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The largest cities in the
The tables list cities in alphabetical order of their countries. The tables provide city and metro population date. The column ‘mayor’ names the men and women who are carry out political and executive functions. They include elected and appointed mayors, city governors and executive city council leaders. Capital letters denote national capital cities. |
World rank
|
City
|
Country
|
City
population |
Metro
population |
Mayor
|
64
|
KABUL | Afghanistan |
3,586,000
|
4,000,000
|
Mohammad Yunus Noandesh |
211
|
ALGIERS | Algeria |
1,520,000
|
3,354,000
|
Tayeb Zitouni |
547
|
Oran | Algeria |
683,000
|
772,000
|
Saddek Benkada |
41
|
LUANDA | Angola |
4,799,000
|
5,500,000
|
José Maria Ferraz dos Santos |
6
|
BUENOS AIRES | Argentina |
11,655,000
|
12,924,000
|
Mauricio Macri |
288
|
Cordoba | Argentina |
1,310,000
|
1,528,000
|
Daniel Giacomino |
307
|
La Matanza | Argentina |
1,255,000
|
|
n/k |
343
|
Rosario | Argentina |
1,160,000
|
1,358,000
|
Miguel Lifschitz |
535
|
La Plata | Argentina |
710,000
|
833,000
|
Pablo Bruera |
n/r
|
Tucuman | Argentina |
528,000
|
830,000
|
Domingo Amaya |
n/r
|
Mendoza | Argentina |
113,000
|
849,000
|
Víctor Fayad |
365
|
YEREVAN | Armenia |
1,108,000
|
1,246,000
|
Gagik Beglaryan |
48
|
Sydney | Australia |
4,400,000
|
|
Clover Moore |
61
|
Melbourne | Australia |
3,635,000
|
3,3635,000
|
Robert Doyle |
193
|
Perth | Australia |
1,603,000
|
|
Lisa Scaffidi |
204
|
Brisbane | Australia |
1,544,000
|
1,544,000
|
Campbell Newman |
296
|
Adelaide | Australia |
1,290,000
|
|
Stephen Yarwood |
180
|
VIENNA | Austria |
1,681,000
|
2,269,000
|
Michael Häupl |
138
|
BAKU | Azerbaijan |
2,040,000
|
2,072,000
|
Hajibala Abutalybov |
19
|
DHAKA | Bangladesh |
7,940,000
|
12,797,000
|
Sadeque Hossain Khosa |
100
|
Chittagong | Bangladesh |
2,580,000
|
3,858,000
|
Mohammed Manjur Alam |
463
|
Khulna | Bangladesh |
856,000
|
1,388,000
|
Talukder Abdul Khaleque |
155
|
MINSK | Belarus |
1,831,000
|
|
Nikolai Ladutko |
427
|
BRUSSELS | Belgium |
958,000
|
1,740,000
|
Freddy Thielemans |
n/r
|
Antwerp | Belgium |
444,000
|
948,000
|
Patrick Janssens |
n/r
|
Gent | Belgium |
233,000
|
|
Daniël Termont |
n/r
|
Bruges | Belgium |
117,000
|
|
Patrick Moenaert |
196
|
Santa Cruz | Bolivia |
1,595,000
|
1,863,000
|
Percy Fernandez |
212
|
LA PAZ | Bolivia |
1,517,000
|
1,551,000
|
Luis Antonio Revilla Herrero |
568
|
Cochabamba | Bolivia |
608,000
|
798,000
|
n/k |
9
|
Sao Paulo | Brazil |
11,038,000
|
19,890,000
|
Fernando Haddad |
31
|
