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Dünya'nın en kalabalık şehirleri sıralamasına göre; kent nüfuslarına göre dünyanın en kalabalık kenti Şangay'dır. Ancak Metropol nüfusları dikkate alındığında Tokyo 34.000.000 kişilik nüfusuyla ilk sırada yer alır. Verilere göre kentler şu şekilde sıralanmaktadır:

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SıraŞehirFotoğrafNüfusAçıklamaYüzölçümü (km²)Nüfus yoğunluğu (/km²)Ülke1 Şangay 125px  Doğrudan yönetilen şehirThe city proper based on the districts of Huangpu, Xuhui, Changning, Jing'an, Putuo, Zhabei, Hongkou and Yangpu considered "core districts"-the older part (Puxi) + Inner suburbs (districts): Jiading, Baoshan, Minhang and Pudong New Area.   2 Karaçi 125px  City District Government   3 Pekin 125px  Doğrudan yönetilen şehirBeijing is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of People's Republic of China, and is divided into 14 districts and 2 counties. The city proper based on the districts of Dongcheng and Xicheng considered "core districts" - the older part + Inner suburbs (districts): Chaoyang, Haidian, Fengtai and Shijingshan.   4 Lagos  Local Government Areas (LGAs)The Lagos State is made up of 20 districts (3568 square kilometers). The Metropolitan Lagos (City proper) is made up of 16 districts: Agege; Ajeromi-Ifelodun; Alimosho; Amuwo-Odofin; Apapa; Eti-Osa; Ifako-Ijaye; Ikeja; Kosofe; Lagos Island; Lagos Mainland; Mushin; Ojo; Oshodi-Isolo; Shomolu; Surulere (1171 square kilometres). The surface of the Metropolitan Lagos is 1171 square kilometres, but 171 square kilometres is water (lagoon).  5 İstanbul 125px  Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceThe city, considered capital of Istanbul Province, is administered by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), which oversees the thirty-nine districts of the city-province (thirty-six urban districts and three rural districts). According to the new Metropolitan Municipal Law (No.5216/2004-5), Jurisdiction of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), the city area is 5343.02 square kilometers. Districts: Çatalca, Silivri and Şile (total area 3153.23 square kilometers) are almost entirely rural.  6 Guangzhou 125px  Sub-Provincial CityGuangzhou City is a sub-provincial city and it is divided into 10 districts and 2 County-level cities. Guangzhou is further divided into 131 Subdistricts and 38 Towns. The city proper (districtes): Yuexiu, Liwan, Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu, Panyu, Huadu and Industrial Districts - Nansha, Luogang.   7 Bombay   Municipal CorporationMumbai City consists of two distinct regions: Mumbai City district (Island City) and Mumbai Suburban district (Western Suburban and Eastern Suburban), grouped into 24 wards, under the administration of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The remaining area belongs to Defence, Mumbai Port Trust, Atomic Energy Commission and Borivali National Park, which are out of the jurisdiction of the BMC.   8 Moskova 125px  Federal CityThe federal city of Moscow is divided into twelve administrative okrugs, which are in turn subdivided into districts (raions).   9 Dakka 125px   City CorporationDhaka City Corporation was established as the Dhaka Municipality on August 1, 1864. The Awami League government on 29 November 2011 dissolved the Dhaka City Corporation by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 passed by the Parliament of Bangladesh after being placed in the Parliament on November 23. The city corporation will be split into two corporations, North and South. The municipal area of Dhaka city is under the jurisdiction of the Dhaka City Corporation (North - South) and the municipal area is divided into 92 wards. The Dhaka City Corporation (North-South) not included the cities: Keraniganj, Gāzipur, Sābhār, Rupganj, Narayanganj.   10 Lahor 125px  City District   11 Delhi 125px  National Capital RegionThe National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCR) is divided into eleven revenue districts, but only 30% - City proper (urban).   12 Shenzhen 125px  Sub-Provincial City   13 Seul  Special City   14 Cakarta 125px  Capital Region - Five Kota   15 Kinşasa 125px  Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceThe 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". According to the Constitution of Democratic Republic of the Congo, the province of Kinshasa covers 9965.21 km². Maluku and N'Sele (total area 8847.59 km²) are entirely rural, with a very very low density.  