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List of metropolitan areas by population
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This page lists the top 50 largest metropolitan areas of the world. All population numbers here are for metropolitan areas, rather than for the city proper.
| City name | Population |
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| Tokyo, Japan | 34,900,000 incl. Yokohama, Kawasaki |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 25,250,000 incl. Guarulhos[?] |
| New York, United States | 24,600,000 incl. Newark, Paterson |
| Seoul, South Korea | 21,150,000 incl. Inchon, Songnam[?] |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 20,750,000 incl. Nezahualcóyotl[?], Ecatepec[?], Naucalpan[?] |
| Mumbai (Bombay), India | 18,150,000 incl. Kalyan[?], Thane, Ulhasnagar[?] |
| Osaka, Japan | 18,000,000 incl. Kobe, Kyoto |
| Delhi, India | 17,150,000 incl. Faridabad[?] and Ghaziabad[?] |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | 15,850,000 incl. Bekasi[?], Bogor[?], Depok[?], Tangerang[?] |
| Cairo, Egypt | 15,100,000 incl. Al-Jizah[?], Shubra al-Khaymah[?] |
| Kolkata (Calcutta), India | 14,550,000 incl. Haora[?] |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 13,700,000 incl. San Justo[?], La Plata[?] |
| Manila, Philippines | 13,450,000 incl. Kalookan[?], Quezon City[?] (other report: 10,000,000) |
| Moscow, Russia | 13,200,000 |
| Karachi, Pakistan | 12,300,000 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12,250,000 incl. Nova Iguaçu[?], São Gonçalo[?]
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| Shanghai, China | 12,200,000 |
| London, United Kingdom | 11,850,000 |
| Teheran, Iran | 11,050,000 incl. Karaj[?] |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 11,000,000 |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 10,350,000 |
| Los Angeles, United States | 10,200,000 incl. Riverside, Anaheim |
| Paris, France | 9,800,000 |
| Chicago, United States | 9,400,000 |
| Lagos, Nigeria | 9,250,000 |
| Beijing, China | 9,200,000 |
| Lima, Peru | 7,900,000 |
| Washington DC, United States | 7,850,000 incl. Baltimore |
| Bogota, Colombia | 7,700,000 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 7,500,000 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | 7,450,000 incl. Soweto, East Rand[?], West Rand[?] |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 7,400,000 |
| San Francisco, United States | 7,250,000 incl. Oakland, San Jose |
| Chongqing City, China | 7,200,000 |
| Chennai (Madras), India | 7,100,000 |
| Hong Kong, China | 6,950,000 incl. Kowloon |
| Kinshasa, Congo | 6,600,000 |
| Lahore, Pakistan | 6,500,000 |
| Bangalore, India | 6,350,000 |
| Philadelphia, United States | 6,300,000 |
| Hyderabad India | 6,150,000 |
| Ruhr area, Germany | 6,050,000 |
| Khartoum, Sudan | 5,950,000 |
| Boston, United States | 5,900,000 incl. Worcester |
| Detroit, United States | 5,850,000 incl. Windsor, Ontario (Canada) |
| Tianjin, China | 5,750,000 |
| St. Petersburg, Russia | 5,550,000 |
| Dallas, United States | 5,500,000 incl. Fort Worth |
| Santiago, Chile | 5,450,000 |
| Madrid, Spain | 5,150,000 |
See also Megacity
Largest Cities Through History (http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm)