The World Gazetteer

Cities inside their political borders with more than one million inhabitants
                     - sorted by size (descending order)
                       Population in [1000] for 2002

Place                Population Continent         Country

Buenos Aires           12 955.3 The Americas      Argentina
Mumbai                 12 147.1 Asia              India
Seoul                  11 153.2 Asia              Korea (South)
Jakarta                10 810.4 Asia              Indonesia
Karchi                10 272.5 Asia              Pakistan
Manila                 10 133.2 Asia              Philippines
So Paulo              10 057.7 The Americas      Brazil
Dilli                  10 009.2 Asia              India
Istanbul                9 216.4 Europe/Asia       Turkey
Shanghai                9 031.2 Asia              China
Mxico                  8 656.8 The Americas      Mexico
Dhka                   8 539.5 Asia              Bangladesh
Moskva                  8 376.0 Europe            Russia
Tky                   8 180.5 Asia              Japan
New York                8 038.6 The Americas      United States of America
Lagos                   8 029.2 Africa            Nigeria
al-Qahira               7 764.7 Africa            Egypt
Tehrn                  7 722.9 Asia              Iran
Lima                    7 603.5 The Americas      Peru
London                  7 393.8 Europe            United Kingdom
Beijing                 7 127.5 Asia              China
Bogot                  6 680.5 The Americas      Colombia
Krung Thep              6 513.1 Asia              Thailand
Kinshasa                6 301.1 Africa            Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Rio de Janeiro          6 029.3 The Americas      Brazil
Lahore                  5 611.5 Asia              Pakistan
Baghdd                 5 605.0 Asia              Iraq
Santiago                5 034.5 The Americas      Chile
Kolkata                 4 670.0 Asia              India
Sankt Peterburg         4 619.8 Europe            Russia
Bengalru               4 376.1 Asia              India
Tianjin                 4 344.4 Asia              China
Chennai                 4 298.6 Asia              India
Sydney                  4 210.1 Australia/Oceania Australia
Singapore               4 154.5 Asia              Singapore
Pusan                   4 085.3 Asia              Korea (South)
Yangon                  4 016.0 Asia              Myanmar
Wuhan                   3 957.5 Asia              China
Los Angeles             3 832.8 The Americas      United States of America
al-Iskandaryah         3 806.3 Africa            Egypt
ar-Riyd                3 627.7 Asia              Saudi Arabia
Ahmadbd               3 584.0 Asia              India
Haidarbd              3 517.3 Asia              India
Yokohama                3 483.6 Asia              Japan
Shenyang                3 452.6 Asia              China
Guangzhou               3 433.6 Asia              China
Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh   3 378.5 Asia              Vietnam
Melbourne               3 364.8 Australia/Oceania Australia
ad-Dr-al-Bayd         3 344.3 Africa            Morocco
Ankara                  3 329.4 Asia              Turkey
Abidjan                 3 310.4 Africa            Ivory Coast
Berlin                  3 289.5 Europe            Germany
Kano                    3 248.7 Africa            Nigeria
Ibadan                  3 078.4 Africa            Nigeria
Chicago                 2 925.4 The Americas      United States of America
Madrid                  2 905.1 Europe            Spain
Bandung                 2 884.3 Asia              Indonesia
Harbin                  2 764.9 Asia              China
Surabaya                2 729.3 Asia              Indonesia
Pyeongyang              2 724.7 Asia              Korea (North)
Taipei                  2 706.4 Asia              Taiwan
Cape Town               2 686.0 Africa            South Africa
Jiddah                  2 674.0 Asia              Saudi Arabia
Xian                    2 656.5 Asia              China
Roma                    2 649.5 Europe            Italy
dds beb             2 638.5 Africa            Ethiopia
Kyyiv                   2 619.0 Europe            Ukraine
saka                   2 602.6 Asia              Japan
Pune                    2 589.7 Asia              India
Knpur                  2 581.6 Asia              India
Toronto                 2 571.4 The Americas      Canada
Chttagm               2 546.4 Asia              Bangladesh
Taegu                   2 543.8 Asia              Korea (South)
al-Jzah                2 541.0 Africa            Egypt
Salvador                2 539.5 The Americas      Brazil
Nairobi                 2 510.8 Africa            Kenya
Srat                   2 481.3 Asia              India
Incheon                 2 433.0 Asia              Korea (South)
Dar es Salaam           2 421.9 Africa            Tanzania
Dakar                   2 384.0 Africa            Senegal
Jaipur                  2 369.7 Asia              India
Durban                  2 354.9 Africa            South Africa
La Habana               2 328.0 The Americas      Cuba
Izmir                   2 322.5 Asia              Turkey
Chongqing               2 311.5 Asia              China
Belo Horizonte          2 307.8 The Americas      Brazil
