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This is a '''list of the most populous ] of the ]''' defined according to the concept of ''']''' (city without its suburbs). City proper is defined as a locality with legally fixed boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government.<ref>http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/most_pop_cities_usa.htm</ref> The list ranks the world's urban municipal units according to ]. Note that the populations listed are for the city proper and not for the ] nor the ]. Statistical definitions for each city, approximate surface area, and ] are also indicated.

==Cities proper by population==

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{| class="sortable wikitable"
!City
!Population
!class="unsortable" |Reference
!Definition
!Area (km²)
!Population density (/km²)
!Country
!Updated
|-
| ]
| {{nts|19210000}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/6897139.html|title=Shanghai's permanent population approaches 20 mln|publisher=]}}</ref>
| ]
| {{nts|1928}}
| {{nts|7174}}
| {{CHN}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
|]
| {{nts|13830884}}
| <ref name="WG">{{cite web|url=http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan|title=World: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population|publisher=World Gazetteer|accessdate=30 March 2010}}</ref>
| Municipal Corporation
| {{nts|603}}
| {{nts|22937}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|18000000}}
| <ref> Retrieved on Jul 14, 2010</ref>
| City District
| {{nts|3527}}
| {{nts|3683}}
| {{PAK}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|12565901}}
| <ref name=WG/>
| Municipal Corporation
| {{nts|431.09}} <ref name="urbanindia">{{cite web|url=http://urbanindia.nic.in/theministry/subordinateoff/tcpo/AREA_POP/CHAPTER-4.PDF|title=CHAPTER IV Area and Density – Metropolitan Cities|publisher=Ministry of Urban Development. Government of India|accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref>
| {{nts|29149}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|11372613}}
| <ref name=turkey><!--Total population of the districts that officially form Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality as reported by TUIK for the 2007 survey. Do not replace with 10,757,327, which is only the total population of the district centers within the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Do not replace with 12,573,836 either. That's for the PROVINCE of Istanbul, not for the city. Also do not replace with 11,174,257, as that's the total population of district centers within the PROVINCE and not the city.-->{{cite web|url=http://www.tuik.gov.tr/jsp/duyuru/upload/adnks_Harita_TR/HaritaTR.html |title=Address-based population registration system: Inside-Outside District Centers Population By Province And Sex And Population Density 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-21 |author=TUIK |publisher= TUIK |language=Turkish}}</ref>|| Metropolitan Municipality
| {{nts|1831}}
| {{nts|6211}}
| {{TUR}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|11037593}}
| <ref name="IBGEEstPop09"> Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Population estimate for 2009-07-01.</ref>
| Municipality
| {{nts|1523}}
| {{nts|7247}}
| {{BRA}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|10508971}}
| <ref name=TimBespyatov> Population as of 2009-01-01. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.</ref>
| City proper (includes ])
| {{nts|1081}}
| {{nts|9722}}
| {{RUS}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|10464051}}
| <ref name="seoul2">{{cite web|url=http://stat.seoul.go.kr/Seoul_System5.jsp?stc_cd=418|title=Seoul Statistics (Population)|publisher=Seoul Metropolitan Government|accessdate=24 March 2010}}</ref>
| Special City
| {{nts|605.25}} <ref name="seoul1">{{cite web|url=http://stat.seoul.go.kr/Seoul_System5.jsp?stc_cd=412|title=Seoul Statistics (Land Area)|publisher=Seoul Metropolitan Government|accessdate=24 March 2010}}</ref>
| {{nts|17288}}
| {{KOR}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|22000000}}
| <ref name="22 mil China Daily">{{cite news
|title=Beijing's population exceeds 22 million
|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/26/content_9511839.htm
|publisher=]
|date=26 February 2010
