The question, which is the largest city in the world, has always been considered controversial. If we are interested in the question of the largest city in terms of the number of residents living in it, then it is impossible to collect all the exact information at the same time. And there are several reasons for this. First of all, censuses in different countries are held in different years. And this difference can be in one year, and maybe in the decade.
Count the number of residents of a huge city is very difficult. Therefore, some figures are averaged, rounded. A huge number of city visitors, labor migrants, and simply people not participating in the census, remains unaccounted for. In addition, there is no single standard for the census procedure itself: in one country it is conducted in such a way, and in another country it is different. In some countries, counting is conducted within the city, and in others within the province or region.
But the greatest difference in the calculation appears because of what territory is included in the concept of the city, whether the suburbs enter the city boundaries or not. Here already there is the notion of a city, but of an agglomeration - that is, the unification of several settlements into one.
The largest cities in the world by area
The largest city in the world (not counting the surrounding counties) is the Australian Sydney , which covers an area of 12,144 square meters. km. The total population in it is not particularly high - 4.5 million people, who live on 1.7 thousand square meters. km. The rest of the area is occupied by the Blue Mountains and numerous parks.
The second largest city in the world is the capital of the Republic of Congo Kinshasa (formerly called Leopoldville) - 10550 sq. Km. km. In this mainly rural area there are approximately 10 million people.
The third largest city in the world, the capital of Argentina - beautiful and lively Buenos Aires , covers an area of 4,000 square meters. km and is divided into 48 districts. These three cities top the ranking of the world's largest cities in the world.
Another of the largest cities in the world - Karachi , known as the former capital of Pakistan - is also considered one of the most populous. The number of inhabitants in it exceeds 12 million people, and it occupies an area of 3530 square meters. km.
A slightly smaller area is the Egyptian Alexandria , located in the delta of the Nile (2,680 sq. Km.), And the ancient Asian city is the Turkish capital of Ankara (2500 sq. Km).
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The Turkish city of Istanbul , formerly the capital of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires, and the Iranian capital Tehran occupy an area of 2106 sq. Km respectively. km and 1,881 square kilometers. km.
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The ten largest cities around the world close the capital of Colombia Bogota with a territory of 1590 square meters. km and the largest city in Europe - the capital of Great Britain, London with an area of 1580 sq. km. km.
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The largest metropolitan cities in the world
Statistical accounting of urban agglomerations in some countries is not at all, the criteria for their definition in many countries are different, therefore, the ratings of the largest metropolitan cities also vary. The urban agglomeration most often consists of urban and rural areas, united in a single economic district. The largest urban metropolitan area in the world is Tokyo Tokyo with an area of 8677 sq. Km. km, in which 4340 people live on one square kilometer. The composition of this metropolitan area includes the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama, as well as many smaller settlements.
In second place is Mexico City . Here, in the capital of Mexico, on an area of 7346 sq. Km. km is home to 23.6 million people.
In New York - the third largest metropolitan area - on the territory of 11264 sq. Km. km live 23.3 million people.
As you can see, the most outstanding cities and towns in the world are not in developed America or Europe, but in Australia, Africa, and Asia.