This is a list of the most populous cities of the world defined according to the concept of city proper. 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.[1] The list ranks the world's urban municipal units according to population. Note that the populations listed are for the administratively-defined city and not for the urban area nor the metropolitan area. Statistical definitions for each city, approximate surface area, and population density are also indicated.
Cities proper by population
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edit- ^ http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/most_pop_cities_usa.htm
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- ^ "CHAPTER IV Area and Density – Metropolitan Cities" (PDF). Ministry of Urban Development. Government of India. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ a b TUIK. "Address-based population registration system: Inside-Outside District Centers Population By Province And Sex And Population Density 2007" (in Turkish). TUIK. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ a b [http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Estimativas de População, Estimativas para 1º de julho de 2009] Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Population estimate for 2009-07-01.
- ^ a b Tim Bespyatov, Population Statistics for Eastern Europe Population as of 2009-01-01. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Seoul Statistics (Population)". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Seoul Statistics (Land Area)". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Beijing's population exceeds 22 million". China Daily. 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Beijing's population exceeds 22 million". National Population and Family Planning Commission of China. 2 March 2010.
- ^ National Population Council. "Mexico City Population" (PDF). Government of the State of Mexico. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ Population of Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Retrieved on Jul 14, 2010. Population estimate on 2009-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e UN world Urbanization Prospects estimate for 2010
- ^ Penduduk Provinsi DKI Jakarta: Penduduk Provinsi DKI Jakarta Januari 2008 (Demographics and Civil Records Service: Population of the Province of Jakarta January 2008) Retrieved on 2008-10-25.
- ^ "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". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ INEI 2007 Census Results
- ^ Composed of 43 independent districts
- ^ UK Office of National Statistics -- Key Figures for People and Society: Population and Migration Information on People and Society: Population and Migration Jun08 population estimate for London region
- ^ Composed of 32 London boroughs
- ^ Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística. Proyecciones de población municipales por área, 2005-2009, a junio 30. (excel-file) Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population on 2009-06-30.
- ^ http://www.chinhphu.vn/portal/page?_pageid=439,1090462&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&pers_id=1091147&item_id=33638381&p_details=1
- ^ Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong; Year-end Population for 2009 Retrieved on 2010-07-14. Estimated population on 2009-12-31. Including 'usual' and 'mobile' residents, but excluding temporary visitors.
- ^ National Statistical Office Thailand, Key Statistics of Thailand 2007; Chapter 1.9, Population Projections (1 July) by Region and Sex (embedded in huge 121MB zipped file!) Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected de facto population as of 2009. The registered (de jure) population was 5,695,956 in 2006.
- ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Pocket Book, 2008 (pdf-file) 2008 Population Estimate. Accessed on 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Dhaka Area". Dhaka City Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ a b Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2006, Governorate level, Population distribution by sex (excel-file) 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.
- ^ GeoHive, Pakistan - The Punjab - Administrative units 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.
- ^ Chongqing Statistical Yearbook. Total registered population as of 2008-12-31.
- ^ a b "BBMP Delimitation 2009". Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ China Statistical Yearbook 2009. Beijing, China: China Statistics Press. 2009. p. digital version, file D0304e.xls. ISBN 978-7-5037-5800-3. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
{{cite book}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help); Unknown parameter|laysummary=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Statistics Singapore, Population (Mid-Year Estimates) 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.
- ^ City of Saint Petersburg Official Portal, Statistics
- ^ Surat Municipal Corporation; Mid-Year Population Estimates Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected population as of 2009, including areas within the new and extended city boundaries.
- ^ Demographics: Surat Municipal Corporation
- ^ Third Regional EST Forum, Presentation of Myanmar. Retrieved 6 June 2009
- ^ Guangdong Statistical Yearbook. Permanent population Guangzhou as of the end of 2008.
- ^ Guangdong Statistical Yearbook. Permanent population Shenzhen as of the end of 2008.
- ^ Guangdong Statistical Yearbook. Permanent population Dongguan as of the end of 2008.
- ^ Guangdong Statistical Yearbook. Permanent population Zhanjiang as of the end of 2008.
- ^ Guangdong Statistical Yearbook. Permanent population Maoming as of the end of 2008.
- ^ Shijiazhuang Commerce
- ^ "Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation 2010". GHMC. Retrieved 12-04-2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c Statistics South Africa, Community Survey, 2007, Basic Results Municipalities (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau estimates for 2006
- ^ Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2009. Retrieved on 2010-04-27. Total permanent residents as of 2008-12-31
- ^ 'Statistical Pocketbook of Yokohama 2010 (excel-file) Retrieved on 2010-07-15. Population estimate on 2010-01-01.
- ^ Abidjan District estimate for 2003
- ^ a b "Busan: Population and area of Administrative units". Busan Metropolitan City. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Bevölkerungszuwachs in Berlin im Jahr 2009" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ United Nations Statistics Division; Preliminary results of the 2008 Census of Population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted on 1-15 October 2008 (pdf-file) Retrieved on 2009-03-01.
- ^ INE (2008)
- ^ Population projections (pdf-file)
- ^ UN OCHA, Estimate for mid-2008