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The largest cities in the world by
land area, population and density
Ranked by land area: 1 to 125

6 January 2007: The tables rank cities and their surrounding urban areas by land area expressed in square kilometres. Most such agglomerations are economically, socially and culturally dominated by one city at their centre. Occasionally however, several cities of similar status and their suburbs make up an urban area.

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Largest cities in the world ranked by land area (1 to 125)

Rank	City / Urban area	Country	Population	Land area (in sqKm)	Density (people per sqKm)
1	New York Metro	USA	17,800,000	8,683	2,050
2	Tokyo/Yokohama	Japan	33,200,000	6,993	4,750
3	Chicago	USA	8,308,000	5,498	1,500
4	Atlanta	USA	3,500,000	5,083	700
5	Philadelphia	USA	5,149,000	4,661	1,100
6	Boston	USA	4,032,000	4,497	900
7	Los Angeles	USA	11,789,000	4,320	2,750
8	Dallas/Fort Worth	USA	4,146,000	3,644	1,150
9	Houston	USA	3,823,000	3,355	1,150
10	Detroit	USA	3,903,000	3,267	1,200
11	Washington	USA	3,934,000	2,996	1,300
12	Miami	USA	4,919,000	2,891	1,700
13	Nagoya	Japan	9,000,000	2,875	3,150
14	Paris	France	9,645,000	2,723	3,550
15	Essen/Düsseldorf	Germany	7,350,000	2,642	2,800
16	Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto	Japan	16,425,000	2,564	6,400
17	Seattle	USA	2,712,000	2,470	1,100
18	Johannesburg/East Rand	South Africa	6,000,000	2,396	2,500
19	Minneapolis/St. Paul	USA	2,389,000	2,316	1,050
20	San Juan	Puerto Rico	2,217,000	2,309	950
21	Buenos Aires	Argentina	11,200,000	2,266	4,950
22	Pittsburgh	USA	1,753,000	2,208	800
23	Moscow	Russia	10,500,000	2,150	4,900
24	St. Louis	USA	2,078,000	2,147	950
25	Melbourne	Australia	3,162,000	2,080	1,500
26	Tampa//St. Petersburg	USA	2,062,000	2,078	1,000
27	Mexico City	Mexico	17,400,000	2,072	8,400
28	Phoenix/Mesa	USA	2,907,000	2,069	1,400
29	San Diego	USA	2,674,000	2,026	1,300
30	Sao Paulo	Brazil	17,700,000	1,968	9,000
31	Baltimore	USA	2,076,000	1,768	1,150
32	Cincinnati	USA	1,503,000	1,740	850
33	Montreal.	Canada	3,216,000	1,740	1,850
34	Sydney	Australia	3,502,000	1,687	2,100
35	Cleveland	USA	1,787,000	1,676	1,050
36	Toronto	Canada	4,367,000	1,655	2,650
37	London	UK	8,278,000	1,623	5,100
38	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	4,400,000	1,606	2,750
39	Brisbane	Australia	1,508,000	1,603	950
40	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	10,800,000	1,580	6,850
41	Milan	Italy	4,250,000	1,554	2,750
42	Kansas City	USA	1,362,000	1,514	900
43	Indianapolis	USA	1,219,000	1,432	850
44	Manila	Philippines	14,750,000	1,399	10,550
45	San Francisco//Oakland	USA	3,229,000	1,365	2,350
46	Virginia Beach	USA	1,394,000	1,364	1,000
47	Jakarta	Indonesia	14,250,000	1,360	10,500
48	Providence	USA	1,175,000	1,304	900
49	Cairo	Egypt	12,200,000	1,295	9,400
50	Delhi	India	14,300,000	1,295	11,050
51	Denver	USA	1,985,000	1,292	1,550
52	Milwaukee	USA	1,309,000	1,261	1,050
53	Portland	USA	1,583,000	1,228	1,300
54	Hartford	USA	852,000	1,216	700