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
6,093,000
|
14,387,000
|
Eduardo Paes |
79
|
Salvador da Bahia | Brazil |
2,998,000
|
3,173,000
|
João Henrique Carneiro |
108
|
Fortaleza | Brazil |
2,506,000
|
3,415,000
|
Luizianne Lins |
114
|
Belo Horizonte | Brazil |
2,453,000
|
5,397,000
|
Marcio Lacerda |
134
|
BRASILIA | Brazil |
2,089,000
|
2,090,000
|
José Roberto Arruda |
153
|
Curitiba | Brazil |
1,851,000
|
3,261,000
|
Carlos Richa |
173
|
Manaus | Brazil |
1,739,000
|
1,924,000
|
Amazonino Mendes |
200
|
Recife | Brazil |
1,561,000
|
3,769,000
|
João da Costa Bezerra Filho |
251
|
Belem | Brazil |
1,409,000
|
1,913,000
|
Duciomar Costa |
273
|
Porto Alegre | Brazil |
1,355,000
|
3,646,000
|
José Fortunati |
300
|
Guarulhos | Brazil |
1,283,000
|
1,500,000
|
Sebastião Moreira |
301
|
Goiania | Brazil |
1,282,000
|
2,064,000
|
Íris Rezende Machado |
386
|
Campinas | Brazil |
1,059,000
|
3,200,000
|
Hélio de Oliveira Santos |
417
|
Sao Luis | Brazil |
987,000
|
1,228,000
|
João Castelo |
419
|
Sao Goncalo | Brazil |
973,000
|
1.221,000
|
n/k |
437
|
Maceio | Brazil |
922,000
|
1,100,000
|
José Cícero Soares de Almeida |
453
|
Teresina | Brazil |
893,000
|
949,000
|
Silvio Mendes |
462
|
Duque de Caxias | Brazil |
864,000
|
1,000,000
|
José Camilo Zito dos Santos Filho |
469
|
Nova Iguacu | Brazil |
846,000
|
959,000
|
Lindberg Farias |
503
|
Natal | Brazil |
790,000
|
1,100,000
|
n/k |
507
|
Sao Bernardo do Campo | Brazil |
783,000
|
|
Luiz Marinho |
538
|
Joao Pessoa | Brazil |
702,000
|
984,000
|
Ricardo Coutinho |
567
|
Sao Jose dos Campos | Brazil |
611,000
|
794,000
|
Eduardo Cury |
591
|
Ribeirao Preto | Brazil |
547,000
|
789,000
|
Dárcy Vera |
n/r
|
Santos | Brazil |
418,000
|
1,477,000
|
João Paulo Tavares Papa |
n/r
|
Vitoria | Brazil |
313,000
|
1,628,000
|
João Carlos Coser |
n/r
|
Colombo | Brazil |
247,000
|
2,160,000
|
José Antonio Camargo |
252
|
SOFIA | Bulgaria |
1,403,000
|
1,455,000
|
Yordanka Fandukova |
225
|
OUAGADOUGOU | Burkina Faso |
1,475,000
|
1,727,000
|
Simon Compaoré |
314
|
PHNOM PENH | Cambodia |
1,242,000
|
2,001,000
|
Keb Chutema |
242
|
YAOUNDÉ | Cameroon |
1,430,000
|
1,550,000
|
n/k |
263
|
Douala | Cameroon |
1,382,000
|
2,000,000
|
n/k |
101
|
Toronto | Canada |
2,571,000
|
5,100,000
|
Rob Ford |
189
|
Montreal | Canada |
1,621,000
|
3,636,000
|
Gérald Tremblay |
416
|
Calgary | Canada |
988,000
|
1,080,000
|
Naheed Nenshi |
483
|
OTTAWA | Canada |
815,000
|
1,131,000
|
Larry O'Brien |
526
|
Edmonton | Canada |
730,000
|
1,035,000
|
Stephen Mandel |
580
|
Vancouver | Canada |
580,000
|
