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This a list of the thirty most populous cities in the world as of 2004.


The reader should note that criteria for defining a city's population vary wildly between nations, and the figures and ranks in this list may bear little or no relation to a city's actual metropolitan or urban area population size. The List of metropolitan areas by population may be better suited to comparison between cities on a global scale.


Rank City Population Country Continent
1 Shanghai 13,278,500 China Asia
2 Mumbai (Bombay) 12,622,500 India Asia
3 Buenos Aires 11,928,400 Argentina South America
4 Moscow 11,273,400 Russia Europe
5 Karachi 10,899,100 Pakistan Asia
6 DelhiDelhi historically known as Dilli along with a few other neighbouring districts forms the 'National Capital Territory' of the Republic of India. It contains the newer city of New Delhi which is no longer a distinguishable urban area, but contains many of 10,400,900 India Asia
7 ManilaFor other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). Manila Maynila in Filipino) is the capital city of the Philippines. The city stands on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon. Despite pockets of grinding poverty, it is one of t 10,330,100 PhilippinesThe Republic of the Philippines is an island nation consisting of an archipelago of 7,107 islands, lying in the tropical western Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometers southeast of mainland Asia. Spain (1521-1898) and the United States (1898-1946), colonized Asia
8 São Paulo 10,260,100 Brazil South America
9 Seoul 10,165,400 South Korea Asia
10 Istanbul 9,631,700 Turkey Asia
11 Jakarta 8,987,800 Indonesia Asia
12 Mexico City 8,705,100 Mexico North America
13 Lagos 8,682,200 Nigeria Africa
14 Lima 8,380,600 Peru South America
15 Tokyo 8,294,200 Japan Asia
16 New York City 8,091,700 United States North America
17 Cairo 7,609,700 Egypt Africa
18 London 7,593,300 United Kingdom Europe
19 Tehran 7,317,200 Iran Asia
20 Beijing 7,209,900 China Asia
21 Bogotá 6,981,500 Colombia South America
22 Kinshasa 6,789,900 D. R. Congo Africa
23 Rio de Janeiro 6,150,200 Brazil South America
24 Lahore 5,997,200 Pakistan Asia
25 Baghdad 5,948,800 Iraq Asia
26 Dhaka 5,818,600 Bangladesh Asia
27 Bangkok 5,455,200 Thailand Asia
28 Kolkata 4,852,800 India Asia
29 Toronto 4,551,800 Canada North America
30 Bangalore 4,547,300 India Asia

Source: www.world-gazetteer.com



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