 5 월 행정 자치부 주민등록 인구 통계 Archived 3 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Seoul Statistics ( Land Area ) ''. Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` 佛山 2010 年 第 六 次 全国 人口 普查 主要 数据 公报 ( 1 ) ''. City of Foshan. Retrieved 30 January 2014. Jump up ^ Districts of Changcheng, Nanhai, Shunde ; see Foshan # Administration Jump up ^ `` About Foshan ''. City of Foshan. Retrieved 11 March 2014. ^ Jump up to : http://citypopulation.de/Japan-Cities.html Jump up ^ http://citypopulation.de/China-UA.html Jump up ^ `` PERU : Lima population ''. La Republica. Jump up ^ The province of Lima is divided into forty three `` districts of Lima '' which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. Jump up ^ `` MEXICO : Mexico City ( 2014 ) ''. CityPopulation.De. Retrieved 15 March 2014. Jump up ^ Consejo Nacional de Población, México ; Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005 Archived 2 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 26 November 2010. Jump up ^ `` Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ''. ONS. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017. Jump up ^ The 33 local authorities are the 32 London borough councils and the City of London Corporation. Jump up ^ `` IRAN : Tehran City ( Census 2016 - 09 - 24 ) ''. CITY POPULATION.DE. Retrieved 25 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` TEHRAN : Administrative Districts ''. Retrieved 5 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` About Teheran ''. Tehran Municipality. Retrieved 25 February 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Annual Estimates of the Resident Population : April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 - 2017 Population Estimates ''. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 23 March 2018. Cite error : Invalid < ref > tag ; name `` United States '' defined multiple times with different content ( see the help page ). Jump up ^ New York City is composed of five boroughs : Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island Jump up ^ https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/448-bangalore.html Jump up ^ https://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-dhaka.php. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ Brinkhoff, Thomas. `` Bangladesh : Districts and Cities ''. CityPopulation. Retrieved 20 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` 武汉 市 2010 年 第 六 次 全国 人口 普查 主要 数据 公报 -- 湖北 省 统计 局 ( Main Data from Wuhan 2010 Census ) ''. Hubei Provincial Statistics Bureau. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2016. Jump up ^ The sub-provincial city of Wuhan has direct jurisdiction over 13 districts ( eight urban / five rural ). The city proper ( urban ) based on the districts of Jiang'an, Jianghan, Qiaokou, Hanyang, Wuchang and Qingshan considered `` core districts '' + Inner suburbs ( districts ) : Hongshan, Dongxihu. Jump up ^ Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010 Archived 5 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. p. 15 Jump up ^ `` Estimaciones y proyecciones de hogares y viviendas ''. DANE ( 2014 ). Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Jump up ^ The Capital District of Bogotá is divided into twenty districts, administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Bogotá. Jump up ^ `` Límites ''. Bogota Government Corporation. Jump up ^ The district of Sumapaz is completely rural ( no city services ) and is not part of the city proper. The area was an important pilgrimage arheoligic site for the Muisca indigenous peoples in pre-Columbian times and for visiting the Sumapaz National Park. The district of Sumapaz represents 0.1 % of the population ( 48 % `` area '' ) of Bogotá Municipality. Jump up ^ `` Egypt ''. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 20 October 2015. Jump up ^ In April 2011, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf abolished the Helwan Governorate and reincorporated its territory into the Cairo Governorate. The total area of the governorate is 3085.1 square kilometers, the city area is 453 square kilometers, but the Egyptian government considered the Cairo Governorate is that a whole city and all statistics relate to the `` governorate ''. Jump up ^ `` EGYPT : Cairo ''. Retrieved 5 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Greater Hyderabad ( Maharashtra, India ) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts - City Population ''. Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation 2010 ''. GHMC. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2010. ^ Jump up to : Statistical Handbook of Vietnam 2014 Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine., General Statistics Office Of Vietnam Jump up ^ `` Census ( 2014 ) ''. Nanjing Municipal Bureru Statistucs. Retrieved 19 January 2015. Jump up ^ 2014 年 重庆 市 国民 经济 和 社会 发展 统计 公报 ( Chongqing Economic and Social Development Statistical Bulletin 2014 ) ( in Chinese ). Chongqing Bureau of Statistics. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Position of Five Function Districts in Chongqing ''. Chongqing Municipal Government. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2015. Jump up ^ 五大 功能 区域 : 都市 功能 核心 区 ( Five Functional Districts : Urban - function Core District ). CQNEWS Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015. Jump up ^ Te Kan ( 9 November 2007 ). `` New city group in the making ''. China Daily. Beijing. Retrieved 26 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Hong Kong Statistics ''. Census and Statistics Department. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Retrieved 4 December 2015. Jump up ^ The only legally defined city in Hong Kong is the City of Victoria but it serves almost no administrative function. Jump up ^ `` Hong Kong Geographic '' ( PDF ). The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region. Retrieved 10 March 2014. ^ Jump up to : 杭州 市 2010 年 国民 经济 和 社会 发展 统计 公报 ( in Chinese ). Hangzhou Municipal Statistic Bureau. 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Cities having population 1 lakh and above '' ( PDF ). censusindia. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Demographic Statistics of Iraq ( 2009 ) ''. Central Statistical Government of Iraq. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Jump up ^ The province of Baghdad is divided into nine district, administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Baghdad. The districts are distributed into 89 Neighborhood Councils. Jump up ^ There are many disputes about Baghdad city ( urban ) area. The city of Baghdad has the special status of provincial. The demographic information reported to the city proper are non-existent or are the estimates, projections inconclusive. The Metropolitan Municipality of Baghdad is a city `` federal district -- province ''. Is similar to the case of Cairo Governorate. Jump up ^ `` Composition of Population ( 2012 ) '' ( PDF ). Arriyadh Development Authority. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014. Jump up ^ Riyadh is divided into 15 branch municipalities, in addition to the Diplomatic Quarter. Each branch municipality in turn contains several districts, amounting to over 130 in total, though some districts are divided between more than one branch municipality. 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External link in website = ( help ) Jump up ^ The sub-provincial city of Xi'an has direct jurisdiction over 9 districts ( 区 qu ) and 4 counties ( 县 xian ). The city proper based on the districts of Xīnchéng, Bēilín and Liánhú considered `` core districts '' + Inner suburbs ( districts ) : Bàqiáo, Wèiyāng and Yàntǎ. Jump up ^ `` Suzhou ( Statistics 2013 ) '' ( PDF ). Sztjj.gov.cn. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014. Jump up ^ The city proper based on the districts of Gūsū, Wúzhōng, Sūzhōu Gōngyèyuán ( Industrial Park ), Xiàngchéng and Sūzhōu Gāo Xīnjìshù Chǎnyè Kāifāqū ( New District ) Jump up ^ Sztjj.gov.cn Jump up ^ `` Greater Mumbai ( Maharashtra, India ) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts - City Population ''. Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 July 2016. Jump up ^ Demographics : Surat Municipal Corporation Archived 4 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Table 1 Population by sex, household type and household by type, average size of private household by region and area : 2010 ''. Statistic tables, NSO website. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012. Jump up ^ Bangkok is subdivided into 50 districts ( khet เขต, also sometimes wrongly called amphoe อําเภอ as in the other provinces, derived from Pali khetta, cognate to Sanskrit kṣetra ), which are further subdivided into 169 khwaeng แขวง, roughly equivalent to tambon ตําบล in the other provinces. Jump up ^ `` Chile -- Santiago ( Census 2012 ) ''. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014. Jump up ^ The province of Santiago is divided into thirty - two districts, administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Santiago. But the district of Lo Barnechea is rural ( mountains ) and is not part of the city proper. 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National Bureau of Statistics of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2013. Jump up ^ Dar es Salaam is divided into five districts, governed as municipal councils, and so all of the city 's suburbs or wards are affiliated with them. Jump up ^ `` TANZANIA : Administrative Division ''. Retrieved 5 October 2014. Jump up ^ Rosstat. Оценка численности постоянного населения на 1 января 2017 г. ( in Russian ) ^ Jump up to : `` Census ( 2011 ) ''. Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 23 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Xiamen ( Sub-provincial city, Fujian ) ''. citypopulation.de. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Chennai : India Smart Cities Challenge ''. Official website of Smart Cities Challenge, India. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 19. 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Retrieved 11 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` 合肥 市 2010 年 第 六 次 全国 人口 普查 主要 数据 公报 : 合肥 市 2010 年 第 六 次 全国 人口 普查 主要 数据 公 报 ( 1 ) ''. Baidu. Retrieved 15 February 2014. Jump up ^ The prefecture - level city of Hefei administers 9 county - level divisions, including 4 districts, 1 County - city and 4 counties. The city proper based on the districts of Luyang, Yaohai, Shushan and Baohe considered `` core districts ''. Jump up ^ `` Presentation ''. District Autonome D'Abidjan. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Jump up ^ Sub-provincial City ( Census 2010 ) Jump up ^ The city proper based on the districts of Zhōngyuán, Èrqī, Guǎnchéng Huízú, Jīnshuǐ and Huìjì Jump up ^ `` Turkey : Ankara City ''. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 25 October 2015. Jump up ^ The province of Ankara is divided into twenty five districts, administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara. 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Geohive. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` 现 将 汕头 市 2010 年 第 六 次 全国 人口 普查 分区 县 常住 人口 ( 2 ) 数据 公布 如下 : ''. 汕头 市 2010 年 第 六 次 全国 人口 普查 主要 数据 公报 ( 1 ). Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Estimated Population by Governorate ''. CAPMAS. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved September 2013. Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Egypt : Administrative Units ''. GeoHive. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2014. Jump up ^ The city of Alexandria has an area of approximately 400 square kilometres. Egyptian officials provides information at governorate level. In the case of `` city proper '' provides information at intervals of many years. It is impossible to assess the population ( official ) reported in the city proper area. Jump up ^ Los Angeles City is divided into over 80 districts and neighborhoods. Jump up ^ `` TAIWAN : Administrative Division ( Census 2013 ) ''. CityPopulation.De. Retrieved 23 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` New Taipei City ''. New Taipei City Government. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011. Jump up ^ Hunan Statistical Bureau ( 2011 - 5 - 13 ) : Hunan Major data communique of National Census 2010 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Based on the following districts : Furong, Tianxin, Yuelu, Kaifu, Yuhua ; see Administration Jump up ^ `` Afghanistan ( 2013 ) ''. GeoHive. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` 1103 - 浙江 省 温州 市 2010 年 第 六 次 全国 人口 普查 主要 数据 公报 : 温州 市 2010 年 第 六 次 全国 人口 普查 主要 数据 公报 ''. Baidu. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Jump up ^ Based on the following districts : Lucheng, Longwan, Ouhai ; see Administration ^ Jump up to : `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016., Retrieved 1 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Berlins Einwohnerzahl wächst 2016 weiter '' ( PDF ). Statistics Agency Berlin - Brandenburg. Retrieved 24 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Population Size of Towns by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda : July 2013 '' ( PDF ). Central Statistical Agency -- CSA. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2015 - 09 - 23. Retrieved July 2013. Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` based on the districts of Akaki Kaliti - Sub City, Nefas Silk - Lafto - Sub City, Kolfe Keraniyo - Sub City, Gulele - Sub City, Lideta - Sub City, Kirkos - Sub City, Arada - Sub City, Addis Ketema - Sub City, Yeka - Sub City, Bole - Sub City considered `` districts '' ``. Jump up ^ `` Ningbo 2011 population report issued ''. Ningbo Municipal People 's Government. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. 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See also List of urban areas by population List of cities by population density List of metropolitan areas by population List of population concern organizations External links The worlds biggest cities : How do you measure them ? -- BBC article World 's largest cities City proper World ( Capitals ) Americas ( North Latin Central South ) Asia ( Arab world ASEAN Arabia Far East ) Europe ( European Union Nordic ) Metropolitan area World Americas ( North South West Indies ) Europe ( European Union Nordic ) Asia Africa Transborder Aggregate urban area † World Europe ( European Union Nordic ) Asia Urban agglomeration † North America Europe ( European Union ) Asia Historical World Europe Related articles Global city Megacity Megalopolis Conurbation Suburbs † Aggregate urban areas are entire continuous built - up areas, grouping together contiguous cities ( known as conurbations ), whereas urban agglomerations are the built - up areas of individual cities. 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