2,120,000
|
Gregor Robertson |
n/r
|
Québec | Canada |
495,000
|
717,000
|
Régis Labeaume |
560
|
BANGUI | Central African Republic |
652,000
|
789,000
|
n/k |
35
|
SANTIAGO | Chile |
5,278,000
|
6,677,000
|
Pablo Zalaquett Said |
n/r
|
Concepción | Chile |
404,000
|
978,000
|
Jacqueline van Rysselberghe |
n/r
|
Valparaiso | Chile |
301,000
|
904,000
|
Aldo Cornej |
2
|
Shanghai | China |
14,900,000
|
19,200,000
|
Han Zheng |
4
|
BEIJING | China |
12,460,000
|
17,550,000
|
Guo Jinlong |
24
|
Tianjin | China |
7,500,000
|
11,750,000
|
Huang Xingguo |
27
|
Hong Kong | China |
7,055,000
|
|
Donald Tsang |
28
|
Guangzhou | China |
6,458,000
|
10,182,000
|
Wan Qingliang |
29
|
Dongguan | China |
6,446,000
|
7,650,000
|
Li Yuquan |
37
|
Shenyang | China |
5,090,000
|
7,760,000
|
Li Yingjie |
38
|
Chongqing | China |
5,087,000
|
9,700,000
|
Huang Qifan |
42
|
Harbin | China |
4,755,000
|
9,874,000
|
Zhang Xiaolian |
46
|
Wuhan | China |
4,500,000
|
6,200,000
|
Ruan Chengfa |
49
|
Chengdu | China |
4,334,000
|
11,000,000
|
Ge Honglin |
50
|
Shenzhen | China |
4,320,000
|
8,616,000
|
Xy Qin |
51
|
Nanjing | China |
4,150,000
|
7,600,000
|
Ji Jianye |
65
|
Changchun | China |
3,581,000
|
7,460,000
|
Cui Jie |
67
|
Guiyang | China |
3,450,000
|
|
Yuan Zhou |
69
|
Hangzhou | China |
3,408,000
|
6,776,000
|
Cai Qi |
76
|
Kunming | China |
3,100,000
|
6,800,000
|
Zhang Zulin |
83
|
Zibo | China |
2,850,000
|
4,200,000
|
Liu Huiyan |
86
|
Huludao | China |
2,787,000
|
|
Sun Zhaolin |
88
|
Qingdao | China |
2,755,000
|
7,580,000
|
Xia Geng |
89
|
Changsha | China |
2,744,000
|
6,140,000
|
Zhang Jiangfei |
91
|
Fuzhou (Fujian) | China |
2,710,000
|
6,630,000
|
Yuan Rongxiang |
93
|
Xian | China |
2,670,000
|
4,480,000
|
Chen Baogen |
97
|
Shijiazhuang | China |
2,630,000
|
9,600,000
|
Ai Wenli |
99
|
Zhengzhou | China |
2,600,000
|
4,510,000
|
Zhao Jiancai |
103
|
Taiyuan | China |
2,550,000
|
3,400,000
|
Zhang Bingsheng |
109
|
Baoshan | China |
2,500,000
|
|
Xiong Qinghua |
111
|
Zhongshan | China |
2,495,000
|
|
n/k |
112
|
Xiamen | China |
2,490,000
|
|
Liu Cigui |
113
|
Chaoyang | China |
2,471,000
|
|
Zhang Tiemin |
115
|
Nanning | China |
2,450,000
|
6,480,000
|
Huang Fangfang |
119
|
Suzhou | China |
2,383,000
|
6,298,000
|
Yan Li |
123
|
Linyi | China |
2,300,000
|
10,080,000
|
Lian Chengmin |
124
|
Dalian | China |
2,270,000
|
3,478,000
|
Li Wancai |
130
|
Ningbo | China |
2,201,000
|
5,600,000
|
Mao Guanglie |
135
|
Lanzhou | China |
2,088,000
|
3,300,000
|
Zhang Jinliang |
136
|
Changzhou | China |
2,086,000
|
3,570,000
|
Wang Weicheng |