|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="22 mil NPFPC">{{cite news
|title=Beijing's population exceeds 22 million
|url=http://www.npfpc.gov.cn/en/detail.aspx?articleid=100302125224937535
|publisher=National Population and Family Planning Commission of China
|date=2 March 2010
|accessdate=}}</ref>
| ]
| {{nts|1368.32}}
| {{nts|7400}}
| {{CHN}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|8841916}}
| <ref name="ZMVM 2009">{{cite web | url=http://www.edomex.gob.mx/poblacion/docs/2009/PDF/ZMVM.pdf | title=Mexico City Population | author=National Population Council | publisher=Government of the State of Mexico | accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref>
| ]
| {{nts|1485}}
| {{nts|5954}}
| {{MEX}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|12989000 }}
| <ref> Retrieved on Jul 14, 2010. Population estimate on 2009-10-01.</ref>
| ]
| {{nts|617}}
| {{nts|14254}}
| {{JPN}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|8754000}}
| <ref name=UN/>
| City-Province
| {{nts|9965}}
| {{nts|878}}
| {{COD}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|8489910}}
| <ref name=DKCS> Retrieved on 2008-10-25.</ref>
| ]
| {{nts|664}}
| {{nts|12738}}
| {{IDN}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|8363710}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2008-01.csv|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places Over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2008 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref>
| City proper
| {{nts|789.4}}
| {{nts|10452}}
| {{USA}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|17000000}}
| <ref></ref>
| State
| {{nts|999.6}}
| {{nts|7938}}
| {{NGR}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|7605742}}
| <ref></ref>
| Province<ref>Composed of 43 independent districts</ref>
| {{nts|2670.4}}
| {{nts|2848}}
| {{PER}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|7619800}}
| <ref></ref>
| ]<ref>Composed of 32 ]</ref>
| {{nts|1580}}
| {{nts|4863}}
| {{UK}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|7259597}}
| <ref name="DANEproj20052009"> Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population on 2009-06-30.</ref>
| ]
| {{nts|1590}}
| {{nts|4566}}
| {{COL}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|7241000}}
| <ref name=UN></ref>
| City proper
| {{nts|760}}
| {{nts|10359}}
| {{IRN}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|7123340}}
| <ref>http://www.chinhphu.vn/portal/page?_pageid=439,1090462&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&pers_id=1091147&item_id=33638381&p_details=1</ref>
| Province-level municipality
| {{nts|2095.01}}
| {{nts|3401}}
| {{VIE}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|7026400}}
| <ref name="HongKongPop"> Retrieved on 2010-07-14. Estimated population on 2009-12-31. Including 'usual' and 'mobile' residents, but excluding temporary visitors.</ref>
| Special Administrative Region
| {{nts|1092}}
| {{nts|6434}}
| {{HKG}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|7025000}}
| <ref name="ThaiKeyStat2007"> Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected ''de facto'' population as of 2009. The registered (''de jure'') population was 5,695,956 in 2006. </ref>
| Administrative area
| {{nts|1568.74}}
| {{nts|4478}}
| {{THA}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|7000940}}
| <ref name="BangladeshStatPock2008"> 2008 Population Estimate. Accessed on 2009-08-05. </ref>
| City Corporation
| {{nts|360}} <ref name="dhaka1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dhakacity.org/Page/About_us/About/Category/2/About_us_info|title=Dhaka Area|publisher=Dhaka City Corporation |accessdate=6 February 2010}}</ref>
| {{nts|19447}}
| {{BAN}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|6758581}}
| <ref name="Capmas2006"> For Cairo, figure is an adjusted census result, as Helwan governorate was created on the 17th of April 2008 from a.o. parts of the Cairo governorate. </ref>
| Governorate
| {{nts|214}}
| {{nts|31582}}
| {{EGY}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|6318745}}