Lakhnau                 2 250.5 Asia              India
Fortaleza               2 230.8 The Americas      Brazil
Cali                    2 203.8 The Americas      Colombia
Guayaquil               2 196.8 The Americas      Ecuador
Luanda                  2 193.4 Africa            Angola
Faisalbd              2 191.2 Asia              Pakistan
Nagoya                  2 186.2 Asia              Japan
Toskent                 2 150.0 Asia              Uzbekistan
Kbul                   2 142.3 Asia              Afghanistan
Paris                   2 113.0 Europe            France
Ngpur                  2 091.4 Asia              India
Braslia                2 089.5 The Americas      Brazil
Santo Domingo           2 061.2 The Americas      Dominican Republic
Medan                   2 059.3 Asia              Indonesia
Houston                 2 042.6 The Americas      United States of America
Mashhad                 2 040.7 Asia              Iran
Jiulong                 2 039.3 Asia              China
Bucuresti               1 977.2 Europe            Romania
Medelln                1 932.4 The Americas      Colombia
Chengdu                 1 926.8 Asia              China
Halab                   1 891.9 Asia              Syria
Changchun               1 886.5 Asia              China
Harare                  1 864.4 Africa            Zimbabwe
Budapest                1 858.1 Europe            Hungary
Sapporo                 1 842.1 Asia              Japan
Taiyuan                 1 832.2 Asia              China
Dimashq                 1 803.7 Asia              Syria
Maracaibo               1 799.9 The Americas      Venezuela
Nanjing                 1 799.9 Asia              China
Minsk                   1 764.7 Europe            Belarus
Caracas                 1 763.1 The Americas      Venezuela
al-Mawsil               1 739.8 Asia              Iraq
Jinan                   1 728.4 Asia              China
al-Jazir              1 696.0 Africa            Algeria
Ecatepec                1 694.6 The Americas      Mexico
Hamburg                 1 688.3 Europe            Germany
Umm Durmn              1 670.0 Africa            Sudan
Guadalajara             1 659.4 The Americas      Mexico
Dalian                  1 657.4 Asia              China
San                   1 653.3 Asia              Yemen
Quito                   1 648.1 The Americas      Ecuador
Johannesburg            1 646.4 Africa            South Africa
Curitiba                1 642.3 The Americas      Brazil
Indore                  1 628.6 Asia              India
Warszawa                1 609.8 Europe            Poland
Accra                   1 605.4 Africa            Ghana
ar-Ribt                1 600.7 Africa            Morocco
Conakry                 1 587.6 Africa            Guinea
Rwalpindi              1 558.4 Asia              Pakistan
Wien                    1 543.1 Europe            Austria
Makkah                  1 541.8 Asia              Saudi Arabia
Brisbane                1 536.0 Australia/Oceania Australia
Manaus                  1 524.6 The Americas      Brazil
Philadelphia            1 519.4 The Americas      United States of America
Kbe                    1 517.7 Asia              Japan
Kaohsiung               1 506.3 Asia              Taiwan
Barcelona               1 497.7 Europe            Spain
Kyto                   1 472.0 Asia              Japan
Recife                  1 464.1 The Americas      Brazil
Palembang               1 462.3 Asia              Indonesia
Bhopl                  1 461.9 Asia              India
Crdoba                 1 460.5 The Americas      Argentina
Kharkiv                 1 460.5 Europe            Ukraine
Kaduna                  1 458.9 Africa            Nigeria
Valencia                1 457.2 The Americas      Venezuela
Montevideo              1 449.9 The Americas      Uruguay
Qingdao                 1 449.4 Asia              China
Lanzhou                 1 434.4 Asia              China
Ludhina                1 422.3 Asia              India
Phoenix                 1 410.5 The Americas      United States of America
Patna                   1 403.8 Asia              India
Novosibirsk             1 396.8 Asia              Russia
Tangerang               1 393.9 Asia              Indonesia
Taejeon                 1 386.8 Asia              Korea (South)
Fushun                  1 383.9 Asia              China
Tbilisi                 1 382.9 Asia              Georgia
Ha Noi                  1 372.8 Asia              Vietnam
Kwangju                 1 371.0 Asia              Korea (South)
Kuala Lumpur            1 367.3 Asia              Malaysia
Esfahn                 1 362.3 Asia              Iran
Fukuoka                 1 361.4 Asia              Japan
Perth                   1 360.0 Australia/Oceania Australia
Porto Alegre            1 355.1 The Americas      Brazil
Gujrnwla              1 349.3 Asia              Pakistan
Zhengzhou               1 347.7 Asia              China
Nizhnij Novgorod        1 346.4 Europe            Russia
Xianggang               1 345.4 Asia              China
Belm                   1 344.9 The Americas      Brazil
al-Basrah               1 337.6 Asia              Iraq
Vadodara                1 331.5 Asia              India
Puebla                  1 320.6 The Americas      Mexico
Multn                  1 310.4 Asia              Pakistan
Milano                  1 302.0 Europe            Italy