139
|
Kowloon | China |
2,020,000
|
2,200,000
|
Wong Kwok-keung |
142
|
Tangshan | China |
1,980,000
|
7,100,000
|
Zhang Guodong |
143
|
Jilin | China |
1,953,000
|
4,523,000
|
Zhang Xiaopei |
144
|
Nanchong | China |
1,950,000
|
7,300,000
|
Liu Hongjian |
149
|
Jinan | China |
1,900,000
|
2,444,000
|
Zhang Jianguo |
152
|
Macheng | China |
1,880,000
|
|
n/k |
154
|
Nanchang | China |
1,844,000
|
3.790,000
|
Hu Xian |
156
|
Xuzhou | China |
1,830,000
|
9,410,000
|
Cao Xinping |
159
|
Huzhou | China |
1,800,000
|
2,700,000
|
Ma Yi |
161
|
Suzhou Anhui | China |
1,800,000
|
5,600,000
|
Tang Chengpei |
162
|
Urumqi | China |
1,800,000
|
2,680,000
|
Jerla Isamudin |
163
|
Yantai | China |
1,800,000
|
6,500,000
|
Zhang Jiangting |
165
|
Tianmen | China |
1,790,000
|
|
n/k |
167
|
Shantou | China |
1,770,000
|
4,972,000
|
Cai Zong Ze |
169
|
Hefei | China |
1,750,000
|
4,867,000
|
Wu Cunrong |
170
|
Tengzhou | China |
1,750,000
|
|
Du Yongguang |
171
|
Wuxi | China |
1,750,000
|
2,230,000
|
Mao Xiaoping |
174
|
Fuyang | China |
1,720,000
|
|
Sun Yunfei |
181
|
Suizhou | China |
1,680,000
|
|
Li Hongyun |
185
|
Gaozhou | China |
1,650,000
|
|
n/k |
186
|
Taian | China |
1,650,000
|
5,500,000
|
Li Hongfeng |
188
|
Tianshui | China |
1,630,000
|
3,450,000
|
Li Wenqing |
191
|
Shangqiu | China |
1,610,000
|
8,220,000
|
Tao Minglun |
201
|
Neijiang | China |
1,560,000
|
|
n/k |
207
|
Hechuan | China |
1,530,000
|
|
n/k |
210
|
Taizhou | China |
1,528,000
|
5,741,000
|
Wu Weirong |
215
|
Guigang | China |
1,500,000
|
4,400,000
|
n/k |
217
|
Luoyang | China |
1,500,000
|
1,499,000
|
Guo Hongchang |
220
|
Quanzhou | China |
1,490,000
|
7,790,000
|
Zhu Ming |
224
|
Nanan | China |
1,480,000
|
|
Chen Law |
223
|
Xintai | China |
1,480,000
|
|
Liu Daqun |
230
|
Xinyang | China |
1,460,000
|
|
Guo Ruimin |
232
|
Rugao | China |
1,453,000
|
|
Ding Dawei |
233
|
Anyang | China |
1,450,000
|
3,000,000
|
Zhang Xiaodong |
235
|
Weifang | China |
1,450,000
|
8,500,000
|
Xu Liquan |
236
|
Zhanjiang | China |
1,450,000
|
6,900,000
|
Ruan Risheng |
238
|
Fushun | China |
1,445,000
|
2,300,000
|
Wang Yang |
240
|
Qiqihaer | China |
1,439,000
|
6,011,000
|
Liu Gang |
241
|
Jianyang | China |
1,430,000
|
|
n/k |
245
|
Guiping | China |
1,420,000
|
|
n/k |
246
|
Huazhou | China |
1,420,000
|
|
n/k |
254
|
Changde | China |
1,400,000
|
6,000,000
|
Chen Wenhao |
257
|
Tongzhou | China |
1,400,000
|
|
Ding Dawei |
260
|
Handan | China |
1,390,000
|
8,500,000
|
Guo Dajian |
262
|
Suining | China |
1,385,000
|
3,500,000
|
n/k |
265
|
Liuyang | China |
1,380,000
|
|