16 Tientsin 125px  Doğrudan yönetilen şehirBased on the districts of Heping, Hexi, Hebei, Nankai, Hedong, Hongqiao, Jinnan, Dongli, Xiqing, Beichen and Binhai New Area, considered "core districts". Starting from November 2009, Binhai New Area was consolidated into a district, and the former subordinate districts of Tanggu, Hangu and Dagang were abolished. Binhai is part of the Bohai Economic Rim and is expected to become another asset to regional development, following the rise of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and Shanghai Pudong New Area. It is a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of the PRC, meaning experimental reforms are taking place here.   17 Tokyo 125px   23 Special Wards (tokubetsu-ku)    18 Kahire 125px  GovernorateIn 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".   19 São Paulo 125px  Municipality CityAdministratively, 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.   20 Meksiko 125px  Federal District Consejo Nacional de Población, México; Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2005  Retrieved on 2010-11-26.  21 Lima 125px  Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceThe province of Lima is divided into forty three "districts of Lima" which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. The city proper (urban area) of Lima is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts. The remaining thirteen districts consist of mostly rural and sparsely populated desert and mountainous areas. The Metropolitan Municipality of Callao is divided into six districts. The cities of Lima and Callao forms a single city "continues". Callao is just a city "administrative". Economically and geographically is a district of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.  22 Bangalore 125px  Municipal Corporation   23 Londra 125px Annual Mid-year Population Estimates, 2013 . Office for National Statistics (2014-06-26). Retrieved 2014-06-26. Greater London AuthorityThe 33 local authorities are the 32 London borough councils and the City of London Corporation.   24 New York 125px  Five BoroughsNew York City is composed of five boroughs: Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island   25 Bangkok 125px  Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceBangkok 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.   26 Dongguan 125px  Sub-Provincial City   27 Tahran 125px  City Municipality   28 Bogotá 125px  Capital DistrictThe Capital District of Bogotá is divided into twenty districts, administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Bogotá. 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.  29 Ho Chi Minh City 125px  Metropolitan Municipality-Province   30 Hong Kong 125px  Special Administrative Region   31 Bağdat 125px   Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceThe province of Baghdad is divided into nine district, administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Baghdad. The districts are distributed into 89 Neighborhood Councils. 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.  32 Vuhan 125px  Sub-Provincial CityThe 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. Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010  p. 15  33 Hanoi 125px  Metropolitan Municipality-Province   34 Haydarabad 125px  Municipal Corporation   35 Rio de Janeiro 125px  Municipality City   36 Foshan 125px Districts of Changcheng, Nanhai, Shunde; see Foshan#Administration Sub-Provincial City   37 Santiago 125px   Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceThe 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. The city proper (urban area) of Santiago is generally considered to be formed by thirty-one districts (Province of Santiago), the district of Puente Alto (Province of Cordillera), and the district of San Bernardo (Province of Maipo).    38 Riyad 125px   Municipality CityRiyadh 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. The branch municipalities are Al-Shemaysi, Irqah, Al-Ma'athar, Al-Olayya, Al-Aziziyya, Al-Malaz, Al-Selayy, Nemar, Al-Neseem, Al-Shifa, Al-'Urayja, Al-Bat'ha, Al-Ha'ir, Al-Rawdha, and Al-Shimal ("the North"). Arriyadh Development Authority (Investment_Arriyadh_2013)  39 Ahmedabad 125px  Municipal Corporation   40 Singapur 125px   City State   41 Shantou 125px   Sub-Provincial City   42 Luanda 125px   Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceLuanda is a city-province of Angola. In 2011 Luanda Province was subdivided into seven municipalities: Belas, Cacuaco, Cazenga, Ícolo e Bengo, Luanda, Quiçama and Viana, administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Luanda (18825.28 square kilometres). These are again subdivided into 47 Communes (Comunas). The city proper of Luanda is formed by five districts: Belas, Viana, Luanda, Cazenga and Cacuaco.   43 Sankt-Peterburg 125px Rosstat. Оценка численности постоянного населения на 1 января 2014 г.   Federal City   44 Abidjan 125px  Department/City District   45 Çengdu  Sub-Provincial City   46 Yangon 125px  Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceYangon is administered by the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). The city proper is divided into four districts: Western District, Eastern District, Southern District and Northern District. The districts combined have a total of 33 townships. Third Regional EST Forum, Presentation of Myanmar . Retrieved 11 March 2014.  