| <ref name="GeoHivePunjabLahore"> 1998 Census result for Lahore District. Accessed on 2008-09-28. The UN estimated the population of Lahore to be 6,577,000 in 2007. However, that estimate is based on now obsolete administrative boundaries for the Lahore Metropolitan Corporation. The administrative boundaries for Lahore was changed in 2001, when it was transformed from Metropolitan Corporation into a City District. The City District includes the old Metropolitan Corporation as well as the surrounding district. The District of Lahore had a total of 6,318,745 inhabitants in 1998, compared to 5,143,495 for the Metropolitan Corporation. Current, but vague, estimates puts the population of the district at somewhere between 7.5 and 10 millions. </ref>
| City District
| {{nts|1772}}
| {{nts|3566}}
| {{PAK}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|6186710}}
| <ref name="IBGEEstPop09" />|| Municipality
| {{nts|1182}}
| {{nts|5234}}
| {{BRA}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|32570500}}
| <ref>. Total registered population as of 2008-12-31.</ref>
| ]
| {{nts|5467}}
| {{nts|1089}}
| {{CHN}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|5840155}}
| <ref name="delimit">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbmpwards.org/bbmporg/Composition_of_BBMP.aspx|title=BBMP Delimitation 2009|publisher=Government of Karnataka|accessdate=2009-11-09}}</ref>
| Municipal Corporation
| {{nts|709.5}} <ref name="delimit"/>
| {{nts|8231}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|11760000}}
| <ref name="2009YB">{{cite book |title=China Statistical Yearbook 2009 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2009 |month=10 |publisher=China Statistics Press |location=Beijing, China |isbn=978-7-5037-5800-3 |page=digital version, file D0304e.xls|pages= 1072 |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2009/indexeh.htm |accessdate= June 24, 2010|laysummary= Total Population refers to the total number of people alive on the 3lst of December 2008. The national total population does not include the population of Hong Kong and Macau SARs, as well as Taiwan and Fujian Provinces of the ROC. Data in the table are estimates from the 2008 National Sample Survey on Population Changes. The national total population was adjusted on the basis of sampling errors and survey errors. Similar adjustments were not made to regional figures.}}</ref>
| ]
| {{nts|2057}}
| {{nts|2820}}
| {{CHN}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|5402486}}
| <ref name=WG/>
| City proper
| {{nts|1134}}
| {{nts|4064}}
| {{IRQ}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|5138208}}
| <ref name=WG/>
| Municipal Corporation
| {{nts|185}}
| {{nts|27774}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|5012973}}
| <ref name="ChileProjProv"> Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population on 2009-06-30. </ref>
| Province<ref>Composed of 32 independent municipalities</ref>
| {{nts|2030}}
| {{nts|2469}}
| {{CHI}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|4987600}}
| <ref name="Mid-2009 Singapore population"> 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.</ref>
| Country/City
| {{nts|710.2}}
| {{nts|6814}}
| {{SIN}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|4848000}}
| <ref name=UN/>
| City proper
| {{nts|800}}
| {{nts|5581}}
| {{KSA}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|4616639}}
| <ref name=WG/>
| Municipal Corporation
| {{nts|187}}
| {{nts|24688}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|4581854}}
| <ref name=TimBespyatov/>
| City proper
| {{nts|1439}} <ref></ref>
| {{nts|3184}}
| {{RUS}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|4523022}}
| <ref name="SuratMunPop"> Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population as of 2009, including areas within the new and extended city boundaries. </ref>
| Municipal Corporation
| {{nts|326.515}} <ref></ref>
| {{nts|13852}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|4350000}}
| <ref name=UN/>
| City proper
| {{nts|598.75}}<ref>. Retrieved 6 June 2009</ref>
| {{nts|6828}}
| {{MYA}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|10182000}}
| <ref>. Permanent population Guangzhou as of the end of 2008.</ref>
| ]
| {{nts|280}}<ref name="guangzhou">. Population as of the end of 2008.</ref>
| {{nts|15220}}
| {{CHN}}
| Jul 15, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|8768300}}
| <ref>. Permanent population Shenzhen as of the end of 2008.</ref>
| ]
|
|
| {{CHN}}
| Jul 15, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|6949800}}
| <ref>. Permanent population Dongguan as of the end of 2008.</ref>
| ]
|
|
| {{CHN}}
| Jul 15, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|6902400}}
| <ref>. Permanent population Zhanjiang as of the end of 2008.</ref>
| ]
|
|
| {{CHN}}
| Jul 15, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|6123700}}
| <ref>. Permanent population Maoming as of the end of 2008.</ref>
| ]
|
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| {{CHN}}
| Jul 15, 2010

|-
| ]
| {{nts|4110015}}
| <ref name="Capmas2006"/>
| Governorate
| {{nts|2680}}
| {{nts|1611}}
| {{EGY}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|7100000}}
| <ref></ref>
| City proper
| {{nts|3495}}
| {{nts|1173}}
| {{CHN}}
| Jul 14, 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|4068611}}
| <ref name=WG/>
| Municipal corporation
| {{nts|621.48}}<ref name="Hyd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ghmc.gov.in/greaterhyd.asp|title=Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation 2010|publisher=GHMC|accessdate=12-04-2010}}</ref>
| {{nts|6546}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3959432}}
| <ref name=WG/>
| Municipal corporation
| {{nts|204}}
| {{nts|19944}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3901201}}
| <ref name=turkey/>
| Metropolitan Municipality
| {{nts|2516}}
| {{nts|1551}}
| {{TUR}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3888180}}
| <ref name=ZA/>
| City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality
| {{nts|1644.96}}
| {{nts|2364}}
| {{ZAF}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3849378}}
| <ref name=us></ref>
| City proper
| {{nts|1290}}
| {{nts|2980}}
| {{USA}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|8970000}}
| <ref>. Retrieved on 2010-04-27. Total permanent residents as of 2008-12-31 </ref>
| City proper
| {{nts|379.4}}
| {{nts|10036}}
| {{CHN}}
| Jul. 14, 2010
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3672789}}
| <ref name="StatJapMonthlyCityYokohama"> Retrieved on 2010-07-15. Population estimate on 2010-01-01.</ref>
| City proper
| {{nts|435}}
| {{nts|8443}}
| {{JPN}}
| Jul. 15 2010
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3660682}}
| <ref name=abidjan></ref>
| Department/District
| {{nts|2119}}
| {{nts|1728}}
| {{CIV}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3574340}}
| <ref name="busan1">{{cite web|url=http://english.busan.go.kr/01_about/03_02.jsp|title=Busan: Population and area of Administrative units|publisher=Busan Metropolitan City|accessdate=24 March 2010}}</ref>
| Metropolitan City
| {{nts|766.12}}<ref name="busan1"/>
| {{nts|4666}}
| {{KOR}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3497097}}
| <ref name=ZA> Retrieved on 2008-03-23.</ref>
| City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality
| {{nts|2454.72}}
| {{nts|1424}}
| {{ZAF}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3468086}}
| <ref name=ZA/>
| eThekwini metropolitan municipality
| {{nts|2291.89}}
| {{nts|1513}}
| {{ZAF}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3446330}}
| <ref name=WG/>
| Municipal corporation
| {{nts|430}}
| {{nts|7647}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3426354}}
| <ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/Publikationen/Otab/2008/ot_a01-01-00_124_200807_be.pdf |title=Bevölkerungsstand im Land Berlin |work=Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg |accessdate=2008-07-31}}</ref>
| City state
| {{nts|892}}
| {{nts|3842}}
| {{DEU}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3255388}}
|<ref> Retrieved on 2009-03-01.</ref>
| Directly Governed City
| {{nts|3194}}
| {{nts|1019}}
| {{PRK}}
|
|-
|]
|{{nts|3234000}}
| <ref name=UN/>
|City proper
|{{nts|1230}}
|{{nts|2425}}
|{{SAU}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3221435}}
| <ref name=WG/>
| Municipal corporation
| {{nts|267}}
| {{nts|12065}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3213271}}
| <ref> (2008)</ref>
| Municipality
| {{nts|698}}
| {{nts|4604}}
| {{ESP}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3210570}}
| <ref name=WG/>
| Municipal corporation
| {{nts|485}}
| {{nts|6620}}
| {{IND}}
|
|-
| ]
| {{nts|3050728}}
| <ref></ref>
| City Proper
| {{nts|203}}
| {{nts|15028}}
| {{ARG}}
|
|-
|]
|{{nts|3038553}}
| <ref>, Estimate for mid-2008</ref>
|Province
|{{nts|696}}
|{{nts|4366}}
|{{KEN}}
|
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