Liang Zhong |
266
|
Luzhou | China |
1,380,000
|
4,800,000
|
Liu Guoqiang |
274
|
Taixing | China |
1,355,000
|
|
Gao Yazi |
275
|
Bozhou | China |
1,352,000
|
|
Liu Jian |
277
|
Jinjiang | China |
1,350,000
|
|
Kenneth Li |
278
|
Lufeng | China |
1,350,000
|
|
n/k |
279
|
Yongcheng | China |
1,347,000
|
|
n/k |
280
|
Guilin | China |
1,340,000
|
|
Li Zhigang |
281
|
Pingdu | China |
1,340,000
|
|
n/k |
287
|
Baotou | China |
1,318,000
|
1,750,000
|
Hu Ercha |
290
|
Lianjiang | China |
1,300,000
|
|
Xing Taian |
292
|
Mianyang | China |
1,300,000
|
5,200,000
|
Liu Dong |
293
|
Yiyang | China |
1,300,000
|
4,500,000
|
n/k |
297
|
Anshan | China |
1,290,000
|
2,404,000
|
n/k |
299
|
Rizhao | China |
1,290,000
|
|
Zhao Xiaowei |
303
|
Heze | China |
1,280,000
|
|
Du Changwen |
308
|
Datong | China |
1,253,000
|
1,377,000
|
n/k |
310
|
Fengcheng | China |
1,250,000
|
|
n/k |
311
|
Ruian | China |
1,250,000
|
|
n/k |
312
|
Laiwu | China |
1,249,000
|
|
Ma Pingchang |
316
|
Pingdingshan | China |
1,230,000
|
5,200,000
|
Deng Yongjian |
317
|
Yuzhou | China |
1,230,000
|
|
n/k |
319
|
Cixi | China |
1,220,000
|
|
n/k |
321
|
Huainan | China |
1,201,000
|
|
Cao Yong |
322
|
Anqiu | China |
1,200,000
|
|
n/k |
323
|
Fuqing | China |
1,200,000
|
|
n/k |
330
|
Qianjiang | China |
1,190,000
|
|
n/k |
331
|
Bazhong | China |
1,186,000
|
|
n/k |
333
|
Leqing | China |
1,183,000
|
|
n/k |
337
|
Dongtai | China |
1,170,000
|
|
n/k |
341
|
Guangyuan | China |
1,160,000
|
3,037,000
|
n/k |
342
|
Qidong | China |
1,160,000
|
|
n/k |
353
|
Bijie | China |
1,130,000
|
7,188,000
|
n/k |
354
|
Haicheng | China |
1,130,000
|
|
n/k |
357
|
Leshan | China |
1,120,000
|
|
n/k |
361
|
Jimo | China |
1,112,000
|
|
n/k |
362
|
Jining | China |
1,110,000
|
|
Zhang Zhen Chuan |
368
|
Wafangdian | China |
1,100,000
|
|
n/k |
373
|
Shouguang | China |
1,090,000
|
|
n/k |
381
|
Taishan | China |
1,070,000
|
|
n/k |
385
|
Ezhou | China |
1,064,000
|
|
n/k |
388
|
Jiangdu | China |
1,053,000
|
|
n/k |
390
|
Beiliu | China |
1,050,000
|
|
n/k |
391
|
Gongzhuling | China |
1,050,000
|
|
n/k |
392
|
Changshu | China |
1,048,000
|
|
Wang Xiang |
399
|
Fuzhou (Jiangxi) | China |
1,020,000
|
3,700,000
|
Xìe Yìs®• |
400
|
Yichun | China |
1,020,000
|
958,000
|
Gong Jianhua |
402
|
Mudanjiang | China |
1,014,000
|
2,707,000
|
n/k |
413
|
Baoding | China |
997,000
|
|
n/k |
415
|
Hezhou | China |
990,000
|
2,090,000
|
n/k |
422
|
Wujiang | China |
970,000
|
1,500,000
|
n/k |
426
|
Feicheng | China |
960,000
|
|
n/k |
429
|
Haimen | China |
950,000
|
|
n/k |
435
|
Weinan | China |