47 Chennai 125px  Municipal CorporationChennai city is governed by the Chennai Corporation, dividing into three regions - fifteen districts: North (Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Tondiarpet and Royapuram), South (Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Adyar, Perungudi and Sholinganallur) and Central (Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, Ambattur, Anna Nagar, Teynampet and Kodambakkam), which covers 200 wards. Of the total land area, reserved forests cover 2.71 km2 and is concentrated in and around the Guindy National Park region, one of the few national parks in the world located within a city.    48 Sidney 125px  Municipality   49 İskenderiye 125px   Governorate 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.  50 Çongçing 125px  Doğrudan yönetilen şehirChongqing is the largest of the four direct-controlled municipalities of the People's Republic of China. The municipality is divided into 38 subdivisions (3 were abolished in 1997, and Wansheng and Shuangqiao districts were abolished in October 2011), consisting of 19 districts, 15 counties, and 4 autonomous counties. The city proper based on the districts of Yuzhong, Dadukou, Jiangbei, Shapingba, Jiulongpo, Nan'an considered "Central Chongqing (重庆市中心)".   51 Kalküta 125px  Municipal Corporation   52 Xi'an 125px   Sub-Provincial CityThe 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.   53 Surat 125px  Municipal Corporation   54 Johannesburg 125px  Municipality City   55 Nankin  Districts of Xuanwu, Qinhuai, Jianye, Gulou, Yuhuatai, Qixia; see Administrative divisions  Sub-Provincial City   56 Darüsselam 125px   Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceDar es Salaam is divided into three districts: Ilala, Kinondoni, and Temeke. All three are governed as municipal councils, and so all of the city's suburbs or wards are affiliated with them.     57 Ankara 125px  Metropolitan Municipality-ProvinceThe province of Ankara is divided into twenty five districts, administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara. The city proper (urban area) of Ankara is generally considered to be formed by eight districts (Sincan, Yenimahalle, Etimesgut, Keçiören, Pursaklar, Altındağ, Mamak, Çankaya). In some criteria, Gölbaşı district is part of the city, but the district of Gölbaşı is rural.   58 Suzhou 125px  Sub-Provincial CityThe city proper based on the districts of Gūsū, Wúzhōng, Sūzhōu Gōngyèyuán (Industrial Park), Xiàngchéng and Sūzhōu Gāo Xīnjìshù Chǎnyè Kāifāqū (New District) Sztjj.gov.cn  59 Harbin 125px All city proper districts except Sōngběi; namely Dàolǐ, Nángǎng, Dàowài, Píngfáng, Xiāngfang; see Harbin#Administrative divisions Sub-Provincial City   60 Melbourne 125px  Municipality   61 Gize 125px   GovernorateAll districts that are listed as being in Greater Cairo and are contiguous; namely Ad-Duqī, Al-Ahrām; Al-'Ajūzah; Al-Badrashayn; Al-Ḥawāmidiyah; Al-Jīzah; Al-Jīzah; Al-'Umrāniyah; Al-Warrāq; Awsīm; Būlāq al-Dakrūr; Imbābah; Kirdāsah.   62 Çengçou  Sub-Provincial City (Census 2010) Sub-Provincial CityThe city proper based on the districts of Zhōngyuán, Èrqī, Guǎnchéng Huízú, Jīnshuǐ and Huìjì   63 New Taipei City 125px  Special Municipality   64 Los Angeles 125px  Municipality CityLos Angeles City is divided into over 80 districts and neighborhoods.   65 Cape Town 125px  Municipality City   66 Shenyang 125px Districts of Shenhe, Heping, Dadong, Huangu, Tiexi; see Districts and zones Sub-Provincial City   67 Yokohama 125px  Municipality City   68 Busan 125px  , Retrieved 2013-07-01. Municipality City   69 Hangzhou 125px  Sub-Provincial City   70 Xiamen 125px   Sub-Provincial City   71 Quanzhou 125px Following sections: Licheng District, Fengze District, Shishi City, Jinjiang City; see Quanzhou#Administrative divisions Sub-Provincial City   72 Berlin 125px  City State   73Cidde 125px  Municipality City 74 Durban 125px  Municipality City   75 Kâbil 125px   Municipality City   76 Hefei  Sub-Provincial CityThe 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".   77 Pyongyang 125px United Nations Statistics Division; Preliminary results of the 2008 Census of Population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted on 1-15 October 2008 (pdf-file)  Retrieved on 2009-03-01. Direct-controlled Municipality   78 Madrid 125px  Municipality City   79 Ekurhuleni 125px  Municipality City   80Nairobi 125px Capital District81 Pune 125px  Municipal Corporation   82 Addis Ababa 125px  Metropolitan Municipality-Province  83Changsha 125px  Sub-Provincial CityBased on the following districts: Furong, Tianxin, Yuelu, Kaifu, Yuhua; see Administration84 Jaipur 125px  Municipal Corporation   85Wenzhou125pxSub-Provincial CityBased on the following districts: Lucheng, Longwan, Ouhai; see Administration

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