Barranquilla            1 298.4 The Americas      Colombia
Thna                   1 286.2 Asia              India
gra                    1 284.6 Asia              India
Hyderbd               1 275.9 Asia              Pakistan
Kawasaki                1 271.6 Asia              Japan
San Diego               1 269.1 The Americas      United States of America
Changsha                1 261.6 Asia              China
Rosario                 1 261.4 The Americas      Argentina
Jekaterinburg           1 260.0 Europe            Russia
Jurez                  1 257.2 The Americas      Mexico
Ammn                  1 252.9 Asia              Jordan
Datong                  1 250.4 Asia              China
Anshan                  1 246.8 Asia              China
al-Khartm              1 244.5 Africa            Sudan
Dallas                  1 242.7 The Americas      United States of America
Nezahualcyotl          1 242.2 The Americas      Mexico
Douala                  1 239.1 Africa            Cameroon
Stockholm               1 239.1 Europe            Sweden
Tijuana                 1 228.7 The Americas      Mexico
Baki                    1 228.5 Asia              Azerbaijan
Pretoria                1 228.2 Africa            South Africa
Tarbulus               1 223.3 Africa            Libya
Soweto                  1 221.1 Africa            South Africa
Lusaka                  1 218.2 Africa            Zambia
Kalyn                  1 216.6 Asia              India
Hangzhou                1 212.6 Asia              China
Tabrz                  1 210.6 Asia              Iran
San Antonio             1 196.8 The Americas      United States of America
Shijiazhuang            1 190.3 Asia              China
Khuln                  1 190.0 Asia              Bangladesh
Bursa                   1 190.0 Asia              Turkey
Tegucigalpa             1 186.4 The Americas      Honduras
Muqdsho                1 183.1 Africa            Somalia
Praha                   1 174.2 Europe            Czech Republic
Ujung Pandang           1 170.2 Asia              Indonesia
Adana                   1 162.0 Asia              Turkey
Guiyang                 1 161.5 Asia              China
Mnchen                 1 161.1 Europe            Germany
Shrz                  1 158.5 Asia              Iran
Samara                  1 150.0 Europe            Russia
Bayrt                  1 147.8 Asia              Lebanon
Jilin                   1 142.6 Asia              China
Santa Cruz              1 141.8 The Americas      Bolivia
Omsk                    1 137.9 Asia              Russia
Semarang                1 134.7 Asia              Indonesia
Phnum Pnh              1 133.8 Asia              Cambodia
Brazzaville             1 133.8 Africa            Congo
Hiroshima               1 132.9 Asia              Japan
Goinia                 1 132.6 The Americas      Brazil
Beograd                 1 127.5 Europe            Yugoslavia
Monterrey               1 127.0 The Americas      Mexico
Yaound                 1 122.5 Africa            Cameroon
Vrnas                1 122.2 Asia              India
Urumqi                  1 120.5 Asia              China
Shenzhen                1 113.5 Asia              China
Kazan                   1 109.5 Europe            Russia
Managua                 1 106.6 The Americas      Nicaragua
Nshik                  1 098.0 Asia              India
Guarulhos               1 096.8 The Americas      Brazil
Kbenhavn               1 096.1 Europe            Denmark
Mrat                   1 095.2 Asia              India
Peshwar                1 094.9 Asia              Pakistan
Ufa                     1 094.9 Europe            Russia
Sofija                  1 092.6 Europe            Bulgaria
Guatemala               1 090.3 The Americas      Guatemala
Maputo                  1 088.1 Africa            Mozambique
Port-au-Prince          1 082.8 The Americas      Haiti
Cheljabinsk             1 081.2 Asia              Russia
Nanchang                1 077.6 Asia              China
Dnipropetrovs'k         1 076.6 Europe            Ukraine
Fardbad               1 075.6 Asia              India
Karaj                   1 075.2 Asia              Iran
Lubumbashi              1 074.6 Africa            Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Seongnam                1 071.2 Asia              Korea (South)
Adelaide                1 068.6 Australia/Oceania Australia
Almati                  1 066.3 Asia              Kazakhstan
Mandalay                1 057.6 Asia              Myanmar
Port Harcourt           1 053.9 Africa            Nigeria
Len                    1 052.3 The Americas      Mexico
Benin                   1 051.6 Africa            Nigeria
Montral                1 038.6 The Americas      Canada
Fuzhou                  1 036.9 Asia              China
Taichung                1 033.6 Asia              Taiwan
Freetown                1 032.1 Africa            Sierra Leone
Hora                   1 028.4 Asia              India
Pimpri                  1 026.1 Asia              India
Sendai                  1 022.4 Asia              Japan
Donets'k                1 021.2 Europe            Ukraine
Rostov                  1 012.5 Europe            Russia
Kitakysh              1 012.5 Asia              Japan
Allahbd               1 009.6 Asia              India
Perm                    1 002.5 Europe            Russia