925,000
|
|
n/k |
445
|
Songzi | China |
905,000
|
|
n/k |
448
|
Laizhou | China |
902,000
|
|
n/k |
454
|
Danyang | China |
890,000
|
|
n/k |
456
|
Hengyang | China |
880,000
|
7,000,000
|
n/k |
457
|
Honghu | China |
880,000
|
|
n/k |
459
|
Daye | China |
874,000
|
|
n/k |
473
|
Benxi | China |
830,000
|
1,567,000
|
Gang Rui |
474
|
Haikou | China |
830,000
|
|
n/k |
480
|
Hohhot | China |
820,000
|
1,041,000
|
n/k |
487
|
Liuzhou | China |
810,000
|
990,000
|
n/k |
490
|
Bengbu | China |
809,000
|
3,470,000
|
Chen Qitao |
499
|
Daqing | China |
800,000
|
2,770,000
|
n/k |
500
|
Nanyang | China |
800,000
|
10,700,000
|
Huang Xingwei |
516
|
Jixi | China |
760,000
|
1,960,000
|
Zhu, Deyi |
521
|
Ankang | China |
743,000
|
|
n/k |
533
|
Xining | China |
713,000
|
894,000
|
n/k |
541
|
Fuxin | China |
690,000
|
969,000
|
n/k |
543
|
Jinzhou | China |
690,000
|
902,000
|
n/k |
551
|
Zhangjiakou | China |
680,000
|
882,000
|
n/k |
574
|
Kaifeng | China |
584,000
|
855,000
|
n/k |
584
|
Hengyang | China |
561,000
|
799,000
|
n/k |
n/r
|
Panzhihua | China |
478,000
|
771,000
|
n/k |
n/r
|
Liuan | China |
320,000
|
1,600,000
|
Tang Linxiang |
n/r
|
Dongying | China |
294,000
|
804,000
|
n/k |
25
|
BOGOTA | Colombia |
7,320,000
|
8,361,000
|
Samuel Moreno Rojas |
104
|
Cali | Colombia |
2,525,000
|
2,801,000
|
Jorge Ivan Ospina |
128
|
Medellin | Colombia |
2,223,000
|
3,312,000
|
Alonso Salazar Jaramillo |
294
|
Barranquilla | Colombia |
1,298,000
|
1,871,000
|
Alejandro Char Chaljub |
452
|
Cartagena | Colombia |
893,000
|
1,240,000
|
Judith Pinedo |
595
|
Bucaramanga | Colombia |
542,000
|
956,000
|
n/k |
352
|
BRAZZAVILLE | Congo Br |
1,133,000
|
1,134,000
|
n/k |
n/r
|
Pointe Noire | Congo Br |
527,000
|
789,000
|
n/k |
18
|
KINSHASA | Congo D.R. |
8,200,000
|
10,100,000
|
André Kimbuta Yango |
347
|
Lubumbashi | Congo D.R. |
1,140,000
|
1,250,000
|
Moise Katumbi |
444
|
Mbuji-Mayi | Congo D.R. |
905,000
|
1,054,000
|
n/k |
497
|
Kolwezi | Congo D.R. |
803,000
|
803,000
|
n/k |
n/r
|
Kisangani | Congo D.R. |
510,000
|
818,000
|
n/k |
n/r
|
SAN JOSE | Costa Rica |
357,000
|
1,370,000
|
Johnny Araya |
495
|
ZAGREB | Croatia |
804,000
|
1,288,000
|
Milan Bandic |
116
|
HAVANA | Cuba |
2,430,000
|
3,700,000
|
Juan Contino Aslán |
315
|
PRAGUE | Czech Republic |
1,242,000
|
1,900,000
|
Zdenek Tuma |
369
|
COPENHAGEN | Denmark |
1,096,000
|
1,096,000
|
Frank Jensen |
80
|
SANTO DOMINGO | Dominican Republic |
2,989,000
|
3,813,000
|
Roberto Salcedo |
284
|
Santiago de los Caballeros | Dominican Republic |
1,329,000
|
1,937.000
|
Gilberto Serulle |