55	Bridgeport//Stamford	USA	889,000	1,205	750
56	Marseille	France	1,350,000	1,204	1,100
57	Orlando	USA	1,157,000	1,174	1,000
58	Istanbul	Turkey	9,000,000	1,166	7,700
59	Riverside/San Bernardino	USA	1,507,000	1,136	1,350
60	Richmond	USA	819,000	1,131	700
61	Charlotte	USA	759,000	1,126	650
62	Vancouver	Canada	1,830,000	1,120	1,650
63	Nashville	USA	750,000	1,116	650
64	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	4,000,000	1,101	3,650
65	Jacksonville	USA	882,000	1,063	850
66	Bordeaux	France	754,000	1,057	700
67	San Antonio	USA	1,328,000	1,056	1,250
68	Seoul/Incheon	South Korea	17,500,000	1,049	16,700
69	Memphis	USA	972,000	1,036	950
70	Columbus	USA	1,133,000	1,030	1,100
71	Birmingham	USA	664,000	1,016	650
72	Louisville	USA	864,000	1,013	850
73	Bangkok	Thailand	6,500,000	1,010	6,450
74	Berlin	Germany	3,675,000	984	3,750
75	Frankfurt	Germany	2,260,000	984	2,300
76	Perth	Australia	1,177,000	964	1,200
77	Sacramento	USA	1,393,000	956	1,450
78	Lyon	France	1,349,000	954	1,400
79	Buffalo	USA	977,000	950	1,050
80	Madrid	Spain	4,900,000	945	5,200
81	Lisbon	Portugal	2,250,000	881	2,550
82	Knoxville	USA	420,000	879	500
83	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	4,000,000	868	4,600
84	Edmonton	Canada	782,000	850	900
85	Rome	Italy	2,500,000	842	2,950
86	Dayton	USA	703,000	838	850
87	Oklahoma City	USA	747,000	835	900
88	Durban	South Africa	2,900,000	829	3,500
89	Hamburg	Germany	1,925,000	829	2,300
90	Raleigh	USA	542,000	828	650
91	Austin	USA	902,000	824	1,100
92	Cologne/Bonn	Germany	1,960,000	816	2,400
93	Copenhagen	Denmark	1,525,000	816	1,850
94	McAllen	USA	523,000	813	650
95	Toulouse	France	761,000	808	950
96	Barcelona	Spain	3,900,000	803	4,850
97	Springfield	USA	574,000	800	700
98	Akron	USA	570,000	797	700
99	Abu Dhabi	UAE	550,000	777	700
100	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	2,750,000	777	3,550
101	Rochester	USA	694,000	764	900
102	Tucson	USA	720,000	755	950
103	Chattanooga	USA	344,000	751	450
104	Allentown/Bethlehem	USA	576,000	750	750
105	Beijing	China	8,614,000	748	11,500
106	Shanghai	China	10,000,000	746	13,400
107	Barnstable Town	USA	244,000	741	350
108	Las Vegas	USA	1,314,000	741	1,750
109	New Haven	USA	531,000	739	700
110	Lagos	Nigeria	13,400,000	738	18,150
111	Albany	USA	559,000	736	750
112	Adelaide	Australia	1,002,000	729	1,350
113	Baton Rouge	USA	479,000	727	650
114	Nice	France	889,000	721	1,250
115	Toulon	France	520,000	713	750
116	Brussels	Belgium	1,570,000	712	2,200
117	Dubai	UAE	1,900,000	712	2,650
118	Harare	Zimbabwe	1,750,000	712	2,450
119	Budapest	Hungary	1,800,000	702	2,550
120	Calgary	Canada	879,000	702	1,250
121	Sarasota//Bradenton	USA	559,000	700	800
122	Columbia	USA	421,000	697	600
123	Cape Town	South Africa	2,700,000	686	3,950
124	Poughkeepsie	USA	352,000	686	500
125	Tehran	Iran	7,250,000	686	10,550

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The largest cities in the world by land area, population and density Ranked by land area: 1 to 125

The largest cities in the world by
land area, population and density
Ranked by land area: 1 to 125